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Research Makes Right in the End

On October 10, 2025 · In News

On Sunday, I had the marvelous opportunity to attend the installation and dedication of the Hummer Bell at the First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City. For me, it was the culmination of two years of work; for the story, it was the resolution for more than a century of thefts, trickery, misidentification, and historical forgetting. […]

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Commemorating Moroni’s Visit

On September 22, 2023 · In News, Podcasts

Over the past year and a half I have spent time researching among the historical sources about the visit of Moroni to the young Joseph Smith. The opportunity for close research enabled several experiences that culminated this week in connection with the 200th anniversary of Moroni’s first visit:

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This year, let’s tell pioneer stories that are more than true

On July 14, 2022 · In Blog, News

Pioneer Day is a time for stories. Each year, storytellers surface in sunrise devotionals, around campfires and at family dinner tables to regale with tales about noble ancestors, weary travelers and hard-working community builders. Such storytelling goes back to the pioneers themselves, who sang that “soon [they’d] have this tale to tell.”

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Expectations of a Prophet

On February 1, 2022 · In Blog, Speaking

Ensign College Devotional | February 1, 2022

            In my time working with Church history, I have listened to thousands of questions from people who struggle with concerns, doubts, and feelings. Sometimes the questions strike near the heart of the Church’s message, such as the accounts of the First Vision or […]

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Historic documents of the First Vision on display at Church History Library

On February 1, 2020 · In News

As part of the bicentennial celebration in 2020, the Church History Library has placed original records of the First Vision on display in its ongoing “Foundations of Faith” exhibit.

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Elvis Presley’s copy of the Book of Mormon ain’t nothin’ but a forgery

On November 14, 2018 · In Blog

This article was published online in the Church News on November 14, 2018, and a notice appeared the same day in the Deseret News. The story ran in the print version of the Church News on November 18 (pages 18-19) and was posted on lds.org on […]

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