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Donald Patrick Bradley Sr.

Donald Patrick Bradley Sr. (“Don”) is an author, historian, aspiring disciple, and father. Don (B.A., History, Brigham Young University; M.A., History, Utah State University) researches Joseph Smith and the beginnings of the Restoration. Don has published many articles, including the 2021 Mormon History Association’s Best Article award winner, coauthored with Mark Ashurst McGee. His first book is The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon’s Missing Stories (Greg Kofford Books, 2019). He is the infinitely proud father of Nicholas Bradley and the late Donnie Bradley.