author
William A. Morton
d. 1930
Best remembered for writing clear, accessible Latter-day Saint books for children and everyday readers, this Irish-born author helped bring scripture stories and church history to a younger audience. His work has the feel of practical teaching: direct, devotional, and meant to be shared at home or in class.
1 Audiobook
Mother Stories from the Book of Mormon
by William A. Morton
About the author
Born on 10 January 1866 in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland, he later joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after hearing about it from a co-worker in a printing establishment. Church sources describe him as a prolific writer of missionary tracts and religious books in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
His books include Mother Stories from the Book of Mormon, The Gospel Primer, The Primary Helper, A Child's Life of Our Savior, and From Plowboy to Prophet. Much of his writing was aimed at children, families, and students, with a simple style that turned doctrine and church history into readable lessons.
Some details of his later life and death were not clearly confirmed in the sources I found, so I have left them out here. Even so, the surviving record shows a writer closely connected with early Latter-day Saint educational publishing, especially in Salt Lake City, whose books were meant to teach faith in an approachable way.