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New book on Mormon Women’s History

On December 27, 2017 · In Books, News

Nearly two years after a Church History Symposium devoted to the subject of Mormon women’s history, selected papers from the event are now available in a new volume published by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.

The volume includes chapters by Keith A. Erekson, Jenny Hale Pulsipher, Andrea Radke-Moss, Amy Harris, Amy Easton-Flake, Heather […]

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‘History skills’ can strengthen study of Book of Mormon witnesses, speaker says

On August 4, 2017 · In News, Speaking

This text is re-posted from R. Scott Lloyd, “‘History skills’ can strengthen study of Book of Mormon witnesses, speaker says,” Deseret News, August 4, 2017.

As the director of the Church History Library, Keith Erekson has charge, among other things, of manuscript records pertaining to the Three Witnesses and the Eight Witnesses to the […]

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A Comment about Stories

On July 31, 2017 · In News

Today the Deseret News reported on Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s retraction of a recently-told missionary story. The portion of the article quoting Keith Erekson is reproduced below; the full article is Tad Walch, “Elder Holland withdraws Church News Missionary Story,” Deseret News, July 31, 2017.

It is important to differentiate between someone who knowingly […]

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New Views into Missionary History

On July 13, 2017 · In News

This text is re-posted from “New Views into Missionary History,” Church News, July 16, 2017.

As soon as the Church was organized in 1830, its members set out to preach the gospel to family, friends and neighbors. One hundred years later, nearly 38,000 men and women had served proselytizing missions for the Church. Now, […]

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