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Thy Gold to Refine, which covers the years 1838 - 1839, is the fourth volume in Gerald N. Lund's The Work and the Glory series.

Book Description[]

In Thy Gold to Refine, the story of the fictional Steed family enters one of the stormiest and yet most inspiring periods in Church history. Picking up where Volume 3 left off in the summer of 1838, this book finds the Steeds, (all but daughter Melissa and her family) happily reunited in Far West, Missouri, only to be thrown into a maelstrom of intense and tragic events: the election-day battle at Gallatin; the siege of DeWitt; the Battle of Crooked River; the issuing of Governor Bogg's extermination order; the Haun's Mill massacre; the fall of Far West; the incarceration of the Prophet Joseph Smith; and the expulsion from Missouri. Characters whom readers have come to know and love from previous volumes return here, including Joshua Steed, who, although reconciled to his family now, finds that his commission in the Missouri state militia forces him to be alighted with those opposing the Mormons.

Once again author Gerald Lund skillfully recreates dramatic scenes from Latter-day Saint history, transporting readers back in time to witness soul-stirring events and to meet unforgettable people. Readers of The Work and the Glory may well find that this new volume — with its powerful account of endurance and faith refined by the fires of affliction and is the most engaging and moving installment in the series so far.

Trivia[]

  • The book title refers to the line "Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine" of the hymn "How Firm a Foundation".

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Pillar of Light - Like a Fire is Burning - Truth Will Prevail - Thy Gold to Refine - A Season of Joy - Praise to the Man - No Unhallowed Hand - So Great a Cause - All Is Well
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