Wilford Woodruff, Fourth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day

Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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English Originals Historical FiguresReligion Personal NarrativeBiographical MemoirPioneer ExperienceTestimony of FaithPatriotismPersonal MemoirAmerican West19th CenturyReligious LeaderChurch History

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Wilford Woodruff, Fourth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DayAuthor: Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898,Language: English, Class: BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements, Release Date: Dec 19, 2014

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This is a public-domain electronic edition of documents relating to Wilford Woodruff (1807–1898), belonging to religious biography and church-history source materials. Its value lies not in the narrative fluency of a popular biography but in its presentation of primary sources illuminating the historical development, church governance, and devotional practice of the nineteenth-century Latter-day Saint movement. For researchers it offers direct access to original texts and period context; general readers, however, will need some background knowledge to absorb the density of doctrinal terms, names, and events. The free electronic format from Project Gutenberg lowers the barrier to access, making it suitable as a source text for focused study or reference rather than an introductory work. Readers are advised to consult a church-history chronology and biographical index alongside the text, taking notes as they go, to avoid gaps in understanding caused by the textual conventions and period language.

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Is this book suitable as an introductory work for learning about the history of this church? Not really. This is a compilation of primary documents with a high density of terms and names and no modern introduction or annotations. Beginners should first read a general history or encyclopedia entries to build a framework, then return to this book for primary materials; understanding will be smoother.
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About the author

Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898 Author · American · 1807–1898

Wilford Woodruff (1807–1898) was an American religious leader and the fourth president of the Latter-day Saints church. Born in 1807 and dying in 1898, he lived through nearly a century, witnessing the church's development from its early gatherings to its gradual establishment in the American West. Two of his works are held in this collection. Leaves from My Journal: Third Book of the Faith-Promoting Series consists of diary excerpts recording personal experiences of faith and observations of church life, and serves as an inspirational reader for believers. Wilford Woodruff, Fourth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day is directly connected to his role as president. During his tenure he pushed for the church to abandon polygamy, a move with far-reaching effects on its public image and later development. Because public information is limited, his education and early life cannot be reliably documented; judged by the surviving works, however, his writing is documentary and testimonial in character, plain in style, and concerned with moving readers through personal experience, giving it a certain exemplary significance within the church.