Susan Easton Black

Susan Easton Black

Susan Easton Black is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU) 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. Black received the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Award in 2000. She is married to Harvey B. Black, who is an emeritus professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at BYU. She also served as an associate dean of General Education of Honors. [http://alumni.byu.edu/Sections/chapters/docs/SusanEastonBlack.pdf]

Susan Easton Black holds an Ed. D. from BYU.

Among her books are "Joseph Smith: Praise to the Man" (with John Telford), "Joseph, Exploring the Life and Ministry of the Prophet" (with Andrew Skinner), "Setting the Record Straight: Emma Smith: An Elect Lady", "Setting the Record Straight: Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet", "Son of Man, Vol. 1: The Early Years" (Liz Lemon Swindle), "The A to Z of Church History and Doctrine and Covenants" [ [http://deseretbook.com/authors/author-info?author_id=8105 DeseretBook.com - Susan Easton Black ] ] , and "Who's Who in the Doctrine and Covenants".

Black is a founding trustee of the LDS-related Nauvoo University which plans to open in 2009. [ [http://nauvoouniversity.com/board-of-trustees.html Board of Trustees ] ]

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External Links

* [http://www.mormonhistoricsitesfoundation.org/publications/studies_spring_01/MHS2.1Black.pdf Article on LDS and Quincy]


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