Study and Faith

Welcome to the CES Letters podcast! Today Eastin M. Hartzell talk with Dr. Jamie Jensen about the intersection of science and religion. She discusses evolution, death before the fall, and early hominids.

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Check out her BYU Devotional here:

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/jamie-jensen/faith-science-symbiotic-pathways-truth/

Join us on the CES Letters this week as Eastin M. Hartzell talks with and dives into Stephen Murphy's wonderful story of truth seeking. He gives an amazing example of learning by study and by faith!

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Welcome to the CES Letters, where we respond to the questions and concerns posed in the CES Letter. Today Dr. Ugo A. Perego discusses DNA & the Book of Mormon with Eastin M. HartzellDr. Perego is a molecular biologist and population geneticist with a B.S. and M.S. in Health Sciences from Brigham Young University, and a Ph.D. in Human Genetics and Biomolecular Sciences from the University of Pavia, Italy. Dr. Perego has over 20 years of experience in the field of genetic genealogy and population genetics. From 1999 to 2012, Dr. Perego was a Senior Researcher and Director of Operations at the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMFG) in Salt Lake City, Utah. During that time, he traveled the world collecting genealogical data and biological specimens with the objective of building the world’s largest and most comprehensive database of correlated genealogical and genetic data. In 2012, SMGF was sold to Ancestry.com and the data that was collected and produced became one of the reference databases for the autosomal DNA test offered by Ancestry. Following this, Dr. Perego worked for S&I and CES in Italy. He is now a professor in Illinois.WEBSITE:www.cesletters.orgSOCIAL MEDIA:⁠⁠⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cesletters/⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/cesletters⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@CESLetters

Welcome to the CES Letters, where we respond to the questions and concerns posed in the CES Letter. Today Dr. Ugo A. Perego discusses DNA & the Book of MormonDr. Perego is a molecular biologist and population geneticist with a B.S. and M.S. in Health Sciences from Brigham Young University, and a Ph.D. in Human Genetics and Biomolecular Sciences from the University of Pavia, Italy. Dr. Perego has over 20 years of experience in the field of genetic genealogy and population genetics. From 1999 to 2012, Dr. Perego was a Senior Researcher and Director of Operations at the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMFG) in Salt Lake City, Utah. During that time, he traveled the world collecting genealogical data and biological specimens with the objective of building the world’s largest and most comprehensive database of correlated genealogical and genetic data. In 2012, SMGF was sold to Ancestry.com and the data that was collected and produced became one of the reference databases for the autosomal DNA test offered by Ancestry. Following this, Dr. Perego worked for S&I and CES in Italy. He is now a professor in Illinois.

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With the divisive 2024 election, listen as Dr. Steven C. Harper and Eastin M. Hartzell discuss politics and peacemaking.

Do you ever feel that you can't be in the presence of others in your church because of their political views? Do you ever feel frustration with past teachings of Church leaders? This is the episode for you.

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Welcome to the CES Letters, where we respond to the questions and concerns posed in the CES Letter. Today Dr. Steven C. Harper and Eastin M. Hartzell discuss anti-intellectualism.SHOW NOTES: https://www.cesletters.org/post/book-of-mormon-witnesses-with-steven-c-harper-show-notesSOCIAL MEDIA:⁠⁠⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cesletters/⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/cesletters⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@CESLetters

Join Eastin M. Hartzell and Steven C. Harper as we dive into one question submitted by a viewer like you. We will think slow, recognize what we know and how we know it, and give additional resources to study! Today we discuss: How do I talk about polygamy with others? Additional Resources:Let's Talk about Polygamy by Brittany Chapman Nash - https://www.deseretbook.com/product/P5244297.htmlThe Two Trees by Valerie Hudson - https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/conference/august-2010/the-two-treesJoseph Smith's Polygamy by Brian Hales - https://josephsmithspolygamy.org/Gospel Topic Essays - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/plural-marriage-in-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints?lang=enghttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/plural-marriage-in-kirtland-and-nauvoo?lang=enghttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/plural-marriage-and-families-in-early-utah?lang=enghttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/the-manifesto-and-the-end-of-plural-marriage?lang=engLatter-day Saints and Polygamy by Mormonr - https://mormonr.org/qnas/tM3Gfb/latter_day_saints_and_polygamy#q-b15h6Jrkun7RLs45FfLUIf you would like to submit a question for us to answer, click here: https://www.cesletters.org/contribute

Welcome to the CES Letters, where we respond to the questions and concerns posed in the CES Letter. Today Dr. Steven C. Harper discusses anti-intellectualism.

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Join us as we dive into one question submitted by a viewer like you. We will think slow, recognize what we know and how we know it, and give additional resources to study!

Additional Resources:

Spencer W. Kimball and the Revelation on Priesthood by Edward Kimball - https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3908&context=byusq

Discussing Difficult Topics: Race and the Priesthood by W. Paul Reeve - https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-17-no-3-2016/discussing-difficult-topics-race-priesthood

Race, the Priesthood, and Temples by W. Paul Reeve - https://rsc.byu.edu/raising-standard-truth/race-priesthood-temples

Let's Talk About Race and the Priesthood by W. Paul Reeve - https://www.deseretbook.com/product/P6012982.html

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Welcome to the CES Letters, where we respond to the questions and concerns posed in the CES Letter. Today Dr. Steven C. Harper and Eastin M. Hartzell discuss temples and freemasonry.

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Freemasonry and the Latter-day Saint Temple Endowment Ceremony by Steven C. Harper

Church History Topic - Masonry

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