To Help With The Farms Building Fund,
2023
Brigham Young University
To Help With The Farms Building Fund
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
If you would like to make a tax-free contribution to the construction of our new FARMS building, you may indicate on the order form the way in which you wish to donate: either a cash donation or the pledge of a monthly amount. If these alternatives do not meet your needs but you wish to contribute in another way, you may discuss other options with Brent Hall at the FARMS office, by calling our toll-free number, 800-327-6715.
A New Home For Farms,
2023
Brigham Young University
A New Home For Farms, Noel B. Reynolds
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
About a year ago, Richard Winwood, recently returned mission president and strong FARMS supporter, was visiting the FARMS office to discuss some future projects. After an hour or so discussing a long list of proposed projects, he bluntly announced that FARMS's ability to fulfill its mission was being compromised by the limitations of its physical facilities.
Lavish Photo Book Documents Lds Life,
2023
Brigham Young University
Lavish Photo Book Documents Lds Life
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Time Warner has just published a beautiful book of photographs that gives the world a glimpse into the lives and beliefs of Latter-day Saints. The Mission contains the work of fifty world-class photographers who traveled extensively around the world in the course of a year, documenting the people, history, culture, rituals, and beliefs of the global Church. It was produced with considerable cooperation from the Church and includes a preface written by President Gordon B. Hinckley. It is remarkably accurate for a work by outsiders and its tone is sympathetic to the beliefs and life-styles of members, reflecting no doubt …
Brown Bags Continue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Brown Bags Continue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Rocks, radar, and writers--these have been the topics of the most recent presentations at the FARMS brown bag seminar at BYU. John L. Sorenson, professor emeritus of Anthropology at BYU, spoke about writers, or more accurately, about the authorship of the Book of Mormon. He pointed out that Joseph Smith apparently thought that the Book of Mormon applied to all of North and South America, yet the book fits only a limited Mesoamerican setting. If Joseph had made up the setting or used what he knew about the world, it would not have matched so well a part of the …
New Catalog Ready For You And Your Friends,
2023
Brigham Young University
New Catalog Ready For You And Your Friends
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Enclosed in this mailing is the newest FARMS catalog, which we hope will be of use as you plan your Christmas giving. We are happy to make extra copies of the catalog available free for you to give to your friends. Just let us know how many you need--you are our best ambassadors.
Videos Down Under,
2023
Brigham Young University
Videos Down Under
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Dennis Curyer of Australia reports that the effort to put FARMS videos into the format used there (see Insights, Sept. 1994) is going well and attracting attention from as far away as Germany, England, and Malaysia. New videos are being reformatted all the time. He can be reached through a new fax number - (03) 9739-5415 - or by mail at P.O. Box 770, Lilydale, Vic., Australia 3140.
Book Of Mormon Series Offers Five New Lectures,
2023
Brigham Young University
Book Of Mormon Series Offers Five New Lectures
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The following lectures, recently filmed and broadcast as part of the FARMS Book of Mormon Lecture Series, are now available for you to enjoy (videos, audiocassettes, or transcripts- see the order form).
Benjamin's Tower And Old Testament Pillars,
2023
Brigham Young University
Benjamin's Tower And Old Testament Pillars, John W. Welch, Terry L. Szink
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
While scholars are uncertain about the precise nature of the ammud (see August 1995 Insights), it is clear that it was something other than a pillar. Roland deVaux imagines the king "standing on a pedestal" where presumably he worshipped God. Gerhard von Rad, commenting on the pillars in 2 Kings, sees them as some kind of high, narrow platform.
