After receiving her education from University of Utah and Harvard, Maurine Jensen Proctor, the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Meridian Magazine, began her writing career with McGraw Hill Magazines and the Chicago Sun-Times. She has created award-winning television documentaries, has written a radio show for more than six years that played on 300 radio stations, and was a long-time writer of The Spoken Word for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She, and her husband, Scot, have written several books together, including Witness of the Light, Source of the Light, Light from the Dust and The Gathering. They also edited a new version of Lucy Mack Smith’s biography of her son called The Revised and Enhanced History of Joseph Smith by His Mother and The Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt. They were formerly the editors of This People magazine. Maurine has been a part-time Institute teacher for the past 13 years and is the mother of eleven children and grandmother of three.
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Nephi's Bountiful holds its secrets. Archaeologists have the eyes to…
An inscription that no one can yet decipher on the…
Studying The Book of Mormon in Southern Arabia is off-the-charts…
No location in the Book of Mormon is given with…
In the next few days we invite you to journey…
You can join in an amazing project that's happening on…
This week we've been in Israel photographing scenes from the…
The Monte L. Bean Life Science museum in Provo is…
Chandra Akhikari was married two weeks after he came home…
Four Arizona youth find something special at the temple cultural…
You have to be brave-and maybe a little crazy-- to…
We were thunderstruck to look at the National Weather forecast…
Sometimes the miracle isn't in sparing the rain, but in…
In this photo essay, see the largest temple the Church…
President Joseph Fielding Smith used to pray daily for Joseph…
Runners had something on their minds besides catching their breath…
Meridian readers continue to be generous as we are now…
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President Monson once said of his wife, "There was no…
If ever I was endowed by my Creator with certain…
You thought obscure Lone Peak High School was just the…
A year-long course could easily be taught on the First…
The City Creek Center, Salt Lake’s premiere shopping center directly…
The City Creek Center, Salt Lake's premiere shopping center directly…
The LDS Conference Center was alive with music, color, cheering…
The LDS Conference Center was alive with music, color, cheering…
Never has the LDS Conference Center had a more enthusiastic…
When President Boyd K. Packer presided over the groundbreaking of…
See the temple with new eyes through the lens of…
3700 teenagers in a rainbow of colors danced and sang…
The light in the faces of these youth is the…
President Thomas S. Monson’s 85 years was celebrated in music,…
President Monson's birthday celebration was a tribute to 85 years…
Scot Facer Proctor photographed the first ten photos of this…
The Brigham City Temple was built to have an historical…
If to keep freedom, you have to celebrate it, Provo…
It is easy for those of us who live in…
If to keep freedom, you have to celebrate it, Provo…
In the fall of 1805 the breezes were blowing in…
What was once a scene of weeping has become a…
Sometimes you are privileged to see pure joy. This photo…
Some of the most poignant pioneer stories happened to children.
The Kansas City Temple Dedication was a day never to…
Every temple dedication is remarkable, but this weekend the dedication…
City Creek Center has opened in downtown Salt Lake City.…
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Christmas show is viewed by 4…
Take your first look at Salt Lake's City Creek Center,…
Scot and Maurine Proctor are leading another tour to the…
After over 14 years' research and nearly two years in…
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, like your mother's apple pie, signifies…
"He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to…
We have taken you to a ward in Ghana and…
Every missionary to the Philippines is asked when he leaves,…
A day or two prior to the martyrdom of the…
Parley describes one more malicious lawsuit against Joseph Smith
Notice for a general conference-Extract of a letter from Elder…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is launching…
For one High Priest Group Leader, Francy Saint-Preux of the…
When devastation and catastrophe strike at your home, community and…
At an LDS Church service in Haiti, you might think…
Getting the 66 orphans out of Haiti was akin to…
When 125 Latter-day Saints arrive in earthquake-torn Haiti in the…
It is a long-standing tradition and a heritage of good…
Parley P. Pratt courts and is married to Thankful Halsey.
The challenges of photographing the places that Parley knew came…
Parley experiences some reverses and makes a strange resolve.
Thoughts on religion - Join the Baptist church - Strange…
Parentage - Childhood - Youth - Education - Early impressions…
Some of the most poignant pioneer stories happened to children.
