The Founding Father of the Joseph Smith Papers: Remembering Dean Jessee
This article was originally given as remarks at the funeral service for Dean Jessee (1929–2025) on January 10, 2026, at the Chevy Chase Ward meetinghouse in Murray, Utah. Jessee was a noteworthy and productive historian who spent much of his professional life working on the papers of Joseph Smith.
Published in BYU Studies 65 no. 2 in 2026.
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