This is the link to a recording of a talk by James Lucas about "Restoring Translation to the Restoration" and discussion following.
Historical narratives are created by word and image. Eventually they acquire a reality of their own. Most content produced by LDS historians is excellent, but errors and omissions have crept in. This blog offers suggestions for improvement, based on President Nelson teaching that "good inspiration is based upon good information." Good history is also based on good information.
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Improving Church websites: Cumorah
In the ongoing pursuit of clarity, charity and understanding, and always in the hope of improvement, we propose some additions to the narrat...
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Discussions about the origin of the Book of Mormon inevitably involve quotations from Emma Smith's "Last Testimony," an interv...
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One of the most fundamental truth claims of the Restoration is the divine origin of the Book of Mormon, including its origin as a translatio...
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Two basic hypotheses (narratives) have arisen about Joseph Smith's early years. 1. Faithful : Joseph Smith as ignorant farm boy who cou...