Episode 160: The Heber J. Grant Journals—Fruits of a New Policy

Sunstone Mormon History Podcast by Sunstone

Mar 6, 20260:00Education

Lindsay and Bryan are back in video form — and they’ve got a lot to talk about. The Church History Library just dropped a remarkable new digital resource: the Heber J. Grant journals, spanning more than sixty years...

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