Archive | June 2013
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Where was the LDS Church organized: in Fayette or Manchester, NY?
Orson and I have had a conversation over at StayLDS discussing where the Church was organized, as well as who the original 6 members were. I didn’t know there was a controversy on the location, but Orson has done quite a bit of research that it may have been Manchester, NY instead of the official […]
The Book of Mormon: An Imperfect Book?
Signature Books sent me an advance copy of An Imperfect Book by Earl M. Wunderli, and it is due to be released tomorrow, June 17. (Perhaps it’s a great gift for that non-believing dad for Father’s Day.) The subtitle to the book is “What the Book of Mormon tells us about itself.” Wunderli takes the […]
MHA 2013: Ethnicity, Martin Harris, and Banyan Trees
I was pleased to attend the 2013 MHA Convention in Layton, Utah this week. It was good to catch up with friends. I was only able to attend on Friday, because I had to work on Saturday, but wanted to share my notes from the conference. By Common Consent has some additional reports from Ben […]
Would you let your kids watch “The Bible”?
The History Channel just produced one of the most successful series dealing with the Bible in a few decades. I heard so much good about it that I decided to purchase the entire series on iTunes, having never seen the series at all. I’ve had occasion to watch the first 2 episodes and wanted to […]