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Not by Bread Alone: Stories of the Saints in Africa
A new film series about African Saints who thirsted for tranquility and found peace in the gospel of Jesus Christ
from The Interpreter Foundation
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The Temple: Symbols, Sermons, and Settings
Proceedings of the Fourth Interpreter Matthew B. Brown Memorial Conference
“The Temple on Mount Zion,” 10 November 2018
Temple on Mount Zion Series 5
Edited by Stephen D. Ricks and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw
Published by The Interpreter Foundation, Orem Utah in cooperation with Eborn Books, Salt Lake City, Utah
Available Now
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Interpreter Radio Show — March 10, 2024
In the March 10, 2024 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Mark Johnson, Martin Tanner, Terry Hutchinson, and Kevin Christensen. They discuss Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon lesson 14, the purchase of the Kirtland Temple, and Deuteronomists in...
An Apostle’s Letter to a Missionary Son
[Editorial Note: The Church Archives has just recently scanned and posted a letter written in 1947 by Elder Spencer W. Kimball, by then an apostle for only a few years. The letter is largely doctrinal in nature, being answers to questions posed by his missionary son...
Premortal Life and Mortal Life: A Fearful Symmetry
Abstract: Bodily weakness, along with the varied circumstances into which we were born, provide the essential initial and ongoing conditions that shape the challenges and opportunities of our mortal probation. In life, we are not expected merely to preserve our...
Interpreter Radio Show — March 3, 2024
In the March 3, 2024 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Hales Swift, Brent Schmidt, and Martin Tanner. They discuss Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon lesson 13. You can listen to or download the March 3rd broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show...
Hugh Nibley Observed: Graduate School through BYU
“So for those of you who are fans and admirers of Hugh Nibley as a scholar, I have to state up front that I am not an expert on Hugh Nibley as a scholar. It’s not an aspect of his personality and his career of which I know much; probably many people here know more...
Conference Talks: “Strong Like Unto Moses”: The Case for Ancient Roots in the Book of Moses Based on Book of Mormon Usage of Content Apparently from the Brass Plates
Noel Reynolds and Jeff Lindsay spoke at the Tracing Ancient Threads in the Book of Moses Conference on Saturday, September 19, 2020 about “‘Strong Like Unto Moses’: The Case for Ancient Roots in the Book of Moses Based on Book of Mormon Usage of Content Apparently...
Nibley Lectures: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 12
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 and audio cassettes and printed transcripts were made of the lectures. We believe these recordings will be...
Interpreter Radio: The Book of Mormon in Context Lesson 12
In the February 25th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts Steve Densley, John Thompson, and special guest Kerry Muhlestein discuss Book of Mormon lesson 12, “This Is the Way” on 2 Nephi 31-33. You can listen to or download the Book...
Study and Teaching Helps — 2024 Book of Mormon Lesson 12
Editor's Note: Four years ago, Jonn Claybaugh began writing the Study and Teaching Helps series of articles for Interpreter. We now have these wonderful and useful posts for all four years of Come, Follow Me lessons. Beginning this year we will be reposting these...
Interpreting Interpreter: Oh Say, What is Truth?
This post is a summary of the article “Recovering the Lost Concept of Truth in the Restoration Scriptures: Another Key to Understanding God’s Word” by Blaine L. Hart in Volume 60 of Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. All of the...
Recovering the Lost Concept of Truth in the Restoration Scriptures: Another Key to Understanding God’s Word
Abstract: The word “truth” has for practical purposes lost one of its original English-language meanings, and this has significant implications for understanding scriptures. The obvious, well-understood meaning is that which is real or factual. However, the earliest...
Hugh Nibley Observed: An Intellectual Autobiography: Some High and Low Points
Part of our book chapter reprint series, this article originally appeared in Hugh Nibley Observed, edited by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Shirley S. Ricks, and Stephen T. Whitlock. For more information, go to https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/hugh-nibley-observed/....
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