Although the journal entries capture in detail the words and actions of Joseph Smith, Jr., he neither wrote nor dictated them. They are actually the work of several companions who acted as his scribes or private secretaries, among them Willard Richards and William Clayton--Volum…
The journals provide background information about Joseph Smith's life and early LDS Church history and form the foundation for the official history of the LDS Church. Among the key events described in this volume are the creation of the Relief Society; the building of the Nauvoo…
Volume 1, Manuscript revelation books, of the Revelations and Translations series, published in 2011, presents the same textual transcripts and editorial material as the facsimile edition, but does not include the full-color photographs of each page of the revelation books. It i…