Filling in the History

An Amateur Historian who found the time to read the Joseph Smith Papers fills in the gaps, tells the rest of the story, and hopefully gives some understanding to Latter-day Saint history and early American life.

Curated by: The Amateur Historian (210 videos)


Currently Playing: Filling in the History - Ep 36 Part 3 - A Temple in Zion and a scriptural index

Packets of mail with long letters, construction plans, and city planning paperwork. These correspondences are the ways in which the Independence branch can enumerate their bad situations, while the leaders in Kirtland give instruction, share the newly received revelations, and admonish the other groups on how to act and react. This marks the beginning of serious conflicts during this part of Church History.


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