Mormon FAIR-Cast

FAIR Voice Podcast #24: Learning Greek and Hebrew & Sola Scriptura with Robert Boylan

Sun, 15 Nov 2020 18:00:47 GMT

Latter-day Saints have several different books of scripture and obviously one of them is the Bible. The Bible is translated from Greek and Hebrew. Robert studied Greek and Hebrew within his theological program and I study ancient languages for my schooling as well, so on this podcast, we give you two different perspectives on how to learn Greek and Hebrew. This is followed by a short conversation about sola scriptura and a Latter-day Saint view of scripture.

Here are some important links from the podcast:

Jeremy Duff, The Elements of New Testament Greek Paperback
Thomas O Lambdin, Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
J. Weingreen, A Practical Grammar for Classical Hebrew
C.A.E., An Introduction to Ancient Greek: A Literary Approach
http://scripturalmormonism.blogspot.com/2017/03/not-by-scripture-alone-latter-day-saint.html
http://scripturalmormonism.blogspot.com/2016/01/in-texts-contemporary-with-new_4.html (contains all links to what we reference here)

Robert S. Boylan is a graduate of the Pontifical University of Ireland (theology) and the National University of Ireland (Anthropology), Maynooth, Ireland. He runs the blog Scriptural Mormonism and is the author of Not by Scripture Alone: A Latter-day Saint Refutation of Sola Scripture, Behold the Mother of My Lord: Towards a Mormon Mariology, and After the Order of the Son of God: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Latter-day Saint Theology of the Priesthood. He is a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He currently lives in Tralee in the southwest of Ireland.

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is currently writing a book on Latter-day Saint approach to theological stances as well as shorter pieces on prayers in scripture. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a research assistant at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and good ice cream.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #23: Race and the Priesthood with Tarik D. LaCour

Sun, 08 Nov 2020 23:22:07 GMT

Hanna talks with Tarik D. LaCour about his experience as a Black man in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, coming to terms with the priesthood ban and how he has faith in our Latter-day prophets. The official position from the Church is that we don’t know why there was a priesthood ban. This is something that many members struggle with and try to resolve. Here is one faithful member’s perspective on how he views the priesthood ban. This is an individual perspective and does not represent the views of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or FairMormon.

Tarik D. LaCour is a Ph.D student in philosophy and MA student in neuroscience at Texas A&M. Primary research interests are in philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of mind, moral psychology and epistemology. He is a traditional Latter-day Saint and author of the blog Mad Dog Naturalist. He has interest in developing rigorous apologetic arguments rooted in an empirical philosophical approach and plans on continuing his contributions to Latter-day Saint apologetics.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #22: Bible Q&A

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 15:00:30 GMT

The Documentary Hypothesis, Q (Quelle), manuscript transmission, and more are covered in this episode as Hanna runs down the questions you submitted. This is a deeper dive into Biblical scholarship as well as Latter-day Saint thought around the Bible. Hanna goes through a couple of really important Biblical passages that are meaningful to scholars throughout this episode as well as adding personal insight, making this a fantastic Sunday listen. Remember that you can also submit your questions to hseariac@fairmormon.org to be featured on the podcast! Interviews with scholars coming up next on the podcast, but first, an extended Q&A on the Bible!

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a research assistant at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and good ice cream.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #21: Introduction to the Bible

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 14:00:12 GMT

In the coming weeks, Hanna will interview Biblical scholars about their thoughts on how the Hebrew Bible and Greek New Testament show important elements of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. This episode provides some terminology and framework for how to move going forward as well as a much needed discussion on exegesis. She answers questions from viewers including a question asked by four different people at the end of the episode. Stay tuned for more interviews and get excited to talk about the Bible!

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and good ice cream.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #20: General Conference

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 14:00:56 GMT

Join Hanna for an uplifting General Conference recap before the series of interviews on the Bible begins!

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and good ice cream.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #19: Witnesses of the Book of Mormon

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 14:00:48 GMT

In a preview to the next episode on the Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, Hanna provides background information as well as sharing a favorite General Conference talk and answering your submitted questions. Please submit your questions for Hanna to hseariac@fairmormon.org.

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and good ice cream.

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FairMormon Conference Podcast #61 – Mark Ashurst-McGee, "Joseph Smith’s ‘New ...

