Biography
Bio: Born in Jacksonville, Florida as the tenth of fourteen children. Received Eagle in Scouting and graduated from early morning seminary. Served a mission in the California South Mission before returning to studies at Brigham Young University. Master's Degree in American Western History, with an emphasis in LDS Pioneer History. Doctorate in Educational Leadership with emphasis in LDS Academies and Church Education. Married to the former Mary Farnsworth of Beaver Co., Utah, and we are the parents of eight children.
Courses Taught: Doctrine and Covenants, Teachings of the Living Prophets, LDS History, The International Church, Men and Women of Mormondom
Areas of Expertise: Church History in the Southeast and the Southwest; Church Colonization in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada; History of LDS Church Education (Academies); LDS Biography
Areas of Research: Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma, Cane Creek Massacre in Tennessee, Southern States Mission, Persecution in the Southern States, Missionary Evacuation at Outbreak of World War II, International Church History and LDS Military History.
Teaching Interests
Doctrine and Covenants, Teachings of the Living Prophets, Church History, Missionary Preparation, International ChurchProfessional Citizenship
- Guest Speaker, Missionary Work Symposium, - Present
Courses Taught
2020
- REL C 130 : Section 002
- REL C 130 : Section 004
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 004
2019
- REL C 130 : Section 003
- REL C 130 : Section 005
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 006
- REL C 130 : Section 001
- REL C 130 : Section 002
- REL C 130 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 012
2018
- REL C 130 : Section 003
- REL C 130 : Section 005
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 006
- REL C 130 : Section 001
- REL C 130 : Section 002
- REL C 130 : Section 001
- REL C 130 : Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 012
2016
- REL C 393R: Section 001
- REL C 130 : Section 001
- REL C 130 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 130 : Section 001
- REL C 130 : Section 002
- REL C 130 : Section 001
- REL C 130 : Section 002
- REL C 130 : Section 003
- REL C 130 : Section 004
- REL C 130 : Section 015
2015
- REL C 130 : Section 001
- REL C 130 : Section 002
- REL C 130 : Section 003
- REL C 130 : Section 005
- REL C 130 : Section 013
- REL C 130 : Section 002
- REL C 130 : Section 004
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 019
2014
- REL C 130 : Section 001
- REL C 130 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 017
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 130 : Section 004
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 008
2013
- REL C 333 : Section 019
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 006
- REL C 333 : Section 010
- REL C 333 : Section 020
2012
- REL C 393R: Section 004
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 011
- REL C 333 : Section 021
- REL C 393R: Section 004
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 004
- REL C 333 : Section 007
- REL C 333 : Section 021
2011
- REL C 393R: Section 005
- REL C 324 : Section 001
- REL C 324 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 021
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 002
- REL C 344 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 019
- REL A 211 : Section 002
2010
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 009
- REL C 333 : Section 010
- REL C 333 : Section 021
- REL C 344 : Section 001
- REL C 393R: Section 006
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 020
2009
- REL C 393R: Section 006
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 022
- REL A 211 : Section 001
- REL C 393R: Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 344 : Section 002
- REL C 393R: Section 010
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 026
2008
- REL C 333 : Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 010
- REL C 333 : Section 020
- REL C 344 : Section 001
- REL C 344 : Section 002
- REL C 393R: Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 022
2007
- REL C 393R: Section 005
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 022
- REL C 393R: Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 393R: Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 022
- REL A 211 : Section 001
2006
- REL C 393R: Section 006
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 022
- REL C 393R: Section 004
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 024
- REL A 211 : Section 021
2005
- REL C 393R: Section 001
- REL C 393R: Section 006
- REL C 333 : Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 005
- REL C 333 : Section 023
- REL C 393R: Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 007
- REL C 393R: Section 004
- REL C 333 : Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 004
- REL C 333 : Section 025
- REL A 211 : Section 028
2004
- REL C 393R: Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 002
- REL C 333 : Section 022
- REL C 333 : Section 027
- REL C 393R: Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 393R: Section 005
- REL C 333 : Section 001
- REL C 333 : Section 003
- REL C 333 : Section 402
Presentations
- Boone DF. Texas as a Springboard and Thoroughfare of Latter-day Saint Colonization in the West. Mormon History Association. June, 2014.
- Boone DF. Mississippi Saints: A Unique Odyssey of Southern Pioneers. Religious Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History. June, 2013.
- Boone DF. Latter-day Prisoners in the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma, 1884-5. Presented to donors and interested individuals at the Territorial Prison Museum at the unveiling of a new exhibit featuring the research of the author and the announcement of a book on the same topic that will be available in the near future. October, 2012.
- Boone DF. Latter-day Prisoners in the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma, 1884-5. Presentation to the Press at a reception for the media at the opening of an exhibit of Latter-day Saints who were incarcerated in the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma Television and Newspaper agencies were in attendance Newspaper Television coverage came from Yuma, Tempe (Arizona State University), The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah), and picked up in California these are the entities that are currently known. October, 2012.