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First of the Sept Six: Lynne Whitesides @ Gospel Tangents
  -  Lynne Whitesides was the first person punished in the September Six. She shares her story...

How did the Church Start in Micronesia and Guam? @ From the Desk
  -  The rise of the Church in Micronesia is part of a complicated story involving the Pacific...

Toscano: From BYU to Utah (Part 1 of 8) @ Gospel Tangents
  -  This originally appeared Feb 4, 2020. Dr. Margaret Toscano is the Dept Chair at the...

30 Years Later: The Sept Six @ Gospel Tangents
  -  Here’s a throwback episode with Paul Toscano. I thought it would be great to...

*Advice for LDS Church Leaders (Janice Allred 5 of 5) @ Gospel Tangents
  -  I asked Janice Allred how she views the LDS Church today, and if she had advice for LDS...

Scarlet Letter of Apostasy (Janice Allred 4 of 5) @ Gospel Tangents
  -  It appears that the LDS Church brands the scarlet letter A for apostasy on the chest of...

The Ancient Owners of the Joseph Smith Papyri @ From the Desk
  -  He is exactly the kind of figure we would expect to be using a text like the Book of...

What Have Prophets Taught About the Law of the Gospel? @ From the Desk
  -  Definitions used by church leaders have shifted over time. The post What Have Prophets...

How Do Scriptures Used by the Community of Christ and Latter-day Saints Compare? @ From the Desk
  -  Both churches see our scriptures as being a testimony of God’s work The post How Do...

What Did Thomas Jefferson Believe About Jesus and the Bible? @ From the Desk
  -  Thomas Jefferson was a Christian in the sense that he believed in Jesus as a great moral...

Who Were the Women in the Lineage of Jesus? @ From the Desk
  -  We each have some spicy characters in our ancestry. The post Who Were the Women in the...

How Did Joseph F. Smith Become the Prophet? @ From the Desk
  -  His succession to the presidency took an unusual route. The post How Did Joseph F. Smith...

Margaret Barker: Why Do Latter-day Saints Like Her So Much? @ From the Desk
  -  It is the breadth of direct relevance and elaborate convergence with Latter-day Saint...

What Led to Joseph Smith’s Death at Carthage? @ From the Desk
  -  It’s a story of how legal, political, and religious factors can converge to lead to...

What is humor in Mormonism? @ A Motley Vision
  -  What is humor in Mormonism? By this, I don’t mean: are Mormons funny? (Some are; some...

What’s in the New Joseph F. Smith Biography? @ From the Desk
  -  The prophet's life was filled with lesser-known complexities that make him an especially...

Dark Watch and other Mormon-American stories is now available in paperback @ A Motley Vision
  -  William Morris's debut story collection is now available in paperback from Amazon.

Discussion Questions for Postword @ A Motley Vision
  -  Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "Whose...

The evolution of A Ring Set Not with Garnet but Sardius @ A Motley Vision
  -  William shows the process from initial idea to finished story for "A Ring Set Not With...

Discussion Questions for Graduation! To What? @ A Motley Vision
  -  Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "Whose...

Discussion Questions for Whose Yoke is Easy @ A Motley Vision
  -  Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "Whose...

Discussion Questions for In the Midst of Miracle—So What? @ A Motley Vision
  -  Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "In the...

Discussion Questions for The Virtue of Virtue: A Sermon @ A Motley Vision
  -  Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "The...

Discussion Questions for Toward a More Perfect Order Within @ A Motley Vision
  -  Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "Toward a...

Discussion Questions for Paradox, Tragedy, and Mormonism @ A Motley Vision
  -  Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "Paradox...

Come, Follow Me Week 7 – Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Abraham 1:1–19 God will bless me for my faith and righteous desires. by Jennifer...

Come, Follow Me Thoughts to Keep in Mind – The Covenant @ FAIR Blog
  -   The Abrahamic Covenant, Its Influence on Scriptures, and What that Has to Do with...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 47 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 47: CES Letter Witnesses Questions [Section C] By Sarah Allen   Last week,...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 46 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 46: CES Letter Witnesses Questions [Section B] By Sarah Allen   Today and...

FAIR Conference Podcast #77 – Jennifer Ann Mackley, “Discovering Church History: The Wilford Woodruff Papers Project” @ FAIR Blog
  -  This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...

Come, Follow Me Week 6 – Genesis 6–11; Moses 8 @ FAIR Blog
  -   [Reprinted with permission from The Interpreter Foundation] by Taylor...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 45 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 45: CES Letter Witnesses Questions [Section A] By Sarah Allen   When I sat...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 44 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 44: CES Letter Priesthood Restoration Questions [Section B] By Sarah...

