Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 1053

Mother and prophetic son

    He came to me from the fields With the gold of the grain in his eyes, And soon he was beyond me, Having seen the white sea of light          where angels are. [Lucy Mack Smith, speaking of her son, the young Joseph Smith, in the poetic drama The Prophet, by Clinton F. [Read More...]

Can we give an exact date for Joseph Smith’s First Vision?

    Two LDS scholars argue that, indeed, we can:   http://johnpratt.com/items/docs/lds/m...   Are you curious?   Posted from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada    

“Pure Religion”

    Shon Hopkin, Martin Tanner, and Bruce Webster focus on James 1-5 in this, the 140th scripture roundtable posted by the Interpreter Foundation:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/scri...   Not coincidentally, James 1-5 is the focus of Lesson 42 in the 2015 Gospel Doctrine manual.   Posted from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada    

In Philadelphia, Elder Christofferson addresses a Roman Catholic conference on families

    Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Council of the Twelve, in Philadelphia:   http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article...   Posted from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada    

“I have finished my course”

    In this, the Interpreter Foundation’s 139th scripture roundtable, Jeffrey Bradshaw, Craig Foster, Ben McGuire, and Daniel Peterson discuss 2015 Gospel Doctrine lesson 41, which focuses on 1 Timothy 4, 6; 2 Timothy 1-4; and Titus 1-3:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/scri...   Posted from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada    

A note on Joseph Smith and persecution

    “The Book of Mormon is true,” David Osborn heard Joseph Smith testify in 1837, “just what it purports to be, and for this testimony I expect to give an account in the day of judgment. . . . If I obtain the glory which I have in view I expect to wade through much [Read More...]

Worried about the “blood moon”?

    Relax.   For whatever it may be worth, eastern Canada, at least, seems to be surviving this latest lunar eclipse in fairly good shape.  A high percentage of Canadians seem likely, at this point, to live into the new week.   But here’s something to worry about:   “The Iran deal will ignite [Read More...]

“NASA releases stunning image of a supernova’s remnants”

    Marvel at the wonders of the universe in which we live.   http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/0...   Posted from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada    

What’s the big deal? It’s just falling water. Same as in your kitchen sink.

    “All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene!  My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creator’s power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elements.” John James Audubon Posted from Niagara [Read More...]

Dinner with sincere Christians

    A high point last night was dinner with an Old Order Amish family, Joe and Sarah Miller and three of their granddaughters.  This area represents the fourth largest concentration of Old Order Amish in the United States.   I admire the Amish.  I wouldn’t choose their specific lifestyle, but I admire the consistency [Read More...]