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Temples, Ancient and Modern

  Yesterday, I provided a few notes on the two morning sessions of the Seventh Interpreter Matthew B. Brown Memorial Conference, Temple on Mount Zion 2024, which focused on the theme “Seership, Craftsmanship, and Fellowship.”  Today, I’ll continue with that effort.  (We’ll see how far I get.) Those who returned sufficiently early from lunch were […]

From the morning sessions of today’s superb conference

  Today, I attended the Seventh Interpreter Matthew B. Brown Memorial Conference.  The overall theme of these conferences, as befits Matt Brown’s interests, is “The Temple on Mount Zion.”  The theme of this particular 2024 iteration of the conference was “Seership, Craftsmanship, and Fellowship.” The conference was not live-streamed, but it was recorded, and I […]

“Alma” as a Semitic Name, and Reaching Irreantum

  I’m pleased to announce that a second (and final) set of “sneak peek” early screenings for the new Interpreter Foundation film Six Days in August will occur on Monday, 7 October — which is the day after General Conference — in the same nine Cinemark theaters that offered last night’s showings: Salt Lake City, […]

“Understanding Brigham Young’s Spiritual Depth”

  Tonight is the night!  For the very first time, the new Interpreter Foundation film Six Days in August will be publicly screened in theaters.  Although the formal public opening in theaters won’t take place until Thursday, 10 October, advance showings of the film will occur tonight at 7 PM in nine Cinemark theaters along […]

In which I confess my ability to err

  Well, I always knew that it would happen someday.  I knew that I was bound to make a mistake.  And I did.  It happened this morning, when John Donovan Wilson (who plays Brigham Young in Six Days in August) and I were being interviewed earlier today by Tim Hughes and Amanda Dickson during their […]

Trying to reach people wherever they are, however we can

  Yes, I’m reminding you yet again of the Six Days in August event that will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) night in the SCERA Center for the Arts, which is located in Orem:  “Unveiling History: Six Days in August Fireside.” And I’m calling your attention once more to the “sneak peek” early screenings of Six […]

The Game is Afoot!

  The game is afoot!  This is the week that things really begin to get underway for the new Interpreter Foundation film Six Days in August: There will be special early screenings of the film at 7 PM on Thursday — that is, this very week — in nine Carmike theaters along the Wasatch Front in […]

Three Cheers for Excommunication!

  Well, the click-bait headline worked, didn’t it?  Gotcha!  But here are a couple of brief items before we get to that: Have you seen Six Days in August Official Trailer #2?  Take a look.  Apparently it’s more popular with women than with men, whereas Official Trailer #1 is evidently preferred by men more than […]

Changes in the interior of the Salt Lake Temple

  My wife and I attended Scripture Central’s annual “Moroni Day” dinner and program last night in the Hyatt Regency in Salt Lake City.  We enjoyed it (not least for the conversations with friends there both before and afterwards), and we were impressed — as we were intended to be! — by the scope of […]

“A Model for Looking Deeply and Deeply Looking”

  If you’re located along the Wasatch Front, don’t miss the opportunity of seeing Six Days in August this coming Thursday night.  There will be special early screenings in American Fork, Draper, Farmington, Jordan Landing, Ogden, Orem, Salt Lake City, and Sandy:  Six Days in August – Early Access.  Quite frankly, we’re offering these advance […]