LaJean Purcell Carruth
LaJean Purcell Carruth is a professional transcriber of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century documents written in both Pitman and Taylor shorthand and in the Deseret Alphabet at the Church History Library. She’s transcribed Mormon and Quaker sermons, minutes, legislative and court proceedings, journals, letters and other items. This article was originally presented at the FAIR Conference on August 9, 2024.
BYU Studies Publications
- Brigham Young Unfiltered: His Life, Conversion, and Faith in His Own Words(2025)
- John Taylor’s June 27, 1854, Account of the Martyrdom
- Sidney Rigdon's Plea to the Saints: Transcription of Thomas Bullock’s Shorthand Notes from the August 8, 1844, Morning Meeting
- The Prophets Have Spoken, but What Did They Say?: Examining the Differences between George D. Watt’s Original Shorthand Notes and the Sermons Published in the Journal of Discourses