Books like The Work and the Glory

I read this series in 7th grade. Probably a lot of what drew me into the books were the love stories, and if I reread them again, I might find the love stories simplistic and similar, but I love these books, and I learned SO much about Church history reading them. I've retained a lot of that knowledge and have had reason to be grateful to have learned Church history in a memorable and safe way--meaning the author is a faithful, believing member who didn't shy away from delicate topics but explained them and explored them to my satisfaction.Also, I have a vivid memory of sitting in band class during first-chair selections reading book 6 when the Prophet Joseph died. It tried to be discreet, but I was very close to sobbing.