Essentials in Church History. Joseph Fielding Smith

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       Opening of the Dispensation of the Fulness of Times

       Chapter 4

       The Marvelous Work

       Reasonable and Scriptural to Expect a Restoration

       Ancient Predictions to be Fulfilled

       Daniel Saw Our Day

       Vision of John

       Joseph Smith Divinely Called

       Chapter 5

       Ancestry of Joseph Smith

       Patriotic Service of Samuel Smith

       Asael Smith Grandfather of Joseph Smith

       Advice of Asael Smith to His Family

       Prediction of Asael Smith

       John Mack of Connecticut

       Maternal Grandparents of Joseph Smith

       Patriotic Service of Solomon Mack

       Chapter 6

       The Birth of Joseph Smith, the Prophet

       Early Struggles of the Smiths

       Serious Affliction of Joseph Smith

       Tenderness of Hyrum Smith

       Surgical Aid Sought

       A Council Held

       The Operation

       He is Healed

       Removal to New York

       The Purchase of a Home

       Removal to Manchester

       Death of Alvin Smith

       The Hand of Providence

       Chapter 7

       Joseph Smith’s Own Story

       A Time of Religious Excitement

       The Promise of James Tested

       The Vision

       Sectarian Opposition

       Joseph Smith’s Reflections

       Joseph Smith’s Great Honor

       The Heavens No Longer Sealed

       The Vision Rejected by the World

       Not Strange that the Message Should be Rejected

       A Bold Denunciation of False Doctrine

       Chapter 8

       Life of Joseph Smith Between 1820–23

       The Appearing of Moroni

       The Book of Mormon Revealed

       Moroni Quotes Ancient Prophets

       Moroni’s Admonition

       The Second Appearance of Moroni

       The Third Appearance of Moroni

       The Fourth Appearance of Moroni

       The Hill Cumorah

       The Four Annual Visits to the Hill

       Temptation of Joseph Smith

       Powers of Good and Evil Shown

       Value of the Prophet’s Lesson