Ronald K. Esplin
Ronald K. Esplin is managing editor of the Joseph Smith Papers Project, Church Historical Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He received history degrees from the University of Utah, the University of Virginia, and Brigham Young University.
BYU Studies Publications
- Brigham Young and Priesthood Denial to the Blacks: An Alternate View
- From the Rumors to the Records: Historians and the Sources for Brigham Young
- How the Joseph Smith Papers Became a Project of Consequence(2025)
- Inside Brigham Young: Abrahamic Tests as Preparation for Leadership
- Joseph, Brigham and the Twelve: A Succession of Continuity
- Life in Nauvoo, June 1844: Vilate Kimball's Martyrdom Letters
- Minutes of the Afternoon Meeting of the Council of Fifty, April 11, 1844
- Sickness and Faith, Nauvoo Letters
- The Genesis of the Joseph Smith Papers Project(2025)
- The Record of the Twelve, 1835: The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles’ Call and 1835 Mission
- Understanding the Council of Fifty and Its Minutes