Lars Pauling Nielsen is an independent researcher of Mormon history and a first-time author. He earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2007 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2009. He cu...view moreLars Pauling Nielsen is an independent researcher of Mormon history and a first-time author. He earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2007 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2009. He currently resides in Minnetonka, MN with his three daughters. He resigned from the Mormon church in 2010.view less