Category Archives: BYU
Royal Skousen lectures on the Book of Mormon [UPDATED]
UPDATE [2/13]: I received word from Dr. Skousen tonight that attendance at the lectures may be quite high due to large numbers of BYU students attending. He strongly recommends that you arrive no later than 6:30 pm. Frankly, I’d recommend … Continue reading
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Mormons, Vietnam, Romney and the Draft, revisited
Five years ago, the Boston Globe ran an article suggesting collusion between the LDS Church and the US Selective Services regarding deferments for missionaries in general, and Mitt Romney in particular. The simple truth was, yes, young men could get a … Continue reading
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A reflection on the BYU football independence announcement
BYU announced this afternoon that they are going independent in football as of mid-2011, while other sports will be played against the West Coast Conference. This is widely seen (and rightly so) as a risky move, since BYU will now … Continue reading
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Well, that answers that question
Some 39 years ago, as a group of (mostly) freshmen at BYU, a bunch of us on the same dorm floor (3rd floor, T Hall, Deseret Towers) had a discussion going in the commons room about majors. Finally, one of … Continue reading
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Tales of the Dorms
Back in January, BYU Magazine (or whatever its called) solicited tales of dorm life. I submitted the stories below, and they apparently chose one of them (based on my daughter-in-law’s comments on Facebook). Here are my original stories. These are … Continue reading
Posted in BYU, Humor, Main, Personal, Personal History
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Mormons, the Mossad, and 9/11
Courtesy of Article VI Blog comes a link to this, ah, fascinating article that not only repeats the tired and ridiculous trope that Israel was behind the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001, but that the Mormons were … Continue reading
Posted in BYU, Current events, Humor, LDS History, Main, Military
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LDS International Society Conference Proceedings
The proceedings of the 19th Annual LDS International Society Conference are available online as a PDF file. This was held last April at the Hinckley Center at BYU. Here’s the table of contents: “Building Bridges: Ambassador Hosting Program” — Panel … Continue reading
Posted in BYU, Current events, Humanitarian, LDS Organization, LDS Society, Main, World Religions
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BYU vs. Utah: a post-game analysis…by Hitler
The following video sequence from the movie “Downfall” may well be the most frequently subcaptioned video clip in the history of the net (check the “subprime mortgage” version). So, of course, someone had to apply it to the Utah rout … Continue reading
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BYU Honors Program reading list (mid-1970s)
It is, of course, fashionable to mock BYU as somehow being parochial or backwards, even (especially!) among the Bloggernacle. Having attended BYU in the 1970s and taught there in the 1980s, I don’t really buy that. BYU students as a … Continue reading
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How sweet it is! [updated]
We interrupt our regular coverage of religion to talk about sports (and, no, I don’t confuse the two). I have been watching (and following) BYU football since arriving on campus as a freshman in 1971. This means, of course, lots … Continue reading
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