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1973 — 1995 Sidney B. Sperry Symposia

Sperry Symposium, ed. Sperry Lecture Series, 1973. 1973 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1974.

Papers presented at the annual symposium, April 12, 1973.

Table of Contents:

Religious Intolerance in the Burned-Over District / Milton V. Backman, Jr.

James the Just and the Question of Peter’s Leadership in the Light of New Sources / S. Kent Brown

Manichaeism, Mormonism, and Apocalypticism / C. Wilfred Griggs

Sperry Symposium, ed. Sperry Lecture Series, 1974. 1974 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1975.

Papers presented at the annual symposium, March 28, 1974.

Table of Contents:

Jeremiah’s Prophecies Concerning the Gathering of the Jews in the Last Days / Victor L. Ludlow

Toward a Better Understanding of the Old Testament as a Result of Joseph Smith’s “New Translation” of the Bible / Robert J. Matthews.

Ludlow, Victor L. “Jeremiah’s Prophecies concerning the Gathering of the Jews in the Last Days.” In Sperry Lecture Series, 1974, pp. 2–6.
Ludlow, Victor L. “Jeremiah’s Prophecies concerning the Gathering of the Jews in the Last Days.” pp. 2-6.
Matthews, Robert J. “Toward a Better Understanding of the Old Testament as a Result of Joseph Smith’s ‘New Translation’ of the Bible.” pp. 8-14.
Sperry Symposium, ed. Sperry Lecture Series, 1975. 1975 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1976.

Papers presented at the annual symposium, March 6, 1975.

Table of Contents:

The Gentle Tamers: Women of the Restoration / Kenneth W. Godfrey

Abraham, the Father of the Faithful / Monte S. Nyman

The Origin and Uses of the Sacred Hosanna Shout / Lael Woodbury

Nyman, Monte S. “Abraham, the Father of the Faithful.” pp. 12-16.
Sperry Symposium, ed. Sperry Lecture Series, 1976. 1976 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University,1977.

Papers presented at the annual symposium, March 11, 1976.

Table of Contents:

More Brigham Young on Education / Hugh W. Nibley

Brigham H. Roberts / Truman G. Madsen

J. Reuben Clark, Jr.: On Our American Heritage / David H. Yarn

The Expanding International Church / Daniel H. Ludlow

Sperry Symposium, ed. Sperry Lecture Series, 1977. 1977 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University,1978.

Papers presented at the annual symposium, March 3, 1977.

Table of Contents:

The Life and Contributions of Elder Orson Hyde--“The Olive Branch of Israel” / Howard H. Barron

Revelations Continue / Richard O. Cowan

BYU Church Educational System, ed. The Sixth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 1978 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1979.

Contents:

Moses, Man of Miracles / Mark E. Petersen

The Abrahamic Covenant / Ellis T. Rasmussen

John and His Writings / C. Wilfred Griggs

Significant Episodes in Jesus’ Life / Eldin Ricks

The Hebrew Background of the New Testament / Edward J. Brandt

How to Teach the Scriptures / Max W. Craner

The Testimony of Jesus Christ / David H. Yarn

Paul, Then and Now / Rodney Turner

Wisdom Literature / Robert C. Patch

Peter and His Writings / J. Lewis Taylor

Job: “Yet Will I Trust in Him” / Keith H. Meservy

The Mosaic Law in Ancient and Modern Scripture / Robert J. Matthews

Skill and Power in Reading the Authorized Version / Arthur Henry King

Great are the Words of Isaiah / Hugh W. Nibley

Petersen, Mark E. “Moses.” pp. 1-10.
Rasmussen, Ellis T. “The Abrahamic Covenant and Mission in the Old and New Testament.” pp. 11-35.
Patch, Robert C. “Wisdom Literature.” pp. 116-23.
Meservy, Keith H. “Job: ‘Yet Will I Trust Him’” pp. 139-59.
Matthews, Robert J. “The Mosaic Law in Ancient and Modern Scriptures.” pp. 160-81.
BYU Church Educational System, ed. The Seventh Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: The Doctrine and Covenants. 1979 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1980.

Contents:

Some Relationships Between Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible and the Doctrine and Covenants / Robert J. Matthews

This Generation Shall Have My Word through You / Bruce R. McConkie

A Survey of Textual Changes in the Doctrine and Covenants / Robert J. Woodford

Applying the Doctrine and Covenants to Daily Life / Leaun G. Otten

Ten Questions on the Law of Consecration and the United Order / William O. Nelson

A Preliminary Analysis of the Dating of Dection 10 / Max H. Parkin

How Latter-day Prophets Help Us Understand the Doctrine and Covenants / Roy W. Doxey

The Doctrine and Covenants and the Book of Mormon / C. Max Caldwell

The Lord’s Preface / Jeffrey R. Holland

The Far West Record and the Doctrine and Covenants / Lyndon W. Cook

How the Doctrine and Covenants Inspires Me to Be a Better Teacher / Paul R. Warner

Some Contributions of the Doctrine and Covenants to Our Understanding of the Bible / Ellis T. Rasmussen

Historical Background of the Fifteen Harmony Revelations / Larry C. Porter

Marriage, the Family and the Doctrine and Covenants / Kenneth W. Godfrey

A Covenant People / David J. Whittaker

Revelations Continue / Richard O. Cowan

Unique Doctrines from the Doctrine and Covenants / William E. Berrett

Early Nineteenth Century Health Views and the Word of Wisdom / Kenneth J. Brown

Whittaker, David J. “A Covenant People.” In The Seventh Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: The Doctrine and Covenants, 196–216.
BYU Church Educational System, ed. The Eighth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: A Sesquicentennial Look at Church History. 1980 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Religious Instruction, Brigham Young University, 1981.
Peterson, H. Donl. “Mummies and Manuscripts: An Update on the Lebolo-Chandler Story.” In The Eighth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: A Sesquicentennial Look at Church History.
BYU Church Educational System, ed. The Ninth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: The Book of Mormon. 1981 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Religious Instruction, Brigham Young University, 1982.

Contents:

America’s Decision About Christ / Reid E. Bankhead

A Testimony / Janice White Clemmer

An Appreciation for the Book of Mormon / Robert J. Matthews

Sanctification and Justification are Just and True / Gerald N. Lund

Becoming Perfect in Christ / Robert E. Parsons

The Condescension of the Father and the Son / N. Gaylon Hopkins

The Plates that Mormon Found and the Manuscript that Joseph Smith Lost / Eldin Ricks

Remnants of Israel: Who? When Gathered? / Paul E. Felt

A Man May Know for Himself / Hal L. Taylor

The Nephites and the Law of Moses / H. Donl Peterson

The Same God, Yesterday, Today, and Forever / Monte S. Nyman

Peterson, H. Donl. “The Nephites and the Law of Moses.” In The Ninth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: The Book of Mormon.
BYU Church Educational System, ed. The Tenth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: The Pearl of Great Price. 1982 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Religious Instruction, Brigham Young University, 1983.

Contents:

The Pearl of Great Price as Scripture / A. Theodore Tuttle

The New Edition of the Scriptures / Robert J. Matthews

Historical Background of the Pearl of Great Price: How the Book Came to Be / James P. Mitchell

Moses One: The Divine Prelude to the Holy Bible / H. Donl Peterson

To Prepare a People / William O. Nelson

Eschatology in the Pearl of Great Price / Rodney Turner

The Duel of the Kings / Richard D. Draper

Understanding Facsimile 2 of the Book of Abraham / James Roy Harris

Astronomy and the Book of Abraham / Fred Holmstrom

Peterson, H. Donl. “Moses One: The Divine Prelude to the Holy Bible.” In The Tenth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: The Pearl of Great Price.
BYU Church Educational System, ed. The Eleventh Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: The New Testament. 1983 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Religious Instruction, Brigham Young University, 1984.

Contents:

Our Faith is Centered in the Living Christ / David B. Haight

Misleading Translations of Paul / Richard L. Anderson

From Tanach to Talmud: The Emerging Rabbinic Judaism Which Jesus Knew / Albert W. Hoffman

The Four Gospels as Testimonies / S. Kent Brown

Spiritual Death, Temporal Death, and the Atonement of Christ / LaMar E. Garrard

The Necessity of the Book of Mormon in Teaching the New Testament / Monte S. Nyman

Fasting in the Perspective of Ancient Israel and the New Testament / Stephen D. Ricks

A Parable of Parables / Robert C. Patch

Paul: Apostle of Grace / Rodney Turner

The Parable of the Two Sons: A Revelation about God / Jay E. Jensen

Let Us Go On Unto Perfection: Paul’s Message in the Book of Hebrews / Leland H. Gentry

New Testament Prophecies of Apostasy / Kent P. Jackson

The Price of Redemption / Robert J. Matthews

Sperry Symposium, ed. Hearken, O Ye People: The 12th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 1984 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Randall Book, 1985.

Contents:

This Generation Shall Have My Word Through You / Bruce R. McConkie

The Living Canon / Richard O. Cowan

In Search of the Sensational / James R. Christianson

Proving the Holy Scriptures / Rex C. Reeve, Jr.

Voting Within the Restored Church of Christ / Wilson K. Andersen

The Joseph Smith Translation: A Primary Source for the Doctrine and Covenants / Robert J. Matthews

Clothed with Bonds of Charity: The Law of Consecration and Stewardship in Ohio, 1830-1838 / Milton V. Backman, Jr.

Six Visions of Eternity: Section 76 / Monte S. Nyman

Latter-day Visions of the Savior / Donald Q. Cannon

What is Man? / LaMar E. Garrard

Restoring the Doctrine and the Covenants / Joseph F. McConkie

Thomas B. Marsh as President of the First Quorum of the Twelve, 1835-1838 / Ronald K. Esplin

More Treasures than One: Section 111 / Kenneth W. Godfrey

Tithing in Ancient and Modern Israel / Stephen D. Ricks

Letters from Liberty Jail / Robert J. Woodford

Items of Instruction: Sections 130 and 131 / Bruce A. Van Orden

The Vision of the Redemption of the Dead / Robert L. Millet

The Doctrine and Covenants and the Conversion Process / James R. Moss

The Doctrine and Covenants and Modern Revelation / James E. Faust

Sperry Symposium, ed. Principles of the Gospel in Practice: The 13th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 1985 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Randall Book, 1986.

Contents:

Introduction: 1985 Sperry Symposium / Robert J. Matthews

1. Spiritual Communication / Richard G. Scott

2. The Doctrine of Godhood in the New Testament / Rodney Turner

3. The Fall of Man / LaMar Garrard

4. To Be As Gods: Original Sin or Eve’s Motive For Mortality? / Alan K. Parrish

5. Insights Into the Atonement from Latter-day Scriptures / Keith W. Perkins

6. The Sacrament: Principles Essential to Exaltation / S. Brent Farley

7. Having A Testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ / Chauncey C. Riddle

8. A New Commandment / George W. Pace

9. Humanity and Practical Christianity: Implications For a World-Wide Church / James R. Christianson

10. Covenants and Covenant People / James R. Moss

11. Affliction and the Plan of Salvation / Philip M. Flammer

12. Political Responsibility and Religious Belief / Gary C. Bryner

13. Personal and Family Preparedness: Lessons From Church History / William G. Hartley

14. Temples, Ordinances, and Art / R. L. Gunn

Sperry Symposium, ed. The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 1986 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Randall Book, 1987.

Contents:

Rooted and Built Up in Christ / Carlos E. Asay

The Old Testament: An Indispensable Foundation / George A. Horton

Noah, the Ark, the Flood: A Pondered Perspective / James R. Christianson

The Seed of Abraham in the Latter Days / Bruce A. Van Orden

Genesis 22: The Paradigm for True Sacrifice in Latter-day Israel / Andrew C. Skinner

Trust in the Lord: Exodus and Faith / S. Kent Brown

Kibroth-Hattaavah: The Graves of Lust / Jeff O’Driscoll

The Latter-day Significance of Ancient Temples / Richard O. Cowan

Joseph and Joseph: “He Shall Be Like Unto Me” (2 Nephi 3:15) / Ann N. Madsen, Susan Easton Black

“Has Thou Considered My Servant Job?” / John S. Tanner

Prophets: How Shall We Know Them? / Joseph F. McConkie

Jesus’ Commandment to Search the Words of Isaiah / L. LaMar Adams

A Latter-day Saint Reading of Isaiah in the Twentieth Century: The Example of Isaiah 6 / Paul Y. Hoskisson

Micah, the Second Witness with Isaiah / Monte S. Nyman

The Restoration of the Tribes of Israel in the Writings of Jeremiah and Ezekiel / Stephen D. Ricks

The Last Shall Be First and the First Shall Be Last / LaMar E. Garrard

Daniel: Ancient Prophet for the Latter Days / H. Dean Garrett

Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: A Latter-day Prophecy of Joel, Peter, and Moroni Examined / Alan K. Parrish

Malachi and the Latter Days / Rex C. Reeve Jr

Justification, Ancient and Modern / Chauncey C. Riddle

Ancient Hebrew “Psychology”: A Radical Option for Educators in the Latter Days / Neil J. Flinders, Paul Wangemann

The Restoration as Covenant Renewal / David Rolph Seely

Joseph Smith’s Use of the Old Testament / Grant Underwood

The Brass Plates: An Inspired and Expanded Version of the Old Testament / Robert L. Millet

The Old Testament: Voice from the Past and Witness for the Lord Jesus Christ / Robert J. Matthews

Asay, Carlos E. “Rooted and Built Up in Christ.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1–16. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.

Strengthening testimonies of Christ by using Old Testament passages

Horton, George A., Jr. “The Old Testament: An Indispensable Foundation.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints, 17–33.
Christianson, James R. “Noah, the Ark, the Flood: A Pondered Perspective.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 35–49. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.

The historicity of the flood and speculations concerning ways to reconcile scientific findings with the biblical account

Van Orden, Bruce A. “The Seed of Abraham in the Latter Days.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 51–67. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Skinner, Andrew C. “Genesis 22: The Paradigm for True Sacrifice in Latter-day Israel.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 69–83. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.

Abraham’s test

Brown, S. Kent. “Trust in the Lord: Exodus and Faith.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 85–94. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.

The Exodus was a means by which the Israelites developed faith

O’Driscoll, Jeff. “Kibroth—Hattaavah: The Graves of Lust.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 95–109. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.

Examples from Israelite history and modern times of looking beyond the mark in search of personal, prideful desires

Cowan, Richard O. “The Latter-day Significance of Ancient Temples.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 111–24. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.

Latter-day temples parallel ancient temples, especially those of the Israelites

Madsen, Ann N., and Susan Easton Black. “Joseph and Joseph: ‘He Shall Be Like unto Me’ (2 Nephi 3:15).” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 125–40. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Tanner, John S. “‘Hast Thou Considered My Servant Job?’” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 141–57. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
McConkie, Joseph Fielding. “Prophets: How Shall We Know Them?” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 159–75. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Adams, L. LaMar. “Jesus’ Commandment to Search the Words of Isaiah.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 177–92. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Hoskisson, Paul Y. “A Latter-day Saint Reading of Isaiah in the Twentieth Century: The Example of Isaiah 6.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 193–210. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Nyman, Monte S. “Micah, the Second Witness with Isaiah.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 211–23. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Ricks, Stephen D. “The Restoration of the Tribes of Israel in the Writings of Jeremiah and Ezekiel.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 225–32. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Garrard, LaMar E. “The Last Shall Be First and the First Shall Be Last.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 233–60. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.

