Download or read book The Work and the Glory written by Gerald N. Lund and published by . This book was released on 2004-11-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pillar of Light, volume one of the bestselling historical fiction series The Work and the Glory, begins in the 1820s as Benjamin Steed moves his family to Palmyra Township in upstate New York. There they meet a young man named Joseph Smith and are caught up in the controversy that swirls around him."--Page 4 of cover.