History of the Prophet Joseph by His Mother

1902 edition of Lucy Mack Smith's memoir about her son Joseph Smith.

Lucy Mack SmithSalt Lake City: Improvement Era Office, 1902

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Contents 56 sections

• Introduction
• Chapter I. Solomon Mack, the Father of Lucy Mack—Extract from his Narrative
• Chapter II. History of Jason Mack
• Chapter III. Lovisa and Lovina Mack
• Chapter IV. Life of Stephen Mack
• Chapter V. Lydia Mack, third Daughter of Solomon Mack
• Chapter VI. Daniel Mack—He Rescues Three Men from a Watery Grave
• Chapter VII. Solomon Mack
• Chapter VIII. Early Life of Lucy Mack—Her Marriage with Joseph Smith
• Chapter IX. Seven Generations of the Smith Family—Four Generations of the Mack Family
• Chapter X. A Present of One Thousand Dollars, from John Mudget and Stephen Mack, to the Author
• Chapter XI. Sickness in Randolph
• Chapter XII. Joseph Smith, Senior, Loses his Property and Becomes Poor—Receives a Visit from Jason Mack—The History of the Latter Concluded
• Chapter XIII. The Author's Dream
• Chapter XIV. First Vision of Joseph Smith, Senior—The Box—Second Vision—The Tree and the Spacious Building
• Chapter XV. Sickness at Lebanon—Sophronia's Miraculous Recovery
• Chapter XVI. The Sufferings of Joseph Smith, Junior, with a Fever Sore—Extraction of Large Fragments of Bone from one of his Legs
• Chapter XVII. Joseph Smith, Senior, removes to Norwich, thence to Palmyra—His Dream of the Images—of the Judgment
• Chapter XVIII. History of Joseph the Prophet Commences—Seventh Vision of Joseph Smith, Senior
• Chapter XIX. The Angel Visits Joseph again—Joseph Tells his Father what he has Seen and Heard—He is Permitted to Behold the Plates—Receives Further Instructions—Communicates the Same to the Family—Takes the Plates into his Hands—They are Taken from him and he is Reproved—His Disappointment
• Chapter XX. Alvin's Sickness and Death
• Chapter XXI. Religious Excitement—Joseph's Prophecy—He Works for Mr. Stoal—Becomes Acquainted with Emma Hale
• Chapter XXII. Joseph Smith, Senior, Loses his Farm—Joseph, Junior, is Married—Has Another Interview with the Angel, by Whom he is Chastised—Receives Further Instructions
• Chapter XXIII. Joseph Obtains the Plates
• Chapter XXIV. Joseph Brings Home the Breast-plate—Martin Harris and his Wife Introduced—The Translation Commences—Mrs. Harris Begins to Oppose the Work
• Chapter XXV. Martin Harris is Permitted to take the Manuscript Home with him—He Loses it—The Season of Mourning which Ensued
• Chapter XXVI. Martin Harris's Perfidy
• Chapter XXVII. The Urim and Thummim are Taken from Joseph—He Receives them Again
• Chapter XXVIII. Oliver Cowdery Commences Writing for Joseph—They Attend to the Ordinance of Baptism
• Chapter XXIX. Mrs. Harris Prosecutes Joseph—Ex-parte Examination
• Chapter XXX. Joseph and Oliver Remove to Waterloo—They Finish the Translation
• Chapter XXXI. The Plates are Shown to Twelve Witnesses—Joseph Makes Arrangements for Printing the Book of Mormon
• Chapter XXXII. The Printing is Begun—A Meeting of the Citizens Held in Reference to the Book
• Chapter XXXIII. Esquire Cole's Dogberry Paper—Second Meeting of the Citizens
• Chapter XXXIV. The Church Organized
• Chapter XXXV. Joseph Smith, Senior, and Don Carlos Visit Stockholm
• Chapter XXXVI. Joseph Smith, Senior, Imprisoned—An Attempt to Take Hyrum
• Chapter XXXVII. The Family of Joseph Smith, Senior, Remove to Waterloo
• Chapter XXXVIII. The First Western Mission—Joseph Smith, Junior, Moves to Kirtland
• Chapter XXXIX. The Different Branches of the Church Remove to Kirtland—Miracle at Buffalo
• Chapter XL. Samuel Smith's First Mission to Missouri
• Chapter XLI. Lucy Smith Visits Detroit
• Chapter XLII. An Extract from the History of Joseph the Prophet—Sidney Rigdon's Transgression—Trouble in Jackson County
• Chapter XLIII. Building of a House—Joseph and Hyrum Return from Missouri—They Rehearse the History of their Trouble
• Chapter XLIV. The Lord's House at Kirtland Commenced—A Letter from the Prophet to his Uncle Silas
• Chapter XLV. The House of the Lord Completed—A Division in the Church
• Chapter XLVI. Joseph Smith, Senior, and his Brother John, go on a Mission to the East—The Death of Jerusha Smith
• Chapter XLVII. The Persecution Revives—Don Carlos and his Father Fly from their Enemies—Joseph Moves to Missouri
• Chapter XLVIII. Joseph Smith, Senior, Moves with his Family to Missouri—Commencement of the Persecution in Caldwell
• Chapter XLIX. Testimony of Hyrum Smith
• Chapter L. Removal of the Smith Family to Illinois
• Chapter LI. Joseph and Hyrum Escape from their Persecutors, and Return to their Families
• Chapter LII. A Purchase Made in the Town of Commerce—Joseph the Prophet Goes to Washington—Death of Joseph Smith, Senior
• Chapter LIII. Joseph Arrested at Quincy—Discharged at Monmouth—Joseph Charged with an Attempt to Assassinate ex-Governor Boggs
• Chapter LIV. Joseph and Hyrum Assassinated
• Appendix