A new radio interview for Daniel

Recently, Daniel was asked to be a guest on the Mind Magick podcast with Lady Dee. This show on Culture Freedom Radio seeks to uplift, inspire, and empower on spiritual and paranormal topics. Daniel had and enjoyable time and answered many questions about our doctrine. She was quite interested as she did not know any LDS members and was unfamiliar with what we believe.
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Daniel to headline a cruise to Book of Mormon lands

We are pleased to announce the details of Daniel's opportunity with Cruise Lady. He will be headlining a cruise and tour put together by Cruise Lady, and LDS tour company. This September, from the 21st to the 28th, he will be headlining the tour, giving talks and presentations while the ship is at sea, then accompanying guests to the various locations and activities on land. Stops will be in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, Belize, and Honduras. We will visit ancient Maya sites like Tulum and Lamanai. This is sure to be a great experience and the price is quite reasonable. If you are interested, sign up soon for the best rates and availability. Daniel is looking forward to spending this time with you, sharing his research, and answering all your questions about the Book of Mormon. Click the image below to see all the details and contact information.

 

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A new podcast interview

Our blog has been quiet for a while, as life takes its toll and keeps us all busy with work, family, and many other things. Daniel has been working on working his presentation on hard evidence for ancient American horses, given at last year's BMAF conference, into a final paper, complete with full references and footnotes. He is also preparing for the cruise to Book of Mormon lands by Cruise Lady, which he will be headlining. The cruise and tours are scheduled for September of this year, so clear your calendars. We will post detailed information soon.

Minister Fowler

Daniel has also been in touch with hosts for podcasts about being a guest again. Some are in the works, but this Thursday evening the fourth of April, Daniel will be on The True Gospel of Christ, a podcast on Blogtalk Radio, hosted by Minister Roderick Fowler. He will be talking about the books, our studies, and LDS views in general. This should be an introductory show with a second one planned later if all goes well for listeners to call in. You can get more details and listen to it live by clicking here.

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Happy New Year

You may have noticed that the world has not ended and things are going along as usual. In fact, this Winter Solstice was just like any other, as far as we can tell. From the 22nd onward, all sorts of media sources have been saying that "the Mayas were wrong." Nothing could be further from the truth. All that happened was that a very large period of time lasting 5, 125 years ended. One cycle was over and another began. The Maya would see this as a great time of celebration (and in ancient days, blood sacrifice), but that's it. All the worry and speculation came from outside of Latin America. And have you ever noticed that everything you see about the calender (like this cartoon) actually shows an image of the Aztec calendar, which has nothing to do with the Maya civilization?

On the 21st, for the end of this calendar cycle, Daniel was the guest on a paranormal radio show, discussing the meaning of the Maya calendar. He also discussed what are called the Katún Prophecies, a group of 13 prophecies, each covering a 19.7-year period. Since the Maya viewed time as cyclical, events of the past foretold what would happen in the future, based on a recurring 256-year cycle. The prophecy for this current katún, or 19.7-year period, covering from now until 2032, predicts this: "For half there will be bread; for half there will be water. [It is] the word of God. For half of it there will be a temple for the rulers. [It is] the end of the word of God." We are not sure what that means, but the katún after that predicts blood, death, and the universal judgement of God. So maybe that's the time we should be worried about.

Click here to listen to Daniel's interview on Paranormal Talk about the Maya calendar and Katún Prophecies.
Click here to read some good information about the Katún Prophecies.

Merry Christmas and the latest news

Several things are happening right now. You may recall that the ominous date of 21 December 2012 is almost here. What will the end of this cycle of the Maya calendar bring? (spoiler: nothing, really) Daniel has been invited back to the PRT Paranormal Talk podcast to talk about it on this auspicious night. The host, Phillip Pearse, has a copy of An LDS Guide to Mesoamerica to give to a lucky caller. Tune in to listen to the show live this Friday at 9:00 pm Pacific time.

Jeff Lindsay of the Mormanity blog has written a nice review of our latest book, An LDS Guide to the Yucatán. Click here to read it. Mormanity is a nice site with thought-provoking articles about Book of Mormon and other general Church topics.

For those of you who were not able to attend the Book of Mormon Archaeological Forum's conference this year, it was recorded and the videos have been uploaded to YouTube when they are ready. Daniel's presentation took a while because there were so many graphics to include along with the video, but he has been working with the video editor and it appears to be ready. Click here to watch his presentation on Hard Evidence for Horses in Ancient America.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all! Remember that Daniel's headlining cruise with CruiseLady to the Yucatán earlier this year that was canceled has been reschedule. If you would like to go, plan on September of 2013. That should give you some time to get ready. More details will be forthcoming.

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Click here to watch Daniel's presentation at this year's BMAF conference.

Radio spots this month

November has been a busy month for Daniel. A lot of radio and podcast shows had him scheduled to appear as a guest. On the 2nd, he appeared on the Spiritually Raw podcast as part of on episode entitled Alpha to Omega. A number of guests were scheduled for short interviews about their particular specialties. Daniel was up first and fielded some challenging questions. That episode is now online and listeners vote for which guest they want to have back on for a full-length interview. If you would like to hear Daniel back on, go to the website and vote!

On the 23rd, Daniel was invited to be a guest on Tehilla Radio in Trinidad and Tobago. The show is called The Truth Forum with host Irvin Paddier. This is a Caribbean Christian radio show, working at spreading the word of God in that part of the world. The appearance had been scheduled earlier in the month, but had to be changed because of some technical difficulties. This was Daniel's first time on a radio show broadcast from outside the U.S. Aside from some minor audio snags, it went fine and was an interesting experience. We do not know if this interview was recorded and will be available later, but we will let you know if we receive any new information.

Earlier this week on Monday the 26th, Daniel was on PRT Paranormal Talk, a podcast based in Riverside, CA with Phillip Pearse. As you might guess from the name of the show, it deals just with paranormal and other mysterious topics. Phillip was curious to hear the Mormon view about topics like hauntings, cryptids like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, UFOs, and other such things. Obviously, we have something to say about some of these subjects, but others are left to speculation. Daniel and Phillip had a great conversation and we will be sending Phillip a copy of An LDS Guide to Mesoamerica for him to give away in a contest that he holds between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Click here to listen.

As you can see, the appearance on Strange Days Indeed was just the last in a long line of spots Daniel did this month. Currently, nothing new is scheduled, but several of these guests have asked him if he would be willing to come on again and hosts from other shows have expressed interest as well. As always, we will keep you updated on what eventually happens.

Click here to listen to Alpha and Omega on Spiritually Raw.
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Click here to listen to PRT Paranormal Talk.