In the December 8, 2024 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Bruce Webster, Mark Johnson, and Kevin Christensen. They discuss Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson 1, the new versions of the Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and the validity of the Book of Mormon. You can listen to […]

Abstract: Khor Kharfot and Wadi Sayq are in the region that has become the premiere candidate for Nephi’s Old-World Bountiful. Out of the several matching criteria that has led to this opinion, the one that may be the weakest has been the identification of readily available ore in the area that Nephi could have used […]

  In the December 1, 2024 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Martin Tanner, Brent Schmidt, and Hales Swift. They discuss Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon lesson 52 and Christmas. You can listen to or download the December 1st broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. These audio tracks are also […]

Abstract: The first oral draft of the Book of Mormon dictated by Joseph Smith reflected remarkable literary refinement and complexity. Such observations demonstrate that he exhibited highly developed composition and oratory skills. To date, no scholar has attempted to describe the specific skills Joseph manifested while dictating. This essay addresses whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) could […]

  In the November 24, 2024 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Steve Densley and John Thompson, with special guests Brant Gardner and Jeff Lindsay. They discuss the recent book review articles by Brant and Jeff in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship and Come, Follow Me Book of […]

Abstract: Nephi started as the youngest son of Lehi and Sariah and ended up as the king or king-like leader of the Nephite nation. While he, in some sense, obviously grew into the role over time, there was likely some key time or event when the transition from the leadership guidance of the prophet Lehi […]

Over the next three weeks for Come, Follow Me lessons 49 through 51, we have lecture 112 from Hugh Nibley’s Book of Mormon classes at Brigham Young University, covering Moroni 1-10. 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 […]