Two non-new articles have newly appeared on the website of the Interpreter Foundation. I hope that you will enjoy them: Conference Talks: Adam, Eve, the Book of Moses, and the Temple: The Story of Receiving Christ’s Atonement, was delivered at the Interpreter Foundation’s 2020 “Tracing Ancient Threads in the Book of Moses Conference” by Elder Bruce C. Hafen (emeritus) and Sister Marie K. Hafen. Elder Bruce C. Hafen, an emeritus member of the Seventy and a former president of... Read more
A friend picked us up at our hotel early this evening and took us out to the grounds of the Sydney Australia Temple in Carlingford. I presented a fireside there on the witnesses to the Book of Mormon. It was good to friends here again. We’ve just returned. I share some notes from my reading of Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience (New York: HarperCollins, 2010), by the Dutch cardiologist and researcher Pim van Lommel: When heart... Read more
Well, our cruise ended this morning where it first began. We disembarked from our ship, the Ovation of the Seas, and made our way to our hotel in Sydney. Our group had said their goodbyes last night. Most of them are over the Pacific Ocean by now. The Australians who were among us are probably already home. I always find the end of such tours rather sad: You get to know new people quite well (or strengthen relationships with... Read more
If all goes according to plan and if my understanding is not mistaken, I will be speaking at Buckland House on the grounds of the Sydney Australia Temple this Thursday night, 22 February 2024. I don’t know the time yet, but it will be in the evening. I’m guessing that it will begin at about 7:00 PM or 7:30 PM, but I’ll try to get the time nailed down as soon as I possibly can. It has been a... Read more
For my own undoubtedly dishonorable purposes, I’m extracting here some more of the passages that I marked during my recent re-reading of Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer’s posthumously-published 2008 book Extraordinary Knowing: Science, Skepticism, and the Inexplicable Powers of the Human Mind. And, to reorient those who may be reading, I once again cite the brief biography that appears at the end of that volume: Known as Lisby by her many friends and colleagues, Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer was an internationally known... Read more
The Interpreter Foundation continues to generate substantial materials for interested audiences. Here are two recently posted specimens: (1) “Not by Bread Alone Episode 1: Stories of the Saints in the DR Congo,” by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw For more information on the “Not by Bread Alone: Stories of the Saints in Africa” series, go to https://notbybreadalonefilm.com/en/ For more information in French, go to https://notbybreadalonefilm.com/fr/ To see all of our posts about The Church in Africa, go to https://interpreterfoundation.org/category/africa/ At last,... Read more
Two new articles went up at noon on Friday on the website of the Interpreter Foundation. I hope that you will enjoy them: “Trees and the Love of God,” written by David M. Belnap and Nalini M. Nadkarni Abstract: Trees play real and metaphorical roles in the beliefs and holy scriptures of many world religions, and believers and non-believers throughout the world are uplifted spiritually by trees. In the Book of Mormon, a tree with delicious, sweet fruit appeared in... Read more
Two more items have appeared on the website of the Interpreter Foundation. They are: Conference Talks: Clothed with Glory: Sacred Vestments and the Restoration, from the 2018 Temple on Mount Zion Conference Matthew Roper spoke on “Clothed with Glory: Sacred Vestments and the Restoration” at the fourth Temple on Mount Zion Conference, held on Saturday, 10 November 2018 in the Tanner Building at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. The presentations were filmed, and both video and audio recordings of... Read more
We entered Queen Charlotte Sound this morning and sailed until we reached the town of Picton. Today marked the very first time that I have set foot on New Zealand’s South Island. I’ve seen the South Island once before, from Wellington across the Cook Strait on a clear day. But I’ve waited a long time to actually reach it. We disembarked from our boat and eventually boarded a tour bus with guide/driver who took us down Highway 1, New... Read more
Newly posted on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: Nibley Lectures: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 8 “O How Great the Plan of Our God!”: 2 Nephi 6-10 During 1988, 1989, and 1990, Hugh Nibley taught Honors Book of Mormon classes for four semesters at Brigham Young University. The lectures were video-taped and audio cassettes and printed transcripts were made of the lectures. We believe these recordings will be interesting to listen to and valuable to your... Read more
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