This week I continue my never-ending look at the Joseph Smith symposium held at the Library of Congress on May 6 and 7. Meridian Magazine has posted some helpful summaries of the symposium sessions:

• Session 1
• Session 2

Dave at Dave’s Mormon Inquiry examines the symposium’s first session here.

Ben H. at Times and Seasons reviews the highlights of the second session here.

Other highlights:

• The discussion of the symposium continues at Mormon Metaphysics here.
• The Saturday issue of the Salt Lake Tribune
  (finally) covered the symposium in an article entitled “ href=”http://www.sltrib.com/faith/ci_2748485″>Smith: A Look Back at
  200 Years.
• The Wasp took another very long look at James E. Talmage’s 1905
  appearance at the Reed Smoot hearings href=”http://mormonwasp.blogspot.com/2005/05/talmages-appearance-at-smoot-hearings.html”>here.
• The Wasp also carried news that Brigham Young’s last will and testament (or a copy of the same) will be auctioned off in June. The bad news is that that you may have to come up with $60,000 or more to win the auction.

Bonus of the week: Be sure to head over to Faith-Promoting Rumor and place your bets on the celebrity death match between Emma Smith and Eliza R. Snow!

Second bonus of the week Get a look at one of the most controversial books in LDS publishing history: The Life and Confession of John D. Lee.