Ronald K. Esplin, other historians discuss the upcoming Brigham Young Papers Project and the prophet’s life and legacy

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🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Brigham Young served as the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in other governmental positions from 1844 to 1877. As a result, sorting through the library of his written word, images, lectures, journals and other documentation is a mammoth task. Still, the scholars at the Brigham Young Center are set to tackle this task with the upcoming Brigham Young Papers project. This episode of the Church News podcast features Ronald K. Esplin, director of the Brigham Young Center and of the Brigham Young Papers project. He is joined by his fellow contributors, Garrett J, Dirk Mott and Brent M. Rogers, who also worked on the Joseph Smith Papers project. Together, they give a look at the life and legacy of the Prophet Brigham Young, as well as a peek into the immense undertaking of the upcoming project.

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0:00.0	One of the things that I've learned from studying the life of Brigham Young is the importance of priesthood keys.
0:14.9	He believed that Joseph had received the keys of the apostleship from Peter James and John.
0:20.7	And later in Navu, Brigham Young and the Coram of the Twelve received those keys.
0:24.2	Because of those keys, he had a responsibility to step up when Joseph was gone.
0:29.7	And in late Navu, there's one example of that that is especially telling to me.
0:34.3	After Joseph's death, the Coram of the Twelve knew that they were going west, but they knew
0:38.2	that that was not going to happen until they had finished the temple and endowed the saints.
0:42.3	And you can see in the journals that Pregum Young is absolutely committed to the temple, and that
0:47.9	he is, in fact, the one that conveys to us the temple ordinances that Joseph had taught to him
0:53.1	in the Corm of the 12, because in his
0:55.2	heart of hearts, he was somebody who believed that the Lord would oversee.
1:03.3	This is Sarah Jane Weaver, executive editor of the Church News, welcoming you to the Church News
1:08.9	podcast. We are taking you on a journey of connection as we
1:12.5	discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1:20.4	Brigham Young served as the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
1:24.6	Saints from 1844 to 1877, as well as in other governmental positions.
1:30.9	As a result, sorting through the library of his written word, images, lectures, journals,
1:36.1	and other documentation is a daunting task. But the scholars at the Brigham Young Center are set
1:42.0	to tackle this task with the upcoming
1:44.1	Brigham Young Papers Project.
1:46.5	This episode of the Church News podcast features Ronald K. Esplan, director of the
1:51.2	Brigham Young Center and of the Brigham Young Papers Project.
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