Review Continues Picks And Pans,
2023
Brigham Young University
Review Continues Picks And Pans, Larry K. Smith
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The most highly recommended item in the latest Review of Books on the Book of Mormon (volume 7, number 2) is not a single book but a resource library of books on CD-ROM, the LDS Collectors Edition from Infobases. Editor Daniel Peterson gives it three stars (out of a possible four stars) for its usefulness to the student of the scriptures, and reviewer Larry K. Smith calls it a "quantum leap forward" for study and research on the scriptures and related topics because it brings together such a large quantity of good books at such a low price (less than …
Elder L. Tom Perry Examines The Personalities Involved In The Translation Of The Book Of Mormon And In The Restoration Of The Church,
2023
Brigham Young University
Elder L. Tom Perry Examines The Personalities Involved In The Translation Of The Book Of Mormon And In The Restoration Of The Church
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In his address to the friends and supporters of FARMS at the Foundation's 1995 annual banquet, Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve expressed his interest in the human chemistry found in organizations and examined the early history of the Church from this perspective. He spoke of the challenges that Joseph Smith faced as a young husband with a skeptical father-in-law who thought Joseph should be doing something more productive than sitting around the house translating golden plates. He reflected on the challenges that Martin Harris faced in helping to finance the work on the Book of …
Full Issue,
2023
Brigham Young University
Full Issue
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Joseph Smith Translation Of The Four Gospels: A Harmony,
2023
Brigham Young University
The Joseph Smith Translation Of The Four Gospels: A Harmony
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
For a limited time you can purchase through FARMS this useful scripture study tool at a 30% discount. Compiled and published in 1989 by Steven J. Hite and Julie Melville Hite, it displays the full text of the four New Testament gospels in parallel columns, with the additions and deletions made by Joseph Smith highlighted by bold or strikethrough text.
Farms Distribution Center Has Moved,
2023
Brigham Young University
Farms Distribution Center Has Moved
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
With the increased pace of operations, FARMS has outgrown its offices in Amanda Knight Hall, so the distribution center and operations offices have been moved into a house converted into offices at 551 East 870 North in Provo, just west of the BYU Health Center. To reach the house by car, turn north onto 500 East off of 800 North (see the map). It is most easily reached on foot from campus by walking south on the sidewalk just east of the Widstoe building, crossing Campus Drive, going down the steps toward the west end of the Health Center, and …
Farms Enters Cyberspace,
2023
Brigham Young University
Farms Enters Cyberspace
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
People interested in Book of Mormon studies and the activities of FARMS who have computer modems now have online access to FARMS information and some FARMS papers, and more material is being added regularly. FARMS has a small library located in the Nauvoo section of America Online and a HomePage on the World Wide Web, an international network of computers.
Mineral Survey Completed,
2023
Brigham Young University
Mineral Survey Completed
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Eugene E. Clark has just returned from a month-long, FARMS-sponsored field survey in Oman, looking for sources of iron ore that could have been used by Nephi to make shipbuilding tools.
Two New Editors Join Farms Effort,
2023
Brigham Young University
Two New Editors Join Farms Effort
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
An increasing workload in the publishing division of the Foundation has led to the hiring of two new full-time editors in the last few months. Stephanie Terry has joined FARMS as Associate Editor. Before coming to FARMS, she worked for six years on the staff of Foreign Policy magazine, a quarterly that is one of the top journals in the field of international relations.
Joseph's Translation Seems To Differ From Kjv Usage,
2023
Brigham Young University
Joseph's Translation Seems To Differ From Kjv Usage, Terrence L. Szink
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In Mosiah 1:14, King Benjamin reminds his son Mosiah that if the Lord "had not extended his arm in the preservation of our fathers they must have fallen into the hands of the Lamanites." The English words used in this translation of the ancient record differ from those used for the same concepts in the English translation in the King James Version (KJV) of the Old Testament, thus shedding light on how independent Joseph Smith may have been from KJV phraseology in his translation.
Farms Broadcasts On Tv And Radio,
2023
Brigham Young University
Farms Broadcasts On Tv And Radio
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The following broadcasts of FARMS material may be of interest.
Upgrading The Farms-Byu Connection,
2023
Brigham Young University
Upgrading The Farms-Byu Connection
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The unique and productive relationship that Brigham Young University and the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies have enjoyed for nearly fifteen years has recently been elevated to a new level of cooperation. While FARMS continues to be an independently managed and independently funded foundation, the BYU Board of Trustees has now endorsed a protocol between BYU and FARMS that expands the range of opportunities for cooperation on scholarly work on the Book of Mormon and related topics.
Farms Board Expands With Two New Members,
2023
Brigham Young University
Farms Board Expands With Two New Members
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
M. Gerald Bradford, Director of Research for FARMS (who was highlighted in the June issue of Insights), and David Rolph Seely, assistant professor of Ancient Scripture at BYU, have joined the FARMS board of directors.
