Project Gutenberg 2005-08-16 Public domain in the USA. 308 Anderson, Nephi 1865 1923 A Young Folks' History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Produced by Kevin Handy, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Young Folks' History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" by Nephi Anderson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work aims to educate young readers about the significant events and figures in the history of the Latter-day Saints Church, beginning with the early life of its founder, Joseph Smith. The narrative is likely intended to instill a sense of pride, loyalty, and understanding of the Church's heritage among young members of the faith. The opening portion introduces readers to foundational ideas through a parable that illustrates the restoration of the gospel in the modern era. It describes God as the master of a garden who intends to plant a precious tree—symbolizing the Church—after a period of spiritual neglect and darkness. The text then transitions to recounting Joseph Smith's early life, including his First Vision, where he encounters God and Jesus Christ, and his subsequent quest for truth amid religious confusion. These initial chapters set the groundwork for understanding the significance of Smith's revelations and the establishment of the Latter-day Saints, hinting at the struggles and triumphs that would follow in the Church's history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Latter Day Saint churches BX Text Christianity Children's Religion Latter Day Saints Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: History - Religious 334909 2025-06-07T08:04:44.610730 text/html 329471 2020-12-12T09:45:49 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1690729 2020-12-12T09:45:50 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1797073 2025-06-07T08:04:54.516721 application/epub+zip 1800550 2025-06-07T08:04:48.837709 application/epub+zip 187611 2025-06-07T08:04:47.249703 application/epub+zip 2077659 2025-06-07T08:04:59.060650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2035480 2025-06-07T08:04:53.417652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415540 2022-09-08T06:00:48.051947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292978 2025-06-07T08:04:43.611726 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 292811 2020-12-12T09:45:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104313 2020-12-12T09:45:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19128 2025-06-07T08:04:59.209632 application/rdf+xml 23891 2025-06-07T08:04:47.838692 image/jpeg 4441 2025-06-07T08:04:47.536703 image/jpeg 1794718 2025-06-07T08:04:44.721750 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia