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BOM 1 Nephi 6

    We’re discussing a very short chapter today:  1 Nephi 6.   It’s brief, but it makes an important point:  The Book of Mormon is not, and was never intended to be, a comprehensive history of the Nephites (let alone of the Lamanites, for whom it really provides no systematic history at all).  Details [Read More...]

The demagogic Donald Trump again plays the religious bigotry card, this time against Ted Cruz.

    The ever-endearing Donald seeks to raise religious suspicions against the candidate who’s currently leading him in Iowa:   http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/...   (Not many Mormons come out of Cuba, either.  But my daughter-in-law did.  And even more literally than Ted Cruz.)   As a Latter-day Saint, I’m highly sensitive to such tactics.  As an Islamicist, [Read More...]

“Do dogs know other dogs are dogs?”

    An interesting French study, reported by Scientific American:   http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/d...    

I’m considering some potential resolutions for New Year 2016

    I’ve just read an item posted a few days ago by a person who posts as “Everybody Wang Chung.”   “DCP,” of course, refers to y’r obed’t servant.  And “ESP” refers to “extrasensory perception.”  “Dowsing” is the practice of seeking water, or sometimes buried treasure, by means of wooden or metal rods.  (You [Read More...]

“15 witnesses to the Book of Mormon”

    With next year’s Gospel Doctrine curriculum in mind, an article on the recovery of the Book of Mormon:   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86...    

“Be different.”

    “Don’t be like anybody else. Be different. Then you can make a contribution. Otherwise, you just echo something; you’re just a reflection.” Hugh Nibley  

“Marco Rubio is the solid conservative who can beat Hillary”

    One conservative columnist has made his choice:   http://www.nationalreview.com/article...   It’s a choice that I could be satisfied with.    

“A New Way to Study and Share the Book of Mormon”

    This is a really big deal:   http://ldsmag.com/a-new-way-to-study-...    

“New Year a time for looking both backward and forward”

    I published this column a year ago, but it’s still as relevant as it was then (which may, of course, be “not very”):   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86...    

“Business Secrets of the Pharaohs”

    Looking for that Secret Something® that will power you and/or your business to new heights during 2016?   Why not turn to tried and true principles of success from the past — including the very distant past?   http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertai...