Gail Miller on helping millions to ‘Know Brother Joseph Again,’ through the now completed Joseph Smith Papers Project
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🗓️ 22 August 2023
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On June 27 — the 179th anniversary of the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage Jail — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published the final volume of the Joseph Smith Papers. Much of the project was made possible by Gail Miller and her late husband, Larry H. Miller.
Gail Miller, owner of the Larry H. Miller Company, joins this episode of the Church News podcast to talk about her family's initial $10 million investment and the significant subsequent financial support they devoted to the project. “I don't think you can read these papers without feeling like you know this man and that he sacrificed his life to bring the gospel back to the earth for all of us,” she said. “And that alone is a magnificent gift.”
The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.
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| 0:00.0 | If people really take the time to read and study about Joseph Smith, I don't believe there's any way they could not accept the truth of it. |
| 0:15.9 | If they're open-minded, if their heart's in the right place, if they're looking for truth, they'll find it in the right |
| 0:21.8 | places, and this is the right place for Joseph Smith history. The project itself will strengthen |
| 0:27.8 | testimonies all over the world. I know my testimony has been strengthened to know that Joseph Smith |
| 0:33.2 | is exactly who he said he was, that he testified of Christ, |
| 0:37.8 | which is the real message that we want to get from the Joseph Smith Papers, |
| 0:42.1 | that Christ is at the head of this church, |
| 0:44.4 | that Joseph is the one who brought his gospel back to the earth. |
| 0:49.4 | And in a way, I'm a little bit sad to see the project in, |
| 0:52.3 | because I know I have been blessed along the way for having been involved with the Joseph Smith Papers. |
| 1:02.9 | I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church news. |
| 1:05.8 | Welcome to the church news podcast. |
| 1:07.9 | We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events |
| 1:11.7 | of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:20.1 | On June 27th, the 179th anniversary of the martyrdom of Joseph and Hiram Smith in Carthage |
| 1:27.0 | Jail, the Church of Jesus |
| 1:28.7 | Christ of Latter-day Saints published the final volume of the Joseph Smith papers. Celebrating |
| 1:34.6 | the accomplishment, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said, |
| 1:39.0 | quote, In a rather parallel way, those who opposed Joseph Smith thought that his death would be the end of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:47.9 | In fact, it was just the beginning. |
| 1:50.5 | Could I suggest to you that the real value of the Joseph Smith papers has not even been, even in the smallest measure, fully realized? |
| 1:58.7 | End quote. |
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