Study Library

This study library contains a list of resources and collections for researching stuff on your own.

• James H. Crockwell (1877) – “Pictures and Biographies of Brigham Young and His Wives” – “being a true and correct statement of the birth, life and death of President Brigham Young, second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints : and brief biographies of his twenty-six wives : and names and number of children born to them”
• Wilhelm Wyl (1886) – “Mormon Portraits or The Truth About the Mormon Leaders from 1830 to 1886” – “Story of the Danite’s Wife; Mountain Meadows Massacre Re-examined; A Thousand Fresh Facts and Documents Gathered Personally in Utah from Living Witnesses”
• Andrew Jensen (1886) – “Historical Record” – 1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9
• Temple Lot Case (1892)- “The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Complainant, Vs. the Church of Christ at Independence, Missouri” – 507-page partial abstract – Archive.org, Google Books – 1,650-page full transcript (original) – LDS CHL MS 1160.
• Lisle Brown (2006) – “Nauvoo Sealings, Adoptions, and Anointings: A Comprehensive Register of Persons Receiving LDS Temple Ordinances, 1841–1846″ – identifies names of all Latter-day Saints, arranged alphabetically, known to have received LDS temple ordinances in Nauvoo.

Personal Histories

• Joseph Knight (1827) – “Manuscript of the Early History of Joseph Smith”
• John C. Bennett (1842) – “History of the Saints; Or, An Expose of Joseph Smith and Mormonism” – John C. Bennett’s expose. His reasons for joining the church and exposing Joseph Smith are detailed in pages 5-7.
• Ann Eliza Young (1876) – “Wife No. 19, or a Story of Life in Bondage” – Young’s former wife, autobiography.
• David Whitmer (1887) – “An Address to All Believers in Christ” – Late-life recollections and declarations
• Benjamin Winchester (1901) – “Winchester’s Last Testimony” – 83 year-old antagonist’s final testimonial interview with Joseph Smith III in Council Bluffs, IA on November 27, 1900.
• Benjamin Johnson (1947) – “My Life’s Review” – Autobiography (1818-1846)
• William Clayton – “William Clayton Diary (1840-1842)” – journal entries (Sep 3, 1840-Feb 18, 1842); “Nauvoo Writings & Personal Writings” – collection of all of the personal writings of William Clayton from the day Clayton arrived in Nauvoo, until the day he left Nauvoo for Utah. Does not include official writings made for the Church, notices in newspapers, correspondence with leaders, official record books, other men’s diaries, etc.