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Youngest Modern-day GA! (Richard Hanks 1 of 5) @ Gospel Tangents
- Marion Hanks was one of the youngest modern-day GA (general authorities.) At just age 31,...
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith: Revised and Expanded Edition @ From the Desk
- A new edition allows readers to compare the earliest-known sources with text attributed...
Joseph Smith’s Polygamy (Brian Hales 2017 interview) @ Gospel Tangents
- This is a throwback episode with Brian Hales from 2017. Brian is the author of Joseph...
Come Follow Me 2025: Doctrine and Covenants Resources @ From the Desk
- Enhance your study of Restoration scripture with these academic and devotional...
Prayer As Worship and Surrender @ From the Desk
- One challenge in this quest is that prayer can aggravate, rather than alleviate, the...
Reading the Herculaneum Scrolls @ From the Desk
- Although about half remain tightly sealed within a volcanic matrix, several hundred have...
1st Visit with Kingston Group (Tangent Travels) @ Gospel Tangents
- The Kingston Group, also known as the Davis County Cooperative Society, is one of the...
Early Latter-Day Saints and Others Who Were Acquainted With Joseph Smith @ BOAP.org Blog
- I have edited and pulled together more of the old files from the defunct website, this...
Emma Smith’s Role in Shaping the ‘Elect Lady’ Revelation (D&C 25) @ From the Desk
- If we understand the revelations as part of a larger collaborative process, then Emma...
Book of Mormon Census/Red-Letter Edition! (Robert Messick 3 of 3) @ Gospel Tangents
- Robert Messick will discuss the Book of Mormon census he is doing to find out how many...
Blue & Gold Book of Mormon (Robert Messick 2 of 3) @ Gospel Tangents
- We know the RLDS Church has its own version of the Book of Mormon, but what other...
A Brief History of the Doctrine & Covenants @ From the Desk
- The future of the Doctrine and Covenants is as exciting as its past.
The post A Brief...
The structure of Chase Westfall’s “Toward a Latter-day Saint Contemporary Art” @ A Motley Vision
- The first essay in Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader I want to look more closely at...
What Is the History of the Church in Mexico? @ From the Desk
- The Church grew through local leadership and resilience.
The post What Is the History of...
The Parallel Joseph Returns @ BOAP.org Blog
- People ask me about a number of files from the old Book of Abraham Project website. One...
What Inspires Jorge Cocco Art? @ From the Desk
- I was constantly searching to find an artistic expression that was uniquely mine.
The...
What Are Keys of the Ministering of Angels? @ From the Desk
- There's no clear definition, but one interpretation suggests keys may represent...
Mormon Literaturstreit Echoes: Joanna Brooks @ A Motley Vision
- Joanna Brooks responds to the Mormon Literaturstreit by arguing for a Mormon-ness--for...
Did Moroni Translate the Book of Mormon? @ From the Desk
- A new theory suggests that Moroni may have translated the Book of Mormon as a resurrected...
Mormon Literaturstreit Echoes: Eugene England @ A Motley Vision
- Although Eugene England didn't weight in on the Mormon Literaturstreit directly, two of...
How Many King Follett Sermons Are There? @ BOAP.org Blog
- How many King Follett sermons are there? No, it’s not clickbait. What is usually...
The King Follett Sermon: A Biography; The Appendices @ BOAP.org Blog
- With my book, The King Follett Sermon: A Biography (BCC Press, 2023)...
On Gerrit de Jong Jr.’s “An Approach to Modernity in Art” @ A Motley Vision
- William takes a look at a 1959 essay by Gerrit de Jong Jr. on modernity in art in...
Mormon Literaturstreit Echoes: Richard D. Rust @ A Motley Vision
- Although in my view the Mormon Literaturstreit ends with Michael Austin’s entry, there...
Mormon Literaturstreit: Michael Austin asks “Why not the Mormons?” @ A Motley Vision
- William discusses Michael Austin's attempt to put forth a vision of Mormon literary...
Mormon Literaturstreit: Gideon Burton argues for both rootedness and openness @ A Motley Vision
- As the previous entry in this series discusses, by dividing approaches to Mormon...
Mormon Literaturstreit: Richard Cracroft fires back against the “Sophic Tide” @ A Motley Vision
- Richard Cracroft rejects on binary only to invoke another in order to stem the "Sophic...
Mormon Literaturstreit: Bruce Jorgensen responds to Richard Cracroft @ A Motley Vision
- Bruce Jorgensen responds to Richard Cracroft's review of the Harvest Mormon poetry...
Mormon Literaturstreit: Richard Cracroft’s review of Harvest @ A Motley Vision
- How Richard Cracroft's review of Harvest: Contemporary Mormon Poems sparked the Mormon...
How Joseph Smith’s Preaching Remained in Evidence @ BOAP.org Blog
- Joseph Smith’s preaching largely disappeared after it was spoken. His preaching was...
The King Follett Sermon (New Book) @ BOAP.org Blog
- I recently published a new volume in the sermon project, The King Follett Sermon: A...
