B.H. Roberts: A Life in the Public Arena – KUER 90.1

B.H. Roberts historian, politician and leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died in 1933. Yet, within LDS church circles and even beyond, his influence lingers.

Roberts led a rich and varied life. He served a mission for his faith, edited a multi-volume history of the Church and ran for Congress twice. He won one of those elections but was denied his seat because he practiced polygamy. A devoted Mormon, Roberts once disguised himself and recovered the bodies of two murdered missionaries, and returned them to their parents. And his legacy isnt without controversy either: Roberts was also a fierce opponent of womens suffrage. The historian John Sillito has completed an exhaustive biography of Roberts. He joins us this Friday at 11 a.m. to talk about the life and influence of B.H. Roberts.

John Sillitos book isB.H. Roberts: A Life in the Public Arena[Amazon|Bookshop].

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B.H. Roberts: A Life in the Public Arena - KUER 90.1