“Contents,” Our Heritage: A Brief History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1996), iii “Contents,” Our Heritage, iii Contents Contents Introduction v Chapter 1: The First Vision 1 Chapter 2: Establishing the Foundations of the Church 5 Chapter 3: Building the Kingdom in Kirtland, Ohio 21 Chapter 4: Establishing Zion in Missouri 37 Chapter 5: Sacrifice and Blessings in Nauvoo 55 Chapter 6: Faith in Every Footstep 69 Chapter 7: Establishing an Ensign to the Nations 81 Chapter 8: A Period of Trials and Testing 93 Chapter 9: The Expanding Church 105 Chapter 10: The Worldwide Church 121 Chapter 11: The Present-day Church 133 Conclusion 145 Endnotes 147