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:57:10 GMT

This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2020 conference, held in August. If you would like to watch the video of this and all the other presentations from our 2020 conference, you can still purchase the video streaming.

Mark Ashurst-McGee, Joseph Smith’s “New Translation” of the Bible, His Use of Adam Clarke’s Bible Commentary, and the Question of Plagiarism

Producing Ancient Scripture: Joseph Smith’s Translation Projects in the Development of Mormon Christianity is available from the FairMormon Bookstore.

Mark Ashurst-McGee is a senior historian in the Church History Department and the senior research and review editor for the Joseph Smith Papers, where he also serves as a specialist in document analysis and documentary editing methodology. He holds a PhD in history from Arizona State University and has trained at the Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents. He has coedited several volumes of The Joseph Smith Papers and is also coeditor of Foundational Texts of Mormonism: Examining Major Early Sources (Oxford University Press, 2018). He is also the author of several articles on Joseph Smith and early Latter-day Saint history published in scholarly journals and popular venues.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #18: Sunday Special on Historicity of Book of Mormon, cont.

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 16:06:04 GMT

In today’s episode of FAIR Voice, Hanna talks about the imperative for historicity of Book of Mormon and about the necessity of a spiritual witness. Next episode will cover the witnesses of the Book Mormon (those of the 3 and the 8 witnesses) and we will soon talk about General Conference, the Bible, and other exciting topics. Remember the Q&A segment that just started– submit any questions for Hanna to hseariac@fairmormon.org.

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and good ice cream.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #17: Jasmin and Neal Rappleye

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:42:17 GMT

Jasmin and Neal Rappleye of Book of Mormon Central join Hanna for an exciting conversation about Book of Mormon historicity.

Jasmin is the Web Architect and Content Manager for Book of Mormon Central. She administrates all the web properties of Book of Mormon Central and provides computer support for our users. She also serves as their chief Graphic Designer and the Peer Review Coordinator for the publication of KnoWhys. She enjoys creating new ways to visualize the Book of Mormon, and enjoys managing Book of Mormon’s volunteers.

She graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Ancient Near Eastern Studies. At Book of Mormon Central, she gets to combine her passion for religion in antiquity with her visual and technical skills. She enjoys creating new ways for users to digitally interact with the study of the Book of Mormon.

Neal Rappleye has been doing on going research on the Book of Mormon for several years. His work has been published by Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, FairMormon, the Book of Mormon Archaeological Forum, LDS.net, and Meridian Magazine. He presented at the 2014 and 2016 Book of Mormon Lands Conferences, and is the co-recipiant of the 2013 John Taylor Defender of the Faith Award from FairMormon. He maintains a personal blog, Studio et Quoque Fide (By Study and Also By Faith), http://www.studioetquoquefide.com/.

As a Research Project Manager for Book of Mormon Central, Neal selects, writes, and reviews content for KnoWhys, and oversees the production of the accompanying social media products.

As Operations Manager, Neal oversees the daily tasks and operations of the Book of Mormon Central staff.

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and really good ice cream.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #16: Sunday Special on Catholicism and Hanna’s Conversion

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 14:00:51 GMT

On this episode, Hanna talks about her own conversion, her views on Catholicism, and starts talking about what she is doing in anticipation for General Conference. She encourages you to submit your own General Conference preparation tips to hseariac@fairmormon.org. She also announces a new Q&A section; email her at hseariac@fairmormon.org any questions that you have for her about topics related to the gospel of Jesus Christ, apologetics, etc. with the subject “Q&A” and she will answer them on every Sunday Special. Next up after this episode is the Book of Mormon historicity series.

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and really good ice cream.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #15: Worldview Apologetics with Joseph Lawal

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 14:00:20 GMT

Joseph Lawal, a Classics and Philosophy student, as well as the creator of LDSPhilosophy (YouTube channel) comes on to speak about developing a worldview within apologetics to close off the philosophy series. Joseph illustrates what a worldview is, why it is effective, and how to develop one. This fascinating conversation helps us understand the interconnectedness of our beliefs. Next up on FAIR Voice is all things Book of Mormon apologetics!

