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My latest column for the Deseret News<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cEaster\u2019s answer to the \u2018terrible question\u2019:\u00a0<\/span>One of the most obvious facts facing human beings is the inevitability of death\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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New, on the website of the Interpreter Foundation:<\/p>\n

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Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me<\/em> Book of Mormon Lesson 15\u00a0\u201cFilled with Love towards God and All Men\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Mosiah 1-3<\/a><\/p>\n

The discussants in the Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me<\/em> Book of Mormon Lesson 15, \u201cFilled with Love towards God and All Men,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0on Mosiah 1-3, were Bruce Webster, Kris Frederickson, and Mike Parker. \u00a0This roundtable, shorn of commercial and other breaks, was extracted from the 15 March 2020 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show and is now available at no charge and at your convenience for your listening pleasure. The complete show may be heard at https:\/\/interpreterfoundation.org\/interpreter-radio-show-march-15-2020\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Interpreter Radio Show \u2014 April 5, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n

The hosts for the 5 April 2020 edition of the Interpreter Radio Show were Neal Rappleye, Jasmine Rappleye, Stephen Smoot, Spencer Marsh, and Hales Swift. In this episode, they discussed General Conference. Also featured was a roundtable on the upcoming Come, Follow Me<\/em> Book of Mormon lesson #18 on Mosiah 11-17. \u00a0Stripped of commercial and other interruptions, the complete show is now archived for your convenience.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat Does King Benjamin Teach about Leadership? (Mosiah 2)\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

A Video Supplement for\u00a0Come, Follow Me<\/em> Book of Mormon Lesson 15:\u00a0\u201cFilled with Love towards God and All Men\u201d (Mosiah 1-3)<\/p>\n

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\u201cPresident Nelson Asks Latter-day Saints to \u201cUnite Our Faith Once Again\u201d in Fast on Good Friday\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cVideo: President Nelson calls for worldwide fast on Good Friday\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cCombating COVID-19 with fasting, faith and reason:\u00a0<\/span>From their knees, the people of the world should look up, petition heaven for help and then rise up.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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If you have non-LDS friends whom you would feel comfortable inviting to join in this fast, please do so:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy those of other faiths are accepting President Nelson\u2019s invitation to fast on Good Friday\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2018I will fast and pray with you. God help us\u2019: Worldwide Good Friday fast gaining momentum\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy fasting and prayer are especially meaningful at Easter and during a pandemic:\u00a0Christians of different faiths will fast on Good Friday. The actual fast may look different. But most have similar beliefs about the spiritual significance of skipping meals\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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I was so stunned by the temple announcements at the close of General Conference this past weekend \u2014 especially by the two new temples for Africa and most<\/em> especially by the temple in Shanghai and very<\/em> most especially by the temple in the United Arab Emirates \u2014 that, although I tried, I scarcely registered the remarkable and moving performance of \u201cWe Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet\u201d that followed them. \u00a0I\u2019m grateful that it\u2019s now available online, so that I can watch it again:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWorldwide Choir Joins Tabernacle Choir in Virtual General Conference Performance\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cRenderings Released for Three Temples in the Western United States:\u00a0Previously announced temples to be built in Utah and Washington state\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cNew Easter Initiative Encourages People to #HearHim:\u00a0Tabernacle Choir to stream Handel\u2019s \u2018Messiah\u2019\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Even in a time of worldwide pandemic, it\u2019s important for some people to keep adding to their Christopher Hitchens Memorial \u201cHow Religion Poisons Everything\u201d Files<\/em> and to be reminded, yet again, why the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a> is not at all the type of organization with which they or, indeed, decent people anywhere should associate. \u00a0Here are a couple of useful items in that regard:<\/p>\n

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\u201cNavajo Reservation Receives Food and Supplies From Bishops\u2019 Central Storehouse:\u00a0Donations assist the elderly during COVID-19 outbreak\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cBYU-Pathway Worldwide Expands Access to Higher Education:\u00a0Thousands of students are enrolled in the global program\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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