Month: July 2015
Its … It’s So Easy to Overlook–Another Test Related to Language in the Original Book of Mormon
In my previous post, I looked at the use of the word be in the earliest text of the Book of Mormon in a test to look for unique elements…
Update on Early Modern English in the Book of Mormon: One Potential Test to Identify the Possible Influence of New England Dialect on the Dictated Text
Executive Summary: I remain impressed with the detailed, data-rich work of Carmack and Skousen regarding Early Modern English (EModE) influence in the original text of the Book of Mormon. However,…
Dark Matter and Joseph Smith’s Statement on the Material Nature of Spirit
My latest post over at the Nauvoo Times (Orson Scott Card’s LDS project with a good variety of writers) is “Mystery of the Hidden Cosmos: Something Big is Missing from…
From Hope to Despair and Back Again: The Mysterious Power of Complaining
I have newfound respect for the marvelous power of complaining after an instructive experience in which I feel blessed and instructed by the hand of the Lord. Or call it…
Hannah Ronning, Missionary to China
I recently discussed a book that continues to inspire me, China Mission: A Personal History from the Last Imperial Dynasty to the People’s Republic (Louisiana State Univ. Press, 2013) that…