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and really good ice cream.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #14: Interfaith Relationships and Missionary Work

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 14:00:23 GMT

Emily and Andrew Jordan, hosts of Outpost of Heaven: the podcast, focus on building critical interfaith relationships while remaining grounded in their faith in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here, they share some stories and experiences that they have had while building these relationships and how they balance these efforts with missionary work. We have a good conversation about how to be an example to all and engage in faithful inclusive work. Next up on the podcast, we will have discussions about developing faithful worldviews and have our first two series: Book of Mormon historicity followed up by a yet to be announced exciting series. Stay tuned!

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and really good ice cream.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #13: Sunday Special on Scripture Study

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 14:00:11 GMT

The early day saints worshiped in their homes due to a variety of reasons such as ongoing persecution, lack of worship space, habit, unclear instructions, limited availability of scripture, low literacy rates, etc., but they still gathered together to break bread and worship Christ.

In Acts 5:42, we read that: “from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.”

Part of my personal worship (and academic life) for the last few years has included the study of early Christianity because I find that a close connection with these early saints gives me a deeper appreciation for how I have experienced Christianity.

The Oxyrhynchus hymn is an early Christian hymn translated as: “. . .let the luminous stars not shine, let the winds and all the noisy rivers die down. And as we hymn the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Let all the powers add, ‘Amen. Amen.’ Empire, praise always, and glory to God, the sole giver of good things. ‘Amen. Amen.’ ”

Tomorrow, for some of us, we do not have an opportunity to attend worship services. But we do have the opportunity to worship Jesus Christ in our homes, to learn from the scriptures that we have wide access to, to enhance our scripture study with great resources, and to become better disciples of Christ.

We are so blessed to live in an age where the scriptures are so accessible as well as so many resources that we can use to understand the scriptures better. I’ve included my personal favorites below:

https://scriptures.byu.edu/ (English: BYU Scripture Citation Index)

https://bookofmormoncentral.org/ (English: really great resource for Book of Mormon)

https://www.pearlofgreatpricecentral.org/ (English: really great resource for the Pearl of Great Price)

http://webstersdictionary1828.com/ (English: if you have access to the OED *which BYU students have through their library accounts) then use that, but the 1828 dictionary is great for the KJV and Book of Mormon because a lot of the words have experienced semantic shift since those translations)

https://www.blueletterbible.org/ (English: helps English speakers interact with the Hebrew and Greek better; you could also use https://biblehub.com/ but I prefer Blue Letter Bible.)

https://www.biblegateway.com/ (English: Awesome amount of translations; if I want to use some English versions, I tend to go NIV and NRSV)

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and really good ice cream.

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FairMormon Conference Podcast #60 – John Gee, "By the Numbers: Saving Faith”

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 22:06:41 GMT

This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2020 conference, held earlier this month. If you would like to watch the video of this and all the other presentations from our 2020 conference, you can still purchase the video streaming.

John Gee, By the Numbers: Saving Faith

John Gee’s book is available in the FairMormon Bookstore while supplies last.

John Gee is the William (Bill) Gay Research Professor in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University. He has authored over one-hundred and fifty publications including three books and editor of eight books and has edited a peer-reviewed international professional journal. He has served on the board of trustees of national and international organizations.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #12: Interview with Tarik D. LaCour

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 14:00:25 GMT

Tarik D. LaCour is a Ph.D student in philosophy and MA student in psychology at Texas A&M. He primarily studies philosophy of the mind, philosophy of science, moral psychology, and cognitive neuropsychology. He is a traditional Latter-day Saint and author of the blog Footnotes to Hume. He has interest in developing rigorous apologetic arguments rooted in an empirical philosophical approach and plans on continuing his contributions to LDS apologetics.

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and really good ice cream.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #11: Sunday Special with Robert Boylan

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 14:00:53 GMT

Robert Boylan, a LDS theologian, comes on the show to discuss Mariology. Robert discusses the history of Mariology throughout the Christian tradition and transitions into a discussion about how LDS theology portrays Mary. He offers great suggestions about how to have respect for Mary, as she is the holy mother of God, without engaging in a worship of her as many traditions are want to doing. His blog “Scriptural Mormonism” can be found here. He wrote a book on Mariology that is available on his blog.

