Foundations of the Restoration (REL C 225)

A Marvelous Work and a Wonder

• Dennis L. Largey, Andrew H. Hedges, John Hilton III, and Kerry Hull, eds., The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2015).
• Matthew J. Grey, “The Apostolic Fathers as Witnesses to the Early Christian Apostasy,” Religious Educator 6, no. 1 (2004): 75–91.
• Robert J. Matthews, “The Restoration of All Things: What the Doctrine and Covenants Says,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2004), 68–91.

The First Vision

• Robert L. Millet, "Doctrinal Insights from Joseph Smith's First Vision," Religious Educator 22, no. 2 (2021): 10-31.
• Dean C. Jessee, “The Earliest Documented Accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision,” in Exploring the First Vision, ed. Samuel Alonzo Dodge and Steven C. Harper (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 1–40.
• James B. Allen and John W. Welch, “The Appearance of the Father and the Son to Joseph Smith in 1820,” in Exploring the First Vision, ed. Samuel Alonzo Dodge and Steven C. Harper (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 41–89.
• Steven C. Harper, “Evaluating Three Arguments against Joseph Smith’s First Vision,” in Exploring the First Vision, ed. Samuel Alonzo Dodge and Steven C. Harper (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 307–23.
• Steven C. Harper, “Suspicion or Trust: Reading the Accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision,” in No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues, ed. Robert L. Millet (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 63–75.
• Milton V. Backman Jr., “First Vision,” in Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. John W. Welch and Devan Jensen (Provo, UT: BYU Studies and the Religious Studies Center, 2002), 19–21.

The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon

• Kevin W. Pearson, "The Divine Mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith," Religious Educator 24, no. 2 (2023): 1–13.
• A. Bryan Weston, “Witnesses—Those Who Assist to Bring Forth This Work,” Religious Educator 11, no. 2 (2010): 31–36.
• George A. Horton Jr., “Book of Mormon—Transmission from Translator to Printed Text,” in The Book of Mormon: The Keystone Scripture, ed. Paul R. Cheesman (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1988), 237–55.

The Book of Mormon—Keystone of Our Religion

• John W. Welch, “The Book of Mormon as the Keystone of Church Administration,” Religious Educator 12, no. 2 (2011): 83–117.
• Daniel H. Ludlow, “The Challenge of the Book of Mormon,” in The Book of Mormon: The Keystone Scripture, ed. Paul R. Cheesman (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1988), 1–20.
• Wayne A. Larsen and Alvin C. Rencher, “Who Wrote the Book of Mormon? An Analysis of Wordprints,” in Book of Mormon Authorship: New Light on Ancient Origins, ed. Noel B. Reynolds (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1982), 157–88.

The Restoration of the Priesthood

• Kenneth L. Alford, “I Will Send You Elijah the Prophet," in You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Scott C. Esplin, Richard O. Cowan, and Rachel Cope (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2012), 34–49.
• Matthew C. Godfrey, “A Culmination of Learning: D&C and the Doctrine of the Priesthood,” in You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Scott C. Esplin, Richard O. Cowan, and Rachel Cope (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2012), 167–81.
• Farley, S. Brent, “The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood (D&C 84)” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo and Salt Lake City: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, and Deseret Book 2004), 221–33.
• Robert J. Matthews, “The Restoration of All Things: What the Doctrine and Covenants Says,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004), 68–91.
• Richard G. Ellsworth and Melvin J. Luthy, “Priesthood,” in Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. John W. Welch and Devan Jensen (Provo, UT: BYU Studies and Religious Studies Center, 2002), 135–41.

The Organization of the Church

• Robert R. Millet, “Joseph Smith and ‘The Only True and Living Church,’” in A Witness for the Restoration: Essays in Honor of Robert J. Matthews, Kent P. Jackson and Andrew C. Skinner (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007), 201–31.
• Elder John K. Carmack, “Fayette: The Place the Church Was Organized,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2004), 48–55.
• Grant Underwood, “The ‘Same’ Organization That Existed in the Primitive Church,” in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002), 167–86.

