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EP 53 - Mormonish podcasts co-host, Joseph Smith vs Moby Dick!?, Mormon commencement speaker controversies, and inspired Saturday 193rd General Conference reactions
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April 2, 2023
Greetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup where Landon, Rebecca, and Dives ruminate on the great and spacious beehive!
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April 2, 2023
EP 53 - Mormonish podcasts co-host, Joseph Smith vs Moby Dick!?, Mormon commencement speaker controversies, and inspired Saturday 193rd General Conference reactions
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How did Joseph Smith influence Herman Melville, author of ‘Moby-Dick’?
Poll of the week
What do Joseph Smith Jr. and Herman Melville have in common?
Based on the title of Melville's most famous book, the whale’s size, and Joseph’s impressive harem, they are both obviously compensating for something
One made up fantastic American tales that only deluded followers actually believe happened, the other…nevermind
One is the quintessential great American novelist, the other is the quintessential great American philanderer
Melville actually wrote his fa