See the presentation online at RootsTech Connect 2021.
The Church History Library houses the sacred and valuable historical records of The Church […]
Do you have a 19th-Century Latter-day Saint ancestor who did not keep a journal? Learn about strategies and sources for researching and writing to turn dates and places into rich stories and experiences.
With the recent publication of my complete analysis in BYU Studies, I thought I’d answer the ten most common questions I’ve received about Elvis Presley and the Book of Mormon. (Page numbers in parenthesis are from the article.)
Q1. Did Elvis Presley write in this copy of the Book of Mormon?
A. No. […]
This article was published online in the Church News on November 14, 2018, and a notice appeared the same day in the Deseret News. The story ran in the print version of the Church News on November 18 (pages 18-19) and was posted on lds.org on […]
[This was originally published on May 21, 2018, on the Church History Library’s blog The Historical Record.]
June 2018 marks 40 years since President Spencer W. Kimball announced that the priesthood could be conferred on “all worthy male members of the Church” (Official Declaration 2). The announcement provided new opportunities to members […]
Public historian Sheila Brennan rightly observed that “public digital humanities work requires an intentional decision from the beginning of the project that identifies, invites in, and addresses audience needs in the design, as well as the approach and content, long before the outreach for a finished project begins.” This post presents recent initiatives in […]

