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2026-06-22T20:24:21-06:00

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Of violence and a violent storm

Last updated on: June 22, 2026 at 8:24 pm By Dan Peterson

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The latest installment of the Interpreter Foundation’s series of mini-documentary videos has now appeared: Becoming Brigham Episode 22: “Out of the Storm”: How did God dramatically protect Zion’s Camp from a violent mob? Why did the Lord call Zion’s Camp a success even though they didn’t redeem Zion or fight any battles? How did the hardships of Zion’s Camp transform Brigham Young and prepare him to lead the Saints westward? This episode concludes the story of Zion’s Camp, the... Read more

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2026-06-21T20:34:49-06:00

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Hope, Faith, Suffering, Ugliness, and Seeming Indifference

Last updated on: June 21, 2026 at 8:34 pm By Dan Peterson

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At the beginning of my ward’s sacrament meeting this morning, we sang words that have evidently been included in the various hymnals of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since the very first one was compiled by Emma Smith, the wife of the Prophet Joseph. These words were penned by Thomas R. Taylor (1807-1835), an English clergyman who died tragically young, at the age of only twenty-seven: 1. Earth, with her ten thousand flow’rs, Air, with all... Read more

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2026-06-20T19:40:03-06:00

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Belatedly, for Juneteenth

Last updated on: June 20, 2026 at 7:40 pm By Dan Peterson

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I’ve been under the weather and I’ve been recovering from my dermatologist’s most recent brutality — I don’t suppose that my continual whining has gone completely unnoticed — and I’ve been under some pressing deadlines. I cite such things as an excuse for my having failed to mention Juneteenth, which was yesterday. I’m happy that it has become a recognized holiday; it certainly merits the designation and the recognition. So I won’t let it pass here unremarked, even if... Read more

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2026-06-19T22:58:19-06:00

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“For they are my friends”

Last updated on: June 19, 2026 at 10:58 pm By Dan Peterson

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A new article has appeared at Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 69 (2026) : 67-98: “Nephi’s “Shazer”: New Insights into an Arabian Pillar of the Book of Mormon,” written by Warren P. Aston and Wanless Southwick: Abstract: Shazer was a brief hunting stop, given that name by Lehi and Sariah’s group journeying to the New World. It has the unique distinction of being a place in a real-world location that is clearly defined in Nephi’s text... Read more

2026-06-18T18:04:02-06:00

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Religiosity and Retention

Last updated on: June 18, 2026 at 6:04 pm By Dan Peterson

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Just a reminder that I’ll be speaking in American Fork, Utah, tomorrow (Friday) night at the Joseph Knight Sr. Family Reunion. My topic will be “A Time of Decision: The Knights Follow Brigham and the Twelve into the West.” My remarks are scheduled to run from 7 PM to 8:30 PM, and they will be given at 165 North 350 West there in American Fork. So far as I’m aware, attendance at my fireside is open to anybody and... Read more

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2026-06-17T21:26:52-06:00

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Thoughts on a “primitive culture”

Last updated on: June 17, 2026 at 9:26 pm By Dan Peterson

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Newly posted today on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: Reprint: “The Qur’anic View of Abraham,” written by Daniel C. Peterson: 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. For more information, go to https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/abraham-and-his-family. “The most important idea to take away from this paper is that Islam—like Judaism and Christianity... Read more

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2026-06-16T17:40:16-06:00

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Fairview, Texas, AI, and Other Challenges

Last updated on: June 16, 2026 at 5:40 pm By Dan Peterson

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You might enjoy this one-hour one-minute and thirty-seven-second podcast from Nathan Gwilliam’s Why We Believe series: “50 Years Responding to Church Criticism: Why He’s More Sure Than Ever (with Daniel C. Peterson)” On the other hand, of course, you might not enjoy it. In any case, I’m sorry about the outdated (beardless) photograph that accompanies the podcast. That’s my fault. They asked for an up-to-date photo and, well, I let the request slide. I submitted to the dermatological surgeon’s... Read more

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2026-06-16T15:35:04-06:00

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Brendan Sorsby, Texas Tech, and Ken Paxton

Last updated on: June 16, 2026 at 3:35 pm By Dan Peterson

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Becoming Brigham, Episode 21 — “Saints and Complainers” is now up online, for your viewing pleasure and at no charge. President Trump launched his war against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the wee hours of the morning without seeking the approval of Congress or making a case for the attack to the American people. And, during the war, his administration provided varying rationales for it and often starkly-diverging descriptions of its goals. Now, Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance... Read more

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2026-06-15T15:41:22-06:00

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Twelve years ago

Last updated on: June 15, 2026 at 3:41 pm By Dan Peterson

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I maintain a blog for many reasons. One of them is purely personal: It’s something of a journal for me, and, even more particularly, it’s a way of remembering things, and especially of remembering people, whose memory I refuse to allow to be wholly lost. So, for instance, I’m afraid that readers of this blog will have to put up with my regular yearly memorials to my brother and my parents. Our first granddaughter — our first grandchild —... Read more

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2026-06-15T00:14:23-06:00

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“The Loss of Jesus in the Small Plates of Nephi”

Last updated on: June 15, 2026 at 12:14 am By Dan Peterson

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The twenty-first installment of Becoming Brigham — “Saints and Complainers” — is now up online for (we hope!) your enjoyment and information: Why did ordinary men like Brigham Young leave everything behind to walk over 1,000 miles under brutal conditions to help the Saints in Missouri? How did Joseph Smith demonstrate remarkable leadership and patience while leading a group of exhausted, complaining men on Zion’s Camp? What can we learn from the extreme sacrifices of the early Saints—and the... Read more

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