This article was published in the May/June 2021 issues of LDS Living and republished on the LDS Living website on May 19, 2021.
As I wrote the book Real vs. Rumor: How to Dispel Latter-day Myths, I evaluated popular stories and quotations that circulate in Latter-day Saint talks, lessons, and […]
Episode Summary: Did Joseph Smith really say that? Does the Church have the sword of Laban? How accurate was the story told in Sunday School? Should I trust the information I found online? Can I draw closer to God by learning about history? Real vs. Rumor explores Latter-day myths, rumors, and Church history to demonstrate how to think […]
Every year, the quote resurfaces on Mother’s Day cards. Abraham Lincoln said, “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” The sentiment stirs hearts — and sells cards — because people assume they share with Abraham the exact same love for mothers. But, to paraphrase a fictional Spanish […]
Episode Summary: We’ve all heard them. There are pre-general conference predictions, rumors about certain celebrities investigating the Church, and sensationalized stories from Church history. How can you discern what is real and what’s rumor? On this week’s episode, Keith Erekson, director of the Church History Library, teaches how historians approach corroboration and how you can […]
Today it was my pleasure to visit BYUtv’s Come Follow Up to talk about Doctrine & Covenants 27-28.
Published at From the Desk of Kurt Manwaring, January 4, 2021.
Sponsored by BYU Studies—Historian Keith Erekson takes readers behind the scenes of the Church History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
If you want to learn more, check out “A New Era of Research Access in […]