- Stephen C. on An Ode to Large Families: “@Nathan: That was my own Midjourney creation.” Jun 2, 19:35
- on Is the Church Overbuilding Temples?: “Did anyone notice the zombie faces in the millennium temple picture for this article.” Jun 2, 12:45
- on Mormonism in Mexico, Part 2: To the Islands or to Chile: “Good summary; thx for continuing this series. One suggestion: “Mormon Battalion” in place of present typo.” Jun 2, 10:55
- on An Ode to Large Families: “Do you know the artist who painted the lovely picture you used, with the caption “Innumerable as the Stars”?” Jun 1, 10:42
- on Dear Non-Mormons, “Soaking” is Not a Thing: “Maybe. I’m more agnostic about that one being real.” May 31, 19:47
- on Dear Non-Mormons, “Soaking” is Not a Thing: “Hey wait…I thought the tennis racquet in the window was a real thing at BYU???” May 31, 18:44
- on The Mountain Meadows Massacre Aftermath: “From what I recall in a review of Bagley’s book, the reviewer–a trial lawyer–shows that Bagley relies principally upon secondary sources rather than primary sources for evidence inculpating BYoung. Probably the sorriest example of Bagley’s approach is his heavy reliance on a supposed affidavit from U.S. Marshall Edwin Gilman, as reported in a dissertation by a reverend named Robert J. Dwyer. The problem? Bagley never saw this affidavit, as its contents appear only in Dwyer’s dissertation. Furthermore, according to the reviewer, Bagley’s book contains frequent chronological errors–errors that consistently benefit his arguments against BYoung. As a former lawyer myself, I found the trial lawyer’s review of Bagley’s book fascinating, illuminating, and unsurprising, particularly after listening to Bagley’s numerous interviews with KUER radio here in Utah. My guess is that KUER will interview Bagley for the Turley/Brown book. I just hope Turley and/or Brown are present as well. The review to which I refer here can be found at Crockett, Robert D. “A Trial Lawyer Reviews Will Bagley’s Blood of the Prophets.” The FARMS Review 15.2 (2003): 199-254. Online version of review: https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/trial-lawyer-reviews-will-bagley%E2%80%99s-blood-prophets” May 29, 23:21
- on An Ode to Large Families: “I personally feel that somewhere around the fifth or sixth child the household starts becoming less of a family and more of a factory. In the scriptures, where we are given the commandment to multiply and replenish the earth, it’s also the point in the scriptures where we are instructed that we are to be stewards of the earth. I believe that earthly stewardship needs to be taken into account when practicing the multiply and replenish command. Pre-Industrial Revolution, additional humans probably weren’t having a noticeable impact on the health of our planet. But in the modern world, that’s no longer the case. Each new human living in an industrial society absolutely is having a negative impact on the earth. The very thing we’ve been commanded to have stewardship over. I don’t believe that these are two independent commandments which don’t affect each other, but both need to be considered throughout our lifetimes. I’m not arguing for a zero-child policy, but a moderation in all things policy.” May 29, 08:54
- on Latter-day Saint Book Review: Merchants in the Temple; Inside Pope Francis’s Secret Battle Against Corruption in the Vatican: “Recently reading Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma. The idea that real power in large organizations lies not with formal leadership but with mid-level bureaucrats fits the resource-dependence theory to a tee.” May 29, 00:07