A Descriptive Bibliography Of The Mormon Church

Descriptive bibliography of every known book produced by Mormons in support of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the period 1830-1847. Also includes some author biographies.

This addendum describes books, pamphlets, broadsides that should have been included in the three-volume set A Descriptive Bibliography of the Mormon Church.

This Limited Edition Leather Binding of A Descriptive Bibliography of the Mormon Church, 1830-1847 by Peter Crawley was produced by Greg Kofford Books in full cooperation with the Religious Study Center, Brigham Young University. The book was hand sewn with a red ribbon bound in. Edge gilding was applied by hand in 24 carat gold. Forest green sheep was used for the cover and end sheets consist of hand marbled paper imported from France. Employed on the cover and the border of this plate is the same fleur-de-lis-like device found on the bordered title page of the original A Book of Commandments (Item 8). The "all seeing eye" was borrowed from an 1830's Masonic Apron in private possession.This Limited Edition Leather Binding was issued in a total of 98 copies.

The Mormons had just arrived in Utah after their 1,300-mile exodus across the Great Plains and over the Rocky Mountains. Food was scarce, the climate shocking in its extremes, and local Indian bands uneasy. Despite the challenges, Brigham Young and his counselors in the First Presidency sent church members out to establish footholds throughout the Great Basin. But the church leaders felt they had a commission to do more than simply establish Zion in the wilderness; they had to invite the nations to come up to "the mountain of the Lord's house." In these critical early years, when survival in Utah was precarious, missionaries were sent to every inhabited continent. The 14 general epistles, sent out from the First Presidency from 1849 to 1856, provide invaluable perspectives on the events of Mormon history as they unfolded during this complex transitional time. Woven into each epistle are missionary calls and reports from the field, giving the Mormons a glimpse of the wider world far beyond their isolated home. At times, the epistles are a surprising mixture of soaring doctrinal expositions and mundane lists of items needed in Salt Lake City, such as shoe leather and nails. Settling the Valley, Proclaiming the Gospel collects the 14 general epistles, with introductions that provide historical, religious, and environmental contexts for the letters, including how they fit into the Christian epistolary tradition by which they were inspired.

An annotated bibliography of Mormon hymnbooks, songsters, broadsides and printed LDS music to 1872.

Saunders (special collections and archives at the U. of Tennessee- Martin library) describes the advent of printing in Utah, and of the earliest printed documents (incunabula) created during the initial settlement years of the State. It also includes a bibliographic history of the press, chronicling some 50 printed items which have never previously been described. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Mormonism is the unofficial name for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which originated in the early 1800s. Mormonism refers to the doctrines taught by Joseph Smith, doctrines that are believed to be original gospel preached by Jesus Christ. The Mormons oppose abortion, homosexuality, unmarried sexual acts, pornography, gambling, tobacco, consuming alcohol, tea, coffee, and the use of drugs. Despite its relatively young age, the Mormon Church continues to grow, and today it contains about 13 million members. The A to Z of Mormonism relates the history of the Mormon church through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on crucial persons, organizations, churches, beliefs, and events. Clearing up many of the misconceptions held about Mormonism and its members, this is an essential reference.