My book is titled, “Zenos’ Olive Tree Allegory—The Decline and Return of the House of Israel.” It presents an interpretation of the Olive Tree Allegory as recorded in Jacob 3 of the Community of Christ version of the Book of Mormon (Jacob 5 of the LDS version).

Please send me the name and email address of the appropriate recipient and I will send a digital copy of the manuscript via email.

I am willing to assist in covering the cost of publication, if necessary.

Please let me know what I can do to ensure early publication so it would be available for the 2010 JWHA meeting.

Vickie (3): Please do write about Mormons who worked on the I&M Canal. You certainly don’t have to present on RLDS history. Presentations are never exclusively on the topic of the stated theme — usually a majority are “off-topic.”

I’m just trying to plant some ideas for the topic, because I think the history of the reorganization is less well known that it should be.

Sam MB (5): Joseph Smith III’s role shouldn’t be discounted by any stretch, but the point is often made how much he was his mother’s son. Although the role of women in history is too frequently ignored or minimized, I’d argue that Emma was really one of the co-founders of the early church — in partnership with Joseph, Oliver Cowdery, the Whitmers, and the rest. The elect lady revelation may have contemplated a much larger role for her (and women) than happened when other male converts quickly appeared on the scene. 30 years later, her imprint on the reorganization as forwarding her vision of Mormonism is huge. To me the story is fascinating and worthy of additional attention.