Of all the places we've traveled, no place sits so…
Despite the noise and upheaval in the world, the succession…
If you have ever wanted to trace Lehi's trail from…
Exciting new evidence points to a forested refuge in the…
Parley finds a group of committed Christians in the town…
Parley talks of a general conference in Manchester, England. He…
Parley talks of a general conference in Manchester, England. He…
While serving as a missionary in England, Parley writes a…
Parley rejoins his family in Illinois and moves to the…
Parley rejoins his family in Illinois and moves to the…
In this chapter, Parley masterfully juxtaposes sample newspaper reports from…
Parley describes seven grueling days in July, 1839 as he…
Parley describes in detail his dangerous journey upon his escape…
An entire chapter is devoted to the description of one…
Parley receives a change of venue from Richmond to Boone…
Parley receives a change of venue from Richmond to Boone…
Parley describes in detail the Richmond, Missouri prison and talks…
Parley describes in detail the Richmond, Missouri prison and talks…
After seven months in a filthy prison, Parley directs a…
After seven months in a filthy prison, Parley directs a…
Parley, trapped in prison and sorely missing his wife, pours…
Parley, trapped in prison and sorely missing his wife, pours…
Hyrum Smith gives a sworn statement before the Nauvoo Municipal…
Hyrum Smith gives a sworn statement before the Nauvoo Municipal…
This extract of a petition addressed to the legislature of…
This extract of a petition addressed to the legislature of…
In one of the most famous scenes of early Church…
In one of the most famous scenes of early Church…
Parley describes the massacre at Haun's Mill, as witnessed by…
Major-General Clark delivers a speech to the citizens of Far…
Parley describes the massacre at Haun's Mill, as witnessed by…
Parley describes the massacre at Haun's Mill, as witnessed by…
Entrusted by his captors with the run of the town,…
Entrusted by his captors with the run of the town,…
The Extermination Order is put into full force. Joseph Smith…
The Extermination Order is put into full force. Joseph Smith…
The Battle of Crooked River is recounted by Parley, where…
The Battle of Crooked River is recounted by Parley, wherein…
Parley moves to Missouri. A celebration of the 4th of…
Parley moves to Missouri. A celebration of the 4th of…
Parley loses the love of his life when his wife,…
Parley's precious wife, Thankful, gives birth to their son and…
Parley has a vision in the which the Lord talks…
Parley has a vision in the which the Lord talks…
Parley is blessed to perform a remarkable miracle. A debate…
Parley is blessed to perform a remarkable miracle. A debate…
Parley's work in Toronto continues. Details of his preaching and…
Parley's work in Toronto continues. Details of his preaching and…
Parley meets someone who would become his remarkable convert-John Taylor.
After two dramatic answers to prayer, Parley is directed to…
In this chapter Parley recounts a remarkable prophecy and its…
Parley is called on a mission but has no means…
Parley P. Pratt joins Zion's Camp March and tells how…
Zion's Camp marches a thousand miles, from Ohio to Western…
Along with the Saints, Parley P. Pratt is driven to…
After being outfitted by the providence of the Lord, Parley…
Misfortune befalls the Saints in Missouri. Parley rushes to the…
Misfortune befalls the Saints in Missouri. Parley rushes to the…
Parley and Thankful Halsey move to western Missouri and Parley…
Parley preaches without purse or scrip, converting some and confounding…
Parley has a remarkable experience, knowing the exact thoughts of…
Attend conference - Instantaneous healing - Return eastward - Description…
Parley P. Pratt tells the story of the remarkable conversion…
Conference at Kirtland - Revelation of the high priesthood -…
It was the most important day in the history of…
Parley P. Pratt recounts a remarkable miracle of healing and…
Parley participates in a miraculous healing of a young woman…
When President Gordon B. Hinckley asked that youth cultural celebrations…
Parley meets with the principal chief of the Delawares and…
Visit the Delawares of Kansas - Interview with the chief…
Finland has never hosted a meeting quite like this one.…
Something wonderful has happened here in Finland, and it's nothing…
Parley is sent on a mission to the west where…
Mission to the western states - Visit to the Indians…
Parley P. Pratt visits the home of Hyrum Smith and…
Interesting meetings - Second interview with Hyrum Smith - Visit…
Parley leaves his home, journeys to New York and has…
If you haven't been reading Parley P. Pratt's Autobiography, this…
Revisit Canaan, N.Y. - Interesting meeting - Marriage - Return…
Reverses-Loss of our farm-Strange resolve-Travels west-Forest life-Another new farm
Thoughts on religion - Join the Baptist church - Strange…
Parentage - Childhood - Youth - Education - Early impressions…
When President Hinckley entered the Arco Arena in Sacramento for…
When the Prophet asked leaders of the Sacramento California Temple…
Join Parley on the Erie Canal as the Spirit moves…
If you have read the Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt,…
In the fall of 1805 the breezes were blowing in…
Today, September 22, is another very significant date in the…
We love thinking about history on the very date an…
Radio City Music Hall has never had more performers than…
Come and see a comprehensive photographic essay of the day…
Illinois lawmakers last week passed a resolution detailing the history…
Over 2,500 delegates from more than 60 nations--among them many…
When the Lord told the Nephites that if they did…
John Whitmer, one of the witnesses of the Book of…
What do we know about the translation of the Book…
Plug Your Business Into the World Wide Web. Meridian Magazine…
Even the coldest heart is moved by the events that…
My first visit to the Joseph Smith Farm in Manchester,…
From trying to capture a photo of the inside of…
Maurine Proctor had two grandmothers in her mother's line who…
In this excerpt Parley documents an experience he had being…
In 1995-96, Meridian's editors, Scot and Maurine Proctor went into…
Lucy Mack Smith's book is considered one of the most…
It was the bleak midwinter of 1844-45, only months since…
We could hardly believe what the Spirit whispered to us…
Meridian's editors talk with some LDS musical pioneers and innovators-artists…
Just to set your foot there, for a son or…
Those wheels west toward a distant mountain valley called Salt…
Exciting new evidence points to a forested refuge in the…
Many years before the First Vision, the Lord was speaking…