Early Patriarchal Blessings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
H. Michael Marquardt is the author ofInventing Mormonism: Traditions and the Historical Record;The Four Gospels According to Joseph Smith;The Joseph Smith Revelations: Text and Commentary; andThe Rise of Mormonism: 1816-1844. His studies of Mormon history include monographs on Joseph Smith's diaries, the Joseph Smith Egyptian Papers, and the marriages of Sarah Ann Whitney.