{"id":60947,"date":"2021-01-22T14:53:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T21:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fairmormon.org\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=60947"},"modified":"2022-05-18T12:30:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:30:10","slug":"raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This volume explores events and teachings of the early years of the Restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Featuring scholars from Brigham Young University, the Church History Department, and the Joseph Smith Papers, the collection of prominent materials previously produced by the BYU Religious Studies Center is designed as a companion to personal and family study of the Doctrine and Covenants and Church history. Chapters explore Joseph Smith&#8217;s accounts of his First Vision, the translation of the Book of Mormon, and the restoration of priesthood power. Doctrinal teachings about consecration, Zion, the kingdoms of glory, and work for the dead are also investigated, as are harrowing experiences in Liberty and Carthage Jails and the exodus to the West.<\/p>\n<p>Scott C. Esplin is a professor of Church history and doctrine as well as the publications director of the Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University. He is the author of the award-winning book\u00a0<em>Return to the City of Joseph: Modern Mormonism&#8217;s Contest for the Soul of Nauvoo<\/em>, as well as numerous other books and articles on the Doctrine and Covenants and the history of the Church. He earned a PhD in educational leadership and foundations from BYU and taught seminary and institute prior to joining the faculty of Religious Education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":60949,"template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_eb_attr":"","inline_featured_image":false},"product_brand":[35],"product_cat":[110,74,31],"product_tag":[1084],"class_list":{"0":"post-60947","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_brand-deseret-book","7":"product_cat-doctrine-and-covenants","8":"product_cat-history","9":"product_cat-miscellaneous","10":"product_tag-202204inventoryconfirmed","11":"product_shipping_class-united-states","12":"pa_writer-byu-religious-studies","13":"pa_writer-esplin-scott-c","15":"first","16":"instock","17":"shipping-taxable","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration - FAIR Bookstore<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration - FAIR Bookstore\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This volume explores events and teachings of the early years of the Restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Featuring scholars from Brigham Young University, the Church History Department, and the Joseph Smith Papers, the collection of prominent materials previously produced by the BYU Religious Studies Center is designed as a companion to personal and family study of the Doctrine and Covenants and Church history. Chapters explore Joseph Smith&#039;s accounts of his First Vision, the translation of the Book of Mormon, and the restoration of priesthood power. Doctrinal teachings about consecration, Zion, the kingdoms of glory, and work for the dead are also investigated, as are harrowing experiences in Liberty and Carthage Jails and the exodus to the West.  Scott C. Esplin is a professor of Church history and doctrine as well as the publications director of the Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University. He is the author of the award-winning book\u00a0Return to the City of Joseph: Modern Mormonism&#039;s Contest for the Soul of Nauvoo, as well as numerous other books and articles on the Doctrine and Covenants and the history of the Church. He earned a PhD in educational leadership and foundations from BYU and taught seminary and institute prior to joining the faculty of Religious Education.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FAIR Bookstore\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-05-18T18:30:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/raising-the-standard-of-truth.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"331\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"499\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/product\\\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/product\\\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\\\/\",\"name\":\"Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration - FAIR Bookstore\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/product\\\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/product\\\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\\\/spai\\\/q_lossy+ret_img+to_webp\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/raising-the-standard-of-truth.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-22T21:53:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-18T18:30:10+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/product\\\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/product\\\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/product\\\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\\\/spai\\\/q_lossy+ret_img+to_webp\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/raising-the-standard-of-truth.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\\\/spai\\\/q_lossy+ret_img+to_webp\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/raising-the-standard-of-truth.jpg\",\"width\":331,\"height\":499},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/product\\\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Browse by Category\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/browse\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/\",\"name\":\"FAIR Bookstore\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"FAIR Bookstore\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\\\/spai\\\/q_lossy+ret_img+to_webp\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/cropped-Logo-Bookstore-cropped-3.