Mormon Interpreter Foundation

“I was a semi-literate Idaho farm boy, something of a loner, when, in my mid-teens, I discovered Hugh Nibley’s late-1940s articles in The Improvement Era. Nibley had answers to questions I had about the Restoration in general and especially the Book of Mormon, a volume which I had only sampled and which was then very […]

This week for Come, Follow Me lesson 38 covering 3 Nephi 1-7, we have lectures 80, 81, and 82 from Hugh Nibley’s Book of Mormon classes at Brigham Young University, covering Helaman 13–3 Nephi 7. During 1988, 1989, and 1990, Hugh Nibley taught Honors Book of Mormon classes for four semesters at Brigham Young University. […]

  In the August 25th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts Steve Densley and John Thompson discuss Book of Mormon lesson 38, “Lift Up Your Head and Be of Good Cheer” covering 3 Nephi 1-7. You can listen to or download the Book of Mormon in Context segment of the […]

Editor’s Note: Four years ago, Jonn Claybaugh began writing the Study and Teaching Helps series of articles for Interpreter. We now have these wonderful and useful posts for all four years of Come, Follow Me lessons. Beginning this year we will be reposting these articles, with dates, lesson numbers, and titles updated for the current […]

  In the September 1, 2024 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Terry Hutchinson, Brent Schmidt, and Hales Swift with special guest John Thompson. They discuss Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon lesson 39, John’s recent article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship and several other topics. You […]

This post is a summary of the article “The Man with No Name: The Story of the Brother of Jared as an Anti-Babel Polemic” by Walker Wright in Volume 62 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 […]

Abstract: Within the text of the Book of Mormon, the name of Jared’s brother is never revealed. Various reasons have been offered for the lack of a name, but nothing conclusive has been offered. Taking a cue from the polemical nature of Old Testament theology, this paper argues that the opening of the book of […]

“Hugh Nibley was a paradox. He often quoted Joseph Smith’s pessimistic appraisal of humankind’s inability to govern itself, but he also participated in the political process with the same commitment and energy he gave to the military, another institution for which he had scant regard. He had no patience with jingoism; but he always flew […]

For more information on the “Not by Bread Alone: Stories of the Saints in Africa” series, go to https://notbybreadalonefilm.com/en/For more information in French, go to https://notbybreadalonefilm.com/fr/To see all of our posts about The Church in Africa, go to https://interpreterfoundation.org/category/africa/ On 13 February 1986, Mucioko and Régine BANZA and Dieudonné NKITABUNGI MBUYI, along with other Church […]

This week for Come, Follow Me lesson 37 covering Helaman 13-16, we have lectures 79 and 80 from Hugh Nibley’s Book of Mormon classes at Brigham Young University, covering Helaman 11–3 Nephi 2. During 1988, 1989, and 1990, Hugh Nibley taught Honors Book of Mormon classes for four semesters at Brigham Young University. The lectures […]

  In the August 18th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts Martin Tanner and Kris Frederickson discuss Book of Mormon lesson 37, “Glad Tidings of Great Joy” covering Helaman 13-16. You can listen to or download the Book of Mormon in Context segment of the August 18 broadcast of the […]

Editor’s Note: Four years ago, Jonn Claybaugh began writing the Study and Teaching Helps series of articles for Interpreter. We now have these wonderful and useful posts for all four years of Come, Follow Me lessons. Beginning this year we will be reposting these articles, with dates, lesson numbers, and titles updated for the current […]

The seventh Interpreter Matthew B. Brown Memorial Temple on Mount Zion Conference will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024 in room 251 of the Tanner Building, Brigham Young University. The conference will be held live with no streaming. Recordings of the presentations will be available at a later date. Expanded, fully footnoted versions of […]

  In the August 25, 2024 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Steve Densley and John Thompson with special guest Bradley Kramer. They discuss Bradley’s recent article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship and Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon lesson 38. You can listen to or download […]

This post is a summary of the article “Restoring Melchizedek Priesthood” by John S. Thompson in Volume 62 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 available at https://interpreterfoundation.org/interpreting-interpreter-on-abstracting-thought/.   The Takeaway Thompson argues […]