| The
Trials of Young Joseph F. Smith—The psychological and emotional
effects of the deaths of his parents; his anger, guilt, and addictions;
and the destructive nature of his first marriage. |
|
1 |
Being
a Smith; the martyrdom and viewing of the bodies; Joseph's rage, fear and
suspicion; Exodus; Winter Quarters; the winter of 1848–1849. |
| 2 |
Mary's
death, Joseph's bitterness, out of control, beating up the schoolmaster. |
| 3 |
Joseph's
1871 reminiscence of the trek to Utah—his hatred of C. P. Lott, desire
for revenge, manhood unattained before mother's death. |
| 4 |
Arrives
in the Sandwich Islands a few weeks before his 16th birthday and, as a son
of Hyrum, creates a stir among the native Saints. Learns the language quickly.
Homesick but determined. Presides over Maui/Molokai, Hawaii, and finally
Molokai, where he suffers from lack of food and native indifference. |
| 5 |
Shame
over chewing tobacco, Brigham's leniency, Joseph conquers the habit, Joseph
Fisher Sr.'s perception of Joseph, courting of and marriage to Levira Smith. |
| 6 |
Leaves
Levira for a mission to England. Urges sobriety, but not melancholy, and
cautions against wildness. Her tenderness over past scoldings and fear of
not living up to expectations; sinks into depression and nervous breakdown;
lives at the homes of George A. Smith and Brigham Young. After repeated
delays in departing and a heavy work schedule, he experiences persistent
depression before leaving for home. |
| 7 |
Joseph
and Levira struggle with illness, depression, "worldly" influences,
and ultimately divergent objectives; Joseph marries Julina Lambson "not
for love," but Julina is confident "he will learn to love me;"
ordination as an apostle; painful separation and divorce. |
| 8 |
Joseph
as husband of plural families, deals with death of children, his violent
temper, acknowledges personal failings; his victories. |
| Did
Joseph Plot to Murder Grandison Newell?—In May 1837, Grandison
Newell charged Joseph with attempted murder. Joseph was eventually acquitted,
but the testimony of church leaders and employees reveals how the seriously
the Prophet's followers took his offhand remarks—or was he really serious?
In either case, statements by two apostles and other close associates no
doubt undermined the Prophet's reputation, gave some Saints cause to leave
the church, and hastened the church's departure from Kirtland. |
| Furious
Judas and the Monarch of Mormonism—An introduction to the contest
for the hearts, minds, souls, and votes of Utah 's future generations between
Joseph F. Smith (1838–1918) and Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933), son
of the man they both revered, George Q. Cannon. |