Citation cartel spin on Zelph
Today BookofMormonCentral.org sent out an email to all its contact people about Zelph. They sent this link to the Godfrey article: https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/node/122 which they […]
First publication of Oliver Cowdery’s portrait
BYU Studies (Vol 36, Issue 4, Article 7, 1996) published a wonderful article about the publication of the first portrait of Oliver […]
What can I say more?
You’ve probably noticed we haven’t posted much on this blog for a while. The few posts we’ve made make the point: BookofMormonCentral, […]
Obstacles to consensus: the Letter VII example
One obstacle to reaching consensus about Book of Mormon and Church history issues is differing views on what is credible and reliable. […]
Whatever Happened to the Golden Plates?
For the last two months, I have been speaking a lot about about the “two-sets-of-plates” scenario. It’s an easy concept, but because […]
Speaking events – Feb 2017
I’ve been speaking about once a week to various groups and a lot of people have asked where I’m speaking next. I […]
Cumorah: A Decision Tree for Book of Mormon Geography
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of presentations, and people have asked for a handout. This is a version of the handout […]
Oliver filled in the gaps in Joseph Smith-History
Joseph’s formal account of the visit of Moroni, contained in the Pearl of Great Price as Joseph Smith-History, is relatively short. Joseph […]
Title Page and Harmony background
The Title Page plays an important role in understanding that Joseph translated two separate sets of plates. First, it was the last […]
Moroni and America
On July 4, 1854, Elder Orson Hyde delivered an address in the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City to commemorate Independence Day. He […]