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“White Paper on the Study Background of Josephine Lyon’s Biological Paternity”

    For those who might be interested in the background of Ugo Perego’s recent presentation on the question of whether or not Joseph Smith was the biological father of Josephine Lyon via a plural wife, here’s a brief discussion:   http://www.josephsmithdna.com/uploads...   It’s quite important work.   Posted from Göteborg, Sweden    

New Evidence Regarding Joseph Smith and Polyandry

    News that, according to solid genetic evidence, Joseph Smith wasn’t the biological father of Josephine Lyon, despite what many had thought, is being used by some to argue that Joseph was nonetheless guilty of polyandry.  Is this argument supported by the evidence?   Here is a response to that issue by Brian Hales and [Read More...]

Of success and happiness

    “Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.” Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982)      

Looking forward to the next few Trump-dominated months

    “Trump Ain’t Gonna Change”   “The GOP Now Faces the Monster It Created”   By the way, every European who has raised the issue of Donald Trump with me — and there’ve been quite a number on this trip — is wondering whether America has gone mad.   Now, I realize that Europeans [Read More...]

“Why I Can’t Repent My Defense of Marriage”

    http://www.nationalreview.com/article...   And see this, too:  “Why Can’t the Left Distinguish Conservative Christians from Islamist Terrorists?” by Jonah Goldberg, who is Jewish.   I posted on a related topic yesterday:   Mormons as hate-filled accomplices to mass murder?   Some are continuing to blame the Church, Mormons, and conservative Christians for the recent [Read More...]

“Church Announces New Education Initiative to Help Saints Around the World”

    You might find this of interest:   http://www.ldsliving.com/Church-Annou...   Posted from Göteborg, Sweden    

Cruising briefly across Sweden

    We’ve never spent this much time in Sweden before, and we’ve enjoyed ourselves enormously.   In Uppsala, for instance, we devoted much of our attention to the cathedral, the largest Gothic structure in Scandinavia.  It’s the burial place of such notables as King Gustavus Vasa, the great botanist Carl Linnaeus, the Nobel laureate Nathan [Read More...]

BOM Alma 32

    Quite a number of years ago, I gave a lecture about today’s reading, Alma 32, entitled “Experiment Upon My Word.”   So far as I recall, I’ve never published the lecture — beyond the transcript of it that can be found through the link here.   However, since my ultimate goal is to [Read More...]

“The Ammonites Were Not Pacifists”

    A second article appeared today in Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture:   The Ammonites Were Not Pacifists   The story of the Ammonites, the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi, plainly has continuing relevance still today.   Posted from Göteborg, Sweden    

Why do we weep?

    “And why does man weep when he is sad? I asked at last—Because the glass in the eyes must be washed now and then, so that we can see clearly, said the child.” August Strindberg (1849-1912)   Posted from Göteborg, Sweden