Following historic sources as accurately as possible, the author outlines Emma's courtship and marriage to Joseph as well as her years of childbearing and her work on the Book of Mormon. "
"It has always seemed to me that there is more said against Emma Smith. . .than in her favor." Wirkus outlines some of the falsehoods and persecutions she brought against the Church during the thirty-five years she lived after Joseph's death.
President Wirkus notes, "I find few women who were asked to go through as much hardship, heartache, and tragedy as did Emma Smith."
The author leaves the judgment up to you, dear reader. . .