Craig James Ostler (born 1954) is an American historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU). Ostler served a mission for the LDS Church in the

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Bogota Mission. Prior to joining the BYU faculty Ostler was an instructor with the

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. Ostler received his Ph.D. from BYU. In the LDS Church Ostler has served as a bishop. He and his wife Sandy are the parents of seven children. He currently lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Ostler's main area of expertise is the

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and sites related to the early history of the LDS Church; he has compiled photographs from these early sites. Along with

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and

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, Ostler was a creator of much of the material at Virtual Historian.

Works

and Craig J. Ostler. ''Revelations of the Restoration''. * Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. Manscill and Ostler, ed., ''Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint History: Ohio and Upper Canada''.AllBookStores listing of works by Ostler
/ref> *John P. Livingstone, W. Jeffrey Marsh,

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, John P. Starrs, David M. Whitchurch and Ostler. ''Hallow Ground, Sacred Journeys: Salt Lake City, An Ensign to The Nations''. *Ostler has also been a co-editor of the compilation of the Sperry Symposium talks on at least three occasions.

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External links

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BYU Religious Education faculty website
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