Did he really see the Father and the Son in a pillar of light? Has he truly been visited by angelic messengers? What is all this talk about gold plates and new scripture? In short, is he a prophet and seer or a monumental fraud? The answers each one gives to these questions - intensely personal, potentially divisive - will dramatically affect the lives of the Steeds forever after.Īuthor Gerald N.

There they meet a young man named Joseph Smith and are thrown into the maelstrom of conflict and controversy that swirls around him. In the 1820s they move from Vermont to Palmyra Township in upstate New York in search of better farmland. Pillar of Light - the first volume in the series The Work and the Glory - begins the epic story of the Benjamin Steed family. And so, finally, with a wonder of his own, he said, 'Yes, Joseph, I believe you.' He knew without the least shadow of doubt that everything Joseph was telling him was true. There was still the incredulousness, still the sense of hearing something that couldn't possibly be true. I can see it on your face.'įor a moment, time seemed suspended as Nathan probed the inward recesses of his soul. Minor soiling on a few pages in the book.'You believe me, don't you, Nathan.' It was not a question, but a statement, filled with wonder. Green discoloration on head an foot of dust jacket. Rubbed Dust Jacket, Head and Foot Shelf Wear (DJ & Hardbound book). Rubbed Dust Jacket, Head and Foot Shelf Wear (DJ & Hardbound book), Previous owner inscription inside book, underlined passages. The Work and the Glory: Vol 8 So Great a Cause A Historical Novel Head and foot shelf wear on dust jacket and hard bound binding. The Work and the Glory: Vol 7 No Unhallowed Hand A Historical Novel Inside of dust jacket soiled with foxing. Head and foot shelf wear on dust jacket and hard bound book. The Work and the Glory: Vol 5 A Season of Joy A Historical Novel Head and foot shelf wear on dust jacket and binding of book. Bookcraft, Salt Lake City, UT (1994)įair in good dust jacket.

The Work and the Glory: Vol 4 Thy Gold to Refine A Historical Novelĥth Printing. Head and foot shelf wear on dust jacket and hard cover. The Work and the Glory: Vol 3 Truth Will Prevail A Historical Novelĩth Printing. The Work and the Glory: Vol 2 Like a Fire is Burning A Historical Novelġ1th Printing. Frayed fabric (closed tear) at the spine corner of the book Soiled cover. Bookcraft, Salt Lake City, UT (1994)įair in fair dust jacket. Vol 1: The Work and the Glory: Pillar of Light A Historical Novelġ4th Printing. Nine Hardbound Volumes of Historical Fiction.

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