Come, Follow Me Week 7 – Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2 @ FAIR Blog
- Abraham 1:1–19 God will bless me for my faith and righteous desires.
by Jennifer...
Come, Follow Me Thoughts to Keep in Mind – The Covenant @ FAIR Blog
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The Abrahamic Covenant, Its Influence on Scriptures, and What that Has to Do with...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 47 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 47: CES Letter Witnesses Questions [Section C]
By Sarah Allen
Last week,...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 46 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 46: CES Letter Witnesses Questions [Section B]
By Sarah Allen
Today and...
FAIR Conference Podcast #77 – Jennifer Ann Mackley, “Discovering Church History: The Wilford Woodruff Papers Project” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 6 – Genesis 6–11; Moses 8 @ FAIR Blog
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[Reprinted with permission from The Interpreter Foundation]
by Taylor...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 45 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 45: CES Letter Witnesses Questions [Section A]
By Sarah Allen
When I sat...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 44 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 44: CES Letter Priesthood Restoration Questions [Section B]
By Sarah...
FAIR Conference Podcast #76 – Jeff Bradshaw, “Since Hugh Nibley: Remarkable New Findings on Enoch and the Gathering of Zion” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 5 – Moses 7 @ FAIR Blog
- Faith and Evidence in
the Witness of Ancient Texts for the Book of Moses Enoch Story
by...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 43 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 43: CES Letter Priesthood Restoration Questions [Section A]
By Sarah...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 42 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 42: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section F]
By Sarah...
What weapon was Joseph Smith using to shoot John Taylor? – Review of the recent film, “Who Killed Joseph Smith?” @ FAIR Blog
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by Craig L. Foster
Recently a movie titled, “Who Killed Joseph Smith?” premiered...
FAIR Conference Podcast #75 – John Gee, “Lessons on Doing Apologetics” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 4 – Genesis 5; Moses 6 @ FAIR Blog
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Taught in All the Ways of God: Teaching as the Theme of Moses 6
by Matthew L....
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 41 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 41: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section E]
By Sarah...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 40 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 40: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section D]
By Sarah...
FAIR Conference Podcast #74 – Jenny Reeder, “First: The Life and Faith of Emma Smith” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 3 – Genesis 3–4; Moses 4–5 @ FAIR Blog
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The Two Trees
by V.H. Cassler
(This is from a presentation given at the 2010 FAIR...
Come, Follow Me Week 2 – Genesis 1–2; Moses 2–3; Abraham 4–5 @ FAIR Blog
- God Sanctified and Blessed the Sabbath Day
by Jennifer Roach
Genesis 2:2-3:
2 By...
FAIR Conference Podcast #73 – Ben Spackman, “Through a Glass, Less Darkly: The 20th Century History of Genesis and Evolution” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 1 – Moses 1; Abraham 3 @ FAIR Blog
- How did we get the books of Moses and Abraham?
The Come, Follow Me manual poses this...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 39 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 39: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section C]
by Sarah...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 38 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 38: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section B]
by Sarah...
FAIR Conference Podcast #72 – Dan Peterson, “The Book of Mormon Witnesses: Sincerity and Reality” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 37 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 37: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section A]
by Sarah...
Rethinking Revelation and the Human Element in Scripture @ FAIR Blog
- Available in the FAIR Bookstore
by Michael R. Ash
Those who have read any of my...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 36 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 36: CES Letter Kinderhook Plates/Translation Claims Questions
by Sarah...
FAIR Conference Podcast #71 – Rebekah Clark, “The Gospel of Equal Rights”: Latter-day Saint Suffragists, 1870-1920 @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 35 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 35: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section I]
by Sarah Allen
Jeremy’s...
Come, Follow Me Week 51 – The Family: A Proclamation to the World @ FAIR Blog
- The Proclamation Is a Light Against Sophistry
by Cassandra Hedelius
In September...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 34 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 34: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section H]
by Sarah Allen
I am what some...
FAIR Conference Podcast #70 – Stephen Smoot, “Abraham and the Stranger at Sodom and Gomorrah: Reading the Bible and Navigating LGBT Identity” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Book Review: “In the Hands of the Lord: The Life of Dallin H. Oaks” @ FAIR Blog
- Available from the FAIR Bookstore
This biography of Dallin H. Oaks was written by...
Inspiration, Intellect, and Rethinking Revelation @ FAIR Blog
- by Michael R. Ash
for FAIR Newsletter 2021 1211
Inspiration and Intellect are two...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 33 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 33: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section G]
by Sarah Allen
We’re...
Come, Follow Me Week 50 – Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 & 2 @ FAIR Blog
- We Believe All that God Has Revealed
by Cassandra Hedelius
On social media and other...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 32 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 32: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section F]
by Sarah Allen
Last week, we...
FAIR Conference Podcast #69 – Brian Hales, “Mind the Gap” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 31 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 31: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section E]
by Sarah Allen
Today and next...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 30 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 30: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section D]
by Sarah Allen
This week...
