BYU Studies Quarterly
Keywords
Mormon studies, book notice, Lorenzo Snow
Abstract
Andrew H. Hedges, historian and editor for the Joseph Smith Papers Project, and Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University, present in this volume a window to the thoughts and feelings of Lorenzo Snow during a particularly challenging time in his life. This record book contains some of his writings while he was in prison, having been convicted of three counts of unlawful cohabitation. Although a prison diary written by a polygamist of this time period is not unusual, Snow's record book is particularly interesting because he was an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the time of his conviction. It is also unique because these writings are almost entirely in verse.
This work will be of interest to Latter-day Saints, as well as to historians studying this period. Snow's writings provide greater understanding of his personality, his tender feelings for his family, and his testimony of the work of the Lord, regardless of the challenges he faced.
Recommended Citation
Crandell, Jill N.; Holzapfel, Richard N.; and Hedges, Andrew H.
(2012)
"Within These Prison Walls: Lorenzo Snow's Record Book, 1886–1897,"
BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 51:
Iss.
3, Article 14.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol51/iss3/14