Jun 05 2020 63 mins 41
Richard E. Turley Jr. retired on March 31, 2020, after a long career in which he oversaw the Church History, Family History, Public Affairs, and Church Communication Departments of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has authored or edited numerous books on Latter-day Saint and Western U.S. history and helped create the Church Historian’s Press, the Joseph Smith Papers, FamilySearch, the Church History Library, and Saints: The History of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days. 0:00 - Richard Turley’s many roles within Church and now as an author 7:23 - Getting to know Richard Turley; early life; law school, and finding a career in Church History 24:28 - Assistant Church Historian; Background on the Church History Library (and the granite vaults) 32:19 - Mark Hoffman; forgery, bombs, and defying authority 37:52 - The Salamander Letter 41:45 - FamilySearch.Org and overseeing the family history department 51:03 - Director of Public Affairs 54:30 - How the Church decides when to comment on various issues 57:12 - Meeting his wife 60:04 Ending Questions
