Stephen Smoot & Brian Passantino (JS's Uncanonized Revelations), 6/6/24
EVENING WITH THE EDITORS
We are excited to announce that Stephen Smoot and Brian Passantino will be here to speak about Joseph Smith's Uncanonized Revelations (published by RSC/Deseret Book) on Thursday, June 6. They will be here from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., will speak at 6:00, and answer questions and sign books before and after that time. We hope you will be able to make it that night but, if not, we can mail a signed copy or hold one here at the store for pick-up. To RSVP on Facebook, click here.
Among the accomplishments the Prophet Joseph Smith was eulogized for shortly after his martyrdom were his roles as the translator and publisher of the Book of Mormon and as a revelator who had "brought forth the revelations and commandments" in the Doctrine and Covenants. It is appropriate that the Prophet be remembered in this manner. A revelation given on April 6, 1830, the date of the formal organization of the Church of Christ-later designated by revelation The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Doctrine and Covenants 115:4)—avows that "there shall a Record be kept among" the Saints and that in it Joseph would be esteemed a seer, translator, prophet, and an apostle of Jesus Christ; one who, "being inspired of the Holy Ghost," was to be remembered as the one God called to lay the foundation of the restored Church.
This book collects Joseph Smith’s uncanonized revelations, offering a new edition of these texts and update to past work. While most of the texts featured in this volume are accessible in The Joseph Smith Papers, both online and in print, average readers will probably find it difficult to sift through all twenty-seven volumes of the papers to locate these items. This book aims to remove that barrier to help facilitate access to these fascinating revelations.
Joseph Smith's Uncanonized Revelations. by RSC/Deseret Book. 183 pp. Hardback, $24.95. To purchase online, click here.
STEPHEN O. SMOOT is an adjunct instructor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University and a doctoral candidate in Semitic and Egyptian languages and literature at the Catholic University of America. He earned a master's degree from the University of Toronto in Near and Middle Eastern civilizations and bachelor's degrees from Brigham Young University in ancient Near Eastern studies and German studies. Outside academia, Stephen has worked as a research associate with Book of Mormon Central and the B. H. Roberts Foundation.
BRIAN C. PASSANTINO is a research consultant for the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is also a doctoral student at the University of Utah in his-tory. He earned a master's degree in history at Utah State University, where he wrote an award-winning thesis on Orson Prati's expansion of the Doctrine and Covenants. He also earned a bachelor's degree in ancient Near Eastern studies at Brigham Young University.
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