Latter-day Saint historian gets a tough calling: Write a fresh biography of Joseph Smith
“Joseph the Prophet” will join a long list of books about the church founder, with authors ranging from his mother to an apostle to Fawn Brodie and Richard Bushman.
(Image courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Church founder Joseph Smith will be the subject of a new official biography.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.