▁the ▁press ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁publish ▁George ▁Q . ▁C annon ' s ▁journ als ▁or ▁other ▁document ary ▁works , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁som ed ay ▁narr ative ▁histor ies ▁and ▁bi ograph ies ▁that ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁Archives . ▁Se par ate ▁department : ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Family ▁and ▁Church ▁History ▁Department ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁the ▁Family ▁History ▁Department ▁and ▁the ▁Church ▁History ▁Department . ▁New ▁Ass istant ▁Church ▁Histor ian ▁called : ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁Church ▁History ▁Department ▁was ▁formed , ▁Richard ▁Tur ley ▁was ▁called ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Ass istant ▁Church ▁Histor ian ▁since ▁Davis ▁Bit ton ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Mountain ▁M ead ows : ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ses qu ic ent enn ial ▁of ▁the ▁Mountain ▁M ead ows ▁mass acre , ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁to ▁secure ▁land mark ▁status ▁for ▁its ▁hold ings ▁at ▁the ▁Mountain ▁M ead ows ▁site . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁J ensen ▁addressed ▁these ▁families ▁and ▁said ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁would ▁seek ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark ▁design ation ▁for ▁these ▁properties , ▁which ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁to ▁strength en ▁relationships ▁with ▁the ▁vict ims ' ▁descend ants ▁and ▁encourag