Scot and Maurine Proctor
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Scot and Maurine Proctor are the founders of the Latter-day Saint oriented website Meridian Magazine. They have also issued a revised edition of Lucy Mack Smith
's history of Joseph Smith
; it has been criticized by scholars such as Janiece Johnson who criticized the book for merging various historic texts of the work and adding materials without any justification. It is the version cited by such scholars as Susan Easton Black
and Craig J. Ostler
at least in some of their works however. The Proctor's work is also among those cited in the bibliography to Scott R. Petersen's 2005 book Where Have All The Prophets Gone.
Their work has been criticized as "unreliable" by Fred W. Nelson in an article in the FARMS Review. Scholars such as Andrew H. Hedges
though have been willing to quote from the Proctors work. The Proctor's work The Gathering was sighted in the footnotes to Gregory A. Prince and William Robert Wright's book David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism
.
The Proctors wrote The Gathering, Mormon Pioneers on the Trail to Zion. They have published a new edition of the Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt
. The Proctors have also compiled a book Light from the Dust which presents photos of areas they believe are similar scenes to where the events of the Book of Mormon
took place. For this book the Proctors did on site studies in Oman
.
The Proctors are the parents of eleven children in their combined families from prior marriages. They reside in Fairfax, Virginia
.
The Proctors have produced a DVD entitled Gordon B. Hinckley
- Temple Builder.
and her masters degree from Harvard University
. She worked for the Chicago Sun-Times
before she and her husband started their own magazine. She has also written a book entitled From Adams Rib to Women's Lib.
Lucy Mack Smith
Lucy Mack Smith was the mother of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. She is most noted for writing an award-winning memoir: Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations. She was an important leader of the movement during...
's history of Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith was founder of what later became known as the Latter Day Saint movement or Mormons.Joseph Smith may also refer to:-Latter Day Saints:* Joseph Smith, Sr. , father of Joseph Smith...
; it has been criticized by scholars such as Janiece Johnson who criticized the book for merging various historic texts of the work and adding materials without any justification. It is the version cited by such scholars as 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 Craig J. Ostler
Craig J. Ostler
Craig James Ostler is an American historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University ....
at least in some of their works however. The Proctor's work is also among those cited in the bibliography to Scott R. Petersen's 2005 book Where Have All The Prophets Gone.
Their work has been criticized as "unreliable" by Fred W. Nelson in an article in the FARMS Review. Scholars such as Andrew H. Hedges
Andrew H. Hedges
Andrew H. Hedges was, from 1995-2009, a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University and a co-editor of the Joseph Smith Papers....
though have been willing to quote from the Proctors work. The Proctor's work The Gathering was sighted in the footnotes to Gregory A. Prince and William Robert Wright's book David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism
David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism
David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism is the first book to draw upon the David O. McKay Papers at the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, in addition to some two hundred interviews conducted by the authors, Gregory Prince and William Robert Wright...
.
The Proctors wrote The Gathering, Mormon Pioneers on the Trail to Zion. They have published a new edition of the Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt
Parley P. Pratt
Parley Parker Pratt, Sr. was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from 1835 until his murder in 1857. He served in the Quorum with his younger brother, Orson Pratt...
. The Proctors have also compiled a book Light from the Dust which presents photos of areas they believe are similar scenes to where the events of the Book of Mormon
Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...
took place. For this book the Proctors did on site studies in Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
.
The Proctors are the parents of eleven children in their combined families from prior marriages. They reside in Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia
The City of Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City is nevertheless the county seat....
.
The Proctors have produced a DVD entitled Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from March 12, 1995 until his death...
- Temple Builder.
Maurine Proctor
Maurine Jensen Proctor received her bachelors degree from the University of UtahUniversity of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
and her masters degree from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. She worked for the Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
before she and her husband started their own magazine. She has also written a book entitled From Adams Rib to Women's Lib.
Scot Proctor
Scot Facer Proctor is a professional photographer who wrote Witness of Light which was a photographic book about Joseph Smith. The LDS Church has included his photos in their publications at times.Books by the Proctors
- Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt Revised and Enhanced Edition
- Revised and Enhanced History of Joseph Smith by His Mother
- Gathering The Mormon Pioneers on the Trail to Zion
- Creating a New Millennium: The Latter-day Saints in the Coming Century. ISBN 1562362364 This is actually a collection of essays with the Proctors as editors. One of the essays, by Kathleen Slaugh Bahr and Cheri A. Loveless was referenced in Camille S. Williams' work in David L. PaulsenDavid L. PaulsenDavid Lamont Paulsen is a professor of philosophy at Brigham Young University . From 1994 to 1998 he held the Richard L. Evans Chair of Religious Understanding at BYU.-Biography:...
and Donald W. Musser's book Mormonism in Dialogue with Contemporary Christian Theologies. - Light From the Dust: A Photographic Exploration into the Ancient World of The Book of Mormon This was reviewed in a critical review by Fred W. Nelson.
Sources
- Mormon Literature Database entry on Meridian Magazine
- article that mentions Proctor's book
- article on vandalism of Meridian magazine site in the Deseret News, Nov. 13th, 2008
- Meridian page on the Proctors
- Family Leader bios on Proctors
- Huffington Post listing of campaign contributions by Maurine Proctor
- lds marriage network bio on Maurine Proctor
- library thing entry on Scot Proctor
- http://www.ancientamerica.org/library/media/PDF/2424Kror-Rori-,-Wadi-Sayq-Lindsay.pdf article by Jeff Lindsay that mentions the Proctor's work.
- This site cites works by the Proctors