Matthew C. Godfrey
Matthew C. Godfrey is the managing historian of the Joseph Smith Papers and coeditor of volumes in the Documents series. He holds a PhD in American and public history from Washington State University and is the author of Religion, Politics, and Sugar: The Mormon Church, the Federal Government, and the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1907–1921 (2007), which was a co-winner of the Mormon History Association’s Smith-Petit Award for Best First Book.
BYU Studies Publications
- "The Redemption of Zion Must Needs Come by Power": Insights into the Camp of Israel Expedition, 1834
- "We Believe the Hand of the Lord Is in It": Memories of Divine Intervention in the Zion’s Camp Expedition
- "You Had Better Let Mrs Young Have Any Thing She Wants": What a Joseph Smith Pay Order Teaches about the Plight of Missionary Wives in the Early Church
- Getting to Know Brother Joseph: Resources from the Joseph Smith Papers for Latter-day Saints(2025)
- The Genesis of the Joseph Smith Papers Project(2025)