Andrew H. Hedges (born 1966) is a co-editor of the

Joseph Smith Papers ''The Joseph Smith Papers'' (or Joseph Smith Papers Project) is a documentary editing project to collect, research, and publish all documents created by, or under the direction of, Joseph Smith (1805–1844), the founder of the Latter Day Saint m ...

, and from 1995 until 2009 was an associate professor of Church History and Doctrine at

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

(BYU). He received his bachelor's degree from

Weber State University Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy and earned its current name in 1991. As of fall 2023, the student population reached 30,536 students, cons ...

, a master's degree in Near Eastern Studies from BYU and his Ph.D. in American History from the

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the f ...

. Hedges has written a paper on the early history of the Ogden Valley after Mormon settlement there. He was also the author of ''On This Day in Church History: An Illustrated Almanac of the Latter-day Saints''. He co-authored ''The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context'' with Alonzo L. Gaskill and J. Spencer Fluhman. He was also a co-editor of ''Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Pennsylvania and New York''. He also wrote the chapter "Isaiah in America" in ''Isaiah in the Book of Mormon'' (Provo:

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, 1998). Most recently Hedges published with Richard N. Holzapfel the journal of

Lorenzo Snow Lorenzo Snow (April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was an American religious leader who served as the List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fifth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS C ...

for the period he was imprisoned on polygamy charges.

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Maxwell Institute bio
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