long ago ideas

“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago." - Friedrich Nietzsche. Long ago, Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery conquered false claims that the Book of Mormon was fiction or that it came through a stone in a hat. But these old claims have resurfaced in recent years. To conquer them again, we have to return to what Joseph and Oliver taught.

Monday, December 15, 2025

Gift ideas and other things to read

Due to heavy travel, I haven't posted for a while. I have some cool new stuff but I'll wait until January to post it.

In the meantime, here are my two favorite books of 2025.

Expressions of Jesus

Cultural Representations of the Savior of the World

https://www.deseretbook.com/product/6080309.html?cgid=books



The Rational Restoration: Reframes in the pursuit of clarity, charity and understanding.

Second Edition

https://www.amazon.com/Rational-Restoration-Jonathan-Neville/dp/1964978319



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When people email me with questions, I usually refer them to the Museum of the Book of Mormon (MOBOM) which has lots of resources:

https://www.mobom.org/

Those interested in art can see some great pieces at my art blog, here:

https://artandartistsonline.blogspot.com/

For a discussion of LDS historical narratives, go here:

https://www.ldshistoricalnarratives.com/

The Jonathan Edwards blog is here:

https://dailyjonathanedwards.blogspot.com/

The Zion blog is here:

https://howtozion.blogspot.com/