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Searching for a Lost Book

On July 23, 2016 · In Blog, Speaking

A few years ago, a copy of the Book of Mormon surfaced in the Church History Library that was thought to have been given to Jesse N. Smith by Joseph Smith. Speaking today the Jesse N. Smith Family Reunion, I explained why this is not the book and how to find and identify the actual […]

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Mormon women’s history ‘at a crossroads,’ speaker says

On March 17, 2016 · In News, Speaking

This article was published in the Deseret News (online) and in the Church News (print). On my blog I summarized this talk and shared the story of Sarah Stageman’s conversion and pamphlet.

Mormon women’s history ‘at a crossroads,’ speaker says

By R. Scott Lloyd, LDS Church News
Published: Thursday, […]

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Sources in Mormon Women’s History: A Summary

On March 3, 2016 · In Blog

This is a great day for women’s sources. We now have access to more and richer sources than ever before. I opened with a review of 19th- and 20th-century writing about women that pointed to several “crossroads” that highlight the need to better understand women’s agency, individuality, and integration into historical writing. In response, […]

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