Jedediah as a Man

Jedediah was a man who refused to compromise his standards when it came to the principles of the gospel. This book showed an interesting side as to his change from a radical preacher to a full-fledged member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles under Brigham Young. His voice truly comes out within the pages as he befriends Thomas L. Kane, was a captain of one of the company of the pioneers as they entered the Salt Lake valley in 1847, served several missions to the east in an attempt to spread the gospel to all parts of the world and also to bolster the image of the Saints during the crisis of polygamy. He was one who urged his people to sacrifice all that they possessed in a stern voice, but we also see the tenderness of Jedediah as he communicates with close members of his family.