FAIR Conference Podcast #68 – Keith A. Erekson, “Real Vs. Rumor” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 49 – Doctrine and Covenants 137-138 @ FAIR Blog
- Heirs of the Celestial Kingdom of God
by David W. Smith
Many people today misunderstand...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 29 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 29: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section C]
by Sarah Allen
Today, we’re...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 28 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 28: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section B]
by Sarah Allen
Last week, I...
FAIR Conference Podcast #67 – Brittany Chapman Nash, “Let’s Talk About Polygamy” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 48 – Doctrine and Covenants 135-136 @ FAIR Blog
- By René Krywult
A view of the bedroom in Carthage Jail where Joseph Smith was...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 27 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 27: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section A]
by Sarah Allen
In this...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 26 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 26: CES Letter Polygamy & Polyandry Questions [Section G]
by Sarah...
“Ask the Egyptologist” Virtual Fireside for Sustaining Members on Dec. 1 @ FAIR Blog
- The Book of Abraham is an incredible book that contains many truths about the gospel. But...
New Content at Joseph Smith Papers @ BOAP.org Blog
- The JSP has announced some new content at their web site. All annotation for Documents...
Conference Notice: John Whitmer Historical Association 2019 Annual Conference @ BOAP.org Blog
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Kindle Version of Textual Studies of the Doctrine and Covenants for cheap @ BOAP.org Blog
- If you purchased your hard copy of Textual Studies of the Doctrine and Covenants: The...
Job Announcement: Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, Editorial Assistant @ BOAP.org Blog
- Editorial Assistant Vacancy — Closes Feb. 8, 2019 The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS)...
Job Announcement: Associate Editor, Publications Department, Massachusetts Historical Society @ BOAP.org Blog
- The Massachusetts Historical Society seeks a full-time Associate Editor to work in its...
Here it is: Greg Kofford Ebook Sale. Plural Marriage Revelation Book @ BOAP.org Blog
- TSDC:PMR ebook along with ALL 2018 Kofford ebook titles is on sale until the end of the...
The Church History Library Goes Viral! @ BOAP.org Blog
- See for yourself.
Job Announcement: Einstein Papers @ BOAP.org Blog
- The Einstein Papers Project is engaged in one of the most ambitious scholarly publishing...
Book sale. 30% off. @ BOAP.org Blog
- I know you’ve all be waiting to buy my book on D&C 132 because you believe...
Featherston Family, Erstwhile Emigrants @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- One of the frustrating things about tracking emigrating members is the increasing...
John & Rebecca Denton: Repeated Returnees @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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John & Rebecca Denton Family:
Back - L to R: Ezekiel, Robert, Sam, Alma
From - L to...
Katherine Alexander and Her Return from Gathering @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- There were a number of people who joined the LDS Church that decided to go west....
The Returnees: A Project to Identify Why Some Converts Wanted to Return Home @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Sometimes when a convert moves west to join the saints, something changes their mind and...
Middle Tennessee Baptismal Record - Lessons Learned @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Nestled in the family search catalog is something called the Record of Members. It is a...
Baptisms in 1918 by County @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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It may not look like a lot, but baptisms in Tennessee were picking up. Yes, there was...
Alfred Douglas Young - Part 5 Leaving Tennessee @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [This is a continuation of the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young, quoted and...
Alfred Douglas Young - Part 4 Seeds of Misunderstanding @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [This is a continuation of the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young, quoted and...
Alfred Douglas Young - Part 3 Raised from the Dead @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [This is a continuation of the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young, summarized from his...
Alfred Douglas Young - Part 2 Evil Spirits @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [This is a continuation of the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young. Written from his...
Alfred Douglas Young - Part 1 Conversion @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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[This is an excerpt from the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young. Written from his...
George W Brandon writes a Letter. @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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On July 6, 1842, George wrote the following letter in Nauvoo. George was an early...
Names You Can't Read: The Badam Family @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- I can't say I found the Badam family. As far as the Church is concerned, that happened...
The Lost Records of Mary E Dukes @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- While transcribing an old baptismal record I happened across a cryptic entry...
Slate Springs Tennessee Chapel @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- I won't go into a full history of the Slate Springs branch here, but I came across some...
Speedwell Chapel @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Speedwell Tennessee entered Mormon history in 1908 with the baptism of Josiah &...
Short Creek Chapel @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Short Creek is a unassuming place along the east side of the Tennessee river in south...
News from Tennessee Conferences 19 Jun 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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News from Tennessee Conferences 12 Jun 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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Nashville Chapel circa 1959 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- In 1959 the Nashville branch of the LDS Church met in this building. For those who know...
A Place for the Un-Gathered: The Home of Abraham and Mary Church of Hickman County Tennessee @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [Below is an abridged version of my presentation at the 2017 Mormon History Association...
News from Tennessee Conferences 29 May 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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News from Tennessee Conferences 22 May 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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News from Tennessee Conferences 15 May 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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News from Tennessee Conferences 1 May 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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