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2026-07-21T01:37:42-06:00

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It’s Free!

Last updated on: July 21, 2026 at 1:37 am By Dan Peterson

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For those who’ve been paying attention to our Becoming Brigham series of mini-documentary videos — and even for those who, for whatever sordid and mysterious reasons, haven’t been paying attention to it — we offer something a bit special this week and, actually (as you will see), for the next thirty days or so: “A Special Episode: The Three Witnesses – Becoming Brigham, Episode 26″ We hope that you’ll take advantage of the opportunity that we’re offering to you... Read more

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2026-07-19T18:04:34-06:00

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Shall every mountain and hill be made low?

Last updated on: July 19, 2026 at 6:04 pm By Dan Peterson

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For a long time, I found one of the prophecies of Isaiah quite distressing: Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. (Isaiah 40:4) Even G. F. Handel’s magnificent musical setting of the prophecy in his Messiah wasn’t enough to win me over or cheer me up. Now, that prophecy has come up again because of my recent paeans to the... Read more

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2026-07-19T09:34:41-06:00

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A pale shadow of what’s to come?

Last updated on: July 19, 2026 at 9:34 am By Dan Peterson

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Very commonly mentioned in accounts of near-death experiences that have gone beyond simply being out of one’s body — a remarkable thing in itself and arguably the most significant aspect of NDE reports — is seeing remarkable colors that go beyond anything seen on earth in ordinary mundane vision. I mention here a few passages from Dale Black, Flight to Heaven (Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2010), that are more or less representative but that are many light years from exhaustive.... Read more

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2026-07-17T15:00:29-06:00

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Where will YOU be in mid-August?

Last updated on: July 17, 2026 at 3:00 pm By Dan Peterson

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A new article appeared today in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 69 (2026): 215-236. It is “The Literary Structure of Alma 16,” and it was written by Derek Squire: Abstract: Alma 16 is an easily overlooked chapter in the Book of Mormon. It could be dismissed as a simple summary and “tidying up” of the narrative. It comes after two of the most dramatic scenes in the Book of Mormon, wherein women and children are burned... Read more

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2026-07-16T23:09:51-06:00

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Sea to Sky

Last updated on: July 16, 2026 at 11:09 pm By Dan Peterson

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Here’s an item that was newly posted earlier today on the moribund website of the Interpreter Foundation, where, in fulfillment of a venerable prophecy that was published online many years ago, nothing new ever appears: The Interpreter Insights Podcast — 16 July 2026: “The Psalms, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Their Application to the Ancient Temple,” with Terry Hutchinson and Kevin Christensen Back, quickly, to the story that I mentioned yesterday, about CNBC’s list of the ten worst states... Read more

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2026-07-15T22:51:51-06:00

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“This is the morning”

Last updated on: July 15, 2026 at 10:51 pm By Dan Peterson

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This item went up today on the moribund website of the Interpreter Foundation: Reprint: “Panel Perspectives on Personal Views on Abraham and His Family,” featuring Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Jennifer C. Lane, Daniel C. Peterson, Gary A. Rendsburg, and John W. Welch: “Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article originally appeared in Abraham and His Family in Scripture, History, and Tradition, edited by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, John S. Thompson, Matthew L. Bowen, and David R. Seely.” And, while... Read more

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2026-07-14T19:10:02-06:00

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In Queen Charlotte Strait

Last updated on: July 14, 2026 at 7:10 pm By Dan Peterson

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I’m very pleased to pass this report on to you: “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Reaches New Missionary Record” I’m not pleased at this story: “Stabbing suspect allegedly admits to targeting man in West Valley mall due to his religion.” I’m going to go out on a limb here and venture that Mr. Peter Larsen, the man who stabbed the Muslim victim, did not act as he did out of faithful Christian discipleship. Kudos to those... Read more

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2026-07-13T21:09:46-06:00

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The Kindness of Strangers

Last updated on: July 13, 2026 at 9:09 pm By Dan Peterson

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The newest installment of the Interpreter Foundation’s Becoming Brigham mini-documentary series went up online earlier today. It runs just slightly less than thirteen minutes in length, and I hope that you will both watch it and enjoy it and that you will bring the series to the attention of still others who might be interested or who might benefit from the effort that we’re putting into the project: “Mobs to Mercies?” – Becoming Brigham, Episode 25 In other Interpreter... Read more

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2026-07-13T01:45:38-06:00

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“The World’s Sixteen Crucified Saviors”?

Last updated on: July 13, 2026 at 1:45 am By Dan Peterson

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All the way back on 17 May 2012, I published a column in the Deseret News to which the newspaper’s editors assigned the title “‘Parallels’ of prophets not parallel.” The column read as follows: From time to time, some triumphant atheist or other challenges me with a list of supposed parallels between the biblical depiction of Jesus and the stories of other important religious figures (mythical or historical), such as Krishna, Tammuz, the Buddha, Muhammad, Mithra, Cadmus, Osiris, and... Read more

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2026-07-11T18:59:23-06:00

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Sehnsucht and “Pure Northernness”

Last updated on: July 11, 2026 at 6:59 pm By Dan Peterson

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I don’t know whether I’m unique (weird?) in this regard or not but, when I hear an excruciatingly beautiful piece of music or see an achingly beautiful landscape — please note those two adjectives expressive of pain; they were deliberately chosen — I want to possess it in some way more than I actually can possess it. I’m not sure precisely how to express what I mean. I definitely don’t mean that I want to possess it in some... Read more

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