He left an extensive literary record that provides a fascinating window into the early days of the Church he founded. The Joseph Smith Papers Project has earned an endorsement by the National Archives National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) because it. Joseph Smith, the first president and prophet of the Church, lived from 1805 to 1844. The new Joseph Smith Papers volume features 99 documents, including letters, deeds, accounts of discourses, minutes of meetings, memorials to the nation’s leaders, poems and other documents that showcase a tumultuous period in Joseph Smith’s life and illustrate a region on the brink of civil war. The references that follow are to the manuscript history as opposed to the later published version. These are now the most reliable resource available for understanding Joseph Smith and the foundations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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With the Millers’ generous support, the Church of Jesus Christ hired a large team, including PhD-educated historians and professional editors, to produce the Joseph Smith Papers. The final volume to be released, Documents Volume 15, covers the tumultuous final six weeks of Joseph Smith’s life and the events leading to his murder at Carthage, Illinois. Thanks to this project, Gail Miller said, “Joseph Smith will be known by billions.” Philanthropists and business leaders Gail Miller and her late husband, Larry, recognized the importance of the Joseph Smith Papers project early on and supported the legacy project for a period of more than 20 years. Principal documents featured in the 27 volumes include 1,306 journal entries, 643 letters and 155 revelations. The culmination of the print edition now completes an essential resource for scholars and students of Smith’s life and work, early Latter-day Saint history and American history and religion. The comprehensive collection, available online (for free) and in print, includes complete transcriptions, helpful introductions, annotations and extensive reference material. The Mormon History Association recently awarded the Joseph Smith Papers a special citation for its historical work. The project brings together Joseph Smith’s surviving papers, including the foundational documents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, into an easily accessible collection. On the 179th anniversary of the martyrdom of Joseph Smith (June 27, 1844), the Church Historian’s Press released the final print volume in its landmark 27-volume work, “The Joseph Smith Papers,” which got underway in June 2001.
The following is excerpted from the Church Newsroom.
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