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The revisions to Nature of the Original Language will apparently appear in part 8 of volume 3 of the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project. However, Dr. Skousen previously noted that Part 8 "will outline the history of the modern critical text project of the Book of Mormon, including the FARMS critic...

Doctor Thompson writes: Contrary to Givens’ assertion, Joseph Smith does not actually translate any of the text in Facsimile #3 either. For example, he interprets Fig. 5 as “Shulem, one of the king’s principal waiters, as represented by the characters above his hand,” but Joseph Smith does not actua...

Tom, was there any indication as to the reason behind not being able to "fully access" the ECCO? What could possibly be the issue here? I checked out the website and it seems like a straight-forward purchase and Gale seems to be a huge market player; was the database defective in some way? It's kin...

I’m surprised that the article does not even acknowledge Janiece Johnson, “Becoming a People of the Books: Toward an Understanding of Early Mormon Converts and the New Word of the Lord,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 27 (2018): 1-43. Did anyone review the article prior to publication?

... until now many key events in Latter-day Saint history have surprisingly never been depicted to accurately represent important events of the historical record. Fanny and Joseph in the barn, ... The hard part of depicting Fanny and Joseph in the barn would be to include their discovery by Emma ro...

Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Roof bathing was the live web cam of its time, I guess. It's not so clear that this led to David's downfall, either. Nathan rebuked David, David repented, God forgave him. His first child with Bathsheba died, but the next wa...

I recently came across a new book, titled Repicturing the Restoration , by Anthony Sweat. According to the book description: While existing artwork that portrays the Restoration is rich and beautiful, until now many key events in Latter-day Saint history have surprisingly never been depicted to accu...

It pleases me to report the Interpreter Foundation's expenses for the third quarter of 2020. Major expenses: $18,500 for web design, digital publication, and set-up; $11,850 for Book of Mormon Critical Text Project Volume III; $3,675.21 for subscription printing; and $2,838.15 for technical editing....

That particular Alma Smith was born in December 1831 . Thanks for that, Tom! I thought the poor lad had been killed when I was skimming the record. But he survived. That's good. (I corrected my previous post) I'm wondering whereof or why his parents named him, Alma. It may well have been influenced...

That particular Alma Smith was born in December 1831.