Joseph Smith Defended, and His Divine Mission Vindicated

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Excerpt from Joseph Smith Defended, and His Divine Mission Vindicated: An Answer to the Attacks of His Enemies, Religious and Political My object in writing this book is because I see a need of such a work, and because the enemy of righteousness and truth has been so artful in vilifying and misrepresenting Joseph Smith, that I desire the truth to be placed alongside of the misrepresentations, so that those who are looking for truth may be able to discover it. I do not suppose that what I have written will convince all who read, that the Latter Day Saint faith is the "faith of Jesus, " for fifteen years of public experience have convinced me that there are many who have already made up their minds that Joseph Smith was a bad man and are not willing to give proper consideration to his teachings. There are none who are more interested in a proper solution of the question, "Who was Joseph Smith?" than we are, as our eternal salvation is at stake, and it is to our interest to be careful and fair with both sides. Unlike the fanatical class who refuse to read anything but that which is in their favor, we have read carefully both sides of this question, and can recommend to the reader the following pages as a fair, careful, and conservative view of the facts. We send this work out as an introductory to introduce the reader to a very few of the many proofs existing concerning the character and calling of Joseph Smith. May the Spirit that leads into all truth, guide the honest in search for it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.