History of the Saints - Joseph Smith Papers, Journals, Volume 3

Glenn Rawson interviews Andrew H. Hedges, Alex D. Smith and Brent M. Rogers about Joseph Smith Papers, Journals Volume 3. This volume features journal entries from the last year of Joseph Smith’s life. Published in 2015, the volume covers May 1843 through June 1844 and discusses topics including Joseph Smith’s teaching on humanity’s potential to become like God, the establishment of the Council of Fifty, Joseph Smith’s candidacy for United States president, and the escalating conflict against Smith and the church. Appendixes include detailed, contemporary accounts from Willard Richards and William Clayton of the murder of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum.