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Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling

Richard L. Bushman

Start date: December 1, 2010

Finish date: January 31, 2011

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Jul 24, 2018 Greg rated it it was amazing

Shelves: history-biography-and-memoir, audiobooks

Really appreciated Dr. Bushman's professionalism and balance in his biography of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Being LDS himself, it must have been hard not to turn it into a hagiography, but Bushman did a fine job of exploring all aspects of his personality, actions, and accomplishments.

I came away with one overarching insight and one study goal, beyond the more obvious element of learning a lot more about the details of Joseph Smith's life. First, I have always had a sort of generalized appreciat ...more

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Nov 22, 2008 Brent rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: biography, lds

I love Joseph Smith even more after finishing this book. He was a human being, with faults and flaws, who was called by God Himself to restore the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Bushman's biography fairly and impartially shows Joseph to be the inspired man who brooked no dissent, who was paranoid about being executed in Missouri, who introduced the hard-to-fathom-let-alone-practice doctrine of plural marriage. I revere him as the first of the latter-day prophets here in our day and age.
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Apr 15, 2008 Whit rated it liked it · review of another edition

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I wanted to love this book, but I just didn't. I learned a lot, but found myself skipping around and not really getting into it as a sit down and read book. Still, lots of great information. ...more

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Jun 15, 2009 Wendy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: religion, non-fiction, biography, favorites

Loved it! I finally got the scoop on polygamy, what happened with Emma--all the dirt. Joseph Smith was an amazing person, really strengthened my testimony.

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