HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS PERIOD I. History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet. BY HIMSELF VOLUME VI. AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY B. H. ROBERTS PUBLISHED BY THE CHURCH. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. 1912. {III} TABLE OF CONTENTS. VOLUME VI. INTRODUCTION. The Time Period. Why the Latter-day Saints were Welcomed to Illinois. Nauvoo as a Possible Manufacturing Center. Educational Measures at Nauvoo. Jealousy of Nauvoo's Promising Greatness. The Character of the People of Western Illinois. Educational Status of the People of Western Illinois. The Political Phase. Mischief Arising from False Legal and Political Counsel. Subserviency of Politicians and Lawyers. The Fate of a Balance of Power Factor in Politics. Joseph Smith's Candidacy for the Presidency. Missouri as a Factor in the Affairs of Nauvoo. Apostate Conspirators at Nauvoo. The _Expositor_ Affair. The Appeal to the Mob Spirit. The Prophet's Nobility in the Hour of Trial. Teacher. Prophet and Patriarch. CHAPTER I. AN ESTIMATE OF THE PROPHET JOSEPH AS A RELIGIOUS LEADER--ANTI-MORMON MEETING AT CARTHAGE--HISTORICAL SKETCH--IMPORTANT CONFERENCE OF THE TWELVE HELD IN BOSTON. Minutes of the Manchester Conference. "Joe Smith, the Mormon Prophet." Preamble and Resolutions. Historical Sketch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Important Conference of the Twelve held at Boylston Hall, Boston. CHAPTER II. MOVEMENTS OF APOSTLES IN THE EAST--THE NAUVOO MANSION--ROCKWELL ACQUITTED--SPECIAL CONFERENCE AT NAUVOO--DISCOURSE OF THE PROPHET ON THE DEMISE OF JAMES ADAMS. The Drought of 1843. Woodruff in a Train Wreck. Nauvoo and Joseph Smith. The Prophet on Socialism. "Nauvoo Mansion." "Nauvoo Mansion" made a Hotel. Legion Parade and Inspection. Letter of Governor Ford to the Prophet. Conference in Nova Scotia. Porter Rockwell. Pacific Island Mission. Report from the Pinery. Stewardship _vs_. Common Stock. Concerning Horse Thieves. Meeting of a Special Council. Who shall be our next President?. The Appointment of a Mission to Russia. {IV} Movements of Apostles in the East. Pleasure Party and Dinner at the Nauvoo Mansion. Anti-Mormonism. Elder Reuben Hedlock to the First Presidency. The Prophet's Visit with Justin Butterfield. Instructions Respecting Plurality of Wives. The Prophet's Dissatisfaction with Sidney Rigdon. Minutes of a Special Conference. The Prophet's Remarks on the Demise of James Adams. Pacific Island Mission Embarks. CHAPTER III. ANCIENT RUINS IN AMERICA, BOOK OF MORMON EVIDENCES--THE PROPHET ON THE U. S. CONSTITUTION AND THE BIBLE--MISREPRESENTATIONS CORRECTED--LETTER TO THE U. S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES--THE PROPHET'S ADDRESS TO THE SAINTS. Ancient Ruins--Introduction. Letter--H. R. Hotchkiss to Joseph Smith. Letter--Joseph Smith to H. R. Hotchkiss. Location of the Mind. The Prophet on the Constitution of the United States and the Bible--Temporal Economies.