BYU Professor · Church Historian · Author
Ed.D. | Department of Church History & Doctrine
Scholar, teacher, and storyteller — illuminating the lives of Latter-day Saints through history, doctrine, and the voices of women often overlooked by the record.
From revelatory dreams to Restoration artifacts — Mary Jane's scholarship spans the full breadth of Latter-day Saint history and experience.
An exploration of how the Lord has used dreams to guide individuals and the Church throughout scriptural and Latter-day Saint history.
Short essays on artifacts and objects that illuminate key moments in the Restoration of the gospel — tangible connections to sacred history.
Profiles of one hundred Latter-day Saint women whose faith and devoted service have quietly shaped the Church and the world around them.
Mary Jane Searle (formerly Mary Jane Woodger), Ed.D., is a professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University.
Born and raised in American Fork and Salt Lake City, Utah, she holds a bachelor's degree from BYU, a master's degree in education from Utah State University, and a doctorate in educational leadership from BYU with a minor in Church history and doctrine.
She has written or coauthored more than twenty books and numerous articles on Latter-day Saint history, doctrine, and women's religious experience — work that has shaped how the Church understands its own past.
"Mary Jane's scholarship strikes the rare balance between rigorous academic inquiry and genuine accessibility — her books belong in every serious student's library."
"Few scholars have done more to bring the stories of Latter-day Saint women to light. Her work is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the full history of the Church."
"Dreams as Revelation changed how I approach personal revelation. Deeply researched and beautifully written — a model of what faith-based scholarship can be."
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Available for firesides, symposia, Education Week sessions, ward and stake events, and academic conferences on Latter-day Saint history, women of the Church, and personal revelation.