LDS historian who ‘forever changed our understanding of Joseph Smith’ dies
Aug. 29, 1929 — Dec. 31, 2025: Dean Jessee was the driving force behind the landmark Joseph Smith Papers project.
(Church History Library) Latter-day Saint archivist Dean Jessee, pictured in his office in 1980, spent his life studying manuscripts produced by and under the direction of faith founder Joseph Smith.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.