Joseph Fielding McConkie


Joseph Fielding McConkie was a professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University and an author or co-author of over 25 books.
McConkie was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the son of Bruce R. McConkie and Amelia Smith McConkie. In 1966, he married Brenda Kempton in the Salt Lake Temple.
McConkie received a Doctorate of Education from BYU in 1973 and was an LDS Chaplain in Vietnam. He served in many capacities in the LDS Church, including as president of the Scotland Edinburgh Mission from 1989 to 1992. He also served as president of a student stake at BYU and was an Institute Director in Seattle, Washington.
Before retiring, McConkie taught at BYU as a Professor of Ancient Scripture in the College of Religious Education.

Works

Many of McConkie's books primarily address Joseph of Egypt, Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and the revelations of the restoration.
He said his book Between the Lines is an attempt to correct some misreadings of scripture.
Books
Columns
McConkie contributed columns to Meridian Magazine and LDS Living:
  • Mary and Elisabeth: Handmaidens of the Lord
  • What Was It Like to Have Bruce R. McConkie as Your Father?
  • Political and Religious Freedom: Understanding the Power God Gives Us
  • Questions Commonly Asked By Those Not of Our Faith
  • From Father to Son: Joseph F. McConkie on Gospel Teaching
  • Joseph Smith and the One True Church Doctrine
Talks'
Some of McConkie's talks and lessons: