Morris A. Thurston

Morris A. Thurston has done extensive legal research for the Joseph Smith Papers Project (especially regarding the Nauvoo period) and is an assistant lecturer at Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School. He recently retired as a senior litigation partner in the global law firm Latham & Watkins. Thurston received a BA from Brigham Young University and a JD from Harvard Law School. Among his publications is a book on memoir writing titled Breathe Life into Your Life Story, which he coauthored with his wife, Dawn. He is currently working on articles about other Joseph Smith legal cases, along with biographies of several of his pioneer ancestors.