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Dean Cornell Jessee (born 1929) is a historian of the early Latter Day Saint movement and leading expert on the writings of Joseph Smith, Jr. ==Biography== Jessee was one of the sons of Phillip Cornell Jessee and Minerva Boss.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Rosenbaum/Roller Roots )〕 He was raised in Springville, Utah as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He served an LDS mission to Germany. In 1959, Jessee received his Master of Arts in LDS church history from the College of Religion at Brigham Young University (BYU), writing his thesis on the controversial topic of Mormon fundamentalism (D. Michael Quinn claims BYU restricted access to this paper for several years.) He then taught LDS Seminary for four years at West High School in Salt Lake City.〔 In his career, Jesse was a respected archivist, editor and historian, as well as an authority on early Mormon handwriting. Davis Bitton called him one of the "() historians who are deeply familiar with the sources on Mormon origins () still find it possible to remain in the fold." In addition to his mission, Jessee has served in his local Salt Lake City congregation as a home teacher and counselor of the high priest group, as well as a stake family history coordinator. Jessee married Margaret June Wood〔 and they had eight children and reside in Salt Lake City.〔''Personal Writings of Joseph Smith'' dust jacket.〕 Jessee's younger brother Donald served in the LDS Church as president of the Oregon Portland Mission and as a Regional Representative. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dean C. Jessee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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