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There was a thunderous crack. Lydia felt the ship shudder beneath her feet, and heard the buildings lining the wharf rattle. She jerked around so hard that the baby lurched within her, jabbing her sharply with pain. For a moment, she could only stare, not comprehending. The sound had come from the harbor's mouth. For a moment there was nothing to see, just the mass of ice blocking their way. Above and behind her she heard the captain shouting,
..."The Lord said he would raise up a pure people. For what, Benjamin? Why does the Lord need a pure people?"
Benjamin stared into Joseph's steady gaze for several seconds, then understanding came with absolute clarity. "Because there is yet work to be done," he said in awe.
Joseph laughted softly. "That is exactly what I concluded. There is still much to be done. We have to establish the kingdom of God on the earth so that the kingdom of heaven
..."Joshua," said Brigham, "three years ago, Joseph wrote to a Mr. John Wentworth, and one of the things he said was this. 'The standard of truth has been erected, and no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing. It will not stop until the purposes of God are accomplished and the great Jehovah shall say to us, the work is done!'"
Now Brigham's voice quivered with excitement; his eyes burned with intensity. "That's what we're offering
...Pillar of Light—the first volume in the series The Work and the Glory—begins the epic story of the Benjamin Steed family. In the 1820s they move from Vermont to Palmyra Township in upstate New York in search of better farmland. There they meet a young man named Joseph Smith and are thrown into the maelstrom of conflict and controversy that swirls around him. Did he really see the Father and the Son in a pillar of light? Has he truly
..."You actually saw where we're going, President Young?" Emily asked.
Brigham leaned forward, his gray-blue eyes filled with a strange intensity. "It was a marvelous thing. I was shown a large valley " a very large valley. It was as though it were a grand panorama and I could look down upon the whole of it. Somehow I knew that it was in the midst of the Rocky Mountains and that it was our new home. And as I gazed upon it, I knew that
...All Is Well, the powerful and moving ninth volume of the series The Work and the Glory, brings to a close the Restoration-era portion of this epic story. It follows the fictional Steed family from June 1846 to October 1847 as they participate in some of the most pivotal and dramatically charged events in Church history, including the migration of the Saints from the banks of the Missouri River to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake.
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Joseph looked around at the men gathered around him, his face suddenly sad. "God has tried you. You are a good people. Therefore, I love you with all my heart. Greater love hath no man than that he shold lay down his life for his friends. You have stood by me in the hour of trouble, and I am willing to sacrifice my life for your preservation. May the Lord God of Israel bless you forever and ever."
Written with a dramatic intensity and
...Esther, Josie, Phoebe, Tillie and Georgie will quickly endear themselves to readers of Palmyra, the latest novel from author Susan Evans McCloud. Set in the late 1820s and early 1830s, this novel centers around the lives of these five vibrant young girls, who find themselves working out their heartaches and shaping their lives in the midst of a community that is reacting to the teachings of a young Joseph Smith and his new religion.
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