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“Latter-day Houses of the Lord”

    Four items went up today on the website of the Interpreter Foundation.  Please do enjoy!   Conference Talks:  “Latter-day Houses of the Lord: Developments in Their Design and Function,” delivered by Richard O. Cowan This presentation, originally delivered on Saturday, 22 September 2012,  traces the modern-day usage and understanding of temples from the […]

A bit more on attempts to weaponize the atrocity in Colorado Springs

    I reported yesterday on the efforts of a small handful of zealous critics of the Church to blame the recent mass murders in Colorado Springs on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and, specifically, on President Dallin H. Oaks, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, and the late Elder Neal A. Maxwell.  I […]

The Colorado Springs Shooter and the Church

    First, though, I need to announce three new items that have gone up on the website of the Interpreter Foundation:   Nibley Lectures:  Time Vindicates the Prophets — Rhetoric and Revelation Between 7 March 1954 and 17 October 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of thirty weekly lectures on KSL Radio that were also […]

The Church, the Senate, and Same-Sex Marriage

    As many of you are no doubt aware, about a week ago the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement regarding current federal legislative efforts to frame a bill regarding same-sex marriage:  “Statement on the United States Congress Respect for Marriage Act”   Now, in response to overwhelming public demand — […]

Humor in Heaven?

    After our friend and her two young daughters left for home, my wife and I spent the late afternoon and early evening in nearby Arches National Park, where we enjoyed a variety of spectacular and almost otherworldly landscapes.  I have to say that my adopted home state offers some truly remarkable vistas.  The […]

Dead Horse Point

    A new, short video — accessible to you at no charge — went up this evening, Saturday evening, on the website of the Interpreter Foundation.  I hope that you’re watching these, and that you’re sharing them with family members, friends, and anybody else who might be interested in what they have to say […]

Yet another witness to the Book of Mormon

    Two new articles went up today on the website of the Interpreter Foundation:   “Twenty Years After “Paradigms Regained,” Part 1: The Ongoing, Plain, and Precious Significance of Margaret Barker’s Scholarship for Latter-day Saint Studies,” written by Kevin Christensen Abstract: Twenty years ago, the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies published “Paradigms Regained: […]

Whether you’re just back or still hoping to go

    No recording was made of Royal Skousen’s remarks at Utah Valley University last weekend.  But the paper on which his remarks were based is now available online at the Interpreter Foundation website, along with the slides that he used to illustrate his talk.  What he had to say was both important and interesting […]

Together again, forever

    Ann Madsen, widow of the late Truman G. Madsen, passed away on 26 October 2022 at the age of ninety.  Her funeral service will be held this coming Saturday.  As I’ve recently had occasion to note, Truman Madsen had a crucial influence on me at a time when I was choosing the general […]

What will count in the long term?

    The week-to-week functioning of the Interpreter Foundation owes a very great deal to the volunteer efforts of Allen Wyatt, who currently serves as a member of our Board of Trustees, as our Vice President of Operations, and as the managing editor of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship.  Last night, […]