Proclaim the Everlasting Gospel

• Scott L. Howell, Liberty Howell, and Camellia Hill, "'Knocking on People's Computers': Missionary Work in the Digital Age," Religious Educator 23, no. 3 (2022), 136-157.
• Andrew C. Skinner, “‘This Is My Gospel’: Jesus’ Discourse in 3 Nephi,” Religious Educator 11, no. 3 (2010): 123–43.
• Brent L. Top, “Raising the Bar: Preparing Future Missionaries,” Religious Educator 10, no. 1 (2009): 71–88.
• Larry E. Dahl, “Gospel Scholarship and Gospel Teaching,” Religious Educator 1, no. 1 (2000): 1–14.
• Bruce A. Van Orden, “Preach the Gospel to Every Creature,” in Fourth Nephi, From Zion to Destruction, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1995), 323–35.

The Gathering of Latter-day Israel

• Fred E. Woods, “Men in Motion: Administering and Organizing the Gathering,” in A Firm Foundation: Church Organization and Administration, ed. David J. Whittaker and Arnold K. Garr (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 197–222.
• R. Lanier Britsch, “Missions and Missionary Administration and Organization,” in A Firm Foundation: Church Organization and Administration, ed. David J. Whittaker and Arnold K. Garr (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 595–610.
• Fred E. Woods, “Wilford Woodruff and the Gathering of Modern-day Israel, 1834–50,” in Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff, ed. Alexander L. Baugh and Susan Easton Black (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010), 65–96.
• Joseph Fielding McConkie, “The Gathering of Israel,” Religious Educator 11, no. 1 (2010): 47–64.

Follow the Living Prophet

• Craig James Ostler and Lloyd D. Newell, "'Here Is Wisdom; Yea, to Be a Seer, a Revelator, . . . and a Prophet,'" in Foundations of the Restoration: The 45th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Craig James Ostler, Michael Hubbard MacKay, and Barbara Morgan Gardner (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017), 45–64.
• Matthew O. Richardson, “The Prophet-Leader,” Religious Educator 9, no. 1 (2008): 69–81.
• Ronald E. Bartholomew, “‘Follow the Prophet’: Eight Principles from 1 and 2 Kings,” Religious Educator 9, no. 1 (2008): 55–68.
• Lawrence R. Flake, “Profiles of the Prophets: Wilford Woodruff,” Religious Educator 7, no. 2 (2006): 137–149.
• Robert L. Millet, “What Is Our Doctrine?,” Religious Educator 4, no. 3 (2003): 15–33.

Seek Truth

• Joshua M. Sears, "Learning from People of Other Faiths," Religious Educator 24, no. 2 (2023), 50-71.
• Ulisses Soares, "Light and Truth," Religious Educator 24, no. 1 (2023): 1–11.
• Dale G. Renlund, "Lifelong Conversion," Religious Educator 23, no. 1 (2022): 1–10.
• Robert L. Millet, “The Quest for Truth: Science and Religion in the Best of All Worlds,” in Converging Paths to Truth, ed. Michael D. Rhodes and J. Ward Moody (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, Salt Lake City, 2011), 79–100.
• Barbara Morgan Gardner, “Helping Students Understand Divine Truth,” Religious Educator 11, no. 1 (2010): 163–82.

The Lord’s Voice in the Doctrine and Covenants

• Adam R. Jardine and Seth N. Hord, "Uncovering the Voice of the Lord: Analysis and Implications of Joseph Smith's Letter from Liberty Jail," Religious Educator 22, no. 2 (2021): 96-113.
• Gary J. Coleman, “You Shall Have My Word: The Personal Ministry of Jesus Christ in the Restoration,” in You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Scott C. Esplin, Richard O. Cowan, and Rachel Cope (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2012), 1–18.
• Lisa Olsen, “Gathering the Lord's Words into One: Biblical Intertextuality in the Doctrine and Covenants,” in You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Scott C. Esplin, Richard O. Cowan, and Rachel Cope (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2012), 92–107.
• Bruce R. McConkie, “This Generation Shall Have My Word through You,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004), 35–47.

