Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 805

“This is a Woman’s Church”

    Sharon Eubank, director of LDS Charities, spoke for FairMormon near Göteborg, Sweden, back in June.  Her remarks are now available online.   Posted from Oslo, Norway      

Still in Oslo

    Last night, we attended a concert at the Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene here on Karl Johan Gate with the Jacky Terrason Trio — which consists of the French-American pianist Jacky Terrason, Burniss Travis on the double bass, and Lukmil Perez on drums.  I really enjoyed it, except for the part where I tried to [Read More...]

A superb talk from Elder Holland

    At BYU Education Week 2016 a few days ago, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Council of the Twelve delivered a really fine speech on the importance of religious faith for Western society and civilization.   I heartily commend the entire address, which you can read (or watch) here.   If nothing else, skim [Read More...]

“Little boy in Aleppo a vivid reminder of war’s horror”

    Pray — and, if you can, work — for an end to this kind of thing:   http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/17/wor...   We did not leave our Father’s presence and come to Earth in order to impose such horror on each other.   I’m writing only a few hundred yards from the Oslo City Hall, where, each [Read More...]

“The Observable Universe Just Got a Bit Smaller”

    https://medium.com/@phalpern/the-obse...   Posted from Oslo, Norway    

“Christian filmmaker claims his new documentary proves God exists”

    While I don’t expect that his film will prove the existence of God, I think that the argument on which it seems to focus is a very interesting one and worthy of consideration:   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86...   I look forward to seeing the film.   Posted from Oslo, Norway    

“The rise of Mussolini — and what we can learn from it”

    A good piece from my BYU colleague Bruce Young.  I don’t agree with him on every detail, but, on the whole, I think he’s got it right:   http://secret-memo.blogspot.no/2016/0...   Posted from Oslo, Norway    

“The Book of Mormon as a Second Witness for Christ”

    I gave a somewhat different fireside here in Oslo on Sunday, but that fireside, although it was evidently broadcast to at least one other Norwegian congregation, was apparently not recorded.   However, the remarks that I gave near Göteborg, Sweden, back in June are now up, in case anybody out there cares.   [Read More...]

“Trump is Conservatism’s Dunkirk”

    It’s still possible that Mr. Donald J. Trump could be the next president of the United States.  But it’s quite unlikely, and he seems to be preparing for his historic loss:   “Insiders to Trump: Drop Out”   His only hope is that Hillary Clinton might self-destruct, leaving him as the sole electable [Read More...]

“Joseph Smith’s Seer Stones”

    A new book is out on an often contentious Mormon-historical topic.  Stephen Smoot reports:   http://www.plonialmonimormon.com/2016...   Posted from Oslo, Norway