Essentials in Church History / A History of the Church from the Birth of Joseph Smith to the Present Time (1922), with Introductory Chapters on the Antiquity of the Gospel and the "Falling Away"

A concise, chronologically arranged single-volume history outlines claims of the gospel's ancient origins and a subsequent falling away, then recounts the nineteenth-century restoration movement centered on Joseph Smith, describing his early life, reported visions, reception of an ancient record, and the reestablishment of priesthood and church organization. It traces migrations and conflicts in New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Nauvoo, the martyrdom and succession, the westward exodus and settlement in the Rocky Mountains, and institutional development under later administrations. Doctrinal explanations, missionary and colonization efforts, episodes of persecution and controversy, and appendices on organizational structure and reference works are interwoven throughout.