Review: Joseph Smith Papers, Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844-January 1846

On 21 September 201721 September 2017 By Mark R. CheathemIn Books, Joseph SmithLeave a comment

Last year, Spencer McBride asked me to participate in a blogger event for The Joseph Smith Papers (JSP) that focused on the publication of the volume containing the Council of Fifty Minutes, March 1844-January 1846 (C50). My teaching schedule prevented me from being part of that session, but Spencer graciously sent me a copy of the volume …

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Definitive Edition of Joseph Smith Papers?

On 24 February 201123 February 2011 By Mark R. CheathemIn Book of Mormon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith2 Comments

If I were looking for a published edition of Joseph Smith's papers, which edition should I choose? Any assistance that readers could give me would be greatly appreciated. Some background: Last weekend, I was looking to identify published editions of the Joseph Smith papers for library acquisition and discovered that there is an older edition …

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