Rosalynde Welch is an independent scholar working in Mormon literature, scripture and theology. She holds a PhD in early modern English literature from the University of California at San Diego. She is the author of Ether: A Brief Theological Introduction (2020). Her work has also appeared in BYU Studies, Dialogue, Element, Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, Mormon Studies Review, and other journals and edited volumes. She lives in St Louis, Missouri, with her husband and four children.