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Lamanite Identity, Muslim Identity, and Identity Politics

Two new but somewhat related articles appeared today in Interpreter. The first of them is “Estranged No More: Covenant and a Reclaimed Identity of the Lamanites” (Interpreter A Journal of... read more

8/14/2026 8:11:32 PM by Dan Peterson

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Will I see you on Tuesday? Wednesday? Thursday? Friday?

Two members of the Interpreter Foundation’s board of directors will be speaking at BYU Education Week 2026 in Provo on 18-21 August. That’s next week. Please check to be sure that no information... read more

8/13/2026 11:52:58 PM by Dan Peterson

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"He's a lover, not a train.'

Back on 8 July, I posted an entry on this blog — really, a guest entry — entitled “Remote Viewing 1.” It was written by Paul Smith, a retired Major in the United States Army who holds a Ph.D. in... read more

8/12/2026 9:56:06 PM by Dan Peterson

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Is the Church responsible for the surge in measles in Utah?

I came across the following quotation from the late and much-missed Elder Neal A. Maxwell the other day. It expresses my own sentiments quite accurately: All the scriptures, including the Book of... read more

8/11/2026 9:29:24 PM by Dan Peterson

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More apologizing, eh?

The newest installment of our ongoing Becoming Brigham series went up this morning, weighing in at just slightly more than 19.5 minutes: “Inside the Lion’s House — Becoming Brigham, Episode 29.” I... read more

8/10/2026 8:09:44 PM by Dan Peterson

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The Character of God, Enos, & The Family Proclamation

After years of studying The Family: A Proclamation to the World, I realized that this proclamation taught me about the character of God. read more

8/10/2026 5:33:36 PM by Delisa Hargrove

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What matters most

I’m happy that this song, with lyrics by the great Isaac Watts (1674–1748), will be included in the forthcoming Latter-day Saint hymnal. And I was delighted that we sang it as the opening hymn of... read more

8/9/2026 10:21:37 PM by Dan Peterson

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We've been at it for fourteen years now

Up new today on the never-changing and, in fact, long-dead website of the Interpreter Foundation: Conversations with Interpreter: Jennifer Lane — Part 2: “Jesus as Kinsman-Redeemer in the Small... read more

8/9/2026 5:46:05 AM by Dan Peterson

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A Good Friday

It being Friday, yet another new article went up today on the Interpreter Foundation’s website: It is “God’s First Recorded Speech in the Book of Mormon: A Covenant that Unifies Nephi’s Record and... read more

8/8/2026 12:29:31 AM by Dan Peterson

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Thor's day at Thanksgiving Point

I call your attention to an article that I published earlier this week in Meridian Magazine: “Who Gets to Decide Who is a Christian?” As you will instantly see, it’s a pretty standard-issue product... read more

8/7/2026 1:24:42 AM by Dan Peterson

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A report from the floor at FAIR 2026 (Wednesday evening)

I published a new article this morning in Meridian Magazine: “Who Gets to Decide Who Is a Christian?” Given the way current events are looking, I’m going to go out on a limb and wager that that may... read more

8/6/2026 12:16:25 AM by Dan Peterson

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This Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

I think that I failed to call attention here yesterday to the appearance of the twenty-eighth installment of the Interpreter Foundation’s ongoing Becoming Brigham series. I hope that you’ll watch... read more

8/4/2026 5:32:16 PM by Dan Peterson

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Some notes on Ancient Iran and Its Pre-Islamic Religion

I apologize for the duplicate posting of yesterday’s blog entry (“A sacred experience of my brother’s”). I was experiencing some weird glitches with Patheos and the duplication is a result of one... read more

8/3/2026 4:46:27 PM by Dan Peterson

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