From Brigham Young University's Maxwell Institute, this is the Maxwell Institute podcast, Faith Illuminating Scholarship.

I'm Rosalind Welch, host of the podcast, and today I have for you an interview with Dr. Janice Johnson.

This is the last in a series of seven author interviews with the writers of our new book series,

themes in the Doctrine and Covenants.

I hope you've caught them all, but if not, make sure you listen to all seven.

Each one is thought-provoking and uplifting, and they'll give you a taste of the goodness

you'll find in the books themselves.

We've loved hearing from readers who have found that this series has revitalized their study of the Doctrine and Covenants this year.

One reader of Mason Allred's book, Seeing, wrote,

My Beloved Father was always interested in seeing Jesus in his life.

I wish this marvelous book had been available while dad was alive. We'd love to hear from more of you about what you're finding in this

series. I also want to give a shout out to the beautiful art that graces the covers of these

little books. Artist Leslie Graff created each of the

gorgeous, colorful botanical paintings of plants and flowers. They perfectly capture the vibrant

life that bursts from the revelations in the doctrine and covenants. Whether you're a longtime

student of the scriptures or just beginning your journey, this series offers fresh ideas that we modestly think will transform how you approach revelation, time, seeing, and other themes that run through this remarkable book of modern scripture.

As always, you can learn more about the series on our website,

m.b.b.u.edu, and you can find the books at Deserate Book or on Amazon. And now on to my

interview with Dr. Janice Johnson. Janice is a terrific historian who has written about the religious experience of women

converts to the church and about how the earliest saints understood the Book of Mormon and

applied it in their lives. She brings all this historical expertise to her new book, titled

simply Revelation. In our conversation, she introduces the idea of revelatory

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