After hearing from Robert Boylan, Hanna quotes Dan Ellsworth at length for the devotional while briefly discussing that in conjunction with John 6 (full text below):

There is a lot of controversy these days about a set of interviews that recently took place between egyptologist Robert Ritner and some of the church’s most prominent detractors, concerning the Book of Abraham. For some people, Ritner’s arguments are troubling and have shaken their faith pretty deeply. For others of us, who have weathered numerous of these DEVASTATING FINAL-NAIL-IN-THE-COFFIN TAKEDOWNS OF THE RESTORED GOSPEL over the years, we greet it with a yawn. We know from experience that answers will emerge over time, and they will not be satisfactory to everybody, and we are at peace with that fact.

Terryl Givens recently told of a time when he was asked to minister to a woman who was concerned about Joseph Smith’s polygamy. His response to her might come across as harsh and dismissive, but there is a lot of wisdom in it. After she told him of all her concerns, Terryl asked her “What does that have to do with you?” She thought about that question, and then realized: “nothing.”

In other words, if Joseph’s polygamy was a massive error, then it’s an error. If it was not an error, then this woman is fully entitled to seek personal revelation to understand if and how it has any application to her. None of us needs to ruminate endlessly on whether or not prophets of the past were good or bad people, whether they were correct or mistaken. The answer is, they were both. They always will be some combination of good and bad, correct and mistaken, just like each one of us.

We often post a talk given by Wendy Ulrich where she frames our relationship with the church and the gospel in terms of a marriage relationship, with its stages of blind infatuation, then struggle, and then deeper commitment. On a personal level, there came a point in my marriage where I had been asking that stupid question that all of us married people ask: “When will my spouse ever come around to my views of everything?” and I realized that over the years, I had never asked a really important question (maybe the most important). I asked myself “If my wife never, ever changes in any way that I wish her to change; if she never, ever comes around to my views on everything; can I still commit right now to love her and be a faithful spouse?” I pondered that question deeply, and with all my soul I was able to answer emphatically “Yes!” It was a moment that transformed our marriage relationship for me, and it has been confirmed by personal revelation I have had since then.

And so to those of you who are playing ping-pong between critics and apologists on the Book of Abraham or any other issue, I ask a similar question:

What if there will never be apologetic arguments that answer all of your concerns about historicity of scripture? What if church policies will never fully conform to your worldviews? What if people at church will never rise to your expectations of how they should think and behave?

Plan on those things never happening, ever. Not for me, not for you, and not for anyone else. If you need to take time and grieve that reality, then take time and grieve it.

Now, can you still remain a faithful and committed member of the church? Can you keep your covenants? Can you thrive in the church and the gospel? Can you do these things for the rest of your life, with joy, if none of those hopes and expectations are met?

If your answer is no, then we lovingly respect your decision. We do not condemn you in any way. We sincerely wish you the best, wherever your journey takes you.

If your answer is yes, then there is a good possibility that the reason for your “yes” is that you have experienced God in the context of living the restored gospel and serving in the church.

On Sunday in our Uplift CFM lesson, I told a story of when I was in college and one summer I decided I wanted to do all of my home teaching and not miss a single monthly appointment. I prayed and asked God for help. I did great until the end of the summer, when I called the apartment of a girl I home taught, and her roommate told me she was gone for the rest of that month, on tour with a choir group. My heart sank, because I couldn’t see how my prayer for help to serve with full home teaching that summer could be answered. A couple of weeks later I flew home from Utah to Los Angeles for a visit. Walking through the airport in LA packed with tens of thousands of people, I happened to see the girl who I home taught. Flying around the US in her choir travels, she had a quick layover in LA, right at the same time I was also passing through the airport. I asked her if we could have a quick home teaching visit and she laughed and agreed. She said she considered it a miracle, and I agreed.

Years ago when I was wondering how I could ever be a believing member of the church again, I made a list of those kinds of experiences in the context of the church- my own and those of sober-minded, credible witnesses I personally know. The list numbered 43 experiences, and I have been able to add to it since then.

I think this is what Christ meant when John the Baptist voiced his disillusionment, and Christ told his followers “Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.”

In other words, I think Jesus is saying John, since your youth you have been forming mental models of how the Kingdom is supposed to be. We all have been doing this, me included. And it’s hard to make such fundamental adjustments to mental models that have comforted and sustained us, and transition to reality that is more complex, and sometimes disappointing. But can I ask you to focus on this simple question, of whether the power of God is manifest in what we are doing, right here and now, in the present?

