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29187
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English
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The Past as Decline From a Golden Age
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The William E. McLellin Papers, 1854-1880
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Signature Books
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49-58
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Therefore, the [McLellin] documents that follow offer significant insight into early Mormonism. They reveal something of the range of views of those who believed in the Book of Mormon and in the teachings of Joseph Smith. They offer a glimpse into the operation of the human mind in re-envisioning and reconstructing the past. They explore the thought of an independent restorationist, whose perception of decline in the Mormon past helps us understand why some people decided to leave the body of the Saints. They also reveal the continuing reflections of a man who had played a significant role in the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [From the text]