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George Reynolds
1842–1909
An English-born Latter-day Saint writer and church leader, he is remembered for popular religious histories and for standing at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case. His life joined storytelling, scholarship, and controversy in a way that still feels striking today.
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Are We of Israel?
by George Reynolds
About the author
Born in Marylebone, London, on January 1, 1842, George Reynolds later emigrated to Utah and became a prominent figure in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served for many years as secretary to the church's First Presidency and eventually became a member of the First Council of the Seventy.
Reynolds also built a substantial writing career. He is known for works such as The Story of the Book of Mormon, Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, and A Complete Concordance to the Book of Mormon, books that helped make church history and scripture more accessible to everyday readers.
He is also widely remembered as the defendant in Reynolds v. United States (1878), a major Supreme Court case on religious practice and federal law. Reynolds died in Salt Lake City on August 9, 1909, leaving behind a legacy shaped by both religious service and a lasting body of devotional writing.