Sponsored by BYU Studies—Tad Callister is former General Sunday School president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and author of several books, including The Infinite Atonement and A Case for the Book of Mormon. Continue reading “10 questions with Tad Callister”
10 questions with Richard Bennett
Sponsored by BYU Studies—Richard Bennett is a professor of Church History and Doctrine and BYU, and the author of Temples Rising: A Heritage of Sacrifice (Deseret Book, 2019). Continue reading “10 questions with Richard Bennett”
10 questions with the editors of ‘Foundational Texts of Mormonism’
I recently had the privilege to interview Mark Ashurst McGee, Robin Scott Jensen, and Sharalyn D. Howcroft. They are the editors of “Foundational Texts of Mormonism: Examining Major Early Sources.”
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10 questions and answers about Joseph Smith and seer stones
While working on a review of a book about Joseph Smith and seer stones, my daughter came home from church and told me they had talked about seer stones in Sunday School. “The teacher said we should believe Joseph Smith was a prophet,” she said, “even though he made mistakes like using seer stones.”
The comment provided a good opportunity to discuss how seer stones were not a mistake, but rather Continue reading “10 questions and answers about Joseph Smith and seer stones”