FAIR Conference Podcast #76 – Jeff Bradshaw, “Since Hugh Nibley: Remarkable New Findings on Enoch and the Gathering of Zion” @ FAIR Blog
  -  This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...

Come, Follow Me Week 5 – Moses 7 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Faith and Evidence in the Witness of Ancient Texts for the Book of Moses Enoch Story by...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 43 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 43: CES Letter Priesthood Restoration Questions [Section A] By Sarah...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 42 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 42: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section F] By Sarah...

What weapon was Joseph Smith using to shoot John Taylor? – Review of the recent film, “Who Killed Joseph Smith?” @ FAIR Blog
  -   by Craig L. Foster Recently a movie titled, “Who Killed Joseph Smith?” premiered...

FAIR Conference Podcast #75 – John Gee, “Lessons on Doing Apologetics” @ FAIR Blog
  -  This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...

Come, Follow Me Week 4 – Genesis 5; Moses 6 @ FAIR Blog
  -   Taught in All the Ways of God: Teaching as the Theme of Moses 6 by Matthew L....

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 41 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 41: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section E] By Sarah...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 40 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 40: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section D] By Sarah...

FAIR Conference Podcast #74 – Jenny Reeder, “First: The Life and Faith of Emma Smith” @ FAIR Blog
  -  This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...

Come, Follow Me Week 3 – Genesis 3–4; Moses 4–5 @ FAIR Blog
  -   The Two Trees by V.H. Cassler (This is from a presentation given at the 2010 FAIR...

Come, Follow Me Week 2 – Genesis 1–2; Moses 2–3; Abraham 4–5 @ FAIR Blog
  -  God Sanctified and Blessed the Sabbath Day by Jennifer Roach Genesis 2:2-3: 2 By...

FAIR Conference Podcast #73 – Ben Spackman, “Through a Glass, Less Darkly: The 20th Century History of Genesis and Evolution” @ FAIR Blog
  -  This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...

Come, Follow Me Week 1 – Moses 1; Abraham 3 @ FAIR Blog
  -  How did we get the books of Moses and Abraham? The Come, Follow Me manual poses this...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 39 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 39: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section C] by Sarah...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 38 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 38: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section B] by Sarah...

FAIR Conference Podcast #72 – Dan Peterson, “The Book of Mormon Witnesses: Sincerity and Reality” @ FAIR Blog
  -  This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 37 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 37: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section A] by Sarah...

Rethinking Revelation and the Human Element in Scripture @ FAIR Blog
  -  Available in the FAIR Bookstore by Michael R. Ash Those who have read any of my...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 36 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 36: CES Letter Kinderhook Plates/Translation Claims Questions by Sarah...

FAIR Conference Podcast #71 – Rebekah Clark, “The Gospel of Equal Rights”: Latter-day Saint Suffragists, 1870-1920 @ FAIR Blog
  -  This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 35 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 35: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section I] by Sarah Allen   Jeremy’s...

Come, Follow Me Week 51 – The Family: A Proclamation to the World @ FAIR Blog
  -  The Proclamation Is a Light Against Sophistry by Cassandra Hedelius In September...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 34 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 34: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section H] by Sarah Allen   I am what some...

FAIR Conference Podcast #70 – Stephen Smoot, “Abraham and the Stranger at Sodom and Gomorrah: Reading the Bible and Navigating LGBT Identity” @ FAIR Blog
  -  This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...

Book Review: “In the Hands of the Lord: The Life of Dallin H. Oaks” @ FAIR Blog
  -  Available from the FAIR Bookstore This biography of Dallin H. Oaks was written by...

Inspiration, Intellect, and Rethinking Revelation @ FAIR Blog
  -  by Michael R. Ash for FAIR Newsletter 2021 1211 Inspiration and Intellect are two...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 33 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 33: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section G] by Sarah Allen   We’re...

Come, Follow Me Week 50 – Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 & 2 @ FAIR Blog
  -  We Believe All that God Has Revealed by Cassandra Hedelius On social media and other...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 32 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 32: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section F] by Sarah Allen   Last week, we...

FAIR Conference Podcast #69 – Brian Hales, “Mind the Gap” @ FAIR Blog
  -  This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 31 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 31: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section E] by Sarah Allen   Today and next...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 30 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 30: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section D] by Sarah Allen   This week...

FAIR Conference Podcast #68 – Keith A. Erekson, “Real Vs. Rumor” @ FAIR Blog
  -  This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...

