From the father of President Henry B. Eyring

The Church has created a one-minute animated video suitable for sharing on social media.  Check it out:

“What is the Book of Mormon?”

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Three private Latter-day Saints have created a two-minute “trailer” advertising this coming weekend’s General Conference.  It won’t be to all tastes.  Some really like it and some really don’t:

“Watch: Mormon Creates Epic General Conference Trailer That Shows Just How Awesome It Truly Is”

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For something a bit more sedate, there’s this half-hour podcast, available through the website of the Interpreter Foundation:

“Adam Clarke’s Influence on Joseph Smith, with Thomas A. Wayment”

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One of the greatest of Latter-day Saint scientists, beyond any reasonable question, is Henry Eyring (1901-1981), the father of the current apostle and first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of the same name, who will, I expect, be presiding at this weekend’s General Conference of the Church.  Herewith, a few quotations from the elder Henry Eyring, who was not only a leading scientist but a thoughtful man of faith:

“Apparent contradictions between religion and science often have been the basis of bitter controversy. Such differences are to be expected as long as human understanding remains provisional and fragmentary.”

“Our understanding, great as it sometimes seems, can be nothing but the wide-eyed wonder of the child when measured against omniscience.”

“I perceive myself as rather uninhibited, with a certain mathematical facility and more interest in the broad aspect of a problem than the delicate nuances. I am more interested in discovering what is over the next rise than in assiduously cultivating the beautiful garden close at hand.”

“For one who feels compelled, as I do, to accept the existence of the Master Architect, it is important to examine his handiwork for the light it throws on him and on his program for his children. For me, there has been no serious difficulty in reconciling the principles of true science with the principles of true religion.”

“The more I try to unravel the mysteries of the world in which we live, the more I come to the conception of a single overruling power — God.”

“I believe that what is really important is that God can speak to us. If we have the humility to approach him in prayer with the right attitude, he can speak to our intelligence directly.”

“I would write a scientific paper with the devil, if it was on high temperatures. The fellow’s probably an authority.”

“Some people conclude that the injustices existing in the world prove there is no God. On the contrary, I conclude that God, being both just and merciful, will and can rectify all inequities in a life after death.”

“I have trouble understanding why people drift away from the Church. . . .  There are all kinds of contradictions that I don’’t understand, but I find the same kind of contradictions in science, and I haven’’t decided to apostatize from science.”