In December 1867, Brigham Young oversaw the opening of a School of the Prophets in Salt Lake City that existed until June 1874. Nine years after that school was disbanded, John Taylor briefly reconvened the Salt Lake School of the Prophets, which only lasted from August to October 1883.
These schools have received less attention than the School of the Prophets established by Joseph Smith at Kirtland, Ohio, in the 1830s. However, the publication of this volume brings long overdue attention to them. The little known and little used minutes that were produced during these meetings present a fascinating and unique record of issues of importance to leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and to Latter-day Saints living in Salt Lake City during the years the school was in operation. The minutes also provide an insight into the personalities of those who “stood at their head”...
