Autobiography of Parley P Pratt Revised Enhanced 1st Ed HCDJ Mormon History LDS

Description: Autobiography of Parley P Pratt Revised & Enhanced 1st Ed HCDJ Mormon History LDS_________________________________________ Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt (Revised and Enhanced)by Parley P. Pratt Jr., Scot Facer Proctor, & Maurine Jensen ProctorPublished by Deseret Book Company (2000) Condition:LIKE NEW 1st Edition Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket! The binding is tight and all 643 pages within are bright white with NO writing, underlining, high-lighting, rips, tears, bends, or folds. The covers look perfect! The dust jacket is in near perfect condition with no rips, folds or tears, as can be seen in my photos. You will be happy with this one! Always handled carefully and packaged securely! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking! About the Book:Completely revised and enhanced edition of a classic LDS biography. Parley P. Pratt was one of the early leaders in the Church and his story is interwoven with that of the early Church. Maurine and Scot, a husband and wife team, have been depicting scenes from Church history for several years. Maurine received her master's degree in teaching from Harvard University and Scot received his master's degree in instructional technology from Utah State University. I read this book years ago and absolutely loved it! It to date has been one of the best Church history books I ever read. This new edition adds maps and photos of places to make it even more relatable. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book to anyone interested in early church history!--1-highbidder A Book Review:Tamra rated it & it was amazing!I love history, and I love journals and stuff, so I loved this book. Parley is a character, and his writing is fun. What's not to like? Specifically there are some fun things about this book: 1 Parley likes to say grand comments about how members of the Church are happier than any one else could possibly be. How their sufferings were worse than anyone elses. He also makes bold statements that nowadays would be considered DEEPLY offensive to half the world. We just don't speak like that any more.- My personal favorite bold statement: He says he is called of God, just like David of old, and that his mission on earth is more important than David's was. I was shocked that he would have said that, even if I am inclined to agree (which I'm not making an official statement on, one way or the other). 2 The history is fascinating. It's not all "historically accurate", but what history is, completely? It's fascinating to learn about what happened through his eyes, and to see how he interpreted it all. 3 One of my favorite sections was a part that I'm sure is the least historically accurate of all. He tells some at LEAST 3rd hand accounts of the fates of a few men who took part in the martyrdom of Joseph Smith and the persecutions of Mormons in Missouri. Tells about them rotting alive and being eaten by maggots and other such vomit-inducing things. Ew. Ew. Ew. With a historian's mind I thought, "These probably can't be substantiated, and that means, from a historical perspective, they are fake." But the telling was fantastic, and at the very least it shows how Parley felt about fate and the power of God. 4 He has an entire chapter where he defends polygamy. He says he finds it hard to believe that intelligent people can't see the difference between polygamy and adultry. I'm not going to go into polygamy one way or the other, but I just thought it was interesting that he was having a hard time seeing why others would have a hard time with it. I thought 2 things: 1 - Really, Parley? That distinction is a hard one. Can't you at least see why it would be hard to understand? and 2 - Didn't you personally have a hard time with it when it first was brought into being doctrine? If you didn't personally, then many many others did. Have you forgotten? ... Interesting, interesting stuff. 5 He was chastised by the Brethren a few times and says that he's so grateful to have been chastised, because it made him more aware of areas where he needed to improve, and the chastisement made him a better person thereafter. Wow! 6 This quote: "The world may judge unjustly. I care not a straw for their judgment. I have one only that I serve, and him only do I fear. The hypocrite who censures me may yet be placed under similar circumstances, and then judge ye how he would act." (p. 329) 7 We tend to think these days that boat travel is so romantic (a cruise!), but Parley hated it. EVERY time he traveled on a boat he called it a long and tedious journey. ... A few chapters from the end it switches from being written smoothly, like you'd expect of an autobiography, to being simply journal entries. I guess others have had a hard time with that, but I love history and journal entries, so I thought it was just as fascinating, even if it wasn't as smooth. And you can take or leave the notes, really. They add to the history of Mormonism in general, but not necessarily to Parley's personal history. I quite liked the Appendixes, though, and referred to them often, especially the ones that listed his wives and children. Parley makes little mention of his family (which is a little weird to me, since it's an autobiography), so it's good to keep track of how things happened with his family in relation to what was happening with his missions and stuff. For instance, he had 3 kids born in Utah while he was in Chile for 19 months. Parley was a fireball. His commitment to the Mormon church, and his zeal for life and righteousness are contagious. Love the man. Great book. Totally fun. I would love to have met Parley in person. Copyright © 2018-2022 TDM Inc. The photos and text in this listing are copyrighted. I spend lots of time writing up my descriptions and despise it when un-original losers cut and paste my descriptions in as their own. It is against ebay policy and if you are caught, you will be reported to ebay and could be sued for copyright infringement and damages.

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