Excerpt from The Mormons, or Latter-Day Saints, in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake: A History of Their Rise and Progress, Peculiar Doctrines, Present Condition, and Prospects, Derived From Personal Observation, During a Residence Among Them The wrlter has undertaken nelther the task of cr1t1c1sm nor controversy H13 alm IS not to shoot folly as 1t files, but to let folly t1re on lts own p1mons, and reason regaln its sway over erratlc feehng, when the mlsts of prejudlce on one s1de, and of fanatlclsm on the other, are dlspelled by the hght of knowledge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.