Come, Follow Me Week 49 – Doctrine and Covenants 137-138 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Heirs of the Celestial Kingdom of God by David W. Smith Many people today misunderstand...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 29 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 29: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section C] by Sarah Allen   Today, we’re...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 28 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 28: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section B] by Sarah Allen   Last week, I...

FAIR Conference Podcast #67 – Brittany Chapman Nash, “Let’s Talk About Polygamy” @ FAIR Blog
  -  This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...

Come, Follow Me Week 48 – Doctrine and Covenants 135-136 @ FAIR Blog
  -  By René Krywult A view of the bedroom in Carthage Jail where Joseph Smith was...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 27 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 27: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section A] by Sarah Allen   In this...

The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 26 @ FAIR Blog
  -  Part 26: CES Letter Polygamy & Polyandry Questions [Section G] by Sarah...

“Ask the Egyptologist” Virtual Fireside for Sustaining Members on Dec. 1 @ FAIR Blog
  -  The Book of Abraham is an incredible book that contains many truths about the gospel. But...

Exceptions to Dress Standards Announced for Young Male Missionaries @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Friday, 12 June 2020 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

Reassigned Missionaries Travel to New Missions @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Thursday, 11 June 2020 | Thousands of reassigned missionaries of The...

Tabernacle Choir to Launch Streamed Organ Recitals @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Wednesday, 10 June 2020 | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square will...

As COVID-19 Restrictions Ease, Here's How the Church Is Reintegrating @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Monday, 08 June 2020 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

Prophet Joins NAACP Leaders in Call for Racial Harmony in America @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Monday, 08 June 2020 | In a joint op-ed published Friday in the Deseret...

Groundbreaking Date Announced for Salta Argentina Temple @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Friday, 05 June 2020 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

October 2020 General Conference Will Be Virtual Only @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Thursday, 04 June 2020 | The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus...

Deseret Industries Begins Phased Reopening @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Tuesday, 02 June 2020 | Deseret Industries, a nonprofit business...

Church Participates in Sheep Donation on Navajo Reservation  @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Monument Valley, Utah | Monday, 01 June 2020 | Food and supplies from the Bishops’...

News of the Church Is Now Merged at Newsroom.ChurchofJesusChrist.org @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Monday, 01 June 2020 | Official announcements, news and events of The...

President Nelson Shares Social Post about Racism and Calls for Respect for Human Dignity  @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Monday, 01 June 2020 |

Church Breaks Ground for Layton Utah Temple @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Saturday, 30 May 2020 | A small handful of members of The Church of...

President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy W. Nelson Share a Message about the Sacrament @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Thursday, 28 May 2020 | On President Russell M. Nelson’s social media...

Young Women Organization Celebrates 150 Years in 2020 @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Wednesday, 27 May 2020 | The Young Women organization of The Church of...

See What the New Temples in Guatemala and Japan Will Look Like @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Monday, 25 May 2020 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

Small-Scale Groundbreaking Held for Layton Utah Temple @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Saturday, 23 May 2020 | Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the...

Latter-day Saints Around the World: Country Newsroom Websites, May 22, 2020 @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Friday, 22 May 2020 |

Global Sacred Clothing Production Facilities Temporarily Produce Masks and Gowns @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Wednesday, 20 May 2020 | Hundreds of thousands of cloth face masks and...

First Presidency Provides Guidelines for Safely Returning to Church Meetings and Activities @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Tuesday, 19 May 2020 | The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve...

Angel Moroni Statue and Capstone Removed from Salt Lake Temple @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Monday, 18 May 2020 | Crews on Temple Square began the process of...

Young Missionary Passes Away in Georgia @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Sunday, 17 May 2020 | A missionary serving for The Church of Jesus...

Church Service Missionaries and Employees Work on Family History During Pandemic @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Friday, 15 May 2020 | More than 1,500 employees and service missionaries...

Sister Bingham Shares How She Hears Christ in #HearHim Video Series @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Thursday, 14 May 2020 | Relief Society General President Jean B. Bingham...

Church Names Native Hawaiian as New President of Brigham Young University–Hawaii @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Tuesday, 12 May 2020 | The Board of Trustees of Brigham Young...

Art in Meetinghouse Foyers and Entryways to Reflect a Deeper Reverence for Jesus Christ @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
  -  Salt Lake City | Monday, 11 May 2020 | The First Presidency is asking local leaders to...

New Content at Joseph Smith Papers @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  The JSP has announced some new content at their web site. All annotation for Documents...

