If I were a faithful Mormon who was knowledgeable about Mormon history, and I was asked by other faithful Mormons who were not well informed and just looking for a basic introduction to that subject, I would recommend those books. The problem with this is that if that member decides to start an in-depth investigation into problematic areas, they are going to feel misled and lied to. IOWs the church is doing the same thing with these books as it has done in the past with its history, which is, try to paint a highly selective faithful view of the church, especially one that makes today's SLC church look like the one Smith started. When that view is exposed for what it is, people tend to leave the church.
Many years ago I had a short discussion with my sister and BIL about Smith's involvement in treasure seeking and peep stones. He very adamantly claimed that Nibley had traced all those stories back to one or two contemporary anti-Mormon lies and that Smith wasn't involved with any such endeavor. I recommended a few books to read (Bushman's RSR, Vogel and Brodie) and told him to spend time reading the footnotes and tracking them down if he could. A few years later I got a call from him that started with "We're out, it's all a lie!". They were both BIC, RM, full tithe paying members with over 50 years of activity. That's the kind of reaction that can happen when people base their testimonies on only church published material.