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Complete Elvis Analysis Published by BYU Studies

On January 23, 2019 · In News

In Real vs. Rumor I share a variety of interesting reactions from people to these findings of forgery. Further, I use this forgery to illustrate how developing good thinking skills can help protect us from being faked (see pp. 136-137).

My 9,000-word analysis of the forged Elvis Presley annotations in a Book of […]

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Advice for Understanding Church History

On February 7, 2017 · In Blog

The February 2017 issue of the Ensign and Liahona magazines contains an article I wrote titled, “Understanding Church History by Study and Faith.” In the article, I introduce five concepts that help make sense of historical questions:

The past is gone – only pieces remain Facts don’t speak, but storytellers do The […]

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Honor the Pioneers by Telling Better Stories

On July 7, 2016 · In Blog

An important part of every Pioneer Day celebration involves rehearsing the stories of the pioneers. Stories about the past inspire us today, and they become more effective as they become more complete and accurate.

In the Church History Library, our historians, archivists and librarians have recently worked to learn and tell a better story about […]

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The Anti-Mormon Pamphlet That Wasn’t

On March 4, 2016 · In Blog

This story of Sarah Stageman–her conversion, her conviction, and her pamphlet–provides a compelling example of how each person can think clearly, value fairness, and quench bad information (pages 157-158).

Recently, the acquisitions team in the Church History Library encountered a pamphlet that was not part of our collection. It was […]

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