Christ was pointing John in the direction of mindfulness. We don’t ever really have the past- we only have other people’s and our own stories and narratives about it. We also don’t ever really have the future- all we have are our visions of what we hope and expect it will be like. What we really do have, always and forever, is the present. And the very best questions that can be asked about faith are ones that deal with present reality. If you want to understand how best to navigate challenges of historicity or anything else in your religion, then turn to Christ and try to understand how He navigated those things in His religion. If you are patient and humble and willing to study and listen and hold firm commitments, He will tell you these things personally through revelation.

Is the power of God seen in our church service, especially our missionary and temple work? Yes, it is. And this can be verified right here, right now. And knowing that, I personally don’t care whether Joseph Smith derived the Book of Abraham from a missing scroll or from a plate of scrambled eggs. Questions of historicity are interesting, but the reality is there is simply no mental model I can ever form of scripture or church history that will ever be entirely accurate. This is because I didn’t live what those people lived, walk where they walked, and see what they saw. So in the meantime I’m open to considering various theories about scripture and history, but competing theories (especially ones expressed by people hostile to the church where I see God’s hand on a regular basis) will never occupy more than a small fraction of my mental and emotional and spiritual real estate. There are so many more important things to learn and to experience right now.

As Neal A. Maxwell said,

The past of each of us is now inflexible. We need to concentrate on what has been called “the holy present,” for now is sacred; we never really live in the future. The holy gift of life always takes the form of now.

https://sway.office.com/CmLtflj5HudsRcAy?ref=Link&loc=play

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and really good ice cream.

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FairMormon Conference Podcast #59 – Elder Kim B. Clark, "Seek the Lord Jesus Christ”

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 16:10:01 GMT

This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2020 conference, held earlier this month. If you would like to watch all the presentations from our 2020 conference, you can still purchase the video streaming.

Elder Kim B. Clark, Seeking Jesus Christ

The transcript and video are available here.

Elder Kim B. Clark was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 4, 2015. He was released on October 5, 2019. During his time in the Seventy he served as the Commissioner of the Church Educational System. At the time of his call, Elder Clark was serving as the president of BYU-Idaho.

Elder Clark received a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. He joined the faculty of the Harvard Business School in 1978 and was named dean of that school in 1995. In 2005 he became president of BYU-Idaho. Elder Clark currently serves as the NAC Professor of Management at the BYU Marriott School of Business.

Kim Bryce Clark was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 20, 1949. He married Sue Lorraine Hunt in June 1971. They are the parents of seven children, and grandparents of 26 grandchildren.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #10: Polygamy and 1 Corinthians 13

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 14:00:01 GMT

Polygamy is a difficult concept for many to grasp, but Hanna dives into the Hebrew Bible and the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint’s to understand polygamy in a way that shows how it was not just acceptable– it was ordained and good for the time. She unapologetically explains how God consecrates everything for our good and how polygamy made sense for the time. She, then, dives into 1 Corinthians 13 and expresses love for the idea of love.

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and really good ice cream.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #9: Interview with Chris Blythe on the Terrible Revolution

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:14:30 GMT

Christopher Blythe, a research associate at the Maxwell Institute and co-editor of the Journal of Mormon History, released a new book Terrible Revolution: Latter-day Saints and the American Apocalypse. In this engaging interview, he discusses with Hanna some of the foundational sources that construct LDS theology on last days prophecies.

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and good ice cream.

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FAIR Voice Podcast #8: Sunday Special on Clarke Commentary, Doctrine, and the Sacrament

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 16:30:12 GMT

Perhaps the mostly highly anticipated article in Producing Ancient Scripture came from Wayment and Wilson-Lemmon regarding Joseph Smith’s use of the Adam Clarke commentary. Since the release of that article, many critics have used this as a way to challenge Joseph Smith’s truth claims. In this podcast, I explain how understanding intertextuality and seeing translation in a broader scope can enable us to view this an expansion of prophetic authority, to borrow an excellent phrase from Wayment. This launches into a brief discussion about what is doctrine and the sacrament. Join us for our next episode where we speak to Christopher Blythe about his latest book!

Hanna Seariac is a MA student in Greek and Latin at Brigham Young University. She is writing a book on the history of the priesthood and another one that responds systematically to anti-LDS literature. She works as a research assistant on a biblical commentary and as a producer on a news show. She values Jesus Christ, family, friends, hiking, baking, and good ice cream.

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