Our Heritage, A Brief History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

The central message of this book is the message declared by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since ita beginning. Joseph Smith, the first prophet of this dispensation, taught: "The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven; and all other things which pertain to our religion are only appendages to it.