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== BYU and Interpreter Foundation ==

These are sources used for many articles, i.e. [[Nehor]] to provide the official church interpretation of doctrine. Should we keep these? [[Special:Contributions/&#126;2026-60139-9|&#126;2026-60139-9]] ([[User talk:&#126;2026-60139-9|talk]]) 02:36, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

:Why not? We have tons of articles on various spiritual and religous figures, personages and other things. What does it matter if it's part of a church's doctrine? We keep plenty of Catholicism errata too. Because it's Mormon doesn't mean anything (what the religion is never does).  — <span style="font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal">[[User:Very Polite Person|Very Polite Person]] ([[User talk:Very Polite Person|talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Very Polite Person|contribs]])</span> 03:26, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
::Because they are owned by the church, they aren't independent? [[Special:Contributions/&#126;2026-60254-7|&#126;2026-60254-7]] ([[User talk:&#126;2026-60254-7|talk]]) 03:33, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
:::By definition, the dependent source is the most reliable source for the subject's own views. So a BYU-affiliated source or actually the BYU itself would be the most reliable source for the BYU's own statements/views. Independence is a criterium for determining [[WP:DUE]] and [[WP:NPOV]]-related matters, not reliability. [[User:Jo-Jo Eumerus|Jo-Jo Eumerus]] ([[User talk:Jo-Jo Eumerus|talk]]) 12:39, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
::::Its a statement of what Mirmons believe, not what BYU believes. [[Special:Contributions/&#126;2026-10026-82|&#126;2026-10026-82]] ([[User talk:&#126;2026-10026-82|talk]]) 04:22, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Of interest to this discussion is [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Latter_Day_Saint_movement/Sources]] which provides this guidance: "''Formerly named Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture. While not an official organ of the LDS Church, many contributors to the journal are employed by the church. Scholarship is not mainstream. Should only be used when presenting a particular viewpoint within the LDS Church, or non-controversial such as a pronunciation guide of Book of Mormon names.''" [[User:Epachamo|Epachamo]] ([[User talk:Epachamo|talk]]) 23:55, 11 March 2026 (UTC)