- Gary Bergera on Cutting Edge Latter-day Saint Research, September 2026: “Though I never had a class taught by him, Duane Jeffery was for me one of the most important members of BYU’s faculty during my undergraduate and graduate years. His impact continues to this day, not quite fifty years later.” Oct 1, 09:42
- on Cutting Edge Latter-day Saint Research, September 2026: “Thanks Chad! I included all the research articles–so not including memoirs, poetry, etc. For example, there was a Greg Prince piece labelled a “research article,” but it was more of a personal memoir, so I didn’t include it, but let me know any I might have admittedly missed.” Oct 1, 06:43
- on Cutting Edge Latter-day Saint Research, September 2026: “There’s more than one article in the Dialogue issue. Other books that came out this month (and I recognize some of these don’t fit the filter): * The Diaries of Carol Lynn Pearson Volume 3 (Signature Books) * Fawn McKay Brodie: A Biographer’s Life, 2nd ed., Newell G. Bringhurst (Greg Kofford Books) * An Infinite Heaven, by Terryl L. Givens (Faith Matters) * Creature: The Life and Loves of May Swenson, by Stephen Carter (Signature Books) Two that snuck in last month at the very end: * Mormonisms in Asia: Stories of Global Faith and Local Lives, ed. Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye and Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp (University of Illinois) * Educating for Eternity: The History of Latter-day Saint Primary and Secondary Schools, by E. Vance Randall, Scott C. Esplin, and Casey Paul Griffiths (BYU RSC)” Oct 1, 06:39
- on Mormon Studies Books in 2026: “Chad, I have a new book coming out in December–an introduction to the Book of Mormon that will be part of Oxford University Press’s series “Guides to Sacred Texts.” It will follow the basic format of their previous guides to scriptures such as the Rigveda, Classical Upanishads, the Analects, the Daode Jing, Buddhist Tantras, the New Testament, the Apocrypha, and so forth. My contribution to the series will cover many of the topics from the general essays in my Annotated Book of Mormon, but in a little more depth, and I tackle some new topics as well. In my opinion, the Book of Mormon deserves a place in the library of world scriptures, and I’m delighted that OUP commissioned this volume. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-book-of-mormon-9780197511398?lang=en&cc=us&utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1dennhb1v83jy&fbclid=IwY2xjawUrHdBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMVpVWTBmZ0VzelhJeUMyWkRzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEefzU_XzyBYKScrMpFFilox1zPKpJB0qK2RoXqbR1bQAXfhobP8ujbyGaQqek_aem_8MSppPyoWyJaKN9aJvV6-g” Oct 1, 05:08
- on Are Handbells Appropriate for Sacrament Meeting?: “Ji, yes. Thanksgiving and Easter are the most common other times, but they happen throughout the year.” Sep 30, 22:28
- on Are Handbells Appropriate for Sacrament Meeting?: “Yes, my Salt Lake Valley ward has handbell numbers in Sacrament Meeting about 5 times a year.” Sep 30, 18:35
- on Are Handbells Appropriate for Sacrament Meeting?: “I wonder, were any of those sacrament performances you mentioned outside of the Christmas season?” Sep 30, 18:11
- on Joseph Smith as a 19th Century L. Ron Hubbard: “Stephen, respectfully, trying to compare the actions of a woman living in the first half of the 19th century for whom divorce was not a realistic social option to those of women living a century later who had access to divorce courts that would treat them more or less fairly simply isn’t a fair comparison.” Sep 30, 07:27
- on Judging in our Meetings (Or What Did Church Lead You to Think About Yesterday), 9/20: “TexasAbuelo, bishops should internalize the notion that others also can have the gift of discernment at the same time as them and not try to use it as a trump card in virtually every situation. Otherwise, they often come off as the biggest narcissists in the world, especially if they get something wrong and clearly are not discerning properly. I think this sort of pride leads one to judge if judgment was done “unrighteously” or “unthinkingly.”” Sep 30, 06:11
