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I’ve long loved and often cited a comment of the late Pope St. John Paul II: When asked whether a Christian must believe in Hell, he replied “Yes. But we can hope that it will be empty.”

Pope Francis reportedly made similar comments recently. Did the late Pope St. John Paul II do the same?

The Proprietor writes: The best discussion of the topic currently available is Lynne Watkins Jorgensen’s “The Mantle of the Prophet Joseph Passes to Brother Brigham: One Hundred Twenty-nine Testimonies of a Collective Spiritual Witness,” in the 2017 revised second edition of John W. Welch, ed., “Ope...

Those members of the board of the Interpreter Foundation who were able to do so spent most of today together (or, in one case, with us via Zoom) in a board retreat. It was the first such meeting that we’ve ever had, and it was a good opportunity to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the organi...

It occurs to me that we may be witnessing another instance of Mopologists trashing the memory of a senior Mopologist with the publication of a “tribute” volume that unwittingly reveals what the Mopologists really think of the supposed honoree. I’m confident, Doctor Scratch, that you recall the dumps...

Last night, I attended a celebration for George Mitten in honor of the publication of a collection of his essays, entitled Joseph Smith and Our Preparation for the Lord’s Final Judgment . The book is a nice tribute to Brother Mitten. However, I winced when I saw the cover design. Whose idea was it t...

They must be referring to someone other than Peterson. Have we looked for this Dan Petersen? Dan Peterson has insisted that Interpreter articles go through a stringent process of peer review and editing, and must be of the highest quality before release. I may email my good friend Richard Nygren do...

Some years ago, I pointed out some editing problems in Interpreter articles. It was my way of helping to build the Kingdom. While copy editing at Interpreter has improved over the years, I had to laugh when I saw the Proprietor's surname misspelled three times in the space of a single paragraph in t...

I am pleased to announce that at least a portion of the schedule and speaker list for the 2024 FAIR Conference has been released . FAIR acolytes will notice that this year's conference will be held over two days rather than three, and some presentations will be held simultaneously, requiring attend...

I am pleased to announce that at least a portion of the schedule and speaker list for the 2024 FAIR Conference has been released . FAIR acolytes will notice that this year's conference will be held over two days rather than three, and some presentations will be held simultaneously, requiring attend...

I am pleased to announce that at least a portion of the schedule and speaker list for the 2024 FAIR Conference has been released . FAIR acolytes will notice that this year's conference will be held over two days rather than three, and some presentations will be held simultaneously, requiring attende...