The culmination of more than twenty-five years of research, Deseret Book's travel series, Sacred Places, brings Church history to life for families, students, and scholars — anyone interested in seeing the sites and reliving the events of the Restoration. In helping guide Saints to places made sacred by those who have gone before, the authors gathered the best and most current information available. Volume 1 takes readers to sites leading up to and revolving around the Restoration as they visit the birthplaces of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and other Church leaders. Readers will walk in the footsteps of the first missionaries who brought the good news of the gospel to their brothers and sisters in New England and Canada.