0 5 , ▁J ensen ▁said ▁this ▁was ▁" the ▁single ▁most ▁significant ▁historical ▁project ▁of ▁our ▁generation ". ▁Church ▁History ▁Library : ▁Pl ans ▁were ▁final ized ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁, ▁ 5 ▁floor ▁building ▁near ▁Temple ▁Square ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁church ▁arch ives ▁and ▁history ▁department ▁staff . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Research ers ▁return ▁to ▁arch ives : ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁church ▁moved ▁the ▁History ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Historical ▁Department ▁to ▁Pro vo , ▁Ut ah , ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Joseph ▁Field ing ▁Smith ▁Institute ▁for ▁Church ▁History ▁at ▁BY U . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁discuss ions ▁began ▁about ▁returning ▁research ers ▁to ▁the ▁L DS ▁Archives ▁to ▁increase ▁pace ▁and ▁reduce ▁costs ▁in ▁the ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁Pap ers ▁Project . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁Joseph ▁Field ing ▁Smith ▁Institute ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁the ▁staff ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Church ▁Office ▁Building , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁re located ▁again ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Church ▁History ▁Library . ▁Church ▁Histor ian ' s ▁Press : ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁new ▁im print ▁called ▁the ▁Church ▁Histor ian ' s ▁Press ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁long - await ed ▁publish er ▁for ▁the ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁Pap ers . ▁J ensen ▁mentioned