Author: Jeff Lindsay
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…
A Beautiful Ukrainian Perspective: How Can I Be Useful to the Lord?
Sunday I attended church in Hangzhou where we had a wonderful sacrament meeting that included a young couple from Ukraine who were the concluding speakers. The talk by the young…
Halvor and Hannah Ronning: Inspiring Missionaries to China
One of my favorite books on China portrays Chinese history in the past 120 years through the experiences of a remarkable family. The book, China Mission: A Personal History from…
Where Thieves Break Through and Steal: Your Bank Account (in China or Elsewhere)
An increasing number of friends are reporting troubling cases of theft from their China bank accounts. One friend, after years of working in China and saving every penny, was preparing…
Jaredite Barges: Clearing the Air (with the Help of a Confusing Electric Piano)
I was sure the simple instructions were wrong as I assembled the frame for the Casio electric piano I purchased for my wife for Mother’s Day. When it came time…
Clement of Alexandria, Temple Mysteries, and the Divine Potential of Man
One of the earliest Christian writers after the New Testament era was Clement of Alexandria, who lived from about 150 to 210 AD. While researching the concept of the “yoke…
Youth Conference in China and the Contributions of Young Single Adults
Our recent May 2015 Youth Conference in the Shanghai International District of the Church was a good demonstration of many roles that Young Single Adults can play. They were integral…
“I Have Said, ‘Ye Are Gods'” — The Latest Scholarship on the Controversial 82nd Psalm
Latter-day Saints often need to discuss or defend LDS teachings about the potential of sons and daughters of God to become more like him (our version of theosis, which we…
The Increasingly Strange Text of the Book of Mormon
Stanford Carmack’s series of four articles at the Mormon Interpreter provide a large body of detailed data pointing to something strange, increasingly strange, in the Book of Mormon: the grammatical…
Blame Mom: A Late Mother’s Day Gift from CNN, Peggy Drexler, and UC San Diego
Like most universities, the University of California, San Diego strives to assure parents that their university is a safe place for the children that parents will be sending there. These…
