Saints (1815 - 1846): The Standard of Truth

Last year, there were only a few chapters of this book out. Now the entire thing has been published and I just finished it. I started it once seminary was finished....which was kind of counter intuitive, but it was a little overwhelming to read it while working and teaching seminary. I have really enjoyed it. It's very readable and gives a good perspective on many questions I have had about church history issues.

I'm looking forward to the next editions!

Goodreads says:

n 1820, a young farm boy in search of truth has a vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ. Three years later, an angel guides him to an ancient record buried in a hill near his home. With God’s help, he translates the record and organizes the Savior’s church in the latter days. Soon others join him, accepting the invitation to become Saints through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. 

But opposition and violence follow those who defy old traditions to embrace restored truths. The women and men who join the church must choose whether or not they will stay true to their covenants, establish Zion, and proclaim the gospel to a troubled world. 

The Standard of Truth is the first book in Saints, a new, four-volume narrative history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Fast-paced, meticulously researched, Saints recounts true stories of Latter-day Saints across the globe and answers the Lord’s call to write history “for the good of the church, and for the rising generations” (Doctrine and Covenants 69:8).