Ronald Esplin

About

Historian and academic who is known for being the managing editor of The Joseph Smith Papers project. He has also been the director of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History at Brigham Young University.

Before Fame

He was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Central American Mission.

Trivia

He obtained degrees from BYU, the University of Utah, and the University of Virginia. He was the president of the Mormon History Association from 2006 through 2007. Esplin's research has focused on the early period of the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints particularly the role of Brigham Young during the presidency of Joseph Smith. Esplin was among the contributors to the Atlas of Mormonism and the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Esplin was also one of fourteen editors working on the project under Daniel H. Ludlow.

Family Life

He has seven children.

Associated With

He is affiliated with the university named after Brigham Young.