Joseph Smith’s Universe and Some Ruminations on Chinese Sci-Fi
One of my favorite projects recently was preparing an unusual article for The Interpreter that looks at Joseph Smith’s cosmology in light of some truly eye-opening views on the cosmos…
Touched by the Worldwide Youth Devotional with President Nelson and His Wife
Although it’s been several years since I qualified as a youth in the Church, I was still delighted to listen to and read the recent Worldwide Youth Devotional featuring President…
Out of the Best Books: Donald Parry’s Valuable Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon
If you don’t have this book already, I recommend that you download (for free!) one of the best tools for study of the Book of Mormon, Donald W. Parry’s Poetic…
The Oldest Hebrew Inscription and the Psalms in the Book of Mormon
Tiny silver amulets engraved with Hebrew from the era of King Josiah, found at Ketef Hinnon, Israel. From the Biblical Archaeology Society. My recent publication on David and the Psalms…
The High Suicide Rate in the Mountain States: Possible Effect of Altitude
The relatively higher suicide rates in Utah and other Mountain States has often been blamed on Mormonism or the culture of the Mountain West or the ready availability of guns,…
Democracy in the Ancient Americas? Maybe Not So Ridiculous After All
The Book of Mormon has often been criticized for its introduction of a form of democracy during the rule of judges era starting around 90 BC. Instead of a potentially…
Engines of Beauty
“Mandarin Fish,” the winning work from a recent art contest, shown above (courtesy of Wikipedia), was produced by the world’s most prolific and accomplished artist, variously known as “Meaningless Random…
Elder Gong in Shanghai
Shanghai was blessed to be visited by Elder Gerrit W. Gong, a newly called Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on Sunday, May 20. He was…
Intriguing Comments on Brian Stubbs’ Work on Possible Old World Connections to Uto-Aztecan Languages
After I published “The Next Big Thing in LDS Apologetics: Strong Semitic and Egyptian Elements in Uto-Aztecan Languages” at The Interpreter, I was pleasantly surprised with some of the the…
New Document Discovered from a Book of Mormon Witness
From the Juvenile Instructor blog, we have an important new finding regarding a Book of Momron witness. See “1829 Mormon Discovery Brought to you by…Guest Erin Jennings” which shares news…