The offering of the gospel first to the Jews then to the Gentiles in ancient days and its latter-day offering first to the Gentiles and then to the Jews

Garrett, H. Dean. “Daniel: Ancient Prophet for the Latter Days.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 261–76. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Parrish, Alan K. “Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: A Latter-day Prophecy of Joel, Peter, and Moroni Examined.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 277–306. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Reeve, Rex C., Jr. “Malachi and the Latter Days.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 307–21. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Riddle, Chauncey C. “Justification, Ancient and Modern.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 323–42. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Flinders, Neil J., and Paul Wangemann. “Ancient Hebrew ‘Psychology’: A Radical Option for Educators in the Latter Days.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 343–56. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.

The implications of ancient Hebrew psychology including the divine origin of man and the responsibility for one’s actions

Seely, David Rolph. “The Restoration as Covenant Renewal.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 357–80. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Underwood, Grant. “Joseph Smith’s Use of the Old Testament.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 381–414. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Millet, Robert L. “The Brass Plates: An Inspired and Expanded Version of the Old Testament.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 415–43. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Matthews, Robert J. “The Old Testament: A Voice from the Past and a Witness for the Lord Jesus Christ.” In The Old Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 14th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 445–59. [Salt Lake City]: Randall Book, 1987.
Sperry Symposium, ed. The New Testament and the Latter-day Saints: The 15th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 1987 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Randall Book, 1988.

Enhance your study of the New Testament with help from respected gospel teachers. the New Testament and the Latter-day Saints contains a collection of findings from BYU religion professors and other renowned scholars that is perfect for any student of the New Testament. Whether you use it for personal or family study, lesson or talk preparation, or to help you participate in the ongoing dialogue of world academicians, this is one book your gospel library can\'t do without.Inside you\'ll find:Susan Easton Black on New Testament WomenJoseph Fielding McConkie on Special Witnesses of the Birth of ChristMonte S. Nyman on the Stumbling Blocks of First CorinthiansAnd more!The New Testament contains some of the most personal details of our Savior\'s life on earth, and now you can increase your love for this book of scripture as you gain a deeper appreciation of its cultural setting, historical significance, and doctrinal insights by reading the New Testament and the Latter-day Saints.

Contents (first edition):

Preface

Contributors

1. The New Testament and the Latter-day Saints / John K. Carmack

2. Rhetoric versus Revelation: A Consideration of Acts 17, verses 16 to 34 / Richard P. Anderson

3. The New Testament Women: The Exemplars / Susan Easton-Black, Alan K. Parrish

4. The Doctrine of Justification and the Writings of the Apostle Paul / Edward J. Brandt

5. Seducing Spirits and Doctrines of Devils / Leland H. Gentry

6. The “I Am” Passages in the Gospels and in 3 Nephi / James R. Harris

7. The Beatitudes: Eight Qualities that Savor the Eternal Quest / Clark V. Johnson

8. The Book of Mormon, an Interpretive Guide to the New Testament / Dennis Largey

9. Isaiah as Taught By the New Testament Apostles / Victor L. Ludlow

10. We Have Found the Messiah, Which is the Christ / Robert J. Matthews

11. Special Witnesses of the Birth of Christ / Joseph Fielding McConkie

12. Jesus and Josephus Told of the Descruction of Jerusalem / Keith H. Meservy

13. Jude: A Call to Contend for the Faith / T. John Nielsen II

14. Is Any Sick Among You?: Anointing the Sick with Oil in Early Christian and Latter-day Thology and Practice / Walter A. Norton

15. The Stumbling Blocks of First Corinthians / Monte S. Nyman

16. Interpreting the New Testament / Chauncey C. Riddle

17. The Book of Romans: An Orthodox Description of Faith, Works, and Exaltation / Joseph B. Romney

18. Visions of Christ in the Spirit World and the Dead Redeemed / Catherine Thomas

19. Joseph Smith and the Apocalypse of John / Rodney Turner

20. The Revelation / S. Michael Wilcox

21. Securing Divine Protection: Putting on the Armor of God / Clyde J. Williams

Index

Black, Susan Easton, ed. Doctrines for Exaltation: The 17th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 1989 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Doctrine and Covenants. Randall Book, 1989.

In 1989 there were two Sperry Symposiums held. The first was in February on the Doctrine and Covenants, which was published later that year as Doctrines for Exaltation. The second was in October on the Old Testament, which was published in 1990 as A Witness of Jesus Christ.

The Doctrine and Covenants is the book of modern-day scripture that teaches member of the Church about eternal families, temple work, the degrees of glory, Church organization, and many other great truths about the Restoration.

Contents:

The Sacred Role of Women / Susan Easton Black

The Doctrine and Covenants on Temples and Their Functions / Richard O. Cowan

Light, Truth, and Grace: Three Interrelated Salvation Themes in Doctrine and Covenants 93 / Richard D. Draper

The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood / S. Brent Farley

God, Natural Law, and the Doctrine and Covenants / LaMar E. Garrard

Redemption for the Dead / Leland H. Gentry

Salvation Cannot Come Without Revelation / Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

The Law of Consecration: The Covenant that Requires All and Gives Everything / Clark V. Johnson

The Doctrine of Submission and Forgiveness / Daniel K Judd

Revelation on the Priesthood: The Dawning of a New Day in Africa / E. Dale LeBaron

The Doctrine and Covenants Leads Us to Christ / Robert England Lee

What is the Dispensation of the Fulness of Times? / Robert J. Matthews

Quest for the City of God: The Doctrine of Zion in Modern Revelation / Robert L. Millet

The Second Gathering of the Literal Seed / Monte S. Nyman

Doctrine and Covenants 76 and the Visions of Resurrected Life in the Teachings of Elder John A. Widtsoe / Alan K. Parrish

The New and Everlasting Covenant / Chauncey C. Riddle

Eyes that See Afar / S. Michael Wilcox

The Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ and the Book of Mormon / Robert J. Woodford

Draper, Richard D., ed. A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 1989 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament. Randall Book, 1990.

In 1989 there were two Sperry Symposiums held. The first was in February on the Doctrine and Covenants, which was published later that year as Doctrines for Exaltation. The second was in October on the Old Testament, which was published in 1990 as A Witness of Jesus Christ.

Contents:

Preface

Isaiah: Disciple and Witness of Christ / L. LaMar Adams

The Law of Moses and the Law of Christ / Edward J. Brandt

The Waters of Destruction and the Vine of Redemption / Allen J. Christenson

The Abrahamic Test / Larry E. Dahl

A Major Change in Israel: Effects of the Babylonian Captivity / Dean Garrett

The \"Hidden Messiah\" / Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

Job\'s Relevancy in the Twenty-First Century / Clark V. Johnson

The Old Testament, a Witness for Jesus Christ / Daniel H. Ludlow

Beyond the Biblical Account: Adam, Enoch, Noah, Melchizedek, Abraham, and Moses in Latter-day Revelation / Robert J. Matthews

Isaiah 53: The Richest Prophecy on Christ\'s Atonement in the Old Testament / Keith H. Meservy

The House of Israel: From Everlasting to Everlasting / Robert L. Millet

The Twelve Prophets Testify of Christ / Monte S. Nyman

The Marriage of Hosea and Gomer: A Symbolic Testament of Messianic Love and Mercy / Brent L. Top

The Two Davids / Rodney Turner

Redeeming the Dead as Taught in the Old Testament / Bruce A. Van Orden

The Abrahamic Covenant / S. Michael Wilcox

The Waters Which Make Glad the City of God: The Water Motif of Ezekiel 47:1-12 / Fred E. Woods

Adams, L. LaMar. “Isaiah: Disciple and Witness of Christ.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 1–17. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.
Brandt, Edward J. “The Law of Moses and the Law of Christ.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 18–36. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.
Christenson, Allen J. “The Waters of Destruction and the Vine of Redemption.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 37–52. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.

Symbolic meanings of the terms

Dahl, Larry E. “The Abrahamic Test.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 53–67. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.
Garrett, H. Dean. “A Major Change in Israel: Effects of the Babylonian Captivity.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 68–79. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.

How Israel accepted the law but missed the Lawgiver

Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. “The ‘Hidden’ Messiah.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 80–95. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.

The Book of Mormon and modern revelation reveal the true nature of messianic Old Testament passages

Johnson, Clark V. “Job’s Relevancy in the Twenty-First Century.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 96–111. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.
Ludlow, Daniel H. “The Old Testament, a Witness for Jesus Christ.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 112–33. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.
Matthews, Robert J. “Beyond the Biblical Account: Adam, Enoch, Noah, Melchizedek, Abraham, and Moses in Latter-day Revelation.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 134–54. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.
Meservy, Keith H. “Isaiah 53: The Richest Prophecy on Christ’s Atonement in the Old Testament.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 155–77. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.
Millet, Robert L. “The House of Israel: From Everlasting to Everlasting.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 178–99. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.
Nyman, Monte S. “The Twelve Prophets Testify of Christ.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 200–22. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.
Top, Brent L. “The Marriage of Hosea and Gomer: A Symbolic Testament of Messianic Love and Mercy.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 223–39. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.
Turner, Rodney. “The Two Davids.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 240–60. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.

Making and keeping covenants

Van Orden, Bruce A. “Redeeming the Dead as Taught in the Old Testament.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 261–70. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.

Elijah and Isaiah on redeeming the dead, viewed through modern revelation

Wilcox, S. Michael. “The Abrahamic Covenant.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 271–80. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.
Woods, Fred E. “The Waters Which Make Glad the City of God: The Water Motif of Ezekiel 47:1–12.” In A Witness of Jesus Christ: The 18th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Richard D. Draper, 281–98. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990.
Top, Brent L., and Bruce A. Van Orden, eds. The Lord of the Gospels: The 19th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 1990 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament. Randall Book, 1991.

Contents:

A Surety of a Better Testament / James E. Faust

A Message of Judgment from the Olivet Sermon / Arthur A. Bailey

Miracles: Meridian and Modern / Donald Q. Cannon

He Has Risen: The Resurrection Narratives as a Witness of a Corporeal Regeneration / Richard D. Draper

The Surprise Factors in the Teachings of Jesus / Kenneth W. Godfrey

The Passion of Jesus Christ / Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

Mark and Luke: Two Facets of a Diamond / Roger R. Keller

Truly All Things Testify of Him / Robert England Lee

“Wilt Thou Be Made Whole?”: Medicine and Healing in the Time of Jesus / Ann N. Madsen

“Behold, the Lamb of God”: The Savior’s Use of Animals as Symbols / Byron R. Merrill

The Lord’s Teachings on the Use of This World’s Goods / J. Philip Schaelling

“I Am He”: Jesus’ Public Declarations of His Own Identity / Jonathan H. Stephenson

John’s Testimony of the Bread of Life / Thomas R. Valletta

The Water Imagery in John’s Gospel: Power, Purification, and Pedagogy / Fred E. Woods

Top, Brent L., and Bruce A. Van Orden, eds. Doctrines of the Book of Mormon: The 20th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 1991 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Randall Book, 1992.

Contents:

The Liahona Triad / Robert E. Wells

Four Faces of Pride in the Book of Mormon / K. Douglas Bassett

The First Families of the Book of Mormon / Douglas E. Brinley

The Concept of Hell / Larry E. Dahl

Enduring to the End / Dennis L. Largey

The Book of Mormon: The Pattern in Preparing a People to Meet the Savior / E. Dale LeBaron

“Knowest Thou the Condescension of God?” / Gerald N. Lund

What the Book of Mormon Tells Us About the Bible / Robert J. Matthews

To Become as a Little Child: The Quest for Humility / Byron R. Merrill

The Love of God and of All Men: The Doctrine of Charity in the Book of Mormon / Robert L. Millet

By the Book of Mormon We Know / Monte S. Nyman

“As Plain as Word Can Be” / D. Kelly Ogden

The Ten Commandments in the Book of Mormon / David Rolph Seely

Types and Shadows of Deliverance in the Book of Mormon / M. Catherine Thomas

Faith Unto Repentance / Brent L. Top

Sanctification By the Holy Spirit / Bruce A. Van Orden

Ten Testimonies of Jesus Christ from the Book of Mormon / John W. Welch

The Book of Mormon and Overcoming Satan / Clyde J. Williams

Seely, David Rolph. “The Ten Commandments in the Book of Mormon.” pp. 166–81.
Merrill, Byron R. The Heavens Are Open: The 21st Annual Sperry Symposium. 1992 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Doctrine and Covenants and Church History. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1993.

The Doctrine and Covenants is unique scripture. It records the words of God given through living prophets to a living Church. Such is the process of revelation that continues today. This is the basic promise of The Heavens Are Open. A compilation of talks from the twenty-first annual Sydney B. Sperry Symposium, this book includes topics ranging from historical insights on Zions Camp and the early mission of the Twelve Apostles to prophecies of the last days. The book shares many thoughts on specific revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants and the continual revelation we receive today.

Contents:

The Authentic Theology / Bruce C. Hafen

The Revelations of the Restoration: Window to the Past, Open Door to the Future / Robert L. Millett

Being Valiant By Following the Lord\'s Anointed / A. Gary Anderson

The Importance of the Individual in the Lord\'s Revelations / Susan Easton Black

Zion\'s Camp: A Study in Obedience, Then and Now / David F. Boone

Strengthening Marriage and Family Relationships - Lord\'s Way / Douglas E. Brinley

\"I Will Go Before Your Face\": Evidence of Divine Guidance During the Twentieth Century / Richard O. Cowan

\"Exalt Not Yourselves\": The Revelations and Thomas Marsh, an Object Lesson for Our Day / Ronald K. Esplin

Missionary Work: A View from the Doctrine & Covenants / H. Dean Garrett

\"Eternity Sketch\'d in a Vision\": The Poetic Version of Doctrine & Covenants 76 / Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

Prophecies of the Last Days in the Doctrine & Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price / Kent P. Jackson

\"My Disciples Shall Stand in Holy Places\": Jesus Christ in the Twenty-First Century / Clark V. Johnson

Official Declaration 2: Revelation on the Priesthood / E. Dale LeBaron

The \"Elect lady\" Revelation: The Historical and Doctrinal Context of Doctrine & Covenants 25 / Carol Cornwall Madsen

The Restoration of All Things: What the Doctrine & Covenants Says / Robert J. Matthews

Protection Against Deception / Leaun G. Otten

God Tailors Revelation to the Individual / Jerry Perkins

Trials and Tribulations in Our Spiritual Growth: Insights from Doctrine & Covenants 121 and 122 / Keith W. Perkins

From Kirtland to Computers: The Growth of Family History Record Keeping / Kip Sperry

The Weak Things of the World / Brett P. Thomas

Hoskisson, Paul Y., ed. Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament. 1993 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.

The Sperry Symposium is sponsored annually by Brigham Young University and the Church Educational System. Named in honor of the late Dr. Sidney B. Sperry, who, in the course of his forty-year career, earned a reputation for outstanding teaching and scholarship.

