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Read about the new website for Witnesses, the film project on which we’ve been working, on Dan Peterson’s blog at
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/danpeterson/2019/02/witnesses.html
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On behalf of the board of trustees of The Interpreter Foundation and consistent with the counsel of President Russell M. Nelson, I’m pleased to announce that we are renaming the Foundation’s principal regular publication. It will now be known as
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
Not only will the journal be renamed but, over the relatively near short-term, we will be reworking our websites in order to reflect that new name. This will be done, of course, with the least possible disruption to our thousands of subscribers and readers.
We thank you for your interest and for your support, and we wish for you a happy, healthy, and satisfying 2019.
Daniel C. Peterson
President, The Interpreter Foundation

Video and Audio Recordings of the 2018 Temple on Mount Zion Conference
The first recordings of presentations at the 2018 Temple on Mount Zion Conference (currently 7) are being made available as quickly as they can be edited and uploaded. Both video and audio recordings of each presentation are available at https://interpreterfoundation.org/conferences/2018-temple-on-mount-zion-conference/. The videos are also available on the Interpreter Foundation YouTube channel and as a YouTube playlist. As more videos are edited and uploaded, we will update the above count.
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Curiously Unique: Joseph Smith as Author of the Book of Mormon
Abstract: The advent of the computer and the internet allows Joseph Smith as the "author" of the Book of Mormon to be compared to other authors and their books in ways essentially impossible even a couple of decades ago. Six criteria can demonstrate the presence of...
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Lasting Happiness Comes from Living the Way Jesus Christ Taught
A Video Supplement for Come, Follow Me Lesson 8: "Blessed Are Ye" Transcript I will go through Matthew 5:1-12 a verse or a few verses at at time and comment on them. 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his...
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The Church in the DR Congo: A Personal Perspective: Part 11, “The Labourers Are Few”
In a presentation at the 2018 FairMormon Conference,[1] I shared stories of some of the faithful Saints in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa). In this series of presentations, I would like to speak from a more personal perspective, reflecting on the...
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Jesus Teaches Using Humor in John 4
A Video Supplement for Come, Follow Me Lesson 7: "Ye Must Be Born Again" Transcript In John 4:31-34, the Lord has just concluded talking with a Samaritan woman at a well. His disciples are surprised by this because it involved violating some social...
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Feasting on the Book of Mormon
Abstract: The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship has recently published a new study edition of the Book of Mormon. Edited by Grant Hardy, the Maxwell Institute Study Edition (MISE) incorporates important advances in...
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Read This Book: A Review of the Maxwell Institute Study Edition of the Book of Mormon
Abstract: The Maxwell Institute Study Edition of the Book of Mormon is an important tool for personal and class study of the Book of Mormon. Not only does it provide a better reading experience, it has important features that enhance study....
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Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 7
This is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 7, "Ye Must Be Born Again," covering John 2-4. Panelists for this roundtable are Steve Densley, Craig Foster, and Matt Bowen. This roundtable was extracted from the January 27,...
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Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 6
This is an Interpreter Radio (audio) Roundtable for Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 6, "The Spirit of the Lord Is upon Me," covering Matthew 4 and Luke 4-5. Panelists for this roundtable are Bruce Webster, Kris Fredrickson and Mike Parker. This roundtable was...
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Interpreter Radio Show — January 27, 2019
The January 27 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Steve Densley, Craig Foster, and Matt Bowen. Topics included mental distress and disaffection from the Church and the Come, Follow Me roundtable discussion for lesson 7 (John 2-4).
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Interpreter Radio Show — January 20, 2019
The January 20 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Bruce Webster, Kris Fredrickson and Mike Parker. Discussion was about religious freedom as well as a Come, Follow Me round table for lesson 6 (Matthew 4; Luke 4-5).
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The Fourth Gospel with Joshua Matson
Interviewer Stephen Smoot interviews Grant Hardy, editor of the newly released Maxwell Institute Study Edition of the Book of Mormon.
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Jesus Christ and the Exodus
A Video Supplement for Come, Follow Me Lesson 6: "The Spirit of the Lord Is upon Me" Transcript A number of the scriptures describing the life and ministry of Jesus Christ make deliberate allusions to the Exodus. Jesus's life parallel's the Exodus to a...
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