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Guest on Come Follow Up

On March 21, 2021 · In News, Videos

Today it was my pleasure to visit BYUtv’s Come Follow Up to talk about Doctrine & Covenants 27-28.

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10 Questions with Keith Erekson

On January 4, 2021 · In News

Published at From the Desk of Kurt Manwaring, January 4, 2021.

Sponsored by BYU Studies—Historian Keith Erekson takes readers behind the scenes of the Church History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

If you want to learn more, check out “A New Era of Research Access in […]

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New Article on Access in the CHL

On October 5, 2020 · In News

The October 2020 issue of the Journal of Mormon History features a forum on archival access, with an article I wrote about access in the Church History Library.

My article traces the history of access in the Church’s collection, explains all of the factors that go into […]

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Saints Podcast–Conflict and Unity

On September 5, 2020 · In News, Podcasts

Episode Summary: Keith Erekson is the director of the Library Division of the Church History Department. In this episode Keith explains a conflict between members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Keith also describes how the First Presidency was reorganized after the disunity was resolved.

Listen to Episode 37: To […]

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New Book on Political Perceptions

On June 15, 2020 · In Books, News

Today, Cornell University Press releases an exciting new book featuring fourteen essays that track changes in the ways Americans have perceived the Latter-day Saints since the 1830s. From presidential politics, to political violence, to the definition of marriage, to the meaning of sexual equality—the editors and contributors place Latter-day Saints within […]

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Saints Podcast–Co-ops and Competition

On June 9, 2020 · In News, Podcasts

Episode Summary: Keith Erekson is the director of the Library Division of the Church History Department. In this week’s episode we explore the cooperative movement of the Church. We also learn about a visit by Joseph Smith III to Utah Territory.

Listen to Episode 24: An Immense Labor.

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