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\\\/spai\\\/q_lossy+ret_img+to_webp\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/cropped-Logo-Bookstore-cropped-3.png\",\"width\":450,\"height\":105,\"caption\":\"FAIR Bookstore\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\\\/store\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration - FAIR Bookstore","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration - FAIR Bookstore","og_description":"This volume explores events and teachings of the early years of the Restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Featuring scholars from Brigham Young University, the Church History Department, and the Joseph Smith Papers, the collection of prominent materials previously produced by the BYU Religious Studies Center is designed as a companion to personal and family study of the Doctrine and Covenants and Church history. Chapters explore Joseph Smith's accounts of his First Vision, the translation of the Book of Mormon, and the restoration of priesthood power. Doctrinal teachings about consecration, Zion, the kingdoms of glory, and work for the dead are also investigated, as are harrowing experiences in Liberty and Carthage Jails and the exodus to the West.  Scott C. Esplin is a professor of Church history and doctrine as well as the publications director of the Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University. He is the author of the award-winning book\u00a0Return to the City of Joseph: Modern Mormonism's Contest for the Soul of Nauvoo, as well as numerous other books and articles on the Doctrine and Covenants and the history of the Church. He earned a PhD in educational leadership and foundations from BYU and taught seminary and institute prior to joining the faculty of Religious Education.","og_url":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/","og_site_name":"FAIR Bookstore","article_modified_time":"2022-05-18T18:30:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":331,"height":499,"url":"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAzMzEgNDk5IiB3aWR0aD0iMzMxIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQ5OSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmZhaXJsYXR0ZXJkYXlzYWludHMub3JnJTJGc3RvcmUlMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMjElMkYwMSUyRnJhaXNpbmctdGhlLXN0YW5kYXJkLW9mLXRydXRoLmpwZyIgZGF0YS13PSIzMzEiIGRhdGEtaD0iNDk5IiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/","url":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/","name":"Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration - FAIR Bookstore","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAzMzEgNDk5IiB3aWR0aD0iMzMxIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQ5OSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmZhaXJsYXR0ZXJkYXlzYWludHMub3JnJTJGc3RvcmUlMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMjElMkYwMSUyRnJhaXNpbmctdGhlLXN0YW5kYXJkLW9mLXRydXRoLmpwZyIgZGF0YS13PSIzMzEiIGRhdGEtaD0iNDk5IiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=","datePublished":"2021-01-22T21:53:07+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-18T18:30:10+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/#primaryimage","url":"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAzMzEgNDk5IiB3aWR0aD0iMzMxIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQ5OSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmZhaXJsYXR0ZXJkYXlzYWludHMub3JnJTJGc3RvcmUlMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMjElMkYwMSUyRnJhaXNpbmctdGhlLXN0YW5kYXJkLW9mLXRydXRoLmpwZyIgZGF0YS13PSIzMzEiIGRhdGEtaD0iNDk5IiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=","contentUrl":"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAzMzEgNDk5IiB3aWR0aD0iMzMxIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQ5OSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmZhaXJsYXR0ZXJkYXlzYWludHMub3JnJTJGc3RvcmUlMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMjElMkYwMSUyRnJhaXNpbmctdGhlLXN0YW5kYXJkLW9mLXRydXRoLmpwZyIgZGF0YS13PSIzMzEiIGRhdGEtaD0iNDk5IiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=","width":331,"height":499},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/product\/raising-the-standard-of-truth-exploring-the-history-and-teachings-of-the-early-restoration\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Browse by Category","item":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/browse\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/","name":"FAIR Bookstore","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/#organization","name":"FAIR Bookstore","url":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NTAgMTA1IiB3aWR0aD0iNDUwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEwNSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmZhaXJsYXR0ZXJkYXlzYWludHMub3JnJTJGc3RvcmUlMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMjMlMkYwMyUyRmNyb3BwZWQtTG9nby1Cb29rc3RvcmUtY3JvcHBlZC0zLnBuZyIgZGF0YS13PSI0NTAiIGRhdGEtaD0iMTA1IiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=","contentUrl":"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NTAgMTA1IiB3aWR0aD0iNDUwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEwNSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmZhaXJsYXR0ZXJkYXlzYWludHMub3JnJTJGc3RvcmUlMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMjMlMkYwMyUyRmNyb3BwZWQtTG9nby1Cb29rc3RvcmUtY3JvcHBlZC0zLnBuZyIgZGF0YS13PSI0NTAiIGRhdGEtaD0iMTA1IiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=","width":450,"height":105,"caption":"FAIR Bookstore"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/60947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/60947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=60947"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=60947"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairlatterdaysaints.org\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=60947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}