James F. Stoddard III

James F. Stoddard is a film producer, author, entrepreneur, and father of 10 children. James is the producer or executive producer of eight documentary feature films and the co-author of three groundbreaking historical books. 

Books:

• Seer Stone v. Urim & Thummim: Book of Mormon Translation on Trial
• Faith Crisis 1: We Were NOT Betrayed!
• Faith Crisis 2: Behind Closed Doors—Leonard Arrington & the Progressive Rewriting of Mormon History

Documentary Films:

• Nephites in Europe (Episodes 1 & 2, Quest for the Nephite Remnant) (2019)
• Hidden Bloodlines: The Grail & the Lost Tribes in the Lands of the North (2017)
• Unlocking the Mystery of the Two Prophets: Revelation 11 (2017)
• The Prophet Joseph: More than we know (2015)
• Statesmen & Symbols: Prelude to the Restoration (2014)
• For Our Day: Divinely Sanctioned Governments (2013)
• For Our Day: Covenant on the Land (2013)
• Creation and Evolution: A Witness of Prophets (2007)

James is the executive strategist for the Joseph Smith Foundation and has worked in private, public, religious, corporate and home education as well as engineering, videography, property development, and natural health. He has started and helps operate several family businesses and enjoys working with his kids. James spends any free moments working on Highland Estate, a planned family retreat and learning facility with perennial gardens and walking trails specializing in experimental farming techniques and four-season food production. James has worked as a release time Seminary teacher and as an instructor at the Provo Missionary Training Center (MTC). He is a direct descendant of Asael and Mary Duty Smith, the Prophet Joseph Smith’s grandparents, and other notable Latter-day Saint Church history figures. His research supports the writings and teachings of ancient and latter-day prophets.

Articles

• Lessons learned from the MTC President Sex Abuse Scandal (Papers, Jan 2018)
• Is “unconditional love” a scriptural doctrine? (LDS Answers, May 2017)
• Was Joseph Smith involved in witchcraft, magic and the occult? (LDS Answers, Dec 2016)
• Why did Joseph Smith marry women who were already married to other living men (i.e. polyandry)? (LDS Answers, Dec 2016)
• “The dominant [Church history] narrative is not true . . .” LDS scholars encourage new history, new policy, new Church (LDS Answers, Oct 2016)
• 5 reasons our family does not celebrate Halloween (LDS Answers, Oct 2016)
• A Response to the Erroneously Attributed “1910 First Presidency Message” (LDS Answers, Sep 2016)
• Is the movie rating system undermining the values in your home? (LDS Answers, Sep 2016)
• Is sexual sin next to murder? Book of Mormon Central fact check (LDS Answers, Aug 2016)
• Is music the cause of your teen’s rebellion? (LDS Answers, Aug 2016)
• How can you answer the question, “Are Mormons Christian?” (LDS Answers, Aug 2016)
• How should Latter-day Saints view Creationism? Should Latter-Day Saints understand the Creation account literally? (LDS Answers, Aug 2016)
• Why have the Presidents of the Church consistently taught against Darwinism? (LDS Answers, Aug 2016)
• “If Thine Eye Offend Thee” (Part 1 – Blind Obedience? – To Question or Not to Question? That is the Question!) (Papers, Jul 2016)
• The Book of Mormon in the “Real World”: An Answer for Apathy in the Church (Papers, Jul 2016)
• Music: The Forgotten Language of the Heart (Papers, Apr 2015)
• Book of Mormon Passages for Biblical Christians (Papers, Apr 2015)
• Does the Heartland Model contradict statements made by the Leadership of the Church? (Papers, Feb 2015)
• A Letter to My Christian Friends (Papers, Jan 2015)
• Science vs. Religion? The Joseph Smith Forum Science FAQs (Papers, Jul 2012)

Co-Authored Articles

• Do We Still Believe in the Patriarchal Order? (Papers, Feb 2016)
• To Date or Not to Date? That is the Question. (Papers, Feb 2016)