- Val Larsen on Transportation Theory and Algorithmitizing Mission Assignments: “There was a language test in 1974 when I received my call. I wanted to serve in an English-speaking mission. I found the language-test questions easy to understand. I was called to learn Navaho.” Jun 5, 22:51
- on A Review: Blood Vessels: Vigilante Violence in the American West: “RL, I don’t think it went into John Brown, at least not the famous one. There is some discussion of race dynamics in one or two situations, but the focus was primarily on white-on-white violence.” Jun 5, 14:46
- on A Review: Blood Vessels: Vigilante Violence in the American West: “Looks interesting, particularly the bit on governor Ford. here’s hoping my library gets a copy. From what I’ve read on California’s vigilance committees they involved a substantial portion of the population, so I wonder how that fits with tracing individual actors.” Jun 3, 17:27
- on A Review: Blood Vessels: Vigilante Violence in the American West: “John Brown gets a mention? And do they explore racial dynamics in general?” Jun 3, 16:51
- on Cutting Edge Latter-day Saint Research, May 2026: “They do; this is an interesting crop this month.” Jun 3, 13:25
- on Cutting Edge Latter-day Saint Research, May 2026: “Once again, thanks, Stephen, for pulling these together. They all look interesting.” Jun 3, 08:54
- on A Review: Blood Vessels: Vigilante Violence in the American West: “Mountain Meadows Massacre isn’t addressed in the book, but the thesis of one act of violence leading to another based on the previous experience could easily be applied.” Jun 2, 18:34
- on A Review: Blood Vessels: Vigilante Violence in the American West: “Thanks very much for the review. Any connection of his thesis to Mountain Meadows?” Jun 2, 17:59
- on Freedom of Reaction: How Did You Participate in Church (Or What Did Church Lead You to Think About) Yesterday, 5/31?: “Our 5th Sunday lesson was given by the two counselors in the RS presidency, and they did a great job–with an assist from Sam Brunson over at BCC. They started by asking how people felt about having the lesson at all, and in our pretty “blue” ward there was some frustration. But as we proceeded–and the teachers stuck pretty darn close to the official material–I think people realized that celebrating the Constitution, the rule of law, pluralism, and the right to pursue happiness as you see fit is actually low-key defiance of the current administration. I would not be surprised if that was President Oaks’ intention. Not that anyone came out and said anything of the kind–people were quite good about not being partisan.” Jun 2, 16:46
- on A Review: Blood Vessels: Vigilante Violence in the American West: “Sounds interesting! Can I borrow it?” Jun 2, 16:08
