Craig J. Ostler
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Craig James Ostler is an American
historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University
(BYU).
Ostler served a mission
for the LDS Church in the Colombia
Bogota
Mission
. Prior to joining the BYU faculty Ostler was an instructor with the Church Educational System
. Ostler received his Ph.D. from BYU.
In the LDS Church Ostler has served as a bishop. He and his wife Sandy are the parents of seven children. He currently lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah
.
Ostler's main area of expertise is the Doctrine and Covenants
and sites related to the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the later he has compiled photographs of.
Along with Susan Easton Black
and Joseph Fielding McConkie
, Ostler was a creator of much of the material at Virtual Historian.
Ostler is also an avid Detroit Tiger's fan and baseball card collector.
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historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University
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).
Ostler served a mission
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...
for the LDS Church in the Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
Bogota
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
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...
. Prior to joining the BYU faculty Ostler was an instructor with 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...
. Ostler received his Ph.D. from BYU.
In the LDS Church Ostler has served as a bishop. He and his wife Sandy are the parents of seven children. He currently lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah
Pleasant Grove, Utah
Pleasant Grove, also known as "Utah's City of Trees", is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 33,798 at the 2008 census estimates.-History:...
.
Ostler's main area of expertise is the Doctrine and Covenants
Doctrine and Covenants
The Doctrine and Covenants is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement...
and sites related to the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the later he has compiled photographs of.
Along with Susan Easton Black
Susan Easton Black
Susan Easton Black is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She is also an author of several books related to Joseph Smith, Jr. and the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Black joined the faculty of BYU in 1978. ...
and Joseph Fielding McConkie
Joseph Fielding McConkie
Joseph Fielding McConkie is an emeritus professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. He is the son of LDS Apostle Bruce R. McConkie and Amelia Smith McConkie. He has authored and co-authored over 25 books, speaks regularly at LDS gatherings, and is married to Brenda Kempton McConkie...
, Ostler was a creator of much of the material at Virtual Historian.
Ostler is also an avid Detroit Tiger's fan and baseball card collector.
Works
- Joseph Fielding McConkieJoseph Fielding McConkieJoseph Fielding McConkie is an emeritus professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. He is the son of LDS Apostle Bruce R. McConkie and Amelia Smith McConkie. He has authored and co-authored over 25 books, speaks regularly at LDS gatherings, and is married to Brenda Kempton McConkie...
and Craig J. Ostler. Revelations of the Restoration. - Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. ManscillCraig K. ManscillCraig K. Manscill is a religion professor at Brigham Young University and a historian who specializes in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , especially during the 1830s. Among other things he has edited the journal of the part of Zion's Camp that started in Pontiac,...
and Ostler, ed., Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint History: Ohio and Upper Canada. - John P. Livingstone, W. Jeffrey MarshW. Jeffrey MarshW. Jeffrey Marsh is a religion professor at Brigham Young University and an author of several religiously themed books. Among his writings are The Light Within: What the Prophet Joseph Smith taught us about Personal Revelation; His Final Hours; Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration; Unto Us A...
, Lloyd D. NewellLloyd D. NewellLloyd David Newell is the voice of the oldest continuous nationwide network radio broadcast in America, Music and the Spoken Word. He is also a professor of religion and family life at Brigham Young University and was formerly an anchor for CNN and at WSEE-TV. He is a descendant of Susannah Stone...
, John P. Starrs, David M. Whitchurch and Ostler. Hallow Ground, Sacred Journeys: Salt Lake City, An Ensign to The Nations. - Ostler has also been a co-editor of the compilation of the Sperry Symposium talks on at least three occasions.