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JOSEPH SMITH PAPERS WILL CHANGE LANDSCAPE, EDITOR SAYS

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PROVO, Utah - A class on the seven-year development of the Joseph Smith Papers Project was a highlight of the annual Association of Mormon Letters conference, where novelists, playwrights, and scholars gathered Saturday at Brigham Young University to celebrate LDS literature.

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BRIGHAM YOUNG ENTHUSIAST MANAGES JOSEPH SMITH PAPERS PROJECT
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Considering his current position, Ronald Esplin has a rather unexpected area of expertise. A self-described "Brigham Young enthusiast," Esplin is currently the managing editor of the Joseph Smith Papers, a project that Elder Marlin K. Jensen referred to as "the single most significant historical project of our generation."

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New Joseph Smith Papers book is released

The "facsimile edition" of the "Revelations and Translations" series of the Joseph Smith Papers went on sale Tuesday, coinciding with the Sept. 22 date on which the LDS Church founder received the Golden Plates. The Church History Department presented a copy of the volume to Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve during a news conference at the Church History Library. Ref. Source 2

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New Mormon papers offer an unvarnished look at Joseph Smith

Church unveils book of historical documents, the first in a series that could grow to dozens. [..] The LDS Church History Department announced the inaugural release of its Documents Series, Volume 1: July 1828-June 1831, at the LDS Church History Library, September 4, 2013. It is part of the multi-volume Joseph Smith Papers Project. Historic documents in this series include Joseph Smith's revelations, reports of his discourses and personal letters both sent and received. Also in the collection are articles Joseph Smith wrote for newspapers, minutes of his meetings, and Church administrative records. Ref. Source 9

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Church History Department Releases Book of Mormon Printer’s Manuscript in New Book

A new volume of “The Joseph Smith Papers Project” featuring the printer’s manuscript of the Book of Mormon was released Tuesday by the Church Historian’s Press, an imprint of the History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ref. Source 6g