Dr. Jeffrey Mark Bradshaw, vice president for special projects at the Interpreter Foundation, is in Africa at the moment in connection with the Foundation’s effort (under the title of Not By Bread Alone) to document some of the stories of the Saints there. He has kindly been sharing photographs with me from his travels there, and I thought that you might enjoy seeing some of the faces of our African brothers and sisters. The photos and the captions are... Read more
Just in time for the weekend, two new articles have appeared on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: ““One Drop of Salvation from the House of Majesty”: An Analysis of the Revelation of the Magi and Restoration Scripture,” written by Spencer Kraus Abstract: An early Christian text called the Revelation of the Magi presents itself as a history of the Magi before and after the birth of Jesus Christ. This text offers important insights into how the early Christian... Read more
I’m pleased to report that Jeff Bradshaw and others working on the Interpreter Foundation’s Not by Bread Alone film project are safely landed in Africa, where they have already begun their work. I’m also pleased to note the appearance of a new article on the website of the Interpreter Foundation — which, according to its critics, is ever dying, but which is somehow never able to come to a direct knowledge of clinical death: “Hugh Nibley Observed: ““Words, Words,... Read more
I finished an important and good book the other day: Samuel T. Wilkinson, Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply About the Meaning of Our Existence (New York and London: Pegasus Books, 2024). I’ll have more to say about the book later, but I enjoyed reading it and I recommend it to others who might be interested in the subjects that it covers. Given the recent visibility of the “Northern Lights” in areas further to the south than usual,... Read more
A new article of mine went up yesterday in Meridian Magazine. Enjoy it, if you can: “The Heavenly Sign: Brigham Young’s Transfiguration at Nauvoo” Some of the objections that are being raised against construction of the proposed Lone Mountain Nevada Temple in Las Vegas are, at least outwardly, quite legitimate and worthy of being addressed. They involve worries about the height of the building, the brightness of its lighting, increased traffic, and so on. Others, though — feel free,... Read more
Interpreter Radio Show — May 5, 2024 In the 5 May 2024 episode of the Interpreter Radio Show, Spencer Kraus, Hales Swift, Brent Schmidt, and Martin Tanner discussed Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon lesson 22 and various topics related to the Book of Mormon. Their conversation is now available to you at your convenience but at no charge. The “Book of Mormon in Context” portion of this show, for the Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon lesson 22,... Read more
I’m gratified to report that Jeffrey Mark Bradshaw, the Interpreter Foundation’s Vice President for Special Projects, is headed at this very moment to Cotonou, Benin, in west Africa, where he will join with a few associates for further work on the Foundation’s Not By Bread Alone film project, on which see here and here. They will be working there in Benin and, thereafter, in Rwanda, in Kenya, and, once more, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are... Read more
The intrepid archaeologists over at FAIR Latter-day Saints recently uncovered a 2001 FAIR conference address and posted it to YouTube. It was given by a devilishly handsome fellow who is nearly a quarter of a century younger than I am, and is titled “The Divine Source of the Book of Mormon in the Face of Alternative Theories Advocated by LDS Critics.” Deseret News: “The New York Times publishes an article on how Gen Z has embraced Latter-day Saint missionary... Read more
Fair warning, so that you can avoid these places on the dates indicated below. In company with others, I will be speaking in the following locations during the first half of June: Saturday, 1 June 2024 — Rome, Italy Saturday, 8 June 2024 — Salzburg, Austria Saturday, 15 June 2024 — Göteborg, Sweden Tonight, though, I’ll be in Provo, Utah, at a 7 PM event honoring George L. Mitton. You are also invited to it. But remember and beware:... Read more
I want to remind everyone out there again of the gathering tomorrow night — Friday night, 10 May 2024 — in honor of the contributions of George L. Mitton. The event will take place at 7 PM in the large room upstairs at Legacy Village, 4146 North University Avenue, Provo, UT 84604. A new book has been published in connection with this event, under the title Joseph Smith and Our Preparation for the Lord’s Final Judgment. Early last evening,... Read more
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