“The Faith of Others: A Study of Other Faiths and Secular Visitors to Early Mormon Historic Sites”
By July 2, 2026
From Friend-of-JI Katherine Pollock
Seeking participants from outside the Latter Day Saint tradition to be in an academic study about their experiences at Joseph Smith Jr. era historic sites (since 2021) operated by the LDS Church. It seeks to fill a gap where there is little collected about multi-faith experiences at early Mormon sites. It is anonymous, and someone can either do an interview or type their answers. This study has been IRB approved by Missouri State University (Springfield, Missouri).
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