With all my heart, I beg those who are heading down this path to consider very seriously where it is that they want to end up: “Heartland research director: “The Church is off course”” *** Most likely reflecting the polar opposite ideological side from the item directly above: “Man Desperately Searches Bible For That Verse Where Jesus Commands Christians To Be On The Right Side Of History” *** Another item from the... Read more
Several new items have appeared on the website of the Interpreter Foundation. It can sometimes be a bit hard to keep up: Interpreter Radio Show — January 10, 2021 The 10 January 2021 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show featured Martin Tanner, John Gee, and Kevin Christensen. In this episode, they discussed some difficulties that the Church and its members could face as they move into the 21st century. The second portion of the show was a roundtable... Read more
Joseph Smith’s father in law, Emma’s father, the hunter and farmer and innkeeper Isaac Hale (17763-1839), was anything but a fan of his son in law. He had disapproved of Joseph’s past money-digging and he strongly disapproved of the marriage with Emma. A year after their marriage, though, Joseph and Emma left Palmyra, New York, for a small cabin on the Hales’ property in Harmony township — modern Oakland township — on the bank of the Susquehanna River... Read more
In an effort ably spearheaded by Steven T. Densley, Jr., and with the assistance of our friends at FAIR and at Book of Mormon Central, the Interpreter Foundation has created a freestanding website, Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, to accompany and supplement the productions of its forthcoming Witnesses film project. However, it is intended to be significant in its own right, even apart from the films. It will be a repository of helpful information on not only... Read more
Okay. If I havn’t been clear enough yet, let me make it unmistakably plain now: I believe that, consonant with advice from their physicians (in some marginal cases), as many people as possible should seek out and receive one of the vaccines that have been or will yet be approved for use against the novel coronavirus. And I intend to beat the drum to that end. I want to get the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, so that... Read more
I’ve already mentioned that the Interpreter Foundation’s theatrical film, Witnesses, will be featured at the LDS Film Festival in Orem, Utah, toward the end of February. There is another film that will be shown there with which I have a slight connection: Remembering Heaven includes interviews with, among others, Terryl Givens, Martin Tanner, and, well, me. I myself haven’t yet seen it; I hope that my participation hasn’t done it too much damage. *** I’ve been... Read more
Another development that needs to be achieved, as most Latter- day Saints know, is the construction of a temple in Jerusalem. The prophet Ezekiel saw a vision of a great latter-day temple and its rituals and recorded that vision in chapters 40-47 of the Hebrew biblical book named that bears his name. Joseph Smith taught that, although the entire law of Moses would not be restored, the rituals of sacrifice would be restored and carried out (at least... Read more
We know, of course, that the Interpreter Foundation is nearly at death’s door. Most notably, a critic who called himself Bond James Bond pointed this out almost precisely eight years ago, on 25 January 2013. And, just this morning, I learned on the same message board where Mr. Bond made his venerable prophecy that the disastrous failure that looms over the Foundation’s Witnesses film project has reduced me to “desperation.” Despite my fragile state of mind, though, I... Read more
If you would like to see the nearly five-minute interview with Paul Wuthrich that aired this morning on ABC Television ‘s Salt Lake City affiliate, you can do so at the link just below. Paul Wuthrich is the actor who portrays Joseph Smith in the forthcoming Interpreter Foundation theatrical film, Witnesses: ABC 4 Utah (KTVX, Salt Lake City): “Portrayal of Joseph Smith in Witnesses shows humanity” This has been a long time coming, not only because... Read more
Update: We’re now told more specifically that Paul will be on between 9:35 and 9:45 today. Just so you know, on Thursday morning, 21 January 2021 — just a few hours from the time I’m writing — the host of ABC 4 “Good Things Utah” will do a live television interview with Paul Wuthrich, who plays the Prophet Joseph Smith in the forthcoming Interpreter Foundation theatrical film, Witnesses. It is scheduled to last for 3-4 minutes, and... Read more
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