I dig all of his recommendations here! Only one in here I haven't personally experienced (or own) is the hefty JPS Torah Commentary!

I've wondered if this JST passage was ever connected to the use of the Veil covering for women in the Temple. If the practice wasn't established by Joseph early on in some capacity, then probably not, as the Utah Church did not have much access to/trust these additional revisions.

Bad news, folks. I was just informed "Seek This Jesus: The Maxwell Institute Christology Initiative" announced in 2021 with an extraordinary group of writers has been definitively cancelled. I was REALLY looking forward to this one. mi.byu.edu/seek-this-je...

I wonder if President Oaks' quote "God is relentless in His loving pursuit of each of you," in his BYU Devotional will now be quoted in place of Elder Kearon's original, very popular & often quoted "God is in relentless pursuit of you" from April 2024 GC? www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/genera...

Just a few months ago, saw Ardis popping up in my reading where I least expected her. She was everywhere.

And here is @pfstack.bsky.social’s obit of her. It’s a beautiful tribute. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...

There is a GoFundMe set up to help preserve @keepapitchinin.bsky.social blog in perpetuity. Please consider donating! gofund.me/974932748

This post from Ardis, a recap of one of her Gospel Doctrine lessons, is probably the most influential and personal one for me. keepapitchinin.org/2011/06/26/a...

In Memory of Ardis Parshall This morning I opened Facebook and, to my surprise and enormous sadness, learned that Ardis Parshall had passed away. For those who are unfamiliar with her, Ardis was, among other things, the founder and principal blogger at Keepapitchinin, a delightful blog full of…

Devastated to learn that Ardis Parshall @keepapitchinin.bsky.social has passed away. Truly a giant in our community, and one of the absolute best human beings. I'm heartbroken.

Just returned from a service of imposition of ashes. This is my fourth straight year attending this at the local Episcopal Church, and I feel the same way every time. The words of the Litany of Penitence, said as a community, always hit hard. But particularly so this year. #AshWednesday #Lent

Love this from Pope Leo's message on the theme "Listening and Fasting" message for Lent 2026. #AshWednesday #Lent

I would be shocked if there's not going to be a new 2030 edition of the Book of Mormon - likely what those cover re-design surveys were in reference to couple years ago. Would be a great opportunity to take a page from Hardy's editions (section rather than chapter headers, paragraphing, etc..)

Ash Wednesday at Broadview Happy Fat Tuesday! I hope today you're able to enjoy your pancakes, king cake, pączki, or whatever sugar- and fat-laden treat your region uses to celebrate the approaching Lenten season. Lent---the 40-day period leading up to Easter, where Christians traditionally…

This, added to "Palm Sunday & New Bible Translations Are Good Actually" are boldly moving us into our new age as a 4th Quarter Of The 20th Century Church. Exciting times.

Good questions from @pfstack.bsky.social www.sltrib.com/religion/202...

There's a lot about the unique Latter-day Saint re-envisioning of God & Humanity that is beautiful & resonates stronger than anything else. There's incredible & beautiful potential in our scriptural canon & w/ many doctrinal roads available I often get frustrated with which are chosen to be pursued.

Yeah, it also bothers me that I remember some of the biggest-reach Loud-and-proud-LDS-affiliated accounts over at X/Twitter - accounts that engaged in regular gross dehumanizing/targeted bullying - were really really big fans of C.G. who they strongly regularly stated validated and agreed with them.

Well, that Church News alert push had me stand still in Wal-Mart for a moment.

While my initial reaction was disappointment for not directly addressing current...STUFF, the focus of the whole thing was HUMILITY, which is actually Quite Good. Hold on to the 1st Article of Faith & realize we shouldn't be nearly as confident about our definitive knowledge in a LOT of OTHER stuff.

Here we go... youtu.be/bn_PsLrWyxM

Tomorrow . . .

This gives Elijah saying a prayer about Ahab with Ahab behind him vibes. Good stuff.

