Abstract: Although much has been taught about covenants in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, little attention has been given to the witnesses of those covenants. In this paper I focus o

Abstract: The destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor has been portrayed as an event that stands out as a unique act where Joseph Smith and the Nauvoo City Council suppressed free speech. However, rather

Abstract: The prophet Joseph Smith was paced through a life steeped in ritual and symbolism. Notable things Joseph did or experienced under angelic guidance may be seen as ritual procedures that may r

Abstract: Isaiahs oracle in Isaiah 22 regarding a man named Eliakim employs significant and unique language regarding a nail in a sure place. This language is accompanied by clear connections to th

Review of Jeffrey Thayne and Nathan Richardson, Temples of the Imagination: AI-Generated Temples, Human-Generated Insights (Provo, UT: The Interpreter Foundation, Verdant Press, and Eborn Books, 2023)

Abstract: Nephi, in composing his psalm (2 Nephi 4:1535), incorporates a poetic idiom from Psalm 18:10 (2 Samuel 22:11) and Psalm 104:3 to describe his participation in a form of divine travel. This

Abstract: Nothing was more terrifying in the ancient world than asiege. Besiegers disregarded normal conventions of war and either utterly slaughtered or enslaved a citys residents. Nephi used siege

Abstract: The Restoration began with the stunning divine declaration to the Prophet Joseph Smith that the Christian sects of his day were all wrong, that all their creeds were an abomination in [Go

Abstract: A traditional reading of Nephis chronicle of the trek through Arabia relies heavily on two verses in 1 Nephi 17. In verse 4, Nephi states that they did sojourn for the space of many years,

Abstract: Commentaries on Nephis first book tend to interpret the fraternal struggles it reports as historical facts that are meant primarily to invite readers evaluative responses. While recognizin