DanPeterson.Blog Did Lucy Harris Support the Book of Mormon? I join my voice with that of John Taylor and millions of others; I’m not backing away from Joseph Smith, the Prophet who opened this last dispensation. Not even close.
DanPeterson.Blog The Halifax Explosion For a brief instant, the sea floor of the harbor was even exposed to view. Tsunamis passed through portions of the city repeatedly, then also repeatedly receded, pulling rubble and people with them back into the water. The entire residential district known as Richmond was obliterated.
DanPeterson.Blog Funny, Touching, Titanic I do hope that the real J. Dawson is aware of the attention that he’s receiving, and that he appreciates it.
DanPeterson.Blog On his eightieth birthday When he died quite suddenly a little more than ten years ago, my brother was still a very vivid personality and, I thought, entirely vigorous and healthy. And, accordingly, that is how he is fixed in my mind and my memory still today.
DanPeterson.Blog Et in Acadia ego Last night, I spoke on a fairly long Zoom call with a friend who is a former mission president. He and his wife leave within a few days for a service mission in Kurdistan (specifically, in Sulaymāniyyah [السليمانية], northern Iraq, not too far from the border of Iran).
DanPeterson.Blog Should religious colleges and universities be permitted to continue having codes for student and faculty behavior? "There is evidence that religious involvement is usually associated with better mental health."
TomPittman.Blog Fear is a reaction; courage is a decision There was no way I was going to raise my hand and reveal to the entire class that I am the dumb one in the room.
DanPeterson.Blog On Brigham Young and Violence (2) Like most Latter-day Saints, I pay close attention to statements from modern-day apostles and prophets of the Church. There seemed to me to be a strong historical sentiment of Church leaders against total warfare in general, especially the use of nuclear weapons.
DanPeterson.Blog On Brigham Young and Violence (1) Brother Brigham reports a dream during that flight from Nauvoo that gives his true feeling about violence.
MikeChristensen.Blog Don't Quit The Piano To those that have taken the time to learn and carry with them years of practicing piano... it almost feels like a superpower. A gift you've been given. A gift that keeps on giving. The musical version of teaching a man to fish.
DanPeterson.Blog Breathtaking Audacity Orson F. Whitney wrote in 1888, "Small things are the seeds of great things, and, like the acorn that brings forth the oak, or the snowflake that forms the avalanche, God’s kingdom will grow."
TomPittman.Blog My First General Conference I had an unusual experience at my first-ever general conference — an experience which became one of the most important life-lessons I've ever had.