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March 2020

March 11, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (15): “Broken and Scattered Rocks” (Part Two)

We still have a little bit more to do as I work my...

March 09, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (14): “Broken and Scattered Rocks” (Part One)

And behold, the rocks were rent in twain; they were broken up upon...

March 08, 2020

The sacrifice of Martin Harris

Thanks to the generous efforts of many volunteers and the kind support of...

March 08, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (13): “Whole Face of Land Changed” (Part Two)

Yup. Here's another set of notes drawn mostly from Bart J. Kowallis, “In the...

March 07, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (12): “Whole Face of Land Changed” (Part One)

I'm plugging on, posting another set of notes drawn mostly -- today, entirely...

March 06, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (11): Cities Burned, Buried, and Drowned (Part Three)

I'm still going, still posting notes principally drawn from an article that was...

March 04, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (10): Cities Burned, Buried, and Drowned (Part Two)

I press forward with the notes that I’m primarily taking from an article...

March 03, 2020

A testimonial from William E. McLellin

William E. McLellin was chosen as one of the Twelve Apostles in 1835,...

March 02, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (9): Cities Burned, Buried, and Drowned (Part One)

I continue with notes that I'm drawing largely from an article written by...

March 02, 2020

We aren’t dead yet.

Newly available on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: In God’s Image...

March 01, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (8): An Interim Update

I've been sharing notes that I've largely drawn from an article written by...

February 2020

February 29, 2020

“A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest”

I've found myself thinking of the lyrics to an old Simon and Garfunkel...

February 29, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (7): “Shaking and Quaking”

I continue with notes that I've extracted mostly from an article written by...

February 28, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (6): Storms and Tempests

I've begun to publish a short series of notes mostly extracted from an...

February 24, 2020

A note about this coming Saturday

Although the Festival's website hasn't yet been amended to indicate it, a special...

February 21, 2020

“First Visions and Last Sermons”

It being Friday, Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship has...

February 18, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (5): Evidence from Ice Cores?

I've begun to publish a short series of notes extracted from an article...

February 18, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (4): An Explosive Volcanic Eruption?

I continue with some notes from Bart J. Kowallis, “In the Thirty and Fourth...

February 15, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (3): The Time of Darkness (B)

I share a few more notes here from a significant article that a...

February 15, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (2): Santorini and the Land of the Pharaoh

Yesterday, I cited an account, gathered by Russell Blong, of a catastrophic volcanic...

February 14, 2020

Geology and Third Nephi (1): The Time of Darkness (A)

I first met Bart Kowallis when we were freshmen living in Hinckley Hall...

February 09, 2020

“The spirit of contention”

I continue with thoughts that are more or less in the vein of...

February 07, 2020

“Bad Grammar in the Book of Mormon Found in Early English Bibles”

Another new article has appeared in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith...

February 03, 2020

The gullible Martin Harris and his wife, Lucy

Martin Harris, one of the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon, is...

January 2020

January 31, 2020

“Light Began Once More to Grow”

This little piece appeared today in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith...

January 29, 2020

“Compelling Book of Mormon Evidence for Lehi’s Journey through Arabia”

New on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: "Teachings and Testimony of...

January 28, 2020

“‘Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses” (Part 7)

Proceeding with my notes from Daniel Johnson, “‘Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses,” BYU...

January 28, 2020

A “Witnesses” milestone

My wife and I were quite disappointed last week, after having already delayed...

January 27, 2020

Martin Harris on the witness stand in Lyons, New York

A few more notes from Susan Easton Black and Larry C. Porter, Martin Harris: Uncompromising...

January 27, 2020

“‘Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses” (Part 6), Plus a Note on Evolution and Faith

Newly published on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: Science & Mormonism...