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
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