Excerpt from The Missouri PersecutionsIt is, in part, , to correct these false statements, and guard our youth against the in¿uence of such calumnious insinuations, that I tell this story of the Missouri Persecutions, not that the history in these pages is written for the purpose of glozing over the defects in the character of the early members of The Church, or to claim for them absolute freedom from errors in judgment, or actual sinfulness in conduct. I have not written what may be called argumentative history, only so far as a statement of the truth may be considered an argument. After these pages are read I feel sure that no one will be able to accuse me of failing to point out the errors of the early mem bers of The Church, indeed, I have been careful to call atten tion to the complaints which the Lord made against their con duct, the reproofs of his inspired servants, and the repeated warnings sent to them by the Prophet Joseph Smith concerning the results of their conduct if there was not a speedy repent ance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.