Alexander L. Baugh
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Alexander L. Baugh is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University
(BYU). He has largely written on the history of the Latter Day Saint movement
in the 1830s Missouri period, but has also written on such topics as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Great Britain during the 20th Century.
Baugh was born and raised in Logan, Utah
. From 1976 to 1978 he served as a missionary
in the Virginia Roanoke Mission
of the LDS Church. He received his bachelor's degree from Utah State University
. He then became a seminary instructor for the Church Educational System
and went on to earn a masters and Ph.D. from BYU.
Baugh is the author of Call to Arms: The 1838 Mormon Defense of Northern Missouri and Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff. He is also the co-editor or co-author of On This Day in the Church: An Illustrated Almanac of the Latter-day Saints and Regional Studies in Church History: New York and Pennsylvania.
Among other callings in the LDS Church, Baugh has served as a bishop. He and his wife Susan are the parents of five children.
Baugh is currently one of the editors of the Joseph Smith Papers Project.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU). He has largely written on the history of the Latter Day Saint movement
Latter Day Saint movement
The Latter Day Saint movement is a group of independent churches tracing their origin to a Christian primitivist movement founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in the late 1820s. Collectively, these churches have over 14 million members...
in the 1830s Missouri period, but has also written on such topics as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Great Britain during the 20th Century.
Baugh was born and raised in Logan, Utah
Logan, Utah
-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...
. From 1976 to 1978 he served as a missionary
Missionary (LDS Church)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in the Virginia Roanoke Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
of the LDS Church. He received his bachelor's degree from Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
. He then became a seminary instructor for the Church Educational System
Church Educational System
The Church Educational System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for both Latter-day Saint and non-Latter-day Saint elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students and adult learners...
and went on to earn a masters and Ph.D. from BYU.
Baugh is the author of Call to Arms: The 1838 Mormon Defense of Northern Missouri and Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff. He is also the co-editor or co-author of On This Day in the Church: An Illustrated Almanac of the Latter-day Saints and Regional Studies in Church History: New York and Pennsylvania.
Among other callings in the LDS Church, Baugh has served as a bishop. He and his wife Susan are the parents of five children.
Baugh is currently one of the editors of the Joseph Smith Papers Project.