Writings
He is also notable for writing a memoir of Joseph Smith in 1893, which ended up being the earliest surviving documentary source supporting the story of Joseph Smith having taught prior to 1836 that he had seen God and Jesus Christ as two separate beings in his First Vision.
He is the author of the self-published Reminiscences of Joseph, the Prophet (1893). A large collection of Stevenson's journals are still available and have served as a significant historical resource. They are kept at the Special Collections department of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University.
One of the buildings at the LDS Church's main Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah is named the Edward Stevenson Building, and his portrait hangs in the lobby.
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