Richard Turley Jr. a Mormon church historian, holds a copy of the newly released "Joseph Smith Papers" book in Salt Lake City Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. The 500-page book chronicles the church founder's journals between 1832 and 1839. It's the first in a series expected to run 30 volumes and the inaugural work of The Church Historian's Press. (AP Photo/Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)