Whew, that was a LOT of writing. I wasn’t really expecting that when I decided to do this short series. Still, I think I got into the hang of keeping a regular blog. I doubt I’ll be able to keep it up daily like I have been, but we’ll see. I have a few idea for other interesting posts but for the next while things will get a lot more mundane around here.

I hope everyone enjoyed this series. Perhaps later I’ll go back and source material and such, but until then I’ll leave the comments open on all of them so that people can continue to add (or fix) material.

My hope in regards to Mormon history is that the publishing of Rough Stone Rolling and Massacre at Mountain Meadows heralds a new era of Mormon history: one where the average member of the Church is more exposed to better history than ever before. It’s time to stamp out the myths and legends: the real way that things happened is much cooler! I won’t deny that occasionally it is messier, but, to me, it is far more real that way. I find that, while I can’t possibly begin to feel what the mythic Joseph Smith is like, the human Joseph Smith is someone that I can relate to, kinda understand, and ultimately respect far more. I hope that any of the possibly troubling aspects of anything that I’ve written will not be troubling to future Latter-day Saints! I also hope they weren’t troubling to anyone here reading them.

Thanks again. I’ll get off my soapbox now.

Tags: Mormon, mormon history, Personal

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