The Work and the Glory is a nine-part novel series by Gerald N. Lund chronicling the birth and early growth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through the lives of the fictional Steed family. The Steeds, throughout the series, meet and come to know well many of the prominent early Church members. The series covers a twenty-year period, opening in 1827 when the Steeds move from Vermont to western New York state, and ending in 1847 when they settle in the Salt Lake Valley. The storyline also includes both fictional and actual events.