Contents:

Our Heritage from Joseph of Israel / Robert J. Matthews

Isaiah’s Imagery of Plants and Planting / Terry Ball

Melchizedek: Seeking After the Zion of Enoch / Frank F. Judd

The Lord Will Redeem His People: “Adoptive” Covenant and Redemption in the Old Testament / Jennifer Clark Lane

Elijah’s Mission: His Keys, Powers, and Blessings from the Old Testament to the Latter Days / E. Dale LeBaron

“The Spirit of Prophecy is the Testimony of Jesus” / D. Kelly Ogden

Symbolic Action as Prophecy in the Old Testament / Donald W. Parry

Seals and Sealing Among Ancient and Latter-day Israelites / Dana M. Pike

Aaron’s Consecration: Its Nature, Purpose, and Meaning / J. Lyman Redd

Jacob in the Presence of God / Andrew C. Skinner

The Wife/Sister Experience: Pharaoh’s Introduction to Jehovah / Gaye Strathearn

The Provocation in the Wilderness and the Rejection of Grace / M. Catherine Thomas

The Exodus: Prophetic Type and the Plan of Redemption / Thomas R. Valletta

Matthews, Robert J. “Our Heritage from Joseph of Israel.” In Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson 1–16. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.
Ball, Terry B. “Isaiah’s Imagery of Plants and Planting.” In Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson 17–34. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.

Plant imagery used to teach man’s relationship to God, the need to repent, and Israel’s future in God’s plan

Judd, Frank F., Jr. “Melchizedek: Seeking after the Zion of Enoch.” In Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson 35–48. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.

LDS sources illuminate Melchizedek and Enoch as types of Christ

Lane, Jennifer Clark. “The Lord Will Redeem His People: ‘Adoptive’ Covenant and Redemption in the Old Testament.” pp. 49–60.
LeBaron, E. Dale. “Elijah’s Mission: His Keys, Powers, and Blessings from the Old Testament to the Latter Days.” In Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson 61–73. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.
Ogden, D. Kelly. “‘The Spirit of Prophecy Is the Testimony of Jesus.’” In Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson 74–83. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.
Parry, Donald W. “Symbolic Action as Prophecy in the Old Testament.” In Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson 84–100. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.
Pike, Dana M. “Seals and Sealing among Ancient and Latter-day Israelites.” In Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson 101–17. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.
Redd, J. Lyman. “Aaron’s Consecration: Its Nature, Purpose, and Meaning.” In Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson 118–35. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.
Skinner, Andrew C. “Jacob in the Presence of God.” In Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson 136–49. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.

Covenant making and personal revelation

Strathearn, Gaye. “The Wife/Sister Experience: Pharaoh’s Introduction to Jehovah.” In Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson 150–65. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.
Thomas, M. Catherine. “The Provocation in the Wilderness and the Rejection of Grace.” In Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson 166–77. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.
Valletta, Thomas R. “The Exodus: Prophetic Type and the Plan of Salvation.” In Thy People Shall Be My People and Thy God My God: The 22nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Old Testament, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson 178–90. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994.
Hoskisson, Paul Y. The Apostle Paul, His Life and His Testimony: The 23rd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 1994 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the New Testament. Salt Lake City: Deseret Books, 1994.

Contents:

Paul’s Witness to the Early History of Jesus’ Ministry / Richard Lloyd Anderson

Paul’s Earnest Pursuit of Spiritual Gifts / Robert C. Freeman

“An Hebrew of the Hebrews”: Paul’s Language and Thought / C. Wilford Griggs

Paul Among the Rhetoricians: A Model for Proclaiming Christ / Gary Layne Hatch

Hebrew Concepts of Adoption and Redemption in the Writings of Paul / Jennifer Clark Lane

The Jerusalem Council / Robert J. Matthews

Paul Among the Prophets: Obtaining a Crown / Michael W. Middleton

Walking in Newness of Life: Doctrinal Themes of the Apostle Paul / Robert L. Millet

What is a Mortal Messiah? / Craig J. Ostler

The Holy Ghost Brings Testimony, Unity, and Spiritual Gifts / Rex C. Reeve, Jr.

A Triumph of Faith: Paul’s Teachings in Second Timothy / John G. Scott

The Jewish and Gentile Missions: Paul’s Role in the Transition / Gaye Strathearn

Boone, David F., Paul H. Peterson, and David Rolph Seely. Nurturing Faith Through the Book of Mormon: The 24th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 1995 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Books, 1996.

Contents:

Preface / Paul H. Peterson, David F. Boone, David R. Seely

A Tribute to Sidney B. Sperry / Ellis T. Rasmussen

Rending the Veil of Unbelief / Jeffrey R. Holland

The Destiny of the House of Israel / Daniel H. Ludlow

The Power and the Purpose of the Written Record / Robert J. Matthews

The Regeneration of Fallen Man / Robert L. Millet

The Power of Evidence in the Nurturing of Faith / John W. Welch

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Sperry Symposium. The Doctrine and Covenants: A Book of Answers. The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Books, 1996.
Ostler, Craig James. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Jack, Elaine L. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Dorius, Guy L. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Nyman, Monte S. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Bott, Randy L. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Freeman, Robert C. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Ball, Terry B. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Ostler, Craig James. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Jack, Elaine L. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Dorius, Guy L. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Nyman, Monte S. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Bott, Randy L. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Freeman, Robert C. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.
Ball, Terry B. “Untitled.” The 25th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1996.

26th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (1997)

Sperry Symposium. Voices of Old Testament Prophets. The 26th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1997.
Major, Jill C., and Douglas L. Callister. “Untitled.” The 26th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1997.
Richardson, Matthew O. “Untitled.” The 26th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1997.
Wright, Dennis A., Craig James Ostler, Dana M. Pike, Dee R. Darling, and Patty Smith, eds. Voices of Old Testament Prophets: The 26th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 1997 Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1997.
Nelson, Russell M. “Remnants Gathered, Covenants Fulfilled.” In Voices of Old Testament Prophets, 1–21.
Rivera, Anthony, Jr. “Jethro, Prophet and Priest of Midian.” In Voices of Old Testament Prophets, 22–33.
Wright, Dennis A. “The Prophet’s Voice of Authority.” In Voices of Old Testament Prophets, 34–45.
Ball, Terry B. “Isaiah and the Great Arraignment.” In Voices of Old Testament Prophets, 46–60.
Ostler, Craig James. “Isaiah’s Voice on the Promised Millenium.” In Voices of Old Testament Prophets, 61–85.
Draper, Richard D. “The Prophets of the Exile: Saviors of a People.” In Voices of Old Testament Prophets, 86–109.
Tvedtnes, John A. “Ezekiel’s ‘Missing Prophecy.’” In Voices of Old Testament Prophets, 110–21.
Gillum, Gary P. “Obadiah’s Vision of Saviors on Mount Zion.” In Voices of Old Testament Prophets, 122–33.
Owen, Carolyn Green. “The Habakkuk Principle: Abigail and the Minor Prophet.” In Voices of Old Testament Prophets, 134–61.
Huntington, Ray L. “The Prophetic Ministry of Haggai: The Blessings of the Temple.” In Voices of Old Testament Prophets, 162–70.
Fronk, Camille. “The Everlasting Gospel: A Comparison of Dispensations.” In Voices of Old Testament Prophets, 171–91.
Millet, Robert L. “Prophets and Priesthood in the Old Testament.” In Voices of Old Testament Prophets, 192–216.

27th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (1998)

Sperry Symposium. The Testimony of John the Beloved. The 27th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Books, 1998.
Draper, Richard D. “The Apocalyptic Witness of the Messiah.” The 27th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1998.
Draper, Richard D. “The Apocalyptic Witness of the Messiah.” The 27th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1998.
Wright, Dennis A. “The Celestial Jerusalem: A Restoration Perspective on Revelation.” The 27th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1998.
Newell, Lloyd D. “John the Beloved’s Testimony and Teachings on Truth.” The 27th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1998.
Ludlow, Victor L. “Learning Light, Life, and Love from the Three Apostolic Epistles of John.” The 27th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1998.
Richardson, Matthew O. “The Love of God.” The 27th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1998.
Millet, Robert L. “The Ministry of the Holy Ghost.” The 27th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1998.
Strathearn, Gaye. “Revelation: John’s Message of Comfort and Hope to Those in the Midst of Tribulation.” The 27th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1998.

28th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (1999)

Sperry Symposium. The Book of Mormon: the Foundation of Our Faith. The 28th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Books, 1999.
Seely, David Rolph. “Abinadi, Moses, Isaiah, and Christ: O How Beautiful Upon the Mountains Are Their Feet.” The 28th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1999.
Millet, Robert L. “The Doctrine of Faith.” The 28th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1999.
Skinner, Andrew C. “The Doctrine of God the Father in the Book of Mormon.” The 28th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1999.
Skinner, Andrew C. “The Doctrine of God the Father in the Book of Mormon.” The 28th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1999.
Draper, Richard D. “The First Coming of the Lord to the Jews: a Book of Mormon Perspective.” The 28th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1999.
Smith, Brian L. “Lost and Found: The Plain and Precious Things.” The 28th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1999.
Matthews, Robert J. “The Power of the Book of Mormon.” The 28th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1999.
Woodger, Mary Jane. “The Restoration of the Doctrine of Angels in the Book of Mormon.” The 28th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 1999.

29th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2000)

Sperry Symposium. Out of Obscurity: The Church in the 20th Century. The 29th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Books, 2000.
Peterson, Stanley A. “The Church Educational System: A Worldwide View.” The 29th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2000.
Todd, Jay M. “Church Magazines in the Twentieth Century.” The 29th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2000.
Ludlow, Victor L. “God’s Love for All Mankind: The Internationalization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” The 29th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2000.
Cowan, Richard O. “The Latter-day Saint Century.” The 29th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2000.
Top, Brent L. “A Lengthening Stride: The Three-Fold Mission of the Church 1951 - 1999.” The 29th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2000.
Jensen, Marlin K. “May the Kingdom of God Go Forth, That the Kingdom of Heaven May Come.” The 29th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2000.
Martins, Marcus H. “Perspectives for the Church in the 21st Century.” The 29th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2000.
Smith, Barbara B., and Shirley W. Thomas. “Relief Society in the Twentieth Century: Sheaves of Wheat.” The 29th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2000.

30th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2001)

Sperry Symposium. Covenants, Prophecies and Hymns of the Old Testament. The 30th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Books, 2001.
Taeger, Stephan, ed. Covenants, Prophecies and Hymns of the Old Testament: 30th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Proceedings of The 30th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2001.
Madsen, John M. “A Precious and Powerful Witness of Jesus Christ.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 1–18. 2001.
Hardison, Amy Blake. “Being a Covenant People.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 19—34. 2001.
Van Dyke, Blair G. “Profiles of a Covenant People.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 35—54. 2001.
Allred, Philip A. “Moses’ Charge to Remember.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 55—73. 2001.
Durkin, Timothy W. “Deuteronomy as a Constitutional Covenant.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 74—88. 2001.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Believing in the Atoning Power of Christ.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 89—100. 2001.
Richardson, Matthew O. “The King’s Law: A Framework of Leadership.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 101–13. 2001.
Strathearn, Gaye. “Jesus’ Use of Deuteronomy in the Temptations.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 114—27. 2001.
Bokovoy, David E. “The Calling of Isaiah.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 128—39. 2001.
Draper, Richard D. “I Have Even from the Beginning Declared It.” pp. 140–61.
King, Michael L. “Isaiah’s Vision of God’s Plan to Fulfill His Covenant.” pp. 162–79.
Ball, Terry B. “Isaiah and the Gentiles.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 180–94. 2001.
Eastmond, Mark Elbert. “Images of Mercy in the Writings of Isaiah.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 195—209. 2001.
Simon, Jerald F. “Researching Isaiah Passages in the Book of Mormon.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 210—23. 2001.
Swift, Charles. “The Power of Symbol.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 224—39. 2001.
Tvedtnes, John A. “Ancient Israelite Psalters.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 240—49. 2001.
Peterson, Kim M. “Psalms of the Heart, Prayers unto God.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 250—61. 2001.
Hauglid, Brian M. “Temple Imagery in the Psalms.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 262—74. 2001.
Wayment, Thomas A. “Jesus’ Use of Psalms in Matthew.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 275—89. 2001.
Hoskisson, Paul Y. “The Witness for Christ in Psalm 22.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 290–301. 2001.
Davidson, Karen Lynn. “Eliza R. Snow: Psalmist of the Latter Days.” In Covenants, Prophecies, and Hymns, 302–14. 2001.
Reynolds, Noel B. “Lehi as Moses.” The 30th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2001.
Draper, Richard D. “Prophecy as a Means through which God Authenticates Himself.” The 30th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2001.

31st Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2002)

BYU Religious Studies Center. Go Ye Into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles. The 31st Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2002.

The 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The messages of the New Testament Apostles—most notably Peter, James, John, and Paul—are some of the most important and powerful teachings in all of scripture. In this volume, scholars illuminate these teachings and help us understand their influence in the church of the New Testament. Many insights and teachings in this book help us understand the value and the power of the messages of the New Testament Apostles, not only for the primitive church, but for us in the latter days. ISBN 1-5700-8896-9

Huntington, Ray L., Patty Smith, Thomas A. Wayment, and Jerome M. Perkins, eds. Go Ye Into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles. Proceedings of The 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2002.

The 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The messages of the New Testament Apostles—most notably Peter, James, John, and Paul—are some of the most important and powerful teachings in all of scripture. In this volume, scholars illuminate these teachings and help us understand their influence in the church of the New Testament. Many insights and teachings in this book help us understand the value and the power of the messages of the New Testament Apostles, not only for the primitive church, but for us in the latter days. ISBN 1-5700-8896-9

Porter, L. Aldin. “‘He Is Risen’” In Go Ye into All the World, 1-12.
Hansen, J. Peter. “Paul the Apostle: Champion of the Doctrine of the Resurrection.” In Go Ye into All the World, 13-26.
Gibbons, Ted L. “Paul as a Witness of the Work of God.” In Go Ye into All the World, 27-40.
Woodger, Mary Jane. “The ‘I’s’ of Corinth: Modern Problems Not New.” In Go Ye into All the World, 41-56.
Strathearn, Gaye. “Law and Liberty in Galatians 5–6.” In Go Ye into All the World, 57-74.
Brooks, Kent R. “Paul’s Inspired Teachings on Marriage.” In Go Ye into All the World, 75-97.
Olson, Camille Fronk. “Submit Yourselves . . . as unto the Lord.” In Go Ye into All the World, 98-113.
Hardison, Amy Blake. “Unity and Atonement in Ephesians.” In Go Ye into All the World, 114-129.
Richardson, Matthew O. “Ephesians: Unfolding the Mysteries through Revelation.” In Go Ye into All the World, 130-144.
Ellison, Mark D. “The Setting and Sacrament of the Christian Community.” In Go Ye into All the World, 145-166.
Underwood, Grant. “The ‘Same’ Organization That Existed in the Primitive Church.” In Go Ye into All the World, 167-186.
Skinner, Andrew C. “Peter—the Chief Apostle.” In Go Ye into All the World, 187-219.
Balli, Tyler. “Peter’s Principles: An Approach to the First Epistle of Peter.” In Go Ye into All the World, 220-229.
Johnson, Sherrie Mills. “Think It Not Strange Concerning the Fiery Trial.” In Go Ye Into All the World, 230-243.
Manscill, Craig K. “‘If Any of You Lack Wisdom’: James’s Imperative to Israel.” In Go Ye into All the World, 244-257.
Whitchurch, David M. “Discipleship and the Epistle of James.” In Go Ye into All the World, 258-275.
Hauglid, Brian M. “‘As the Body without the Spirit’” In Go Ye into All the World, 276-289.
Olson, Terrance D. “Agency and Self-Deception in the Writings of James and 1 John.” In Go Ye into All the World, 290-304.
Wayment, Thomas A. “Apocalyptic Imagination and the New Testament.” In Go Ye into All the World, 305-318.
Marsh, W. Jeffrey. “Twilight in the Early Church.” In Go Ye into All the World, 319-334.

