They Are My Friends ~ History of the Joseph Knight Family 1825-1850 ~ William G. Hartley

Book is hardcover; very good condition; dust jacket is good condition; clean text throughout; binding solid; ISBN: 0910523231

The Prophet Joseph Smith said that the Knights were among his most loyal friends. This friendship covered the first eighteen years of the restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Knight family played a key role in many of the first events of the new Church: they were members of the first branch at Colesville, New York; they participated in the first miracle and the first marriage performed by priesthood authority; they were among the first persons to live the law of consecration; and among the first Mormons to settle in Missouri.

The author has researched published and unpublished works and has woven them into an historically accurate account that is both highly readable and reliable.

Regarded as the “second family of the Restoration,” the Knights followed the Prophet through the epic events of 1825 to 1844, from Joseph Smith’s early boyhood to his martyrdom. Later, they moved west with the Saints to the Salt Lake Valley.

This book contains many first-hand accounts and personal insights never before published. It serves not only as a witness of the faithfulness of the Joseph Knight family but also as a testimony of the calling of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

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