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May 2024

May 26, 2024

“Six Days in August” has its gala European premiere!

Well, our new Interpreter Foundation theatrical film, Six Days in August, just had its...

May 24, 2024

A witness at 1500 miles

This week, Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship offers the perspective...

May 03, 2024

“Eldr Brigham Young standing in a strange land”

I published this article in Meridian Magazine on Wednesday, 1 May 2024. But I...

April 2024

April 26, 2024

Race and the Church, Reprised

New today in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: "Review of...

April 17, 2024

“Where did Enoch go after Genesis?”

The rear passenger-side door in our luxurious brand-new minivan -- just under 275,000 miles...

April 15, 2024

Once more: Brigham Young, early Utah, race, and servitude

“A conservative is someone who stands athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when...

April 10, 2024

More on race and slavery among the early Utah pioneers

I want to share a few more passages that I marked during my recent...

April 08, 2024

Brigham Young and “Slavery in Zion”

For one of the monthly reading groups to which we belong, we read Amy...

March 2024

March 18, 2024

Brigham Young, Gap-Toothed Mimic

On Saturday, here in this very space, I posted a couple of references to...

March 16, 2024

Two Witnesses to a Pivotal Event

Recently, Adam Colvin provided me with copies of two documents from his family history....

March 10, 2024

One Investigator’s Story

For many years now, my most devoted atheist commenter here (never a Latter-day Saint)...

March 03, 2024

“The Power of Boundless Compassion”

My wife and I have belonged for many years to a monthly reading group...

November 2023

November 16, 2023

Of Nuance

Why do I pay attention to the Peterson Obsession Board? My nickname for...

November 14, 2023

We have been very fortunate

First of all, I want to thank the readers of this blog, who...

November 13, 2023

Brigham Young, homicidal tyrant and bully?

The passing of President M. Russell Ballard of the Twelve represents the departure...

November 12, 2023

Some thoughts on reading about Brigham Young

On a message board where harshly negative reviews of the Interpreter Foundation's as-yet...

November 06, 2023

Brigham Young, and the Church’s emergence in Africa

My wife and I met yesterday with Mark Goodman and Russell Richins, who...

October 2023

October 08, 2023

An Irresistible Force Encounters an Immoveable Object

Although we really didn’t have time last night – too many urgent things...

September 2023

September 23, 2023

Why we’re doing it

Last night, my wife and I were privileged to attend and to participate...

September 13, 2023

Times of Transition

Filming for the Interpreter Foundation's new "Six Days in August" movie project...

July 2023

July 30, 2023

Glimpses of Brigham Young

Earlier this year, in preparation for sitting down to interview Professor Alexander in...

July 20, 2023

Joseph, the Keys, and the Twelve

New just yesterday on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: Conference Talks: In...

June 2023

June 25, 2023

“He brought heaven and earth together”

The latest iteration of the script for our next theatrical film, Six Days...

May 2023

May 18, 2023

Notes on Brigham Young

But, first, a new piece of mine appeared yesterday in Meridian Magazine: "Enduring...

May 11, 2023

Brigham Young in England

An article of mine appeared in Meridian Magazine last evening: "A Mind Built...

March 2023

March 25, 2023

One of the Restoration’s Greatest Contributions

I'm back to reading Richard S. Van Wagoner, Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of...

March 12, 2023

“Blessed are the peacemakers”

“Blessed are the peacemakers," Jesus declares in Matthew 5:9," for they shall be...

February 2023

February 28, 2023

Remembering “missionary bootcamp”

I had an enjoyable time this afternoon interviewing Tom Alexander on camera for...

February 23, 2023

“You did not see me come and you will not see me go.”

We had lunch today at the home of friends who live here. The...

February 22, 2023

“Enthroning the Daughter of Zion”

First, though: A link to this talk, which was presented on Saturday, 25...