Larry T. Wimmer

Larry T. Wimmer, professor and chairman, Department of Economics, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

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For many, Kirtland is viewed as the genesis of Mormonism as a viable church and perhaps the best test case of Joseph Smith’s prophetic claims and personal integrity. As such, interest in the history of…