Excerpt from The Italian Mission During our protracted journey, the health of Elder Toronto had been considerably affected; but this salubrious clime having reg-invigorated his frame, he became very anxious to visit his friends in Sicily. As I felt it proper for him to do so, he took his departure at the beginning of August. Soon after my arrival here, I considered it necessary to issue a publica tion in French accordingly I wrote, and compiled a work, entitled T he Voice of Joseph, containing Visions of Joseph Smith - Discovery of Gold Plates filled with Egyptian Characters and Hieroglyphics - Their Translation into the English Language by the aid of the Urim and Thummim - The Sacred History of Ancient America now clearly revealed from the earliest ages after the Flood, to the beginning of the Fifth Cen tury of the Christian Era - Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Their Persecutions - Expulsion from the States of Missouri and Illinois - Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith - Banish ment of many Thousand Saints - Their Travels in the Western Wilderness - Their present location in Upper California - Their Organization of the State of Deseret - The Missionary Labours of their Elders - Sketch of their Faith and Doctrine. 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.