by Ramsay Williams

"A new Church will be established under a new Prophet. Be ready, Joseph Smith for you shall be the prophet for this time of the living God!"
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or the 'Mormon' faith as it came to be known, was established 150 years ago this year in the United States in a time of religious and messianic ferment. This play chronicles the epic struggle of the church to survive, from the death of Joseph Smith, the great trek to Utah under the leadership of Brigham Young, to the death of Young some years after the American Civil War.

(BBC Bristol) (Rptd: Sun 2.30 pm)
(Feature p14)