We are excited to announce that Andrew H. Hedges, Alex D. Smith, and Brent Rogers will be here on Thursday, December 3, to discuss the latest volume of the Joseph Smith Papers, Journals, Volume 3: May 1843–June 1844 .
Covering May 1843 through June 1844, this volume features the conclusion of Joseph Smith’s second Nauvoo journal, kept by scribe. Contemporary records such as William Clayton’s journal and the Council of Fifty minutes are employed to provide contextual background for these events. Growing tensions resulted in threats and violence. The journal refers, for instance, to conspiracies against annotation, this final installment of Joseph Smith’s journals constitutes an essential primary source for research into the life of the first leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes a comprehensive index for the Journals series.
Andrew H. Hedges served as managing historian of the project from 2012 to 2013. He received a PhD in American history from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, an MA in Near East studies from Brigham Young University, and a BS in zoology from Weber State College. He is currently an associate professor of LDS church history and doctrine at BYU. He has published a variety of articles on early Mormon history and edited several volumes of scholarly essays, including Disciple as Witness (2000) and Disciple as Scholar (2000).
Alex D. Smith received MA (2002) and BA (1998) degrees in history from Brigham Young University and is currently pursuing a PhD in history from the University of Utah. He was a research historian and document editor with the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History, where he first began working for the Papers. His research interests and project specialization focus on the history of the church in Nauvoo.
Brent M. Rogers received a BA with honors in history from San Diego State University, an MA in public history from California State University, Sacramento, and a PhD in nineteenth-century United States history from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He previously served as a digital editor and research fellow for the Papers of William F. Cody and as an instructor in the history department at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He has produced scholarship on digital history, history of the American West, and Mormon history.
The Joseph Smith Papers, Journals, Vol. 3: May 1843-June 1844. The Church Historian’s Press, 2015. Hardback. 641pp. $57.95
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Other Joseph Smith Papers volumes available (all hardback, published by the Church Historian’s Press):
Journals, Vol. 1 (1832-1839). 2008. $49.95
Journals, Vol. 2 (1841-1843). 2011. Reg. $54.95, SALE $17.99
Joseph Smith Papers, Revelations & Translations, Manuscript Revelation Books: Facsimile Edition. 2009. Reg. $99.99, SALE $59.99 **SIGNED BY ALL THREE VOLUME EDITORS**. $54.95
Documents, vol. 1: July 1828 – June 1831. 2013. $54.95
Documents, vol. 2: July 1831 – January 1833. 2013. $54.95
Documents, vol. 3: February 1833-March 1834. 2014. $54.95
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