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July 2020

Questions about the gospel? Find answers at the FairMormon Virtual Conference

Elizabeth Kuehn at the 2019 FairMormon Conference.
Submitted by Jasmin Gimenez on July 30, 2020.
The non-profit organization FairMormon has been the source of faithful answers to critical questions for over 20 years. Each year, FairMormon hosts an extensive conference with speakers from varied walks of life and expertise to discuss inspiring stories, challenges to faith, and new research. While the FairMormon conference usually attracts hundreds of attendees each year, the 2020 FairMormon...

Messages of Christ: A Lesson on Humbly Accepting Correction

Mary, Martha, and Jesus Christ in the Bible Videos
Submitted by Daniel Smith on July 29, 2020.
This week’s Come Follow Me lesson teaches us how Alma lovingly censured Corianton who had chosen wickedness over happiness. We read later in the Book of Mormon that Corianton accepted this chastisement and chose to serve the Lord (see Alma 49:30). In the New Testament, we learn of another who humbly accepted censure from Jesus Christ, Martha, the sister to Mary and Lazarus. Messages of Christ’s...

Chiasmus and Biblical Scholarship in the News

The covers of three new books on chiasmus in Biblical studies.
Submitted by Scripture Central on July 23, 2020.
Strong interest in the study of chiasmus, especially in biblical texts and in the Book of Mormon, continues to abound. Indeed, so much is being regularly published on this subject that it takes a very watchful eye and lots of effort just to keep tabs on all that is coming out. Here are some interesting recent developments that strengthen the already substantial results of chiastic studies. Let me...

Watch: New Come Follow Me Video with John Hilton III

John Hilton III in Petra.
Submitted by Scripture Central on July 22, 2020.
Would you enjoy studying the scriptures with a teacher who loves Chinese, lived in Jerusalem, earned an advanced degree from Harvard, and performs magic tricks? How about a BYU Religious Education professor who draws crowds at both Education Week and Time Out for Women? What about a husband and father who co-authors books with his wife who is the mother of their 6 children? Book of Mormon Central...

Messages of Christ: The Widow of Nain

The Widow of Nain
Submitted by Daniel Smith on July 18, 2020.
The story of Jesus raising the widow’s son from the dead may at first appear to be just another example of Christ’s power to heal. Daniel Smith, the creator of the popular YouTube channel Messages of Christ, provides deeper insight into the dire circumstances the widow of Nain faced. His latest video shows not only Christ’s compassion by restoring all the widow had lost, but also reveals how this...

New Book of Mormon Central Executives

Howard Goodman and Scott Petersen
Submitted by Scripture Central on July 16, 2020.
Book of Mormon Central (BMC) is pleased to announce that Howard Goodman has agreed to serve as our Chief Operating Officer (COO). Howard Goodman Goodman recently retired from Savage Companies in Midvale, Utah, where he was Executive Vice President and Group Leader of People. He was a key member of the leadership team that grew Savage from a regional to a global enterprise. He is helping BMC...

Resources from Egyptologists for Studying the Book of Abraham: Authenticity, Translation, Facsimiles, and More

Photo of the temple at Karnak via Pixabay.
Submitted by Scripture Central on July 15, 2020.
This post is a modified version of the introductory page to Pearl of Great Price Central’s Book of Abraham Insights series. Controversy has surrounded the Book of Abraham ever since it was first published by the Church in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith’s interpretations of three facsimiles that accompany the text have come under the scrutiny of Egyptologists...

Plagues, Pestilences, Pests and Pandemics in These Latter Days

Four Horsement of the Apocalypse by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Submitted by Richard Draper on July 9, 2020.
This is a guest post by Richard Draper, which may also be read at the BYU New Testament Commentary website . Approximate reading time: 12 minutes. Basically, I am (and have always been) an insecure person seeking for security. At an important point in my life and career, I was introduced to the wonder of scriptural prophecy. It was in an eleventh grade Seminary class where the teacher...

The Wish of My Heart

Photograph of Angel Moroni atop the Los Angeles Temple by Steve Mortensen
Submitted by Steve Mortensen on July 2, 2020.
This is a guest post by Steve Mortensen. Does God really give us that which we earnestly desire? Alma 29:4 .. God .. granteth unto men according to their desire, whether it be unto death or unto life ... he allotteth unto men, yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable, according to their wills, whether they be unto salvation or unto destruction. About 77 B.C., Book of Mormon...