Dr Craig J Ostler – Book of Mormon Translation Instrument Descriptions_ Interpreters, Urim & Thummim, and Seer Stones
Dr. Ostler is a Professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University. Many years ago he served in the Bogotá, Colombia mission, and married his sweetheart soon after returning home. He and his wife, Sandy, have 7 children, 21 grandchildren, and counting. He has served in mostly teaching capacities in his Church callings, but also as a bishop and on three Stake High Councils. He was a committee member for the Church curriculum that has grown to become the “Come Follow Me.” material. Previous to teaching at BYU he taught in the Church Education System and is completing his 43rd year in education. He has published extensively on the history and revelations of the Restoration, and is an author of more than forty articles and books, as well as produced over 75 videos on Church history sites. He and his family lived in Jerusalem while he was a faculty member at the BYU Center for Near Eastern Studies in 1998 and again in 2008. He has directed many Travel Study programs throughout the United States to American Heritage and Church History sites, as well as Israel, Egypt, and Jordan
