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July 2026

July 29, 2026

We could use your help

You may have noticed my appeals recently for you to share our Becoming Brigham...

January 2026

January 14, 2026

On Church finances, Martin Harris, and Book of Mormon plates

This went up today on the long-dead and, thus, never-changing website of the Interpreter...

January 13, 2026

Two approaches to Joseph Smith and Brigham Young

“Generations yet unborn will dwell with peculiar delight upon the scenes that we have...

November 2025

November 12, 2025

Reporting from the City of Joseph

As aways on these out-of-state Becoming Brigham expeditions, I’m here with our core film...

November 11, 2025

Returning to a place from which we were forced into exile

This is the third time that I’ve been back to Nauvoo in 2025, and...

June 2025

June 01, 2025

Historical ironies

My wife and I were back in Nauvoo and Carthage, Illinois, a few weeks...

March 2025

March 14, 2025

A reflection on our now owning the sites in Nauvoo

I'm several days late in calling attention to something that I recently published in...

March 13, 2025

“It is good for us to be here”

Our three core movie makers -- Russ Richins, James Jordan, and Mark Goodman --...

March 12, 2025

“A resting-place for the weary traveler”

Camrey Bagley Fox and I spent the first part of the day being filmed...

March 11, 2025

At Carthage Jail

We were up early and spent most of the first part of the day...

March 10, 2025

Exotic Antiquity in Western Illinois

My wife and I headed out this morning, Monday morning, over the Mississippi River...

March 02, 2025

A Succession of Continuity

To my surprise, the dramatic film Witnesses is still available tonight for streaming at...

February 2025

February 01, 2025

6DIA is streaming, physicalism is depressing, and I’m right

I've been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to announce that the 2024 Interpreter Foundation theatrical...

October 2024

October 11, 2024

“It Helps to Have a Village”

I wax somewhat autobiographical -- indeed, a little bit sentimental and perhaps even somewhat...

October 10, 2024

Last Night’s Film Premiere

Yesterday began in a one-hour conversation with my friend Safi Kaskas, about faith and...

September 2024

September 07, 2024

Resources regarding the “Transfiguration” of Brigham Young

IMPORTANT: For those who are in Utah Valley, or who may or can be...

May 2024

May 24, 2024

A witness at 1500 miles

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

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 05, 2024

This is a banner day!

For anybody who cares about the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

November 2023

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...

September 2023

September 28, 2023

Autumnal Thoughts

I love autumn, but it also depresses me. I love it for the...

September 08, 2023

“The Destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor in Historical Context”

For any who are in the vicinity of Houston, Texas, or who may...

July 2023

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 27, 2023

Unconquered

Today marks the 179th anniversary of the assassination of the Prophet Joseph Smith...

June 25, 2023

“He brought heaven and earth together”

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

June 14, 2023

“The Last Leaf”

A new item has gone up on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: Conference...

February 2023

February 28, 2023

Remembering “missionary bootcamp”

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

January 2023

January 01, 2023

“Rejoice, the Lord is King!”

Today, 1 January 2023, is a Sunday -- and that fact seems wholly...

October 2022

October 09, 2022

Virtual Fireside Tonight on “Freemasonry and the Origins of Latter-day Saint Temple Ordinances”

Here's a note from Dr. Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, who serves on the board...