Here you can download articles I have written, as well as excerpts from older books, talks on CD, and video clips.
Downloads
Deseret Book Publications
Articles on the Book of Mormon
“Old Testament Psalms in the Book of Mormon”
In Ascending the Mountain of the Lord(2013 Sperry), Edited by David R. Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey (Provo, UT: The Religious Studies Center, 2013), 291-311.
"Who Uses the Word Resurrection"
“Who Uses the Word Resurrection in the Book of Mormon and how is it Used? (The Journal of Book of Mormon and Restoration Scriptures, 21 (2), pp. 30-39. (2012).
“Textual Similarities in the Words of Abinadi and Alma’s Counsel to Corianton”
(BYU Studies Quarterly 52 (2), pp. 39-60 (2012). Download Textual Similarities. I also studied Jacob’s words to see how their were used by later Book of Mormon prophets. It appears that Jacob utilized some phrases that were then frequently used by other Book of Mormon prophets.
“Patterns of Prayer in the Book of Mormon”
(Ensign, October 2012)
Articles on Teaching and Learning
“The Silent Lesson”
(Religious Educator, 2013)
“Look, and I Looked!”
Lessons in Learning and Teaching from Nephi’s Vision.” (Religious Educator, 2012)
“I Know Not”
(Religious Educator, 2012)
“The Very Best Teaching”
(Religious Educator, 2011)
“Helping Students Act”
(Religious Educator, 2011)
“Multiple Intelligences in the Gospel Classroom”
(Religious Educator, 2010)
“See that ye do them”
(Religious Educator, 2009)
“Helping Students Ask Questions”
(Religious Educator, 2008)
“The Power of Student Discovery and Sharing”
(Religious Educator, 2007)
“Powerful Lessons from Less Familiar Old Testament Stories”
(CES Conference, 2003)
“Teach Your Students to Fish”
(CES Conference, 2001)
Other Resources
"Reasons to Give Thanks”
(New Era, December 2011)
“Speaking in Sacrament Meeting?”
(New Era, October 2011)
"For This Child I Prayed’ Motherhood in the Old Testament”
(Sperry Symposium, 2009)
“Have ye inquired of the Lord?”
(Ensign, 2008)
“Gaining Power as a Righteous Teenager”
(Education Week, 2005) - This is a 55 minute audio presentation and is available via iTunes. Search “John Hilton III.”
“They Have Changed the Ordinances”
(Sperry Symposium Presentation, 2004)