By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog

John Hamer spends most of his time encouraging and promoting Mormon studies. He is president-elect of the John Whitmer Historical Association (the Prairie Saint equivalent of MHA) and editor of John Whitmer Books. Along with Vickie Speek, John and his partner of 13 years, Mike Karpowicz, are compiling a new volume called Strangites: The Great Lakes Mormon Experience. With Newell Bringhurst, John previously edited Scattering of the Saints: Schism within Mormonism. John and Mike enjoy roadtripping across the country, visiting Mormon history sites along with other Americana — for example, they never miss a chance to visit the grave of one of the many illustrious (and many more not-so-illustrious) Vice Presidents of the USA. John’s ancestors joined the Latter Day Saint movement seven generations ago. He has family connections with many expressions of the Restoration (Brighamites, Josephites, Rigdonites, Whitmerites, and Strangites), but he is not personally a member of any of the churches.

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