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Church History is His History

On April 1, 2025 · In Blog

The Easter issue of the Liahona magazine features an article I wrote about “the main character” in Church history–Jesus Christ. Here are a few quotes:

Church history is not just names and dates. If we look for the Lord’s hand, Church history reveals the modern ministry of the living Christ.

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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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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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