Glen Milton Leonard (born 1938) is an American historian specializing in Mormon history.

Background

Leonard is a native of

Farmington, Utah Farmington is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. The population was 24,531 at the 2020 census. The Lagoon Amusement Park and Station Park transit-oriented retail center (which includes a FrontRunner train station) are located in Far ...

. He received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Utah. For a time he was managing editor of ''Utah Historical Quarterly''. He has taught at both

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...

and

Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah ...

. Leonard has been the director of the Museum of Church History and Art in Salt Lake City since it opened in 1984. Leonard and his wife Karen had three sons. They live in

. Among other callings in the LDS Church, Leonard has served as seventies quorum president,

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

and counselor in a stake presidency. He later served as president of the Farmington Utah North Stake.

Published work

Leonard has authored and co-authored several books on Mormon history. Among these are ''Nauvoo: A Place of Peace, A People of Promise'' and ''A History of Davis County, Utah''. He also co-authored '' The Story of the Latter-day Saints'' with James B. Allen and ''

Massacre at Mountain Meadows ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows'' is a book by Latter-day Saint historian Richard E. Turley, Jr. and two Brigham Young University professors of history, Ronald W. Walker and Glen M. Leonard. Leonard was also the director of the Museum of Chur ...

'' with Richard E. Turley, Jr. and Ronald W. Walker.

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'', September 23, 1995.

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