Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 854

A brief immersion in my family’s history

    My wife and I spent a significant portion of the day at the Joseph Sr. and Polly Knight 2016 Family Reunion, which is being held at the LDS Institute on the campus of Utah Valley University (within long-walking distance of my home).   The opening speaker was Paul Edwards, the editor of the [Read More...]

On loving humanity

    It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.  (Eric Hoffer)      

“Thank you so much. I love you Mormons!”

    This is the kind of story that I love to hear:   https://www.ldscharities.org/videos/b...    

A bit about Arabia

    A rim of mountains runs along the western side of the penin­sula. These mountains are cut by many valleys, each of which is known as a wadi (pronounced wah-dee), and many of these wadis serve as caravan routes.[1] Plains, usually narrow, are found along the coasts. Oases, where a spring furnishes enough water [Read More...]

“Many Witnesses to a Marvelous Work”

    Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture published not merely one new article today, but two.  (Or, depending upon how you evaluate the second article, at least one and a half.  Or maybe one and a quarter.  Or perhaps 1.1 articles is as far as you’re willing to go.  Anyway, more than one.)   [Read More...]

BOM Alma 24

    Today’s chapter, Alma 24, offers one of the most moving stories in the Book of Mormon — that of the Anti-Nephi-Lehites, who are, literally, faithful unto death.   A reader points out, quite correctly, that they’re not pacifists in the strict sense of the word.  (I’m not one myself.)  But their refusal to [Read More...]

“Turning to the Lord With the Whole Heart: The Doctrine of Repentance in the Bible and the Book of Mormon”

    It being Friday, Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture has yet again published a new article and made it available to the public at absolutely no cost:   Turning to the Lord With the Whole Heart: The Doctrine of Repentance in the Bible and the Book of Mormon   We hope that you’ll [Read More...]

Elder Dallin H. Oaks at Westminster and in Oxford

    “At House of Lords, Elder Oaks Says World is Far Short of Religious Liberty for All”   “In Oxford Speech, Elder Oaks Says Governments Should Secure Religious Freedom”      

Regarding today’s political scene

    My wife and I attended the debut performance at BYU, last night, of a new opera about the famous Pied Piper of Hamelin.  (Coincidentally, without really planning it, we drove through the north German town of Hamelin just last summer.)  The opera was quite dark and rather disturbing.   In related news:   The Republican [Read More...]

“Massive New Monument Found in Petra”

    It’s one of the most spectacular sights (and sites) in the world, a personal favorite of mine, and we were just there a few weeks ago. I wish, though, I had been aware of this when we were there:   http://news.nationalgeographic.com/20...   Next time.