Conference Notice: John Whitmer Historical Association 2019 Annual Conference @ BOAP.org Blog
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Kindle Version of Textual Studies of the Doctrine and Covenants for cheap @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  If you purchased your hard copy of Textual Studies of the Doctrine and Covenants: The...

Job Announcement: Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, Editorial Assistant @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  Editorial Assistant Vacancy — Closes Feb. 8, 2019 The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS)...

Job Announcement: Associate Editor, Publications Department, Massachusetts Historical Society @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  The Massachusetts Historical Society seeks a full-time Associate Editor to work in its...

Here it is: Greg Kofford Ebook Sale. Plural Marriage Revelation Book @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  TSDC:PMR ebook along with ALL 2018 Kofford ebook titles is on sale until the end of the...

The Church History Library Goes Viral! @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  See for yourself.

Job Announcement: Einstein Papers @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  The Einstein Papers Project is engaged in one of the most ambitious scholarly publishing...

Book sale. 30% off. @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  I know you’ve all be waiting to buy my book on D&C 132 because you believe...

New Joseph Smith Papers Bulletin @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  Latest from the Joseph Smith Papers here:...

Book of Abraham Manuscripts. Revelations and Translations Vol. 4 of the Joseph Smith Papers on the shelf. @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  [Cross-posted at By Common Consent] A permanent identical “I” is a...

A Short History of D&C 132 @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  I composed this short reception/textual history of D&C 132 when my book Textual...

Featherston Family, Erstwhile Emigrants @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  One of the frustrating things about tracking emigrating members is the increasing...

Papers of Jonathan Edwards flyer @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  JEC Call for Support

Papers of Martin Van Buren, Series 1. @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  Association for Documentary Editing has posted a note on the Cumberland University Martin...

John & Rebecca Denton: Repeated Returnees @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -   John & Rebecca Denton Family: Back - L to R: Ezekiel, Robert, Sam, Alma From - L to R:...

Katherine Alexander and Her Return from Gathering @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  There were a number of people who joined the LDS Church that decided to go west....

The Returnees: A Project to Identify Why Some Converts Wanted to Return Home @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  Sometimes when a convert moves west to join the saints, something changes their mind and...

Weller’s Book Works April 14, 2018 Conversation about “The Plural Marriage Revelation” (D&C 132) @ BOAP.org Blog
  -  I’ll be at Weller’s Book Works at Trolley Square in Salt Lake City tonight at 7pm...

Middle Tennessee Baptismal Record - Lessons Learned @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  Nestled in the family search catalog is something called the Record of Members. It is a...

Baptisms in 1918 by County @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -   It may not look like a lot, but baptisms in Tennessee were picking up. Yes, there was...

Alfred Douglas Young - Part 5 Leaving Tennessee @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  [This is a continuation of the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young, quoted and...

Alfred Douglas Young - Part 4 Seeds of Misunderstanding @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  [This is a continuation of the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young, quoted and...

Alfred Douglas Young - Part 3 Raised from the Dead @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  [This is a continuation of the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young, summarized from his...

Alfred Douglas Young - Part 2 Evil Spirits @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  [This is a continuation of the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young. Written from his...

Alfred Douglas Young - Part 1 Conversion @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -   [This is an excerpt from the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young. Written from his...

George W Brandon writes a Letter. @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -   On July 6, 1842, George wrote the following letter in Nauvoo. George was an early...

Names You Can't Read: The Badam Family @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  I can't say I found the Badam family. As far as the Church is concerned, that happened...

The Lost Records of Mary E Dukes @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  While transcribing an old baptismal record I happened across a cryptic entry...

Slate Springs Tennessee Chapel @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  I won't go into a full history of the Slate Springs branch here, but I came across some...

Speedwell Chapel @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  Speedwell Tennessee entered Mormon history in 1908 with the baptism of Josiah & Harriet...

Short Creek Chapel @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  Short Creek is a unassuming place along the east side of the Tennessee river in south...

News from Tennessee Conferences 19 Jun 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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News from Tennessee Conferences 12 Jun 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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Nashville Chapel circa 1959 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  In 1959 the Nashville branch of the LDS Church met in this building. For those who know...

A Place for the Un-Gathered: The Home of Abraham and Mary Church of Hickman County Tennessee @ Amateur Mormon Historian
  -  [Below is an abridged version of my presentation at the 2017 Mormon History Association...

News from Tennessee Conferences 29 May 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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News from Tennessee Conferences 22 May 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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News from Tennessee Conferences 15 May 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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News from Tennessee Conferences 1 May 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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