This work has been written in the hope that it may prove of service to missionary elders in the field, to classes and quorum organizations engaged in the study of theological subjects at home, and to
This work has been written in the hope that it may prove of service to missionary elders in the field, to classes and quorum organizations engaged in the study of theological subjects at home, and to earnest investigators of the teachings and claims of the restored Church of Jesus Christ.This religious book is written by James E. Talmage, an English chemist, geologist, and religious leader who served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1911 until his death.Contents:Introduction: The Establishment of the Church of ChristThe Apostasy PredictedEarly Stages of the ApostasyCauses of the Apostasy.—External Causes ConsideredCauses of the Apostasy.—External Causes, ContinuedCauses of the Apostasy.—Internal CausesInternal Causes.—ContinuedResults of the Apostasy.—Its Sequel