James F. Stoddard III

James F. Stoddard is a film producer, author, entrepreneur, and father of 10 children. James is the producer or executive producer of eight documentary feature films and the co-author of three groundbreaking historical books. Books: Seer Stone v. Urim & Thummim: Book of Mormon Translation on Trial Faith Crisis 1: We Were NOT Betrayed! Faith Crisis 2: Behind Closed Doors-Leonard Arrington & the Progressive Rewriting of Mormon History. Documentary Films: Nephites in Europe (Episodes 1 & 2, Quest for the Nephite Remnant) (2019) Hidden Bloodlines: The Grail & the Lost Tribes in the Lands of the North (2017) Unlocking the Mystery of the Two Prophets: Revelation 11 (2017) The Prophet Joseph: More than we know (2015) Statesmen & Symbols: Prelude to the Restoration (2014) For Our Day: Divinely Sanctioned Governments (2013) For Our Day: Covenant on the Land (2013) Creation and Evolution: A Witness of Prophets (2007) James is the executive strategist for the Joseph Smith Foundation and has worked in private, public, religious, corporate and home education as well as engineering, videography, property development, and natural health. He has started and helps operate several family businesses and enjoys working with his kids. James spends any free moments working on Highland Estate, a planned family retreat and learning facility with perennial gardens and walking trails specializing in experimental farming techniques and four-season food production. James has worked as a release time Seminary teacher and as an instructor at the Provo Missionary Training Center (MTC). He is a direct descendant of Asael and Mary Duty Smith, the Prophet Joseph Smith's grandparents, and other notable Latter-day Saint Church history figures. His research supports the writings and teachings of ancient and latter-day prophets.