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Using Credible Sources in Studying Church History
Season 1 Episode 3
In this bonus episode, Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat explains how historians use various sources, how audiences should examine them, and why this matters. If you have ever encountered some disturbing piece of …
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Doctrine & Covenants 6-9: Dr. Janiece Johnson
Season 1 Episode 5
Do you know how many times the word “desire” is in D&C Sections 6-7? What does it tell us about the Lord and agency? Join us with Dr. Janiece Johnson as she shares her thoughts about Oliver Cowdery, …
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Doctrine and Covenants 3-5 : Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat : Part II
Season 1 Episode 4
Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat is as exciting a storyteller as his name is difficult to spell! He tells us about the Redemption of Martin Harris, explains how one of the smartest men in the Church gets from Ma…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Doctrine and Covenants 3-5 : Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat : Part I
Season 1 Episode 4
Have you made a mistake that takes 2400+ years to repair? How did the stolen 116 pages affect the relationship between Joseph Smith, Lucy Mack Smith, Lucy Harris, and Martin Harris? Join us for Episo…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Joseph Smith History 1:27-65 : Dr. Michael MacKay: Part II
Season 1 Episode 3
Why were Joseph and others searching for treasure? How did the Smith family's financial straits play into Joseph not receiving the plates for years, and how was marriage essential for Joseph? In Epis…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Joseph Smith History 1:27-65 : Dr. Michael MacKay: Part I
Season 1 Episode 3
Imagine Joseph Smith, not as the prophet of the Restoration, but as a teenager filled with a cheery temperament. What was Joseph like before he was a Latter-day Saint? We get to know a teenager as he…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Joseph Smith History 1:1-26: Dr. Steven Harper: Part II
Season 1 Episode 2
Part II of this week's episode.
Dr. Harper focuses on the First Vision and touches on the four first-hand accounts. Multiple accounts of miraculous events describe a pattern throughout the scriptures …
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Joseph Smith History 1:1-26: Dr. Steven Harper: Part I
Season 1 Episode 2
Did you know that the story of the First Vision is the second greatest story ever told? BYU Professor, Historian, and Editor, Dr. Steven Harper, takes us on a deep-dive into Joseph Smith History. F…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Doctrine & Covenants Section 1 : Dr. Anthony Sweat
Season 1 Episode 1
While most of us have read the Doctrine and Covenants, we may not be as familiar with each section's context and history as we would like. Did you know Section 1 wasn't the first version of the secti…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago