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Volume uses maps, charts, timelines to visualize The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from its foundation to the present day. Topics covered include the migrations of the Latter-day Saints during the lifetime of Joseph Smith, the settlement of the American West, proselytizing and growth around the world, programs instituted to support members, and the diverse churches of the broader Restoration movement. Rich graphics illustrate and describe activities of church members, including genealogical research, establishment of schools, economic development, political affiliation, and temple building.… (más)
The maps are impressive. They give a greater understanding of the times and what was going on. For example, there is a sequence showing the spread of the religious fervor in the early 1800's.
It looks like a 300 page coffee table book. There is a lot of detail in here. The book does a very good job of giving an overview on many different aspects of the LDS culture and changes over time. I count 96 topics by 60 authors. Each topic is usually covered in 2 pages with some topics getting 4 pages. Given the diversity of the authors, the uniformity of the presentation is impressive. It was nice that the articles are cross-referenced. Fairly often an article will refer to another articles in the volume.
What a thrill to find the floor plan of a meetinghouse on page 163 that matches a building that I helped build! The illustration even shows the expansion that was added long after I left the area.
This is a review of the 2012 edition. A newer edition was published in 2014. ( )
Volume uses maps, charts, timelines to visualize The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from its foundation to the present day. Topics covered include the migrations of the Latter-day Saints during the lifetime of Joseph Smith, the settlement of the American West, proselytizing and growth around the world, programs instituted to support members, and the diverse churches of the broader Restoration movement. Rich graphics illustrate and describe activities of church members, including genealogical research, establishment of schools, economic development, political affiliation, and temple building.
It looks like a 300 page coffee table book. There is a lot of detail in here. The book does a very good job of giving an overview on many different aspects of the LDS culture and changes over time. I count 96 topics by 60 authors. Each topic is usually covered in 2 pages with some topics getting 4 pages. Given the diversity of the authors, the uniformity of the presentation is impressive. It was nice that the articles are cross-referenced. Fairly often an article will refer to another articles in the volume.
What a thrill to find the floor plan of a meetinghouse on page 163 that matches a building that I helped build! The illustration even shows the expansion that was added long after I left the area.
This is a review of the 2012 edition. A newer edition was published in 2014.
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