This is an account of a dream Brigham Young had. I find some of the possible interpretations interesting. It comes from a discourse by Brigham Young, delivered in Salt Lake City on June 23, 1874, as recorded in Journal of Discourses, Volume 18, pages 244-245. Artist: Glen S. Hopkinson “Now I am going to tell … Read more
The malignant ogre that has been a key fixture of American politics for the better part of the last decade stands a coin flip’s chance of being re-elected. And I am genuinely at a loss to explain how we got here.
In The Lord of the Rings, Haldir gives advice to anyone who seeks hope or consolation in a world that can sometimes feel unwelcoming.
We went from the Information Age to the Misinformation Age some time ago, and it’s apparent that hoards of people have no substantive sense of how to distinguish which pieces of information are credible from those that aren’t.
Isaac Asimov addresses a misconception of what it means that scientific knowledge is always subject to revision.
A couple of statements from Elder Packer encouraging youth to shun worries about the end of the world.
My review of Saints: The Standard of Truth, the LDS Church’s recent publication on its early history.
Learning about the astonishing generosity of Pashtun people towards refugees puts the United States to shame.
Comparing priesthood ordination with “leveling up” a character in a video game is a fun little way to frame priesthood ordination for incoming deacons.
Linguist John McWhorter explaining why trying to create “tidy categories” of languages isn’t a good way of understanding how they work in reality. He uses Spanish and its many variants and related languages as an example.