The seventh volume of the Documents series, to be published in April 2018, contains personal correspondence, discourses, minutes, a revelation, and a memorial to the United States Congress, among other documents. The volume shows Joseph Smith and the church endeavoring to establish another gathering place for the Saints. Specific topics addressed in these documents include the practical and spiritual building up of Nauvoo, Illinois; the struggle to obtain redress for the property and lives lost in Missouri; the missionary efforts of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in England; and the introduction of new teachings and doctrines, including baptism for the dead.

The Joseph Smith Papers Documents, Volume 7: September 1839-January 1841

Matthew C. Godfrey

Spencer W. McBride

Alex D. Smith

Christopher James Blythe

Religion & Spirituality

Church Historian's Press

The eleventh volume of the Documents series contains personal correspondence, financial and legal documents, sermon accounts, and other documents from September 1842 through February 1843. These texts show Joseph Smith eluding arrest and extradition to Missouri while endeavoring to honor his many ecclesiastical and civic responsibilities in Nauvoo, Illinois. Key documents include letters Joseph Smith wrote to the Latter-day Saints instructing them on the practice of baptism for the dead, documents relating to the effort to attain a legal victory in Smith's extradition case, and city ordinances passed to resolve issues stemming from Nauvoo's thriving population. The volume gives insight into the life of Joseph Smith as he struggled to end the threat of extradition and faced the incessant demands of running a burgeoning city and a growing church.

The Joseph Smith Papers Documents, Volume 11: September 1842-February 1843

Jeffrey D. Mahas

Brett D. Dowdle

Tyson Reeder

The Church Historian's Press

The fourteenth volume in the Documents series illuminates a period of overriding conflict for Joseph Smith and the Latter-day Saints. The volume features ninety-nine documents created from January through mid-May 1844, including Smith’s correspondence, accounts of his discourses, appeals to the leaders of the United States, and various deeds and poems.

The Joseph Smith Papers, Documents, Volume 14: 1 January–15 May 1844

Adam H. Petty

Jessica Nelson

Church Historian's Press / Deseret Book Company

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