Author: Jeff Lindsay
The FairMormon 2017 Conference, Day One
Today was my first time attending the FairMormon Conference. The 2017 event is being held Aug. 3 and 4 at the Utah Valley Convention Center at 220 West Center Street…
Unncessary Attacks, Part 2: In Defense of Grant Hardy
My previous post responded to Duane Boyce’s critique of some modern LDS scholars who pointed to the fallibility of human leaders in the Church in ways that Boyce felt were…
An Unnecessary Attack on Faithful LDS Scholars: Does Prophetic Fallibility Matter?
A faithful call to respect the prophets and take them more seriously is the intent of Duane Boyce’s article just published at the Interpreter. See Duane Boyce, “A Lengthening Shadow:…
The End of the Bill of Rights? Civil Asset Forefeiture in the US
Burglars and other crooks across the United States manage to seize around $4 billion a year in cash and goods from their victims. That’s actually less than the value of…
Pressing Forward
At a recent meeting of the BYU Management Society, Shanghai Chapter, our speaker was Jessica Liu, a local Chinese woman in a prestigious position at Marriott International and a graduate…
The Miraculous Feeding in 3 Nephi 20: Intensified Over Mark, Who Intensifies an Elisha Theme
In preparing my recent paper on the longer ending of Mark and its implications for the Book of Mormon (see Part 1 and the newly published Part 2), one of…
An Ayi for an Eye: The Tragic Story of Our Maid, Now in Jail
As I contemplate the blessings of freedom on this Fourth of July here in China, there is quite a different feeling this year as we struggle with the uncertainties and…
Another Surprise in the Dictated Language of the Book of Mormon
For those of you following the surprising findings regarding the language of the Book of Mormon as originally dictated by Joseph Smith, there’s a new set of data to consider…
Bible Scholar Breaks Ranks and Reverses His Views on the Ending of Mark Based on Evidence
The progress of scholarship can be painfully slow when established paradigms are wrong. Even when abundant data and logic support a new way of looking at things, old paradigms can…
A Shanghai Testimony on the Hidden Wisdom Behind Callings
In the fast and testimony meeting held yesterday in one of the Shanghai branches, I heard a story from a woman who received a calling just weeks before they would…
