Richard E. Turley Jr.

Richard E. Turley Jr. is the managing director of the Public Affairs Department and the former assistant Church historian and recorder for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His career includes twenty-two years managing the church’s history operations and record-keeping functions. He has helped guide the acquisition, preservation, and sharing of Church history and family history records and the development of digital record-keeping systems, including at the Family History Library, Church History Library, Church History Museum, and Granite Mountain Records Vault.

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Record-Keeping Technology
among God’s People
in Ancient and Modern Times

by Richard E. Turley Jr., Stephen O. Smoot | undefined 42 | 01-25-2021

Abstract: In a fascinating survey of the efforts of ancient and modern Saints to honor the Lord’s commandment to keep reliable records of their doings, the authors take us on a colorful tour of the past, present, and future of technology for records preservation. These efforts are not only awe-inspiring, but have had and will […]

Record-Keeping Technology
among God’s People
in Ancient and Modern Times

by Stephen O. Smoot | 01-25-2021

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