32nd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2003)

BYU Religious Studies Center. The Fulness of the Gospel: Foundational Teachings from the Book of Mormon. The 32nd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2003.

The 32nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The first publication of the Book of Mormon was completed only a few days before the Church was organized. The Lord revealed that it “contains a record of a fallen people, and the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Before the revelation was received on the organization of priesthood quorums, before the vision of the three degrees of glory, before knowledge of vicarious work for the dead, and before Joseph Smith was instructed to begin an inspired translation of the Bible, the Book of Mormon was received as scripture for all members of the Church. As the “keystone” containing a “fulness of the gospel,” the Book of Mormon connects, enhances, and clarifies the other standard works. This volume was published to encourage all who read it to discover and rediscover for themselves that the Book of Mormon does indeed contain the fulness of the gospel.

Olson, Camille Fronk, Brian M. Hauglid, Patty Smith, and Thomas A. Wayment, eds. The Fulness of the Gospel: Foundational Teachings from the Book of Mormon. Proceedings of The 32nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.

The 32nd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The first publication of the Book of Mormon was completed only a few days before the Church was organized. The Lord revealed that it “contains a record of a fallen people, and the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Before the revelation was received on the organization of priesthood quorums, before the vision of the three degrees of glory, before knowledge of vicarious work for the dead, and before Joseph Smith was instructed to begin an inspired translation of the Bible, the Book of Mormon was received as scripture for all members of the Church. As the “keystone” containing a “fulness of the gospel,” the Book of Mormon connects, enhances, and clarifies the other standard works. This volume was published to encourage all who read it to discover and rediscover for themselves that the Book of Mormon does indeed contain the fulness of the gospel. ISBN 9781590381885

Williams, Clyde J. “‘Make Plain the Old Paths’ : The Restoration of Plain and Precious Truths.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Johnson, Sherrie Mills. “‘Choose Eternal Life’ : Agency in the Book of Mormon.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Richardson, Matthew O. “Vision, Voice, Path, and Rod : Coming to Partake of the Fulness.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Ball, Terry B., and Jeremy Daniel Wendt. “The Book of Mormon’s Message to the Gentiles.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Roper, Matthew P., and John Gee. “‘I Did Liken All Scriptures Unto Us’ : Early Nephite Understandings of Isaiah and Implications for ‘Others’ in the Land.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Marsh, W. Jeffrey. “Greater Views on the Very Points of the Doctrine of Christ.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Parker, Todd B. “The Fall of Man : One of the Three Pillars of Eternity.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Eastmond, Mark Elbert. “Gethsemane and Golgotha : The Book of Mormon’s Illunimation on the Hours of Atonement.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Millet, Robert L. “The Doctrine of Merit : The Book of Mormon on the Work of Grace.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Skinner, Andrew C. “Jesus Christ as Father in the Book of Mormon.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Holbrook, Brett L. “Christ and Divine Parenthood in the Book of Mormon.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Tvedtnes, John A. “Captivity and Liberty in the Book of Mormon.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Olson, Camille Fronk, Brian M. Hauglid, Patty Smith, and Thomas A. Wayment. “Faith unto Repentance.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Judd, Daniel K. “Hedonism, Asceticism, and the Great Plan of Happiness.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Wilson, Keith J. “Receiving Offense without Taking Offense : The Book of Mormon and the Power to Forgive.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Ludlow, Victor L. “Covenant Teachings in the Book of Mormon.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Marsh, David Brent. “Peace through Christ : The Book of Mormon’s Divine Perspective on War.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Ray, Brian K. “‘That I Might Draw All Men unto Me’” In The Fulness of the Gospel.
Matthews, Robert J. “For a Wise Purpose.” In The Fulness of the Gospel.

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BYU Religious Studies Center. Prelude to the Restoration: Apostasy to the Restored Church. The 33rd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2004.

The 33rd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Before Joseph Smith was born, religious scholars such as William Tyndale and Martin Luther put their lives in jeopardy to spread the word of God to their followers, blazing doctrinal trails so that a restoration of the gospel could occur. This volume highlights these influential men and other important Reformers who helped pave the way for the Restoration.

Harper, Steven C., Andrew H. Hedges, Patty Smith, Thomas R. Valletta, and Fred E. Woods, eds. Prelude to the Restoration: Apostasy to the Restored Church. Proceedings of The 33rd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004.

The 33rd Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Before Joseph Smith was born, religious scholars such as William Tyndale and Martin Luther put their lives in jeopardy to spread the word of God to their followers, blazing doctrinal trails so that a restoration of the gospel could occur. This volume highlights these influential men and other important Reformers who helped pave the way for the Restoration. ISBN 1-5903-8329-X

Skinner, Andrew C. “Forerunners and Foundation Stones of the Restoration.” In Prelude to the Restoration.
Bachman, Bryson, and Noel B. Reynolds. “Traditional Christian Sacraments and Covenants.” In Prelude to the Restoration.
Bennett, Richard E. “The Rising of the Holy Bible to the Restoration.” In Prelude to the Restoration, 40-58.
Harper, Steven C. “Thomas Müntzer and the Radical Reformation.” In Prelude to the Restoration.
Haws, JB. “Defenders of the Doctrine of Deification.” In Prelude to the Restoration.
Hedges, Andrew H. “‘The Light Shall Begin to Break Forth’ Protestant Missions to the Indians in Colonial America.” In Prelude to the Restoration.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “‘Come, Follow Me’: The Imitation of Christ in the Later Middle Ages.” In Prelude to the Restoration.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Prelude to the Pearl.” In Prelude to the Restoration.
Pigott, David. “What We Hold So Dear.” In Prelude to the Restoration.
Pike, Dana M. “Recovering the World of the Bible.” In Prelude to the Restoration, 159–84.
Pixton, Paul B. “Medieval Texts In Mormon Hymnody.” In Prelude to the Restoration.
Richardson, Matthew O. “The Road through Palmyra.” In Prelude to the Restoration.
Seely, David Rolph. “Words ‘Fitly Spoken’: Tyndale’s English Translation of the Bible.” In Prelude to the Restoration, 212–27.
Welch, John W. “‘All Their Creeds Were an Abomination’” In Prelude to the Restoration.
Whitchurch, David M. “Thomas Bilney: A Prelude to the Restoration.” In Prelude to the Restoration.
Wilson, Keith J. “From Gutenberg to Grandin.” In Prelude to the Restoration, 269–85.

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BYU Religious Studies Center. Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration. The 34th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2005.

The 34th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The 34th annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium held at Brigham Young University marks several significant anniversaries. One hundred eighty-five years before, in the spring of 1820, the Prophet Joseph Smith experienced the First Vision when our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ appeared to him in Palmyra, New York, ushering in the dispensation of the fulness of all times. The year also represented the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Joseph Smith, born December 23, 1805; the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Church, in April 1830; and the 170th anniversary of the calling of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, ordained in February 1835. The focus of this symposium was to help those in attendance discover that the Restoration is real. And 175 years later it continues to move forward at a quickened pace to fulfill its ultimate and prophesied purpose.

Swindle, Liz Lemon. “Experiences Painting Joseph Smith.” The 34th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2005.
Madsen, Truman G. “Joseph Smith and the Last Charge.” The 34th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2005.
Black, Susan Easton. “Joseph Smith: June 27, 1844.” The 34th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2005.
McConkie, Joseph Fielding. “The Smith Family and a Tradition of Revelation.” The 34th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2005.
Marsh, W. Jeffrey, ed. Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration. Proceedings of The 34th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2005.

The 34th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The 34th annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium held at Brigham Young University marks several significant anniversaries. One hundred eighty-five years before, in the spring of 1820, the Prophet Joseph Smith experienced the First Vision when our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ appeared to him in Palmyra, New York, ushering in the dispensation of the fulness of all times. The year also represented the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Joseph Smith, born December 23, 1805; the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Church, in April 1830; and the 170th anniversary of the calling of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, ordained in February 1835. The focus of this symposium was to help those in attendance discover that the Restoration is real. And 175 years later it continues to move forward at a quickened pace to fulfill its ultimate and prophesied purpose. ISBN 1-59038-489-X

Skinner, Andrew C. “The Impact of the Doctrinal Restoration.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Backman, Milton V., Jr. “Continuing the Program of the Prophet.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Benson, RoseAnn. “The Articles of Faith.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Bott, Randy L. “Joseph Smith’s Expansion of Our Understanding of the Premortal Life and Our Relationship to God.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Brinley, Douglas E. “Joseph Smith’s Contributions to Understanding the Doctrine of Eternal Marriage.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Bushman, Richard Lyman. “Joseph Smith and Abraham Lincoln.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Cowan, Richard O. “Joseph Smith and the Restoration of Temple Service.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Derr, Jill Mulvay, and Carol C. Madsen. “‘Something Better’ for the Sisters.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Dorius, Guy L. “‘Now This Caused Us to Marvel’” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Green, Cynthia Doxey. “Elijah’s Mission, Message, and Milestones of Development in Family History and Temple Work.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Esplin, Scott C. “‘Millions Shall Know Brother Joseph Again’” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Hansen, J. Peter. “Salvation of Little Children.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Holbrook, Brett L. “A Prophet ‘As in Days of Yore’” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Jackson, Kent P. “The Scriptural Restoration.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Johnson, Sherrie Mills. “The Restoration of the New and Everlasting Covenant of Marriage.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Manscill, Craig K. “‘That Thy Days May Be Prolonged’” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Matthews, Robert J. “‘The Established Order of the Kingdom of God’” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
McKinlay, Daniel B. “Joseph Smith on the Body as a Fallen or Blessed Vessel.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Reeder, Jennifer. “The Prophet’s ‘Daily Walk and Conversation’” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Sherry, Thomas E. “What If There Were No Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible?” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Smith, Brian L. “‘Taught from on High’” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Thunell, Thomas E. “‘Praise to the Man’” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Turley, Richard E., Jr. “The Calling of the Twelve Apostles and the Seventy in 1835.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.
Woodger, Mary Jane. “Joseph Smith’s Restoration of the Eternal Roles of Husband and Father.” In Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration.

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BYU Religious Studies Center. How the New Testament Came to Be. The 35th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2006.

The 35th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium This newest addition to the Sperry Symposium series celebrates the writing of the New Testament and the faithful service of those who brought that book of sacred scripture into existence. The chapters of this volume, presented on the Brigham Young University campus on October 27–28, 2006, explore the New Testament’s origin and examine ancient scriptural evidence on a variety of topics, ranging from the earliest ancient manuscripts to the contributions of Joseph Smith to our understanding of the New Testament. A great deal of interest has been generated lately in the origin, early history, and reliability of the documents that make up the New Testament. Books and motion pictures have exposed us to many new ideas relating to New Testament studies. This volume, although not responding directly to any of those works, puts into print the research of faithful Latter-day Saint scholars who have explored the earliest evidence for the New Testament and have asked hard questions concerning it. Indeed, the New Testament presents us with many questions. We do not know, for example, when and under what circumstances many of the documents were written. We do know that “plain and precious things” were removed from the scriptural text (1 Nephi 13:28), but because the original manuscripts do not exist, how can we find out what those things were and when they were lost? What can we say about the traditional attributions of the Gospels to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? What can we say about how those and other books were collected to form the New Testament? Do the ancient manuscripts provide answers? What does modern revelation teach us? How the New Testament Came to Be deals with these and other questions as it explores the writing and compilation of the New Testament. The authors, though they may not always interpret the evidence in the same way, have in common a strong commitment to the centrality of the sacred mission of Jesus Christ and a belief that modern revelation is an indispensable guide for reading and understanding the New Testament.

Seely, David Rolph. “Books, Paragraphs, Chapters, and Verses in the New Testament.” The 35th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2006.
Millet, Robert L. “The Closed Canon: Blessings, Challenges, and Prospects.” The 35th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2006.
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. “The Da Vinci Code, the Gospel of Judas, and Other Bad Ideas.” The 35th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2006.
Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. “The Da Vinci Code, the Gospel of Judas, and Other Bad Ideas.” The 35th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2006.
Jackson, Kent P., and Frank F. Judd Jr., eds. How the New Testament Came to Be. Proceedings of The 35th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006.

The 35th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium This newest addition to the Sperry Symposium series celebrates the writing of the New Testament and the faithful service of those who brought that book of sacred scripture into existence. The chapters of this volume, presented on the Brigham Young University campus on October 27–28, 2006, explore the New Testament’s origin and examine ancient scriptural evidence on a variety of topics, ranging from the earliest ancient manuscripts to the contributions of Joseph Smith to our understanding of the New Testament. A great deal of interest has been generated lately in the origin, early history, and reliability of the documents that make up the New Testament. Books and motion pictures have exposed us to many new ideas relating to New Testament studies. This volume, although not responding directly to any of those works, puts into print the research of faithful Latter-day Saint scholars who have explored the earliest evidence for the New Testament and have asked hard questions concerning it. Indeed, the New Testament presents us with many questions. We do not know, for example, when and under what circumstances many of the documents were written. We do know that “plain and precious things” were removed from the scriptural text (1 Nephi 13:28), but because the original manuscripts do not exist, how can we find out what those things were and when they were lost? What can we say about the traditional attributions of the Gospels to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? What can we say about how those and other books were collected to form the New Testament? Do the ancient manuscripts provide answers? What does modern revelation teach us? How the New Testament Came to Be deals with these and other questions as it explores the writing and compilation of the New Testament. The authors, though they may not always interpret the evidence in the same way, have in common a strong commitment to the centrality of the sacred mission of Jesus Christ and a belief that modern revelation is an indispensable guide for reading and understanding the New Testament. ISBN 9-7815-9038-6279

Morrison, Alexander B. “‘Plain and Precious Things’” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Jackson, Kent P. “Asking Restoration Questions in New Testament Scholarship.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “From Clay Tablets to Canon.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Jews and Greeks.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Griffin, Carl W., and Frank F. Judd Jr. “Principles of New Testament Textual Criticism.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Ellertson, Carol F. “New Testament Manuscripts, Textual Families, and Variants.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Wayment, Thomas A. “First-Century Sources on the Life of Jesus.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “Who Really Wrote the Gospels? A Study of Traditional Authorship.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Strathearn, Gaye. “Matthew as an Editor of the Life and Teachings of Jesus.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Judd, Daniel K., and Allen W. Stoddard. “Adding and Taking Away ‘without a cause’ in Matthew 5:22.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Swift, Charles. “The Bread of Life Discourse as Dialogue.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Huntsman, Eric D. “The Occasional Nature, Composition, and Structure of Paul’s Letters.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Blumell, Lincoln H. “Scribes and Ancient Letters.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Ludlow, Jared W. “Paul’s Use of Old Testament Scripture.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Szink, Terrence L. “Authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Draper, Richard D. “The Earliest ‘New Testament’” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Wayment, Thomas A. “False Gospels.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.
Matthews, Robert J. “Joseph Smith and the New Testament.” In How the New Testament Came to Be.

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BYU Religious Studies Center. Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts. The 36th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2007.

