William Law: Biographical Essay, Nauvoo Diary, Correspondence, Interview

by Lyndon W. Cook

164 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Afton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was nicely done. Everything is documented and the resources speak for themselves. In my opinion, based on what's presented in this book, William Law was a good man who was trying to do what was honorable and good, and who worked hard to be successful in his endeavors. When he truly believed in Joseph Smith and in the church he gave his all to it. When he came to the conclusion that he was being fooled and led astray to undesirable paths he got out. I thought this book portrayed William Law as sincerely concerned for the welfare and futures of his dear kind friends and associates still in the church and he wanted to sincerely warn them of the true character of Joseph Smith and save them from future heartache and trouble. He spoke out and published The Expositor out of integrity.

I think that he was a good man. I especially thought so in his interview - when asked about something he did not know or understand he didn't assume a guilty party because of his feelings about Joseph Smith, he simply acknowledged that he knew nothing of those events. He readily acknowledged in the face of some questions that he may have heard negative things at one point but disregarded them at the time because he still had full confidence in Joseph Smith. Law seemed to only talk and give opinions about things he knew first hand and he didn't speculate or accuse of any wrongs that he didn't have firsthand knowledge of. I thought that was integrity and good intentions at their best.

[Christopher Angulo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Starts with a nice little biography of Law, then provides journals, letters and interviews from Law. Great little resource.

[Jessica Anne Lawrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource for a project I’ve been working on. Read it in like an hour.