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). 

Email researcher Katherine Pollock at pollock093@live.missouristate.edu with questions or to connect.

URL for Interest Form: https://forms.gle/SyLafSxbPtGMepQy6

Please connect with me by email or interest form about referring:

• Yourself.
• Students visiting historic sites for a class (for the 2026-2027 school year).
• Friends of the tradition who’ve visited historic sites. 
• People you know who live in areas where historic sites are who might have visited.

Open ended questions for the study include:

1. Tell me a little bit about your identity with faith, whether religious, non-religious, or

something in between.

2. The missionaries who provide tours at LDS historic sites often use the tour as an occasion to testify or share their religious convictions. Different visitors can have different reactions to this testifying. How did you feel about it?

3. How did this site visit compare to other experiences you’ve had with religious spaces and/or religious historic sites?

4. What did you value the most from your visit(s)?

5. Anything else you’d like to share?