The 36th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Mark Twain reportedly said, “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.” Perhaps a similar statement could be made regarding the Book of Mormon: the person who reads the Book of Mormon but does not follow its teachings is not much better off than the person who does not read it. The 2007 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, Living the Book of Mormon: “Abiding by Its Precepts,” focuses on how the Book of Mormon can immeasurably bless our lives as we strive to live what it teaches. In this volume are papers presented at the Sidney B. Sperry Symposium held on the Provo campus of Brigham Young University on October 26–27, 2007. This year the symposium takes its theme from Joseph Smith’s statement, “I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book” (introduction to the Book of Mormon). Topics of the 2007 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium include redemption through Christ, the “three Rs” of the Book of Mormon, and the divine precept of charity. Presenters include Elder Joe J. Christensen, Terry B. Ball, Richard O. Cowan, and Robert L. Millet. This symposium is distinctive in that it centers on the practical application of the precepts taught in the Book of Mormon—precepts that can help us draw nearer to God.—Elder Joe J. Christensen, emeritus member, First Quorum of the Seventy.

Strathearn, Gaye, and Charles Swift, eds. Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts. Proceedings of The 36th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.

The 36th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Mark Twain reportedly said, “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.” Perhaps a similar statement could be made regarding the Book of Mormon: the person who reads the Book of Mormon but does not follow its teachings is not much better off than the person who does not read it. The 2007 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, Living the Book of Mormon: “Abiding by Its Precepts,” focuses on how the Book of Mormon can immeasurably bless our lives as we strive to live what it teaches. In this volume are papers presented at the Sidney B. Sperry Symposium held on the Provo campus of Brigham Young University on October 26–27, 2007. This year the symposium takes its theme from Joseph Smith’s statement, “I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book” (introduction to the Book of Mormon). Topics of the 2007 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium include redemption through Christ, the “three Rs” of the Book of Mormon, and the divine precept of charity. Presenters include Elder Joe J. Christensen, Terry B. Ball, Richard O. Cowan, and Robert L. Millet. This symposium is distinctive in that it centers on the practical application of the precepts taught in the Book of Mormon—precepts that can help us draw nearer to God.—Elder Joe J. Christensen, emeritus member, First Quorum of the Seventy. ISBN 978-1-59038-799-3

Christensen, Joe J. “‘Abiding by Its Precepts’” In Living the Book of Mormon.

I submit that anyone who reads the Book of Mormon and receives a testimony of its truthfulness by the power of the Holy Ghost will be motivated to live a life more consistent with the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. He or she will become a better person. The Book of Mormon is action oriented. It is motivational. As long as the Spirit continues to strive with such individuals, their consciences will not let them be completely at peace until they improve their lives. Abiding by the precepts, teachings, and commandments taught so clearly in its pages will help a person proximately in this life and ultimately in the life to come. As a result, I resonate positively to the theme of this symposium: “Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts.”

Keywords: Doctrine; Joseph; Jr.; Precept; Pride; Salvation; Scripture Study; Smith
Williams, Clyde J. “Using the Book of Mormon to Meet Today’s Challenges.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

Prophets and apostles have counseled us how to use the Book of Mormon. In April 1986, President Ezra Taft Benson pleaded: “I would particularly urge you to read again and again the Book of Mormon and ponder and apply its teachings. . . . [One] who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an abiding testimony of its truthfulness, and who applies its teachings will be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and will be a mighty tool in the hands of the Lord.”

Keywords: Promise; Prophecy; Scripture Study
Esplin, Scott C. “Getting ‘Nearer to God’: A History of Joseph Smith’s Statement.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

The Prophet Joseph Smith’s statement, “I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book,” may be one of his most recognizable quotes. Millions of readers of the Book of Mormon find it in the sixth paragraph of the book’s introduction. Hundreds of thousands of general conference participants hear it cited repeatedly from the pulpit. Books, articles, and even entire symposia use it as a theme. However, how many people familiar with the quote understand its context? For example, why did Joseph say what he did regarding the Book of Mormon? Who were “the brethren” to whom he made the statement? What sparked the declaration? How has it been used over time? Answers to these important historical questions help us better appreciate the power and application of Joseph’s prophetic statement in our modern day.

Keywords: Doctrine; Early Church History; Joseph; Jr.; Precept; Prophet; Smith
Millet, Robert L. “‘The Most Correct Book’: Joseph Smith’s Appraisal.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

On November 28, 1841, the Prophet Joseph Smith met with the Nauvoo City Council and members of the Quorum of the Twelve in the home of President Brigham Young. History of the Church records that he conversed “with them upon a variety of subjects. Brother Joseph Fielding was present, having been absent four years on a mission to England.” It was in that setting, at the Sunday city council meeting in the Young’s residence, that Joseph Smith made what has come to be one of the most axiomatic and memorable statements in Mormon literature: “I told the brethren,” he said, “that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.” In what follows, we will consider the possible meaning and implications of the various parts of this rather bold declaration about this extrabiblical document. We will consider the nature of the Book of Mormon’s correctness, how it is the keystone, the precepts it contains, the poignancy of those precepts, its importance to the world, and finally, its prophetic destiny as a book of holy scripture.

Keywords: Doctrine; Early Church History; Joseph; Jr.; Keystone; Most Correct Book; Precept; Scripture Study; Smith
Swift, Charles. “The Literary Power of the Book of Mormon.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

Although the Book of Mormon is composed of such literary elements as stories, poetry, symbolism, letters, archetypes, typology, and allegories, it is not just literature; it is sacred literature, and millions of people with open hearts have found the power behind the Prophet Joseph Smith’s inspired words that “a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book” (introduction to the Book of Mormon). For believers, there is no question that the Book of Mormon has the power to change the lives of those who are willing to let it. What believers may not so readily understand, however, is the powerful role that the book’s literary features play in changing their lives. These literary elements are not decorative add-ons included by the prophets merely to make reading the book more interesting. Often the literary nature of the Book of Mormon conveys the doctrine and other life-changing precepts in ways that help us better abide by them and experience their power in our lives.

Keywords: Allegory; Dialogue; Literature; Metaphor; Simile; Tragedy
Ludlow, Victor L. “Agency—It’s Our Choice: Book of Mormon Insights.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

The choices we make may not affect the future history of our nation, but they do impact our personal destiny and influence those in our families and other circles of influence. Indeed, the cause-effect relationship of our choices is a major message of the Book of Mormon. In its pages, we learn about the nature of human agency and the enduring consequences of our choices. This chapter will discuss what agency is; how, where, and by whom various principles of agency are taught; and how understanding and applying the basic elements of agency will bring us nearer to God.

Keywords: Agency; Free Will
Goodman, Michael A. “Laman and Lemuel: A Case Study in ‘Not Becoming’” In Living the Book of Mormon.

We can easily see Laman and Lemuel as being lost from the start. Almost like stock characters in a novel, they may appear to have little depth or complexity. This simplistic view makes it hard to identify the reasons behind, as well as the consequences of, Laman and Lemuel’s behavior. Consequently, if we do not look for deeper meaning in Laman and Lemuel’s story, we may fail to identify the necessary precepts to avoid the pitfalls they fell into and to which we are vulnerable today. Through a more contextual view of Laman and Lemuel’s lives, we are provided with a set of precepts to help us thrive spiritually in our day. As President Spencer W. Kimball taught, to be “forewarned is [to be] forearmed.” Ultimately, Laman and Lemuel’s lack of faith in and incorrect understanding of God led to their failure to become the righteous sons of God they were intended to be.

Keywords: Humility; Laman (Son of Lehi); Lemuel (Son of Lehi); Prayer; Pride; Repentance; Scripture Study
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘We Are Not Cut Off’: Separation and Reconciliation through Sacred Covenants.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

Perhaps no theme in the Book of Mormon resonates so powerfully to modern readers as that of separation from and reconciliation with God. The sense of being cut off, isolated, or driven out is attested throughout the book. Similarly, messages from the Book of Mormon prophets of hope, reconciliation, and communion with God seek to alleviate the fears and depression that arise from loneliness or abandonment. This theme is particularly evident in Jacob’s great speech recorded in 2 Nephi 6–10 and the two “last” speeches from Moroni in Mormon 8 and Moroni 10. Jacob and Moroni both address separation from and reconciliation with God, providing a template for the reader to understand their own experiences. In particular, these prophets quote the words of Isaiah to teach how sacred covenants reconcile us to God.

Keywords: Covenant; Jacob (Son of Lehi); Moroni (Son of Mormon); Reconciliation; Separation
Szink, Terrence L. “Writing the Things of God.” In Living the Book of Mormon.
Parker, Jared T. “Abinadi on the Father and the Son: Interpretation and Application.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

An important part of drawing nearer to God is coming to know and understand Him through the scriptures He has given us—especially the Book of Mormon, since it contains many plain and precious truths missing from our current Bible. Although most Book of Mormon passages are easy to understand, some are more difficult, such as Abinadi’s teachings about the Father and the Son in Mosiah 15:2–5. Yet Mormon’s inclusion of these words in his abridgment suggests that the Lord wants us to have these teachings and wants us to understand them. Accordingly, many have written about what Abinadi taught—that Jesus Christ is the Father and the Son—and have provided valuable insights and explanations. In these discussions, however, a satisfactory explanation of why Abinadi spoke this way appears to be unaddressed. Abinadi’s teachings can help us know God better and thereby draw nearer to Him if we (1) correctly interpret the why and what of his message and (2) apply his teachings in our study of the scriptures.

Keywords: Abinadi (Prophet); Application; God the Father; Godhead; Jesus Christ; Prophet; Role; Title; Trinity
Perkins, Jerome M. “Alma the Younger: A Disciple’s Quest to Become.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

One of the key messages of the Book of Mormon is that the human soul must change, must progress, must become. The Book of Mormon is, in effect, a handbook of change, with the Lord seeking to motivate mighty change within us by using the lives and teachings of the Book of Mormon protagonists as the means to teach us how to become. At the heart of the Book of Mormon, in the books of Mosiah and Alma, Alma the Younger makes the subject of change, progression, and becoming the very essence of his life and sermons, and thus Alma the Younger becomes a quintessential standard of how to become like God.

Keywords: Alma the Younger; Conversion; Discipleship
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Choosing Redemption.” In Living the Book of Mormon.
Cowan, Richard O. “Restoration, Redemption, and Resurrection: Three R’s of the Book of Mormon.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

We have long heard of the “three R’s” of elementary education—reading, ”riting, and ”rithmetic. Similarly, a set of interrelated doctrines might be referred to as the three R’s of the Book of Mormon—restoration, redemption, and resurrection. In fact, we might add a fourth R, repentance, which is essential for the first two to function. Material for this chapter is drawn primarily from two experiences recorded in the book of Alma. First, Alma and Amulek confront a group of antagonistic lawyers in the wicked city of Ammonihah. Amulek’s response to Zeezrom’s hostile questioning is recorded in chapter 11. Then, as Alma the Younger neared the end of his life, he took time to give instructions to his three sons. Notice how he spent the most time with, and gave particularly profound teachings to, his wayward son Corianton—recorded in chapters 39–42. Apparently Alma agreed with the principle President Boyd K. Packer later annunciated—that “the study of the doctrines of the gospel will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve behavior.”

Keywords: Alma the Younger; Amulek; Corianton (Son of Alma); Redemption; Restoration; Resurrection; Zeezrom
Ball, Terry B. “Alma’s Reform of Zarahemla: A Model for Activation.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

Just as modern missionaries can learn much from the methods of the sons of Mosiah, we can learn much about strengthening wavering members from the example of Alma the Younger in his remarkable reform of the Nephites in Zarahemla. A careful study of Alma 4–16 shows that Alma the Younger models many important principles of activation that are helpful to us today. This study examines principles of activation derived from the account of Alma’s labors among the apostate Nephites, particularly in the city of Zarahemla in Alma 4 and 5.

Keywords: Alma the Younger; Conversion; Missionary Work; Zarahemla (Polity)
Newell, Lloyd D. “‘All Are Alike unto God’: Equality and Charity in the Book of Mormon.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

Equality and charity are two expressions of the same principle—both require humility and meekness; both are central to the message of the Book of Mormon. With distinct clarity, the Book of Mormon teaches over and over again that “all are alike unto God,” and this simple truth is the antidote for many of the pride problems that keep people from coming unto Christ and from extending service and love to all of His children. Whenever an individual or a nation achieves greatness in the Book of Mormon, it is because the people are free with their substance and treat each other as equals. In contrast, the many tragic pitfalls of pride that the Book of Mormon outlines can be traced to a person or persons withholding charity and thinking they are above another. Alma’s deep sorrow was because of the “great inequality among the people, some lifting themselves up with their pride, despising others, turning their backs upon the needy and the naked and those who were hungry, and those who were athirst, and those who were sick and afflicted”. In the kingdom of God, righteousness and devotion are what matter—not prestige, power, or possessions. Love, compassion, and abundance of heart characterize the real Christian, not acquisitiveness and selfishness. The Book of Mormon declares that the true Saints of God are those who put “off the natural man” and become “new creatures” in Christ—”submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love”.

Keywords: Charity; Equality; Jesus Christ; Pride
Line, C. Robert. “‘With Power and Authority of God’: Principles of Missionary Success.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

The Book of Mormon contains powerful and priceless principles relating to the preaching of God’s word to His children. Although various principles relating to missionary work are found throughout the Book of Mormon, nowhere is this more evident than in Alma 17 and 18. This chapter seeks to help students and teachers of the restored gospel identify and implement a few of these potent principles that can help all of us have greater success in missionary work.

Keywords: Ammon (Son of King Mosiah); Authority; Faith; Missionary Work; Power; Righteousness; Sons of Mosiah
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “How to Be Reclaimed from the Fall of Adam.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

When Alma the Younger returned to Zarahemla following his mission to the Zoramites, “he caused that his sons should be gathered together, that he might give unto them every one his charge, separately, concerning the things pertaining to righteousness” (Alma 35:16). The Book of Mormon contains a significantly larger amount of counsel from Alma to his wayward son Corianton than to Helaman and Shiblon.

Within Alma’s teachings, we discover a concise explanation of the Fall of Adam and three elements necessary to reclaim each individual from the Fall, namely, death, the Atonement, and the Resurrection. This chapter will discuss the Fall of Adam and these three elements in Alma’s teachings to Corianton and also in the inspired teachings of modern apostles and prophets. This chapter will conclude that we can control only one of the three elements necessary to reclaim mankind from the Fall: whether we use the Atonement to repent of our sins and forgive others.

King, Michael L. “The Atonement of Jesus Christ—‘Glad Tidings of Great Joy’” In Living the Book of Mormon.
Fear, Michael J. “The Merits of Christ: Fallen Humanity’s Hope for Redemption.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

Understanding men and women’s inability to merit salvation through their own efforts can lead one to rely “alone upon the merits of Christ”. Nephi put it this way: “O Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever. I will not put my trust in the arm of flesh; for I know that cursed is he that putteth his trust in the arm of flesh. Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man”. Nephi had seen his weak and fallen condition and realized that without the strength of the Lord, he would not be able to overcome the world and his own personal struggles. When we see clearly that we are lost and that we need Him, we can be led to rely on His goodness and His grace in our lives. This reliance on the merits of Christ involves more than simply passive belief. It includes recognizing our fallen nature and finding access to grace through making and keeping sacred covenants.

Keywords: Atonement; Jesus Christ; Merits; Redemption; Righteousness
Ray, Brian K. “‘Proper Order’—A Powerful Precept of the Book of Mormon.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

By definition, order means being in the proper relationship or arrangement. In a gospel context, order is found in enjoying a harmonious relationship with God. This chapter will examine what the Book of Mormon teaches about order, how students of the Book of Mormon can order their lives, and the related doctrines of ordination and ordinances.

