At a conference sponsored by the Joseph Smith Papers Project (JSPP), LDS Church History Department (CHD) Director of Publications Matt Grow announced the publication of the William Clayton diaries. They will transcribe and annotate the volume, just like the Joseph Smith Papers volumes.
Riding on a speeding train; trapped inside a revolving door; Lost in the riddle of a quatrain; Stuck in an elevator between floors. One focal point in a random world can change your direction: One step where events converge may alter your perception.
What has been published on this is not all of them. They were excerpts that Andrew Ehat (I believe) had copied in the 60's? that were stolen from him and given ultimately to the Tanners who published them. So, while they probably contain much that is interesting, there is more and it is always better to see the originals to study them and how they were written, the punctuation, etc. In many cases, George Smith did not include the entire entry in his book. It might be mundane stuff, but each and every detail will be valuable in reconstructing timelines, etc.
This is great news. I'm very excited to see the originals. The JSP has been keeping their word to publish everything they can. I hope the Church Press does not do what they did with the Canon diaries and redact things. That would be unfortunate.
Riding on a speeding train; trapped inside a revolving door; Lost in the riddle of a quatrain; Stuck in an elevator between floors. One focal point in a random world can change your direction: One step where events converge may alter your perception.
kairos wrote:I thought signature books already has published them!
Read my post above.
Riding on a speeding train; trapped inside a revolving door; Lost in the riddle of a quatrain; Stuck in an elevator between floors. One focal point in a random world can change your direction: One step where events converge may alter your perception.
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)