“Now, Tucker, there isn’t a lick of proof that Joseph Smith ever owned this gun, but it came from his home and that means something to me.” So saying, the old Mormon handed Tucker Morgan the small rifle that would change his life.
Tim Selman had been saving the gun ever since finding it in the attic of Joseph Smith’s abandoned home in Nauvoo—just waiting for the right boy to come along. He had felt impressed that Tucker was that boy, and so the mysterious boy’s rifle assumed a new role in shaping a family’s destiny.
The Gun of Joseph Smith chronicles that destiny in a warm, exciting story of faith, persistence, and courage. Here is the adventure—as well as the danger—of crossing the plains and the bittersweet decisions of a boy coming into manhood. Moments of tenderness and introspection combine with thrilling action and scenes of terror and triumph to create a wonderful book the whole family will enjoy.
Tucker Morgan is a first-class character whose growings and strivings are easily identified with. And his story, although set over a century ago, is in many ways the story of us all—our search for direction and our struggle to recognize divine guidance as it is given to us. Besides this, though, The Gun of Joseph Smith is just plain good reading.
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