Keywords: Authority; Order; Ordinances; Ordination; Precept; Priesthood; Relationship
Kramer, Neal W. “Prophetic Principles for Building Zion.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

When we think of the doctrine of Zion as taught in the Book of Mormon, our minds often turn to 4 Nephi. The book describes in a few verses a society organized around the principles taught by the Savior to a righteous remnant of Nephites and Lamanites at the temple in Bountiful. Some important characteristics of this community of Christians were faith, family, hope, peace, security, and happiness. Indeed, Mormon powerfully asserts that “there could not be a happier people among all the people who had been created by the hand of God”. Imagine that! They were happier than the citizens of the city of Enoch, happier than Mechizedek’s city of Salem. This Book of Mormon Zion had been foretold from the time Lehi and his family left Jerusalem. In preparation for that great day, crucial principles about Zion were regularly taught by prophets like King Benjamin and Alma the Elder. But the Book of Mormon was written for our day to assist us in preparing for the building of our Zion. And so the Book of Mormon calls us to come unto Christ and take upon His name by building Zion, which is founded on the principles of equality, unity, covenants, and priesthood organization.

Keywords: 4 Nephi; Covenant; Equality; Organization; Priesthood; Principle; Prophet; Unity; Zion
Richardson, Matthew O. “‘The Pure Love of Christ’: The Divine Precept of Charity in Moroni 7.” In Living the Book of Mormon.

Some may ask, Can you really go wrong with love—in any form? But Mormon taught that “if ye have not charity, ye are nothing” and that “whoso is found possessed of it [charity] at the last day, it shall be well with him”. Obviously, saying that charity is important is an understatement. But what if people understate charity and are left with a form that isn’t even the same charity Mormon spoke of? What if the present understanding of charity has already shifted from the divine precept taught in the Book of Mormon?

Keywords: Charity; Jesus Christ; Love; Mormon (Prophet)

37th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2008)

BYU Religious Studies Center. The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context. The 37th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2008.

The 37th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Awareness of the background and development of Joseph Smith’s revelations allows us to better understand their significance. The 37th annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium can help readers gain that knowledge. Written by scholars trained in a variety of fields, the articles are intended to help Latter-day Saints better appreciate the setting in which Joseph received his revelations. This volume will help readers better understand and appreciate the significant roles Joseph Smith’s revelations have played, and continue to play, in the dispensation of the fulness of times.

Hedges, Andrew H., J. Spencer Fluhman, and Alonzo L. Gaskill, eds. The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context. Proceedings of The 37th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2008.

The 37th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Awareness of the background and development of Joseph Smith’s revelations allows us to better understand their significance. The 37th annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium can help readers gain that knowledge. Written by scholars trained in a variety of fields, the articles are intended to help Latter-day Saints better appreciate the setting in which Joseph received his revelations. This volume will help readers better understand and appreciate the significant roles Joseph Smith’s revelations have played, and continue to play, in the dispensation of the fulness of times. ISBN 978-1-60641-015-8

Caldwell, C. Max. “Acceptance of the Lord.” In The Doctrine and Covenants.
Woodford, Robert J. “Discoveries from the Joseph Smith Papers Project: The Early Manuscripts.” In The Doctrine and Covenants.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “One Continuous Flow: Revelations Surrounding the ‘New Translation’” In The Doctrine and Covenants.
Fluhman, J. Spencer. “The Joseph Smith Revelations and the Crisis of Early American Spirituality.” In The Doctrine and Covenants.
Judd, Frank F., Jr., and Terrence L. Szink. “John the Beloved in Latter-day Scripture (D&C 7).” In The Doctrine and Covenants.
Haws, JB. “Joseph Smith, Emanuel Swedenborg, and Section 76: Importance of the Bible in Latter-day Revelation.” In The Doctrine and Covenants.
Underwood, Grant. “‘The Laws of the Church of Christ’ (D&C 42): A Textual and Historical Analysis.” In The Doctrine and Covenants.
Griffiths, Casey Paul. “Universalism and the Revelations of Joseph Smith.” In The Doctrine and Covenants.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Redemption’s Grand Design for Both the Living and the Dead.” In The Doctrine and Covenants.
Harper, Steven C. “‘All Things are the Lord’s’: The Law of Consecration in the Doctrine and Covenants.” In The Doctrine and Covenants.

38th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2009)

BYU Religious Studies Center. The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament. The 38th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2009.

The 38th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium

The Prophet Joseph Smith said that those who read the Bible can “see God’s own handwriting in the sacred volume: and he who reads it oftenest will like it best, and he who is acquainted with it, will know the hand [of God] wherever he can see it.”

We cannot be true students of the Book of Mormon or Doctrine and Covenants without also being students of the Old Testament, for Jesus declared that the Old Testament scriptures “are they which testify of me” (John 5:39). This book of scripture serves as the First Testament of Jesus Christ.

Ogden, D. Kelly, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein, eds. The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament. Proceedings of The 38th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.

The 38th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium

The Prophet Joseph Smith said that those who read the Bible can “see God’s own handwriting in the sacred volume: and he who reads it oftenest will like it best, and he who is acquainted with it, will know the hand [of God] wherever he can see it.”

We cannot be true students of the Book of Mormon or Doctrine and Covenants without also being students of the Old Testament, for Jesus declared that the Old Testament scriptures “are they which testify of me” (John 5:39). This book of scripture serves as the First Testament of Jesus Christ.

ISBN 978-1-60641-138-4

Published in 2009

Hammond, F. Melvin. “The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Goodman, Michael A. “Eternal Marriage and Family in the Old Testament.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Hilton, John, III. “Motherhood in the Old Testament.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Hoskisson, Paul Y. “The Plan of Salvation in the First Six Books of the Old Testament.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “The Whole Meaning of the Law.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Ellertson, Carol F. “The Sanctifying Power of True Ritual Worship.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Parker, Jared T. “Cutting Covenants.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Hopkin, Shon D. “Christ, Covenants and the Caph.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Halverson, Taylor. “The Path of Angels.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘How Excellent Is Thy Lovingkindness’” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Ruth, Redemption, Covenant, and Christ.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Ball, Terry B. “Isaiah’s ‘Other’ Servant Songs.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Strathearn, Gaye. “‘Holiness to the Lord’ and Personal Temple Worship.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Schade, Aaron P. “The Imagery of Hosea’s Family and the Restoration of Israel.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Wilson, Lynne Hilton. “The Holy Spirit.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Gaskill, Alonzo L. “Types, Shadows, and Symbols of Christ Seen by the Church Fathers.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.

39th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2010)

BYU Religious Studies Center. The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture. The 39th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2010.

The 39th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Christians around the world look to the Sermon on the Mount for encouragement and guidance in developing the attitudes and behavior the Lord admonished us to have. The 2010 Sperry Symposium focuses on the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew, Luke, and 3 Nephi. It will discuss in depth specific passages and textual variations in the different accounts of the Sermon, as well as the social and cultural context of the Sermon. Chapters will review the contributions that the Joseph Smith Translation makes to our understanding, as well as the use of the Sermon in later biblical and Book of Mormon teachings. Contributors include Richard D. Draper, Matthew J. Grey, Daniel K Judd, Jennifer C. Lane, Eric-John K. Marlowe, Robert L. Millet, Thomas A. Wayment, and John W. Welch.

Strathearn, Gaye, Thomas A. Wayment, and Daniel L. Belnap, eds. The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture. Proceedings of The 39th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2010.

The 39th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Christians around the world look to the Sermon on the Mount for encouragement and guidance in developing the attitudes and behavior the Lord admonished us to have. The 2010 Sperry Symposium focuses on the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew, Luke, and 3 Nephi. It will discuss in depth specific passages and textual variations in the different accounts of the Sermon, as well as the social and cultural context of the Sermon. Chapters will review the contributions that the Joseph Smith Translation makes to our understanding, as well as the use of the Sermon in later biblical and Book of Mormon teachings. Contributors include Richard D. Draper, Matthew J. Grey, Daniel K Judd, Jennifer C. Lane, Eric-John K. Marlowe, Robert L. Millet, Thomas A. Wayment, and John W. Welch. ISBN 978-1-60641-823-9

Huntsman, Eric D. “‘Resist Not Evil’” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Draper, Richard D. “The Sociocultural Context of the Sermon on the Mount.” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “Audience Astonishment at the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon at the Temple.” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Ludlow, Jared W. “Israel’s Ancient Psalms.” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Salt and Light.” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Grey, Matthew J. “The Six Antitheses.” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Marlowe, Eric-Jon K. “‘What Therefore God Hath Joined Together, Let No Man Put Asunder’” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Millet, Robert L. “‘Be Ye Therefore Perfect’” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Bowen, Matthew L. “The Father in the Sermon on the Mount.” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Frederick, Nicholas J. “The Kingdom of God.” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘Beholdest Thou. . .the Priests and the Levites’” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
LeFevre, David A. “The Golden Rule.” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Wayment, Thomas A. “‘By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them’” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Welch, John W. “‘Thy Will Be Done’” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Judd, Daniel K. “‘As Your Father Also Is Merciful’” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Hardison, Amy Blake. “‘A Wise Man Built His House upon a Rock’” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Triplet-Hitoto, Valerie. “The Sermon on the Mount in the Joseph Smith Translation.” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Skinner, Andrew C. “How New Testament Variants Contribute to the Meaning of the Sermon on the Mount.” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.
Richardson, Matthew O. “Echoes from the Sermon on the Mount.” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture.

40th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2011)

Belnap, Daniel L., Gaye Strathearn, and Stanley A. Johnson, eds. The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision. Proceedings of the 40th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011.

The 40th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium A dark and dreary waste, a man in a shining robe, a rod of iron, and a tree of life—these symbols evoke powerful images in our minds and deepen our appreciation for the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. The 2011 Sperry Symposium volume explores the rich symbolism of Lehi’s dream and Nephi’s vision, placing such symbols as the mists of darkness, the great and spacious building, and the church of the Lamb of God in the context of the last days. By introducing new perspectives to a familiar account, this volume offers a stirring reminder of the implications for Latter-day Saints. ISBN 978-1-6090-8738-8

Osguthorpe, Russell T. “The Power of Inspired Invitations.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Hardy, Heather. “The Double Nature of God’s Saving Work: The Plan of Salvation and Salvation History.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Griffiths, Casey Paul. “The Church of the Lamb of God.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Halverson, Jared M. “Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision as Apocalyptic Literature.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Driggs, Lori. “Nephi’s Vision and the Loss and Restoration of Plain and Precious Truths.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Pike, Dana M. “Lehi Dreamed a Dream: The Report of Lehi’s Dream in Its Biblical Context.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “The Presence of the Lord.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Schade, Aaron P. “The Strait and Narrow Path: The Covenant Path of Discipleship Leading to the Tree of Life.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Easton-Flake, Amy. “Lehi’s Dream as a Template for Understanding Each Act of Nephi’s Vision.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Hardy, Grant R. “Prophetic Perspectives: How Lehi and Nephi Applied the Lessons of Lehi’s Dream.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘Even as Our Father Lehi Saw’: Lehi’s Dream as Nephite Cultural Narrative.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Bowen, Matthew L. “Not Partaking of the Fruit: Its Generational Consequences and Its Remedy.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Alford, Kenneth L. “‘Delivered by the Power of God’: Nephi’s Vision of America’s Birth.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “What Nephi’s Vision Teaches about the Bible and the Book of Mormon.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
King, Seth J. “Illuminating a Darkened World.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Line, C. Robert. “Bitter and Sweet: Dual Dimensions of the Tree of Life.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Smith, D. Mick. “Sacrifice and Condescension: Types and Shadows for Latter-day Living.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Swift, Charles. “‘It Filled My Soul with Exceedingly Great Joy’: Lehi’s Vision of Teaching and Learning.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.
Woodger, Mary Jane, and Michelle Vanegas Brodrick. “Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision as Used by Church Leaders.” In The Things Which My Father Saw.

41st Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2012)

BYU Religious Studies Center. You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants. The 41st Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2012.

The 41st Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The Lord declared to the Prophet Joseph Smith, “This generation shall have my word through you.” The Doctrine and Covenants helps fulfill that purpose. Jesus declares of this record, “These words are . . . of me; . . . for it is my voice which speaketh them unto you; for they are given by my Spirit unto you, and by my power.” The Doctrine and Covenants is another witness of Jesus Christ to the children of God in these latter days. It strengthens faith and confidence in the words of the Lord. It explores significant messages, teachings, doctrines, and themes given by the Lord. It contains a Christ-centered message that expands our understanding of the Lord’s purposes for each of us.

Bennett, Richard E. “The Coming Apostasy.” The 41st Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2012.
Grow, Matthew J. “Insights into the Doctrine and Covenants from The Joseph Smith Papers.” The 41st Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2012.
Harper, Steven C. “That They Might Come to Understanding’: Revelation as Process.” The 41st Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2012.
Esplin, Scott C., Richard O. Cowan, and Rachel Cope, eds. You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants. Proceedings of The 41st Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012.

The 41st Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The Lord declared to the Prophet Joseph Smith, “This generation shall have my word through you.” The Doctrine and Covenants helps fulfill that purpose. Jesus declares of this record, “These words are . . . of me; . . . for it is my voice which speaketh them unto you; for they are given by my Spirit unto you, and by my power.” The Doctrine and Covenants is another witness of Jesus Christ to the children of God in these latter days. It strengthens faith and confidence in the words of the Lord. It explores significant messages, teachings, doctrines, and themes given by the Lord. It contains a Christ-centered message that expands our understanding of the Lord’s purposes for each of us. ISBN 978-0-8425-2819-1

Coleman, Gary J. “You Shall Have My Word: The Personal Ministry of Jesus Christ in the Restoration.” In You Shall Have My Word.
Harper, Steven C. “‘That They Might Come to Understanding’: Revelation as Process.” In You Shall Have My Word.
Alford, Kenneth L. “‘I Will Send You Elijah the Prophet’” In You Shall Have My Word.
Staker, Mark Lyman. “‘Commissioned of Jesus Christ’: Oliver Cowdery and D&C 13.” In You Shall Have My Word.
Bray, Justin R. “The Lord’s Supper in Early Mormonism.” In You Shall Have My Word.
Richardson, Matthew O. “Sacramental Connections: Deliverance, Redemption, and Safety (D&C 27).” In You Shall Have My Word.
Tait, Lisa Olsen. “Gathering the Lord’s Words into One: Biblical Intertextuality in the Doctrine and Covenants.” In You Shall Have My Word.
Ball, Terry B., and Spencer S. Snyder. “Isaiah in the Doctrine and Covenants.” In You Shall Have My Word.
Esplin, Scott C. “‘Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise’: Building Zion by Becoming Zion.” In You Shall Have My Word.
Godfrey, Matthew C. “A Culmination of Learning: D&C 84 and the Doctrine of the Priesthood.” In You Shall Have My Word.
Easton-Flake, Amy. “Revealing Parables: A Call to Action within the Doctrine and Covenants.” In You Shall Have My Word.
Brown, Samuel Morris. “The Olive Leaf and the Family of Heaven.” In You Shall Have My Word.
Holbrook, Kate. “‘Health in Their Navel and Marrow to Their Bones’” In You Shall Have My Word.
Frederick, Nicholas J. “Illuminating the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants through the Gospel of John.” In You Shall Have My Word.
Ostler, Craig James. “Treasures, Witches, and Ancient Inhabitants (D&C 111).” In You Shall Have My Word.
Woodger, Mary Jane. “From Obscurity to Scripture: Joseph F. Smith’s Vision of the Redemption of the Dead.” In You Shall Have My Word.

