Lucy Smith was a woman of her time- which is a good thing in many ways(though I was often infuriated at the way she often had to find a man to do things. I would have infinitely preferred that edition. So apparently there is a version of this book with endnotes and commentary. This is a book every Mormon should read (along with some real history books to provide context). She sacrificed tremendously for the Restored Gospel, and the depth of those sacrifices understandably color how she remembers and recounts the events of the Restoration. Her account is moving, especially near the end as she described the martyrdom of her two sons, Hyrum and Joseph. This books is invaluable because it gives Mother Smith's first-hand account of what she experienced. One could nit pick these limitations, but Mother Smith was not a historian. Bennett's sexual misconduct or the x's and o's of the controversies surrounding the Nauvoo Expositor. For example, it is unlikely Mother Smith had first hand knowledge of the extent of Joseph Smith's polygamy, John C. First, as the mother of Joseph and Hyrum, how could anyone expect her to be objective? And how could anyone fairly view that inability to be objective as a moral failing on her part? Second, it is unlikely Mother Smith had first-hand knowledge of many of the historical gaps or inaccuracies in her book. Mother Smith's account is limited by two factors. This book is not entirely historically accurate.
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