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‘Mormon Land’: He wrote about Mountain Meadows and Mark Hofmann. He oversaw church P.R. Richard Turley reflects on a storied career.

(Photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Historian Richard E. Turley Jr. examines a document from the "Joseph Smith Papers."

  | April 29, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
| Updated: 1:47 p.m.

Richard E. Turley Jr. retired recently after nearly 30 years working for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, most of that time in the History and Family History departments.

He has co-written or penned several books, including the acclaimed “Massacre at Mountain Meadows: An American Tragedy” and “Victims: The LDS Church and the Mark Hofmann Case.” Most recently, he served as the managing director of the faith’s Public Affairs Department.

He reflects this week on his career, the highs, the lows, the memories and the milestones.

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