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Reprint: “That I May Lift Up My Eyes”: Bartimaeus as a Temple Petitioner before the Veil

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Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article originally appeared in The Temple: Plates, Patterns, & Patriarchs, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw. For more information, go to https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/the-temple-plates-patterns-patriarchs/. For video and audio recording of this conference talk, go to https://interpreterfoundation.org/conferences/2022-temple-on-mount-zion-conference/videos/kraus/. “Various opinions have been offered over the years regarding the […]

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The Heartland versus Mesoamerica — Part 9: Population Density and Social Complexity

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Part 1  |  Part 2  |  Part 3  |  Part 4  |  Part 5  |  Part 6  |  Part 7Part 8  |  Part 9  |  Part 10  |  Part 11  |  Part 12  |  Part 13 How well do the Mesoamerican and Heartland models fit with the text’s requirements for population and social complexity? As background, we should cover what the text says about those two aspects of Nephite society. At the time of the Nephite destruction at Cumorah, […]

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Brant A. Gardner

Six Days in August Wins Three Global Media Awards

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The Interpreter Foundation and our media partner RedBrick FilmWorks announced on June 6th that we are the winners of three Telly Awards for our theatrical feature film, Six Days in August. The Telly Awards is a global award program that honors excellence in film, video and television across all media formats. They were established in […]

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Nibley Lectures: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 25 (2025) — D&C 64–66

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During 1978, 1979, and 1980, Hugh Nibley taught a Doctrine and Covenants Sunday School class. Cassette recordings were made of these classes and some have survived and were digitized by Steve Whitlock and recently enhanced by Nick Galieti. Most of the tapes were in pretty bad condition. The original recordings usually don’t stop or start […]

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Interpreter Radio Come, Follow Me: Doctrine & Covenants 64 to 66 for June 16 – June 22

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  In the May 25th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts John Thompson and Martin Tanner discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for June 16 – June 22 covering D&C 64 to 64. You can listen to or download the Doctrine & Covenants in Context segment of […]

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Study and Teaching Helps: 2025 Doctrine & Covenants — D&C 64–66

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D&C 64:1-11 Forgive In verse 2 the Lord says that He wants us to overcome the world, and surely the following verses address one significant quality we must develop in order to do so. The lead-up goes as follows: “Hearken ye and hear, and receive my will concerning you” (verse 1). “I will that ye […]

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Jonn Claybaugh

Interpreting Interpreter: (Non-)Anachronisms – Old World Journeys

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This post is a summary of the article “Anachronisms: Accidental Evidence in Book of Mormon Criticisms — Chapter 6: Old World Journeys by Land and Sea” by Matthew Roper in Volume 65 of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. All of the Interpreting Interpreter articles may be seen at https://interpreterfoundation.org/category/summaries/. An introduction […]

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Kyler Rasmussen

Anachronisms: Accidental Evidence in Book of Mormon Criticisms — Chapter 6: Old World Journeys by Land and Sea

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[Editor’s Note: We are pleased to present chapter 6 from a book entitled Anachronisms: Accidental Evidence in Book of Mormon Criticisms. It is presented in serialized form in this volume of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship.]    Chapter 6: Old World Journeys by Land and Sea The accounts of the wilderness […]

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Matthew Roper

Interpreting Interpreter: Rocks and Hats

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This post is a summary of the article “Seeing with a Hat: How Joseph Smith Used a Hat in Translating the Book of Mormon” by Stan Spencer in Volume 64 of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. All of the Interpreting Interpreter articles may be seen at https://interpreterfoundation.org/category/summaries/. An introduction to the […]

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Kyler Rasmussen

Seeing with a Hat: How Joseph Smith Used a Hat in Translating the Book of Mormon

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Abstract: Joseph Smith’s use of a seer stone and hat in producing the Book of Mormon has been a point of confusion, dismay, and even embarrassment among some believers. These feelings may reflect a lack of understanding of the functions of these objects in enabling Joseph to receive divine revelation. As the term was used […]

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Stan Spencer

Reprint: Ancient Israelite Temple Ritual through the Telescope of Restoration Scripture

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Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article originally appeared in The Temple: Plates, Patterns, & Patriarchs, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw. For more information, go to https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/the-temple-plates-patterns-patriarchs/. For video and audio recording of this conference talk, go to https://interpreterfoundation.org/conferences/2022-temple-on-mount-zion-conference/videos/calabro/. “One of the most remarkable things about Joseph Smith’s revelations […]

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The Heartland versus Mesoamerica — Part 8: Putting People on the Map: Overall Correlations

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Part 1  |  Part 2  |  Part 3  |  Part 4  |  Part 5  |  Part 6  |  Part 7Part 8  |  Part 9  |  Part 10  |  Part 11  |  Part 12  |  Part 13 Once we have a proposed location for the Book of Mormon, the next step is to understand the historical populations that existed on that location. The two fundamental considerations are whether there were people there at all and secondly, whether they were there […]

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Brant A. Gardner

Interpreter Radio Come, Follow Me: Doctrine & Covenants 60 to 63 for June 9 – June 15

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  In the May 18th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts Bruce Webster and Martin Tanner discuss the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for June 9 – June 15 covering D&C 60 to 63. You can listen to or download the Doctrine & Covenants in Context segment of […]

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Study and Teaching Helps: 2025 Doctrine & Covenants — D&C 60–63

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D&C 60:1-15 “With Some I Am Not Well Pleased” These revelations give us insights into the Lord’s workings with His children: A number of brethren had been called to travel from Ohio to Missouri, in preparation for the gathering to Zion (see D&C 52:3, 7-8, 22-32). Many were also told to “preach by the way” […]

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Jonn Claybaugh

Interpreter Radio Show — May 25, 2025

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  In the May 25, 2025 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are John Thompson and Martin Tanner, with special guest Val Larsen, discuss Val’s recent article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship and the Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson for June 16 – 22. You can […]

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Interpreting Interpreter: (Non-)Anachronisms – Names

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This post is a summary of the article “Anachronisms: Accidental Evidence in Book of Mormon Criticisms — Chapter 5: Book of Mormon Names” by Matthew Roper in Volume 65 of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. All of the Interpreting Interpreter articles may be seen at https://interpreterfoundation.org/category/summaries/. An introduction to the Interpreting […]

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Kyler Rasmussen

Anachronisms: Accidental Evidence in Book of Mormon Criticisms — Chapter 5: Book of Mormon Names

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[Editor’s Note: We are pleased to present chapter 5 from a book entitled Anachronisms: Accidental Evidence in Book of Mormon Criticisms. It is presented in serialized form in this volume of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship.]    Chapter 5: Book of Mormon Names Many names found in the Book of Mormon […]

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Matthew Roper

Interpreting Interpreter: Bands, Chains, and Seeds

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This post is a summary of the article “The Bands of Death, the Chains of Hell, and the Seed Motif” by Noel Hudson in Volume 64 of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. All of the Interpreting Interpreter articles may be seen at https://interpreterfoundation.org/category/summaries/. An introduction to the Interpreting Interpreter series is […]

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Kyler Rasmussen

The Bands of Death, the Chains of Hell, and the Seed Motif

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Abstract: This article continues a discussion of the imagery, words, and phrases that make up a specific leitmotif, called the seed motif. Two instances of the seed motif found in Alma are discussed as a seemingly intentional diptych in which one narrative reflects the other, but in the negative. Five specific examples from the motif […]

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Noel Hudson
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