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Legacy, created in cooperation with the Family History and Church History Departments, highlights some of the remarkable history of the Church and shares incredible stories of members' faith, perseverance, hope, and inspiration.

Episode 11 - Documents and Journals
Program by: Mormon Channel

Jeff Anderson of the Church History Library shares several stories that illustrate the value of historical documents. The Church History Library preserves records that relate to the history of the Church, gathering records from the corporate body of the Church, as well as documents from individual Latter-day Saints such as journals, letters, ward newsletters, etc. Because digitizing is labor-intensive and formats can be fleeting, microfilm is used to archive many documents. The interview concludes with recommendations about keeping personal records and information about submissions to the library.

A journal that belonged to Joseph Smith.
A letter from Joseph Smith to his brother, Hyrum Smith.
A written agreement between Joseph Smith Sr. and Martin Harris.
A close-up of Wilford Woodruff's journal.
A journal that belonged to Joseph Smith.
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