History of the Church is a semi-official history of the early Latter Day Saint movement during the lifetime of founder Joseph Smith. It is largely composed of Smith's writings and interpolations and editorial comments by Smith's secretaries, scribes, and after Smith's death, historians of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . The history was written between 1839 and 1856 . Part of it was published in Times and Seasons and other church periodicals. It was later published in its entirety with extensive annotations and edits by B. H. Roberts as part of a seven-volume series beginning in 1902 as History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
— Joseph Smith, Jr., book History of the Church
History of the Church, 6:184-85 (21 January 1844)
1840s
— Joseph Smith, Jr., book History of the Church
History of the Church, 5:517 (23 July 1843)
1840s