Additional Scriptures in Our Day

• Stephen O. Smoot, "Did Joseph Smith Use a Seer Stone in the Translation of the Book of Abraham?," Religious Educator 23, no. 2 (2022): 64–107.
• Barbara Morgan Gardner, "Using Section 84 to Emphasize the Priesthood Power of Women," Religious Educator 22, no. 2 (2021): 72-95.
• Nicholas J. Frederick, "Section 77 and Book of Revelation Scholarship," Religious Educator 22, no. 2 (2021): 46-71.
• Robin S. Jensen, Kerry Muhlestein, and Scott C. Esplin, "Discussing Difficult Topics: The Book of Abraham," Religious Educator 21, no. 3 (2020): 117-39.
• Daniel O. McClellan, "'As Far as It Is Translated Correctly': Bible Translation and the Church," Religious Educator 20, no. 2 (2019): 52-83.
• Steven C. Harper, “‘That They Might Come to Understanding’: Revelation as Process,” in You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Scott C. Esplin, Richard O. Cowan, and Rachel Cope (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2012), 19–33.
• Brian M. Hauglid, “Thoughts on the Book of Abraham,” in No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues, ed. Robert L. Millet (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 245–58.
• David A. LeFevre, “The Sermon on the Mount in the Joseph Smith Translation,” in The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture, ed. Gaye Strathearn, Thomas A. Wayment, and Daniel L. Belnap (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010), 283–311.
• Kerry Muhlestein, “Egyptian Papyri and the Book of Abraham: Some Questions and Answers,” Religious Educator 11, no. 1 (2010): 91–108.
• Kerry Muhlestein, “One Continuous Flow: Revelations Surrounding the ‘New Translation,’” in The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context, ed. Andrew H. Hedges, J. Spencer Fluhman, and Alonzo L. Gaskill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2008), 40–65.
• Kent P. Jackson, The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2005), 1–52.
• Craig K. Manscill, ed., Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2004).
• James E. Faust, “The Doctrine and Covenants and Modern Revelation,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2004), 1–9.
• Robert L. Millet, “Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible: A Historical Overview,” in The Joseph Smith Translation: The Restoration of Plain and Precious Truths, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Robert L. Millet (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1985), 23–47.

The Vision

• Robert J. Woodford, “Joseph Smith and ‘The Vision,’ 1832,” in Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer, ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Kent P. Jackson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010), 101–26.
• J. B. Haws, “Joseph Smith, Emanuel Swedenborg, and Section 76: Importance of the Bible in Latter-day Revelation,” in The Doctrine and Covenants, Revelations in Context, ed. Andrew H. Hedges, J. Spencer Fluhman, and Alonzo L. Gaskill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2008), 142–67.
• Monte S. Nyman, “Six Visions of Eternity,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2004), 198–201.

The Kirtland Temple and Priesthood Keys

• Kenneth L. Alford, “‘I Will Send You Elijah the Prophet,’” in You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Scott C. Esplin, Richard O. Cowan, and Rachel Cope (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2012), 34–49.
• Matthew C. Godfrey, “A Culmination of Learning: D&C and the Doctrine of the Priesthood,” in You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Scott C. Esplin, Richard O. Cowan, and Rachel Cope (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2012), 167–81.
• Steven C. Harper, “Joseph Smith and the Kirtland Temple, 1836” in Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer, ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Kent P. Jackson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010), 233–60.
• E. Dale LeBaron, “Elijah’s Mission: His Keys, Powers, and Blessings from the Old Testament to the Latter Days” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2005), 283–97.

Strength amid Opposition

• Cameron J. Packer, “A Grove, a Hill, and a Mountain: Lessons on Overcoming Evil,” Religious Educator 7, no. 3 (2006): 13–21.
• Fred Woods, “Gathering Converts from the Land of Fire and Ice (1873–1914),” in Fire on Ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at Home and Abroad (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2005), 75–103.
• Neal A. Maxwell, “These Are [Your] Days,” Religious Educator 3, no. 1 (2002): 1–7.