42nd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2013)

BYU Religious Studies Center. Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament. The 42nd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2013.

The 42nd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The Psalmist asks, “Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?” This year’s Sperry Symposium discusses ascending into the Lord’s mountain within the context of theophany, ancient temple worship, sacred space, sacrifice, offerings, and hymns and songs in the text of the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon. The scriptures contain a rich treasury of information of how ancient Israelites and the people in the Book of Mormon worshipped God and expressed themselves through ritual and devotions as found in the Psalms. These explorations of ancient temple worship help us to better understand and appreciate latter-day temple and worship traditions.

Madsen, Ann N. “Solomon’s Temple: A Virtual View and Assessment of its Physical Appearance and Purpose.” The 42nd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2013.
Seely, David Rolph, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, eds. Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament. Proceedings of The 42nd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013.

The 42nd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The Psalmist asks, “Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?” This year’s Sperry Symposium discusses ascending into the Lord’s mountain within the context of theophany, ancient temple worship, sacred space, sacrifice, offerings, and hymns and songs in the text of the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon. The scriptures contain a rich treasury of information of how ancient Israelites and the people in the Book of Mormon worshipped God and expressed themselves through ritual and devotions as found in the Psalms. These explorations of ancient temple worship help us to better understand and appreciate latter-day temple and worship traditions. ISBN 978-1-60907-581-1

Jackson, Kent P. “The Old Testament and Easter.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘That I May Dwell among Them’: Liminality and Ritual in the Tabernacle.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Douglas, Alex. “The Garden of Eden, the Ancient Temple, and Receiving a New Name.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Bradshaw, Jeffrey M. “The Tree of Knowledge as the Veil of the Sanctuary.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 49-65.

One thing that has always perplexed readers of Genesis is the location of the two special trees within the Garden of Eden. Although scripture initially applies the phrase “in the midst” only to the tree of life (Genesis 2:9), the tree of knowledge is later said by Eve to be located there too (see Genesis 3:3). In the context of these verses, the Hebrew phrase corresponding to “in the midst” literally means “in the center.” How can both trees be in the center?

Shannon, Avram R. “‘Come Near unto Me’: Guarded Space and Its Mediators in the Jerusalem Temple.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Gaskill, Alonzo L. “Clothed in Holy Garments: The Apparel of the Temple Officiants of Ancient Israel.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Calabro, David M. “Gestures of Praise: Lifting and Spreading the Hands in Biblical Prayer.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Worship: Bowing Down and Serving the Lord.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Pike, Dana M. “‘I Will Bless the Lord at All Times’: Blessing God in the Old Testament.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Thompson, John S. “The Context of Old Testament Temple Worship: Early Ancient Egyptian Rites.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Halverson, Jared M. “Swine’s Blood and Broken Serpents: The Rejection and Rehabilitation of Worship in the Old Testament.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Rennaker, Jacob A. “Approaching Holiness: Sacred Space in Ezekiel’s Temple Vision.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Hardison, Amy Blake. “Theophany on Sinai.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Darkness, Light, and the Lord: Elements of Israelite Theophanies.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Smith, Julie M. “‘The Lord . . . Bringeth Low, and Lifteth Up’: Hannah, Eli, and the Temple.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Skinner, Andrew C. “Seeing God in His Temple: A Significant Theme in Israel’s Psalms.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Hilton, John, III. “Old Testament Psalms in the Book of Mormon.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Alford, Kenneth L., and D. Bryce Baker. “Parallels between Psalms 25–31 and the Psalm of Nephi.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Hopkin, J. Arden, and Shon D. Hopkin. “The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
LeFevre, David A. “‘Give Me Right Word, O Lord’: The JST Changes in the Psalms.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Chadwick, Jeffrey R. “The Great Jerusalem Temple Prophecy: Latter-day Context and Likening unto Us.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.
Cowan, Richard O. “What Old Testament Temples Can Teach Us about Our Own Temple Activity.” In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord, 1-11.

43rd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2014)

BYU Religious Studies Center. The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle. The 43rd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2014.

The 43rd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium This volume sheds important light on the mission of the man whom Jesus himself referred to as “the rock.” As a sometimes fallible but nonetheless earnest disciple, Peter is an important example of grace, transformation, service, and power. Essays in this collection treat his cultural background and context, his role in the apostolic church, many of his noted teachings, and his important legacy in early Christianity and the Restoration. But above all, Peter is revealed as one who, through the Atonement and the endowment of the Spirit, overcame his own weaknesses to become one of the greatest, and most powerful, witnesses of the divinity, mission, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Skinner, Andrew C. “2nd Peter and the Doctrine of Becoming Like God (Theosis).” The 43rd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2014.
Hafen, Bruce C. “Peter, the Priesthood, the Temple, and Christ’s Atonement.” The 43rd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2014.
Wright, Dennis A. “Voices of the Prophets: The Old Testament.” The 43rd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2014.
Wright, Dennis A. “Voices of the Prophets: The Old Testament.” The 43rd Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2014.
Judd, Frank F., Jr., Eric D. Huntsman, and Shon D. Hopkin, eds. The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle. Proceedings of The 43rd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2014.

The 43rd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium This volume sheds important light on the mission of the man whom Jesus himself referred to as “the rock.” As a sometimes fallible but nonetheless earnest disciple, Peter is an important example of grace, transformation, service, and power. Essays in this collection treat his cultural background and context, his role in the apostolic church, many of his noted teachings, and his important legacy in early Christianity and the Restoration. But above all, Peter is revealed as one who, through the Atonement and the endowment of the Spirit, overcame his own weaknesses to become one of the greatest, and most powerful, witnesses of the divinity, mission, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. ISBN 978-1-60907-922-2

Top, Brent L. “Fallible but Faithful: How Simon the Fisherman Became Peter the Rock.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 1-12.
Ball, Terry B. “‘Whom Say Ye That I Am?’: Peter’s Witness of Christ.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 13-26.
Grey, Matthew J. “Simon Peter in Capernaum: An Archaeological Survey of the First-Century Village.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 27-66.
Ludlow, Jared W. “Stand Down and See the End: Peter’s Characterization in the Gospels.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 67-90.
Brown, S. Kent. “Peter’s Keys.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 91-102.
Hopkin, Shon D. “Peter, Stones, and Seers.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 103-25.
Huntsman, Eric D. “The Accounts of Peter’s Denial: Understanding the Texts and Motifs.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 127-49.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Healing, Wholeness, and Repentance in Acts 3.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle.
Huntsman, Eric D. “The Petrine Kērygma and the Gospel according to Mark.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle.
Taylor, Catherine C. “Peter in the House of Tabitha: Late Antique Sarcophagi and Christian Philanthropy.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 191-209.
Wayment, Thomas A. “Peter, Cornelius, and Cultural Boundaries.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 211-26.
Strathearn, Gaye. “Peter and Paul in Antioch.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 226-46.
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “The Case for Petrine Authorship of 1 Peter.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 247-65.
Millet, Robert L. “Make Your Calling and Election Sure.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle.
Marlowe, Eric-Jon K. “‘Honor the King’: Submission to Civil Authority.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 283-96.
Esplin, Scott C. “Wondering at His Words: Peter’s Influence on the Knowledge of Salvation for the Dead.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 296-312.
Welch, John W., and Brent J. Schmidt. “Reading 2 Peter as a Farewell Text.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle.
Frederick, Nicholas J. “Peter in the Apocryphal Tradition.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, 337-59.
Harper, Steven C. “Peter and the Restored Priesthood.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle.
Kimball, Spencer W. “Appendix: Peter, My Brother.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle.

44th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2015)

BYU Religious Studies Center. The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder. The 44th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2015.

The 44th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The 2015 Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium explored the modern miracle of the translation and publication of the Book of Mormon. Featuring a keynote address by Elder Merrill J. Bateman discussing the Book of Mormon’s restoration of plain and precious truths, this volume describes the development of the teenage seer Joseph Smith Jr. and includes marvelous accounts of the many witnesses to the plates. It tells the story of the Book of Mormon, from Joseph Smith’s translation of the sacred record to the process of financing and printing the first edition, and concludes with its message rolling forth to many nations—to “every kindred, tongue, and people.”

MacKay, Michael Hubbard. “Firsthand Witness Accounts of the Translation.” The 44th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2015.
Largey, Dennis L., Andrew H. Hedges, John Hilton III, and Kerry Hull, eds. The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder. Proceedings of The 44th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015.

The 44th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The 2015 Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium explored the modern miracle of the translation and publication of the Book of Mormon. Featuring a keynote address by Elder Merrill J. Bateman discussing the Book of Mormon’s restoration of plain and precious truths, this volume describes the development of the teenage seer Joseph Smith Jr. and includes marvelous accounts of the many witnesses to the plates. It tells the story of the Book of Mormon, from Joseph Smith’s translation of the sacred record to the process of financing and printing the first edition, and concludes with its message rolling forth to many nations—to “every kindred, tongue, and people.” ISBN 987-1-62972-114-9

Bateman, Merrill J. “The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon to Restore Plain and Precious Truths.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.
Harper, Steven C. “The Probation of a Teenage Seer: Joseph Smith’s Early Experiences with Moroni.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.
Sweat, Anthony. “Hefted and Handled: Tangible Interactions with Book of Mormon Objects.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.
Dirkmaat, Gerrit J., and Michael Hubbard MacKay. “Firsthand Witness Accounts of the Translation Process.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.
Haws, JB. “The Lost 116 Pages Story: What We Do Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Might Know.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, 81-102.
Bennett, Richard E. “Martin Harris’s 1828 Visit to Luther Bradish, Charles Anthon, and Samuel Mitchill.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.
Harper, Steven C. “The Eleven Witnesses.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.
Easton-Flake, Amy, and Rachel Cope. “A Multiplicity of Witnesses: Women and the Translation Process.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.
Dirkmaat, Gerrit J., and Michael Hubbard MacKay. “Joseph Smith’s Negotiations to Publish the Book of Mormon.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.
Chatelain, Jeremy J. “The Early Reception of the Book of Mormon in Nineteenth-Century America.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.
Griffiths, Casey Paul. “The Book of Mormon among the Saints: Evolving Use of the Keystone Scripture.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.
Chou, Po Nien (Felipe), and Petra Chou. “‘To Every Nation, Kindred, Tongue, and People’” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.
Ludlow, Jared W. “‘They Are Not Cast Off Forever’: Fulfillment of the Covenant Purposes.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.
Hopkin, Shon D. “‘To the Convincing of the Jew and Gentile That JESUS Is the CHRIST’” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.

45th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2016)

BYU Religious Studies Center. Foundations of the Restoration: Fulfillment of the Covenant Purposes. The 45th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2016.

The 45th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium This book is a compilation of essays from the 45th annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium titled Foundations of the Restoration. The keynote address by Robert L. Millet highlights the restoration of plain and precious truths. Readers will learn how we understand LDS history and doctrine, about the beliefs declared in the Articles of Faith and how we apply their truths, about the development of temples and temple ordinances, and about the restoration of true Sabbath worship. Also included are chapters on Church newspaper editor and hymn writer William W. Phelps’s contributions to our understanding of the Restoration of the gospel; the historical development of sustaining members of the First Presidency and Council of the Twelve as prophets, seers, and revelators; and the harmony and counsel needed in their declaring doctrine and making administrative decisions.

Jepson, Jared A. “Learning Line Upon Line, Precept Upon Precept as Demonstrated in the Life and Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith.” The 45th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2016.
Barney, Quinten Zehn, and Zachary Horton. “Life After Death: Introduction and Progression of Doctrine in the Funeral Sermons of Joseph Smith.” The 45th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2016.
Newell, Lloyd D., and Craig James Ostler. “Prophets and Seers.” The 45th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2016.
Boatright, Alan Blake. “Reflections of Light: The Plan of Salvation - An Alternative Teaching Method.” The 45th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2016.
MacKay, Michael Hubbard, Gerrit J. Dirkmaat, and Anthony Sweat. “Voices of the Prophets: The Old Testament.” The 45th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2016.
MacKay, Michael Hubbard, Gerrit J. Dirkmaat, and Anthony Sweat. “Voices of the Prophets: The Old Testament.” The 45th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2016.
Ostler, Craig James, Michael Hubbard MacKay, and Barbara Morgan Gardner, eds. Foundations of the Restoration: Fulfillment of the Covenant Purposes. Proceedings of The 45th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016.

The 45th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium This book is a compilation of essays from the 45th annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium titled Foundations of the Restoration. The keynote address by Robert L. Millet highlights the restoration of plain and precious truths. Readers will learn how we understand LDS history and doctrine, about the beliefs declared in the Articles of Faith and how we apply their truths, about the development of temples and temple ordinances, and about the restoration of true Sabbath worship. Also included are chapters on Church newspaper editor and hymn writer William W. Phelps’s contributions to our understanding of the Restoration of the gospel; the historical development of sustaining members of the First Presidency and Council of the Twelve as prophets, seers, and revelators; and the harmony and counsel needed in their declaring doctrine and making administrative decisions. ISBN 978-1-9443-9407-3

Millet, Robert L. “The Morning Breaks.” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Sweat, Anthony, Michael Hubbard MacKay, and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat. “Evaluating Latter-day Saint Doctrine.” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Ostler, Craig James, and Lloyd D. Newell. “‘Here Is Wisdom; Yea, To Be a Seer, a Revelator, . . . and a Prophet’” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Gardner, Barbara Morgan. “‘Unless I Could Get More Wisdom, I Would Never Know’” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Gardner, Ryan S. “The Articles of Faith.” In Foundations of the Restoration.
LeFevre, David A. “The Education of a Prophet.” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Griffiths, Casey Paul. “‘A Covenant and a Deed Which Cannot Be Broken’” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Rutherford, Taunalyn F. “‘Her Borders Must Be Enlarged’” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Baugh, Alexander L. “The History and Doctrine of the Adam-ondi-Ahman Revelation (D&C 116).” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Alford, Kenneth L., and Craig K. Manscill. “Hyrum Smith’s Liberty Jail Letters.” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Van Orden, Bruce A. “William W. Phelps.” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Reed, Andrew C. “Framing the Restoration and Gathering.” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Judd, Daniel K., and Jacob D. Judd. “The Doctrines of Eternal Marriage and Eternal Families.” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Cowan, Richard O. “What Is a Temple?” In Foundations of the Restoration.
Woodger, Mary Jane. “The Restoration of the Perpetual Covenant to Hallow the Sabbath Day.” In Foundations of the Restoration.

46th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2017)

BYU Religious Studies Center. Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament. The 46th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2017.

The 46th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium This book explains Old Testament prophecies in their original linguistic, historical, and theological contexts, helping us more fully understand the Old Testament and its relevance. Prophetic books such as Amos, Micah, Jonah, Daniel, Jeremiah, and Obadiah are contextualized. Topics include rhetorical questions and prophetic voice, imagery of salvation, and symbolic naming. The volume additionally concentrates on topics such as Daniel’s apocalyptic visions, social domains and dimensions of foreign soil, sacred land and divine communication, gathering outcasts and remnant theology, the everlasting covenant and redemption, and the period of the exile. A section of the volume is also devoted to situating the Old Testament within other books of scripture. Chapters include topics such as Isaiah 7 and the fulfillment of prophecy in Matthew 1–2, the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament and Doctrine and Covenants, as well as the influence Old Testament prophets and prophecies had on the development of the Restoration.

