Project Gutenberg 2014-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 166 Various Verschillende Various, Various 36031806 Scraps of Biography Tenth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints Produced by the Mormon Texts Project (MormonTextsProject.org), with thanks to Kimball Gardner, Intern, for proofreading. "Scraps of Biography" by Various is a collection of biographical accounts and anecdotes related to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, written in the late 19th century. The work aims to inspire and instruct young members of the faith by providing narratives that highlight the experiences, challenges, and triumphs faced by notable individuals within the church, such as Elder John Tanner. Through these stories, the text seeks to promote faith and a deeper understanding of the church's principles among its readers. The opening of "Scraps of Biography" presents a preface that emphasizes the importance of intellectual growth and the need for careful selection of reading materials for the youth of the Latter-day Saints. It introduces the structure of the collection, suggesting that it includes various accounts starting with the life of Elder John Tanner, who faced significant trials, including severe illness and subsequent miraculous healing attributed to faith. The narratives promise to recount extraordinary experiences, from miraculous interventions to encounters with the church leadership, showcasing a blend of personal perseverance and divine assistance that forms a core aspect of Latter-day Saints theology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Latter Day Saints -- Biography BX Text Latter Day Saints Category: Biographies Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 241867 2025-08-18T18:08:05.079912 text/html 217210 2024-10-24T10:21:42 text/html 148175 2025-08-18T18:08:08.051818 application/epub+zip 152240 2025-08-18T18:08:05.517862 application/epub+zip 152242 2025-08-18T18:08:05.283846 application/epub+zip 233397 2025-08-18T18:08:10.388841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211741 2025-08-18T18:08:07.825868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212041 2022-09-21T08:52:27.416827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228053 2025-08-18T18:08:04.804830 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 208296 2024-10-24T10:21:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16476 2025-08-18T18:08:10.519814 application/rdf+xml 11970 2025-08-18T18:08:05.357827 image/jpeg 1991 2025-08-18T18:08:05.320855 image/jpeg 141225 2025-08-18T18:08:05.101853 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