▁of ▁M orm on ▁leaders ▁such ▁as ▁Joseph ▁Smith , ▁William ▁Clay ton , ▁He ber ▁C . ▁Kim ball , ▁Wil ford ▁Wood ru ff , ▁L . ▁John ▁N utt all , ▁Anth on ▁H . ▁Lund , ▁John ▁Henry ▁Smith , ▁Rud ger ▁Cla w son , ▁B . ▁H . ▁Roberts ▁and ▁Re ed ▁Sm oot . ▁Sign ature ▁has ▁also ▁published ▁noted ▁studies ▁of ▁well - known ▁early ▁M orm on ▁the olog ians ▁such ▁as ▁James ▁E . ▁Tal m age , ▁B . ▁H . ▁Roberts , ▁Or son ▁Pr att , ▁Par ley ▁P . ▁Pr att , ▁Br igh am ▁Young , ▁John ▁W id t so e , ▁and ▁award - win ning ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁significant ▁early ▁M orm ons ▁such ▁as , ▁Joseph ▁Smith , ▁Sid ney ▁R ig don , ▁Wil ford ▁Wood ru ff , ▁John ▁Taylor , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁thirty ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁pl ural ▁w ives ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Smith . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁and ▁criticism ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁books ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁publish er ▁related ▁to ▁M orm on ▁history ▁have ▁been ▁considered ▁controvers ial . ▁Some ▁authors ▁view ▁this ▁as ▁" quality ▁liberal ▁thinking ▁on ▁controvers ial ▁L DS ▁topics ." ▁Terry l ▁G iv ens ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁publish er ▁is ▁" the ▁main ▁vehicle ▁for ▁publications ▁that ▁challenge ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁M orm on ▁orth odox y ." ▁ ▁Sign ature ▁Books ▁is ▁sometimes ▁at ▁odd