Belnap, Daniel L. “The Lord God Which Gathereth the Outcasts.” The 46th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2017.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Sitting Enthroned.” The 46th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2017.
Schade, Aaron P., Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein, eds. Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament. Proceedings of The 46th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2017.

The 46th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium This book explains Old Testament prophecies in their original linguistic, historical, and theological contexts, helping us more fully understand the Old Testament and its relevance. Prophetic books such as Amos, Micah, Jonah, Daniel, Jeremiah, and Obadiah are contextualized. Topics include rhetorical questions and prophetic voice, imagery of salvation, and symbolic naming. The volume additionally concentrates on topics such as Daniel’s apocalyptic visions, social domains and dimensions of foreign soil, sacred land and divine communication, gathering outcasts and remnant theology, the everlasting covenant and redemption, and the period of the exile. A section of the volume is also devoted to situating the Old Testament within other books of scripture. Chapters include topics such as Isaiah 7 and the fulfillment of prophecy in Matthew 1–2, the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament and Doctrine and Covenants, as well as the influence Old Testament prophets and prophecies had on the development of the Restoration. ISBN 978-1-9443-9422-6

Condie, Spencer J. “‘I Will Write My Law in Their Hearts’” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament.
Bowen, Matthew L. “Ominous Onomastics.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament.
Pike, Dana M. “Obadiah 1:21.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament.
Ball, Terry B. “‘Precept upon Precept, Line upon Line’” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament.
Combs, Jason Robert. “‘From King Ahaz’s Sign to Christ Jesus’” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament.
Frederick, Nicholas J. “The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament Gospels.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament.
Pierce, George A. “Understanding Micah’s Lament for Judah (Micah 1:10–16) through Text, Archaeology, and Geography.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament.
Sears, Joshua M. “‘O Lord God, Forgive!’” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament.
Spencer, Joseph M. “The Prophets’ Remnant Theology.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament.
Frederick, Nicholas J. “Old Wine in New Bottles.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament.

47th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2018)

BYU Religious Studies Center. Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God: The Person and Work of Jesus in the New Testament. The 47th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2018.

The 47th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium While Jesus and his disciples were at or near Caesarea Philippi, Peter testified that Jesus was “the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Martha had a similar divine testimony, proclaiming, “I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God.” In much the same way, a standard part of Latter-day Saint discourse includes bearing testimony that “Jesus is the Christ,” but what do we mean when we say that Jesus is the Christ? This volume compiles essays given at a BYU Sidney B. Sperry Symposium that uniquely address such questions from a Latter-day Saint perspective, bringing together both biblical scholarship and Restoration insights that invite us to come to Christ and apply gospel teachings to real life.

Huntsman, Eric D., Lincoln H. Blumell, and Tyler J. Griffin, eds. Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God: The Person and Work of Jesus in the New Testament. Proceedings of The 47th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2018.

The 47th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium While Jesus and his disciples were at or near Caesarea Philippi, Peter testified that Jesus was “the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Martha had a similar divine testimony, proclaiming, “I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God.” In much the same way, a standard part of Latter-day Saint discourse includes bearing testimony that “Jesus is the Christ,” but what do we mean when we say that Jesus is the Christ? This volume compiles essays given at a BYU Sidney B. Sperry Symposium that uniquely address such questions from a Latter-day Saint perspective, bringing together both biblical scholarship and Restoration insights that invite us to come to Christ and apply gospel teachings to real life. ISBN 978-1-9443-9453-0

Marriott, Neill F. “Becoming True Disciples of Jesus Christ.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Millet, Robert L. “One Eternal God: The Latter-day Saint Doctrine of the Father and the Son.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Skinner, Andrew C. “In Praise of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ: The Culmination of His Saving Work.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Olson, Camille Fronk. “We Believe and Are Sure.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Griffin, Tyler J. “Matthew’s Portrayal of Jesus: Son of David, a New Moses, and Son of God.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Easton-Flake, Amy. “Marcan Christology: Narrating the Christ.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Huntsman, Eric D. “Luke’s Jesus: The Compassionate and Saving Son of God.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Lane, Jennifer Clark, and Keith H. Lane. “God Incarnate: The Word Made Flesh.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Strathearn, Gaye. “Johannine Christology through the Lens of Three of Its Dialogues.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Matson, Joshua M. “The Fourth Gospel and Expectations of the Jewish Messiah.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Wayment, Thomas A. “‘Each Person Has a Hymn’: The Creator-Savior Hymns.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Frederick, Nicholas J., and Frank F. Judd Jr. “The Revelation of Jesus Christ to Paul: Presenting a Deeper, Full Christology.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Draper, Richard D. “‘By His Own Blood He Entered in Once into the Holy Place’: Jesus in Hebrews 9.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Frederick, Nicholas J. “The Paradoxical Lamb and the Christology of John’s Apocalypse.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Ellison, Mark D. “Preserving or Erasing Jesus’s Humanity: Tensions in 1-2 John, Early Christian Writings, and Visual Art.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Combs, Jason Robert. “‘Christ’ after the Apostles: The Humanity and Divinity of the Savior in the Second Century.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Underwood, Grant. “Condescension and Fullness: LDS Christology in Conversation with Historic Christianity.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
LeFevre, David A. “Christology in the Joseph Smith Translation of the Gospel.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Wilcox, Bradley R. “The Parable of the Talents.” The 47th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2018.

48th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2019)

BYU Religious Studies Center. Give Ear to My Words: Text and Context of Alma 36–42. The 48th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2019.

The 48th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Alma’s deeply personal writings to his sons contain some of the most informative doctrinal discussions in scripture. Originating out of the love and concern of a parent, these chapters present salient teachings on key gospel principles, proper behaviors, and correct theology. Here the pure doctrines of God’s merciful plan of redemption through his Son, Jesus Christ, are laid plain. This volume compiles essays given at a BYU Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Drawing on both academic training and dedicated study of the scriptures, the authors in this volume provide valuable new contexts to understand Alma’s doctrinal expositions. Tad R. Callister, former Sunday School General President, was the keynote speaker. The diversity of scholarship from this book’s contributors provides this book with valuable new contexts to help readers understand Alma’s doctrinal expositions. The range of topics covered, and the contrasting perspectives will appeal to a broad audience and speak to many different people at different levels.

Hull, Kerry, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith, eds. Give Ear to My Words: Text and Context of Alma 36–42. Proceedings of The 48th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.

The 48th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Alma’s deeply personal writings to his sons contain some of the most informative doctrinal discussions in scripture. Originating out of the love and concern of a parent, these chapters present salient teachings on key gospel principles, proper behaviors, and correct theology. Here the pure doctrines of God’s merciful plan of redemption through his Son, Jesus Christ, are laid plain. This volume compiles essays given at a BYU Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Drawing on both academic training and dedicated study of the scriptures, the authors in this volume provide valuable new contexts to understand Alma’s doctrinal expositions. Tad R. Callister, former Sunday School General President, was the keynote speaker. The diversity of scholarship from this book’s contributors provides this book with valuable new contexts to help readers understand Alma’s doctrinal expositions. The range of topics covered, and the contrasting perspectives will appeal to a broad audience and speak to many different people at different levels. ISBN 978-1-9443-9484-4

Callister, Tad R. “What Is the Purpose of Suffering?” In Give Ear to My Words.
Ellison, Mark D. “Beyond Justice: Reading Alma 42.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Sharp, Ryan H. “Alma, Ambiguity, and the Development of Doctrinal Understanding.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Sharp, Daniel B. “Justice, Mercy and the Atonement in the Teachings of Alma to Corianton.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Ludlow, Jared W. “Alma’s Loving Counsel to His Sons about the Law of Justice.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Born of God- Partaking of the Fruit.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Shannon, Avram R. “Law of God/God of Law: The Law of Moses in Alma’s Teachings to Corianton.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “Alma and the Sacred Things.” In Give Ear to My Words.
LeFevre, David A. “Records and Relics: Convenantal Transition in Alma 37.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘And Now My Son, I Have Somewhat More to Say’: Corianton’s Concerns, Alma’s Theology, and Nephite Tradition.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Spencer, Joseph M. “Women and Nephite Men: Lessons from the Book of Alma.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Allis-Pike, Jane. “Words from the Wise: Alma 36-39 through the Lens of Proverbs 1-9.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Bowen, Matthew L. “Look to the Lord! The Meaning of Liahona and the Doctrine of Christ in Alma 37-38.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Tolley, Kevin L. “Alma 36: A Call to Repentance, a Prophetic Call.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Ogletree, Mark D. “Alma as an Intentional Father.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Korth, Byran B. “Parents Teaching Children to Believe in Christ: ‘An Echo of a Celestial Pattern’” In Give Ear to My Words.
Hardy, Grant R. “Nurturing Faith: Literary Patterning in the Book of Alma.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Hardy, Heather. “Well-Crafted Counsel.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Berkey, Kimberly M. “‘Retain All Their Oaths’: Lehitic Covenant and Secret Combinations in Alma 37.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Taeger, Stephan. “Alma’s Chiasmus as Transformative Vicarious Experience.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Reynolds, Noel B. “Rethinking Alma 36.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Gardner, Brant A. “Mormon the Writer: Turning History into Story.” In Give Ear to My Words.
Wilcox, Bradley R. “Repentance: Progress, Not Punishment.” The 48th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2019.

49th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2020)

BYU Religious Studies Center. How and What You Worship: Christology and Praxis in the Revelations of Joseph Smith. The 49th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2020.

The 49th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Section 93 of the Doctrine and Covenants deals with concepts that scholars term Christology and praxis. Christology has to do with the study of Christ’s nature, while praxis involves religious practice. That this revelation should insist on both the “how” and the “what” of worship indicates that knowledge and practice are inseparable. As this volume demonstrates, Joseph Smith’s revelations and teachings constitute a unique textual setting to analyze this relationship. This volume focuses on both the person of Christ and the practice of worshipping him as outlined in the revelations of Joseph Smith. More specifically, this volume seeks to understand Christ as revealed in the revelations and clarify the practices required of those who worship a being who grew “from grace to grace.”

Rutherford, Taunalyn F. “Beholding Divine Embodiment.” The 49th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2020.
Lane, Keith H. “Christ as Our Law: That Which Governs, Preserves, Perfects, and Sanctifies.” The 49th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2020.
Schmidt, Brent J. “Jesus Showed Us How To Fully Receive of the Father’s Graceful Gifts, Respond Faithfully And Become Like Him.” The 49th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2020.
Bowen, Matthew L. “‘The Messenger of Salvation’: The Christology of D&C 93:8, Missionary Work as Worship, and the Merging Idea of Temple in Joseph Smith’s Revelations.” The 49th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2020.
Bowen, Matthew L. “‘The Messenger of Salvation’: The Christology of DC 93:8, Missionary Work as Worship, and the Merging Idea of Temple in Joseph Smith’s Revelations.” The 49th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2020.
Judd, Jacob D. “Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy in the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ.” The 49th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2020.
Cope, Rachel, Carter Charles, and Jordan T. Watkins, eds. How and What You Worship: Christology and Praxis in the Revelations of Joseph Smith. Proceedings of The 49th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020.

The 49th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Section 93 of the Doctrine and Covenants deals with concepts that scholars term Christology and praxis. Christology has to do with the study of Christ’s nature, while praxis involves religious practice. That this revelation should insist on both the “how” and the “what” of worship indicates that knowledge and practice are inseparable. As this volume demonstrates, Joseph Smith’s revelations and teachings constitute a unique textual setting to analyze this relationship. This volume focuses on both the person of Christ and the practice of worshipping him as outlined in the revelations of Joseph Smith. More specifically, this volume seeks to understand Christ as revealed in the revelations and clarify the practices required of those who worship a being who grew “from grace to grace.” ISBN 978-1-9443-9499-8

Harper, Steven C. “First Vision–Based Christology and Praxis for Anxious Teens.” In How and What You Worship.
Frederick, Nicholas J. “Incarnation, Exaltation, and Christological Tension in Doctrine and Covenants 93:1–20.” In How and What You Worship.
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Choosing Divinity, Choosing Christ.” In How and What You Worship.
Haws, JB. “Doctrine and Covenants Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy Terminology: Seeking Clarity about Theosis/Deification.” In How and What You Worship.
Brown, Samuel Morris. “The (True) Light of Christ in Joseph Smith’s Revelations.” In How and What You Worship.
Watkins, Jordan T., and Christopher J. Blythe. “Christology and Theosis in the Revelations and Teachings of Joseph Smith.” In How and What You Worship.
Sleegers, Richard. “Praxis Makes Perfect: Christian Perfection and Imitatio Christi in Joseph Smith’s Temple Pedagogy.” In How and What You Worship.
Charles, Carter. “‘Thou Art an Elect Lady’: How Christ Includes and Empowers Women in Doctrine and Covenants 25.” In How and What You Worship.
Spencer, Joseph M. “‘A Revelation I Give unto You’: The Revelation of Jesus Christ to Emma Hale Smith.” In How and What You Worship.
Mason, Patrick Q. “Zionic Nonviolence as Christian Worship and Praxis.” In How and What You Worship.
Dirkmaat, Gerrit J., and Andrew C. Reed. “‘The Kingdom of God and His Laws’: Joseph Smith’s Revelations and Teachings on Christ’s Kingdom and Church in the Council of Fifty.” In How and What You Worship.
Hilton, John, III. “Joseph Smith, Gethsemane, and the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.” In How and What You Worship.

50th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2021)

BYU Religious Studies Center. A Covenant of Compassion: Caring for the Marginalized and Disadvantaged in the Old Testament. 50th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 2021.
Eubank, Sharon. “‘A Kingdom of Priests, and an Holy Nation’: The Work of Covenant Women and Men in Building Zion.” The 50th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2021.
Ludlow, Jared W. “Helping Those in Need: How the Old Testament has Encouraged the Welfare Program and Humanitarian Aid.” The 50th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2021.
Bowen, Matthew L. “‘The Lord Hath Founded Zion, and the Poor of His People Shall Trust in It’: Covenant Economics, Atonement, and the Meaning of Zion.” The 50th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2021.
Jevtic-Somlai, Elizabeta, and Robin Peterson. “Their Story Is Our Story Because We Were Strangers: The Relevance of Exodus 22:21 and Leviticus 19:33–34 in Refugee Awareness Work.” The 50th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2021.
Griffiths, Casey Paul. “The Wrestles of the Mothers of the House of Israel: Ancient and Modern Parallels.” The 50th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2021.
Halverson, Jared M. “Empathy Elected or Compassion Compelled.” The 50th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2021.

51st Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (2022)

BYU Religious Studies Center. The Household of God: Families and Belonging in the World of the New Testament. 51st Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. 2022.
Bowen, Matthew L. “‘He Is Not Ashamed to Call Them Brethren’: Family Structure in Hebrews 2:10–18 and Jesus Christ’s Fraternal Role in Atoning for Humanity.” The 51st Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2022.
Tolley, Kevin L. “Family, Society, and the Eternities in 1 Peter.” The 51st Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2022.
Matheson, Kimberly. “‘Our Father Who Art in Heaven’: The Family of God and the Purpose of Prayer.” The 51st Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2022.

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