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February 2026

February 17, 2026

In case you happen to be in Belgium this coming Friday

The fourth installment of our Becoming Brigham series is now up, and you can...

February 16, 2026

“God is An Englishman”

I've seen some astonishing misrepresentations of the devotional address that President Dallin H. Oaks...

February 15, 2026

A bit more on Elder Gilbert as an “enforcer”

The three portions of Becoming Brigham that are available as of today can all...

February 14, 2026

Porter Rockwell on meth???

There is still time for you to catch up on your viewing of the...

February 13, 2026

Evolutionary Biology and Divine Creation?

If you can endure nearly two hours and twenty minutes of, well, me, you...

February 11, 2026

Did Brigham Young forge Doctrine and Covenants 132?

Among the criticisms that I've seen of our Becoming Brigham series is one that...

February 06, 2026

Kingship and anti-royalism in the Book of Mormon

Published today in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: "“Inspired by...

February 04, 2026

Getting the Word Out

Just a couple of hours ago, this interview with Greg Matsen, which runs almost...

February 03, 2026

An interesting criticism of “Becoming Brigham”

We posted our second episode in the Becoming Brigham series yesterday (see "Becoming Brigham,...

February 01, 2026

For Good Friday as a State Holiday

Fellow pilgrims, tomorrow -- 2 February 2026 -- is one of the most important...

January 2026

January 31, 2026

What motivates “Becoming Brigham”? Not THIS.

We invite you to attend a special fireside about the Becoming Brigham documentary film...

January 30, 2026

“True and Living”

"True and Living," written by Daniel C. Peterson, was published today in Interpreter: A...

January 28, 2026

“Israel’s Alternate Altars”

I remind you, once again, of our Becoming Brigham fireside this coming Saturday, 31...

January 27, 2026

How I became a movie star

Posted today on the website of the Interpreter Foundation, a concise set of notes...

January 25, 2026

Would eternity be unendurably boring?

Becoming Brigham, the new series of mini-documentaries produced by the Interpreter Foundation and Red...

January 24, 2026

Life before Life?

A while back, I read an interesting book by Sarah Hinze that bears the...

January 22, 2026

The Interpreter Foundation loses a co-worker (for a time)

Up today on the website of the Interpreter Foundation, which (by the way) is...

January 21, 2026

The Book of Mormon on the composition of scripture

Newly posted today on the never-changing website of the essentally moribund Interpreter Foundation: Steadfast...

January 20, 2026

Media Matters

From the Deseret News: "Sundance rise, Sundance set: The independent film festival that Robert Redford...

January 18, 2026

Mark Your Calendar!

If you're located along the Wasatch Front in Utah, or if you will be...

January 17, 2026

Unexpectedly, you could have met me today in St. Louis

Well, thanks to a mechanical problem with one of the aircraft in the Delta...

January 11, 2026

Some thoughts on the character of Joseph Smith

The jumping-off point for our Elders Quorum meeting today, taught by our former bishop,...

January 07, 2026

Mark your calendar and watch your step!

I published a column in Meridian Magazine today. It's possible that some readers may...

January 02, 2026

Palm Springs, Prophetic Parallels, and the Passing Scene

I hope that you'll enjoy this article, written by Jeff Lindsay, which has just...

January 01, 2026

A new beginning, and the end of an era

First of all, I wish everybody out there Happy New Year and a wonderful...

December 2025

December 29, 2025

The Muslims are coming!

We stayed in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday night, and I was mildly amused...

December 27, 2025

Memories of President Jeffrey R. Holland

When I learned on Christmas Eve that President Jeffrey R. Holland had gone into...

December 25, 2025

Peace on Earth to People of Good Will!

Christ is the Morning Star, who, when the night of this world is past,...

December 24, 2025

On the Eve of Christ’s Nativity

Here are a few of the columns that I've published during previous Christmas seasons....

December 23, 2025

As our moon to the Sun

Today marks the 220th anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Joseph Smith. For...