"So long as unrighteous acts are suffered in the Church, it cannot be sanctified, neither can Zion be redeemed." - Joseph Smith #ComeFollowMe

While Salt Lake City has sat on its hands, Latter-day Saint immigrants have been organizing, protesting and disappearing. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...

Somewhat related, here we are at another Black History Month, with another Come Follow Me reading where we have to insist in new manuals, "Let's stop teaching this Joseph Smith scripture passage set in the past is about turning people black with a curse." (This is from the Scripture Helps volume)

Somewhat related, here we are at another Black History Month, with another Come Follow Me reading where we have to insist in new manuals, "Let's stop teaching this Joseph Smith scripture passage set in the past is about turning people black with a curse." (This is from the Scripture Helps volume)

This is fascinating - while not always an abolitionist, this was the position Joseph eventually did ultimately arrive at, and was a key plank of his Presidential platform, which was spread by missionaries. The first Presidential Candidate to advocate for Abolition. That's what's recognized here.

The fact that this talk is already being planned to be placed in the Gospel Library app seems ... significant. I don't recall this being done before for a BYU devotional. newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/pres...

Home Sacrament today due to weather, and my newly ordained Deacon son was eager and enthusiastic to participate in the passing. While there is something important about celebrating as a community, this reminded me of the sacred experiences those Home Sacraments were for us during Covid.

Well it's been a few years now, and it looks like Palm Sunday is here to stay for Latter-day Saints, folks.

Palm Sunday and Easter Worship Services Aim to Spread God’s ‘Greater Love’ http://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/palm-sunday-and-easter-worship-services-aim-to-spread-god-s-greater-love

100% serious when I say Peck's Gilda Trillim poem "My Turn on Earth" is my absolute favorite creation account, and it's not even close.

The LDS Church’s embrace of modern English Bible translations could raise questions about certain teachings — and that’s a good thing, says Latter-day Saint Bible scholar Dan McClellan.

I dig this video as a pretty decent visual illustration of the poetic nature and message of Genesis 1, the 'newer' of the two Genesis Creation Accounts. #ComeFollowMe www.youtube.com/watch?v=afVN...

January reading: 'When God Spoke Greek: The Septuagint and the Making of the Christian Bible' , by Timothy Michael Law. #ComeFollowMe

I'll be using 'God's Stories As Told By God's Children' (From The Bible For Normal People) as a compliment to #ComeFollowMe weekly Old Testament readings with my family this year. It's an EXCELLENT book for kids and adults alike - Bible scholars retelling the stories with good context & questions.

My Sunday School class was downright giddy about the invitation to use new translations of the Bible, and several shared how they had started and it already transformed their experience. My kid's Youth Sunday School teacher brought it up too. This is huge, y'all.

It really is a thrill to have made as decent progress as I have in being able to just pick up and read the Greek Bible and comprehend what I'm reading. Still a LOT to learn, but progress feels great.

The JST is easier to approach when you see Moses 1, a Vision Given to Moses (an initially distinct text) as Joseph essentially having a vision of himself AS Moses, and then himself going on afterward to continue living out the conceit of Moses writing the Bible for a reconstituted Latter-day Israel.

Looking forward to a different approach to my OT study going into #ComeFollowMe2026! #LXX

Ooh, didn't know this was coming! Third Edition of Jewish Annotated New Testament, featuring the NRSV:UE. Coming out in April 2026! amzn.to/49vUe30

Oh no.

IT IS TIME

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$2.99 eBook of The Bible Says So! #maklelan3051 youtube.com/shorts/vEqw9...

At home with a sick family, watching broadcast of our Ward's Christmas program - and they just had a moment for everyone to stop and greet everyone on either side of them. These Latter-day Saints just accidentally discovered the liturgical practice of the Sign of Peace.

First updated lyrics for #HymnsForHomeAndChurch I think we've seen...

the title of this frog photograph goes unexpectedly hard