About
Willard Richards, a Latter-day Saint apostle, historian, scribe, and missionary, left behind over 3,000 pages of journal entries and letters throughout his life. These invaluable documents
provide profound insight into the events of the early Restoration, reflecting Richards’s close associations with key Latter-day Saint leaders such as Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and Heber
C. Kimball, among others.
This project seeks to transcribe, digitize, and annotate Richards’s journals and other documents, making them accessible to a wider audience and advancing the study of Latter-day Saint
history. If you have found this resource helpful, please consider making a donation to support the ongoing efforts of the project and its editors. Patrons’ contributions help keep the
Willard Richards Papers Project free and open-source for everyone.