Redemption of the Dead

• Mary Jane Woodger, “From Obscurity to Scripture: Joseph F. Smith's Vision of the Redemption of the Dead,” in You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Scott C. Esplin, Richard O. Cowan, and Rachel Cope (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2012), 234–54.
• Jennifer C. Lane, “Redemption’s Grand Design for Both the Living and the Dead,” in The Doctrine and Covenants, Revelations in Context: The 37th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry, ed. Andrew H. Hedges, J. Spencer Fluhman, and Alonzo L. Gaskill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2008), 188–211.
• Leland Gentry, “Redemption for the Dead (D&C 2),” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2004), 92–102.
• Robert L. Millet, “The Vision of the Redemption of the Dead (D&C 138),” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2004), 314–31.
• Richard E. Bennett, “‘And I Saw the Hosts of the Dead, Both Small and Great’: Joseph F. Smith, World War I, and His Visions of the Dead,” Religious Educator 2, no. 1 (2001): 104–24.

Gospel Teachings in Nauvoo

• Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, “The Nauvoo Temple, 1841,” in Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer, ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Kent P. Jackson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010), 421–36.
• Robert L. Millet, “Doctrines, Covenants, and Sweet Consolation, 1843,” in Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer, ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Kent P. Jackson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010), 467–94,
• Brent A. Barlow, “Israel Barlow and the Founding of Nauvoo,” Religious Educator 10, no. 1 (2009): 11–20.
• Milton V. Backman Jr. and Ronald K. Esplin, “The Ohio, Missouri, and Nauvoo Periods, 1831–44,” in Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. John W. Welch and Devan Jensen (Provo, UT: BYU Studies and the Religious Studies Center, 2002), 28–38.
• Jeni Broberg Holzapfel and Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, “Scenes in Nauvoo,” in A Woman’s View: Helen Mar Whitney’s Reminiscences of Early Church History (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1997), 109–34.

The Relief Society and the Church

• Julie B. Beck, "Why We Are Organized into Quorums and Relief Societies," Religious Educator 14, no. 1 (2013): 19–3.
• Dave Hall, “Relief Society Educational and Social Welfare Work, 1900–1929,” in A Firm Foundation: Church Organization and Administration, ed. David J. Whittaker and Arnold K. Garr (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 361–75.
• Janath R. Cannon and Jill Mulvay-Derr, “Relief Society,” in Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. John W. Welch and Devan Jensen (Provo, UT: BYU Studies and Religious Studies Center, 2002), 145–54.

The Doctrine of Eternal Marriage and Family

• E. Dale LeBaron, “Elijah’s Mission: His Keys, Powers, and Blessings from the Old Testament to the Latter Days” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2005), 283–97.
• Douglas E. Brinley, “Marriage and Family Relationships—The Lord’s Way,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004), 295–313.
• James T. Duke, “Eternal Marriage,” in Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. John W. Welch and Devan Jensen (Provo, UT: BYU Studies and Religious Studies Center, 2002), 105–8.
• Reed H. Bradford, “Teachings about the Family,” in Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. John W. Welch and Devan Jensen (Provo, UT: BYU Studies and the Religious Studies Center, 2002), 154–57.

Plural Marriage

• J. Spencer Fluhman, “‘A Subject That Can Bear Investigation’: Anguish, Faith, and Joseph Smith’s Youngest Plural Wife,” in No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues, ed. Robert L. Millet (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 105–19.
• Jeni Broberg Holzapfel and Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, eds., “Scenes and Incidents in Nauvoo,” in A Woman’s View: Helen Mar Whitney’s Reminiscences of Early Church History (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1997), 135–39.

The Prophetic Mission of Joseph Smith

• Kevin W. Pearson, "The Divine Mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith," Religious Educator 24, no. 2 (2023): 1–13.
• Philip R. Webb, “‘Millions Shall Know “Brother Joseph” Again’: Witnesses of the Prophet’s Divine Role and Mission,” Selections from the Religious Education Student Symposium, 2005 (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2005), 199–211.
• Milton V. Backman Jr. and Ronald K. Esplin, “The Ohio, Missouri, and Nauvoo Periods, 1831-44,” in Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. John W. Welch and Devan Jensen (Provo, UT: BYU Studies and the Religious Studies Center, 2002), 28–38.
• Richard L. Bushman and Larry C. Porter, “The New York Period, 1820–31,” in Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism(Provo, UT: BYU Studies and the Religious Studies Center, 2002), 21–8.
• RoseAnn Benson, “Joseph Smith and the Messiah: Prophetically Linked,” Religious Educator 3, no. 3 (2002): 65–81.

The Martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith

• Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, “The Prophet’s Final Charge to the Twelve, 1844” in Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer, ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Kent P. Jackson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010), 495–524.
• Jeni Broberg Holzapfel and Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, eds., “Scenes in Nauvoo after the Martyrdom of the Prophet and Patriarch,” in A Woman’s View: Helen Mar Whitney’s Reminiscences of Early Church History (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1997), 241–67.

Succession in the Presidency

• Ronald W. Walker, “Six Days in August: Brigham Young and the Succession,” in A Firm Foundation: Church Organization and Administration, ed. David J. Whittaker and Arnold K. Garr (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 161–96.
• Charles L. Swift, “Profiles of the Prophets: Brigham Young,” Religious Educator 8, no. 1 (2007): 103–22.

Leaving Nauvoo and the Trek West

• Elder David A. Bednar, "'As Long as the World Shall Stand'," Religious Educator 22, no. 2 (2021): 1-9.
• Jeffrey D. Meservy, "The Willie and Martin Handcart Companies: Application and Insights into a Recurring Rescue," Religious Educator 17, no. 3 (2016): 60–81.
• Timothy G. Merrill, “Remembering the Pioneer Legacy,” Religious Educator 11, no. 2 (2010): 163–71.
• Wayne S. Young, “Rivers, Canals, and Overland Travel,” Religious Educator 8, no. 1 (2007): 25–30.

The Utah War and the Mountain Meadow Massacre

• William P. MacKinnon, “Prelude to Civil War: The Utah War’s Impact and Legacy,” in Civil War Saints, ed. Kenneth L. Alford (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2012), 1–21.
• Mark Edwin Miller, “An Outsider’s Experience Teaching Mormon History in Utah,” Religious Educator 10, no. 2 (2009): 87–96.
• Sherman L. Fleek, “Introduction to the Utah War,” in Nineteenth-Century Saints at War, ed. Robert C. Freeman (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006), 77–79.
• Sherman L. Fleek, “The Church and the Utah War, 1857–58,” in Nineteenth-Century Saints at War, ed. Robert C. Freeman (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006), 81–106.
• Leonard J. Arrington and Dean L. May, “Exodus and Early Utah Periods, 1844–77,” in Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. John W. Welch and Devan Jensen (Provo, UT: BYU Studies and Religious Studies Center, 2002), 38–49.

The Revelation on the Priesthood

• Laura Harris Hales, “Race, the Priesthood, and Temples,” in A Reason for Faith (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2016), 159–78.
• E. Dale LeBaron, “Official Declaration 2: Revelation on the Priesthood,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2004), 332–46.

Preparing the World for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ

• Robert L. Millet, “The Second Coming of Christ: Questions and Answers,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2004), 202–20.
• Keith W. Perkins, “The JST on the Second Coming of Christ,” in The Joseph Smith Translation: The Restoration of Plain and Precious Truths, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Robert L. Millet (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 1985), 237–49.

Hastening the Work of Salvation

• D. Brent Smith, "Taking Mormon History into All the World," Religious Educator 17, no. 3 (2016): 170–87.
• R. Lanier Britsch, “By All Means: The Boldness of the Mormon Missionary Enterprise,” in Go Ye into All the World: The Growth & Development of Mormon Missionary Work, ed. Reid L. Nielson and Fred E. Woods (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2012), 1–20.

Publications in eBook Only

• Laura Harris Hales, “The Practice of Polygamy,” in A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2016).
• Michael Hubbard MacKay and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat, From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2015).
• Scott C. Esplin, Richard E. Bennett, Susan Easton Black, and Craig K. Manscill, eds., Far Away in the West: Reflections on the Mormon Pioneer Trail (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2015).