With the WPA’s support, Brooks scoured communities to collect, archive and transcribe pioneer diaries. The book is widely acknowledged as one of the first scholarly analyses of Mormon history. Fortunately, there are organizations like the Mormon History Association that cultivate a welcoming and rigorous community of like-minded researchers. (Mike Hoogterp) Benjamin Park is the president of the Mormon History Association. Note to readers • Benjamin E. Park is president of the Mormon History Association.