HISTORY
OF THE
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS
PERIOD I.
History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet.
BY HIMSELF
VOLUME VI.
AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY B. H. ROBERTS
PUBLISHED BY THE CHURCH.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
1912.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
VOLUME VI.
INTRODUCTION.
The Time Period.
Why the Latter-day Saints were Welcomed to Illinois.
Nauvoo as a Possible Manufacturing Center.
Educational Measures at Nauvoo.
Jealousy of Nauvoo's Promising Greatness.
The Character of the People of Western Illinois.
Educational Status of the People of Western Illinois.
The Political Phase.
Mischief Arising from False Legal and Political Counsel.
Subserviency of Politicians and Lawyers.
The Fate of a Balance of Power Factor in Politics.
Joseph Smith's Candidacy for the Presidency.
Missouri as a Factor in the Affairs of Nauvoo.
Apostate Conspirators at Nauvoo.
The _Expositor_ Affair.
The Appeal to the Mob Spirit.
The Prophet's Nobility in the Hour of Trial.
Teacher.
Prophet and Patriarch.
CHAPTER I.
AN ESTIMATE OF THE PROPHET JOSEPH AS A RELIGIOUS LEADER--ANTI-MORMON
MEETING AT CARTHAGE--HISTORICAL SKETCH--IMPORTANT CONFERENCE OF THE
TWELVE HELD IN BOSTON.
Minutes of the Manchester Conference.
"Joe Smith, the Mormon Prophet."
Preamble and Resolutions.
Historical Sketch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Important Conference of the Twelve held at Boylston Hall, Boston.