Mormon Interpreter Foundation

  In the March 31, 2024 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Martin Tanner and Terry Hutchinson. They discuss Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon lesson 17, the meaning of “Son of Man,” and Easter. You can listen to or download the March 31st broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. These […]

This post is a summary of the article “The Plagiary of the Daughters of the Lamanites” by Alan Goff in Volume 61 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/.   […]

Abstract: Repetition is a feature of all ancient Hebraic narrative. Modern readers may misunderstand this quality of biblical and Book of Mormon narrative. Biblical and Book of Mormon writers believed that history repeated, with what happened to the ancestors happening again to their posterity. Fawn Brodie and her acolytes misapprehend Book of Mormon narrative when—instead […]

“Listening to that very generous introduction, I’m reminded of a time when I was asked to chair or moderate a session in which Professor Nibley was speaking. I was sitting next to him when someone gave a prayer, and the prayer went on and on and on and on about what a great privilege it […]

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/ This episode tells the story of how an unlikely series of events that began with a […]

Terryl L. Givens spoke at the Tracing Ancient Threads in the Book of Moses Conference on Saturday, September 19, 2020 about “The Book of Moses as a Pre-Augustinian Text: A New Look at the Pelagian Crisis.” The principal contest over the future of Christianity occurs in the late 4th century, when Augustine’s re-interpretation of the […]

This week, we have lecture 25 from Hugh Nibley’s Book of Mormon classes at Brigham Young University, covering Jacob 5—7 and Enos. During 1988, 1989, and 1990, Hugh Nibley taught Honors Book of Mormon classes for four semesters at Brigham Young University. The lectures were video-taped and audio cassettes and printed transcripts were made of […]

  In the March 17th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts Bruce Webster, Kris Frederickson, and Martin Tanner discuss Book of Mormon lesson 15, “The Lord Labors with Us” covering Jacob 5-7. You can listen to or download the Book of Mormon in Context segment of the March 17 broadcast […]

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 March 24, 2024 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Steve Densley, John Thompson, and Don Bradley with special guest Andrew Miller. They discuss Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon lesson 16 and Andrew’s recent article on “King Benjamin’s Sermon as a Type of Temple Endowment” in Interpreter: A Journal […]

Abstract: There is no more important message than that of the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It’s life-transforming and world-transforming. It is also the most joyous news imaginable. What Jesus did on our behalf leaves us forever in his debt and should put him at the center of our lives. Easter Sunday,” President Russell […]

“I am honored to be invited to contribute to this volume celebrating the remarkable life and work of Hugh W. Nibley. I believe Hugh was one of a kind, a man that comes along about once per dispensation. He was an individual with a distinctive mission on earth, one who no doubt brought with him […]

John W. Welch and Jackson Abhau spoke at the Tracing Ancient Threads in the Book of Moses Conference on Saturday, September 19, 2020 about “The Priestly Interests of Moses the Levite.” The Bible states that Moses was the son of Amram, who was of the tribe of Levi (Exodus 6:16-20; 1 Chron. 6:1-3). Moses’s brother […]

This week, we have lectures 23 and 24 from Hugh Nibley’s Book of Mormon classes at Brigham Young University, covering 2 Nephi 32 through Jacob 2, and Jacob 3—4, respectively. During 1988, 1989, and 1990, Hugh Nibley taught Honors Book of Mormon classes for four semesters at Brigham Young University. The lectures were video-taped and […]

  In the March 10th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts Mark Johnson, Martin Tanner, Terry Hutchinson, and Kevin Christensen discuss Book of Mormon lesson 14, “Be Reconciled unto God through the Atonement of Christ” covering Jacob 1-4. You can listen to or download the Book of Mormon in Context […]

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 […]