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Back to SearchEpisode 13: Early Black Mormons
Mormonism isn’t always known for its diversity, especially in its beginnings on the edge of the frontier. This episode will discuss some of the early…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 12: Crazy For Kirtland
Mormonism’s earliest converts weren’t always the straight-laced, pious pioneers we sometimes remember them as. As this episode will demonstrate, earl…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 11: An Episode Full of Females
What attracted women to the early Mormon church? Podcast hosts Lindsay Hansen Park and Bryan Buchanan dig into this question and ask historians Britt…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 10: Restoring What Was Lost: Priesthood Restoration Narratives
Exactly how was Christ’s Priesthood restored in the mind of Latter-day Saints? That question isn’t easily answered. Bryan Buchanan and Lindsay Hansen…
6 years, 10 months ago
Episode 9: Straight Outta New York
The Mormon movement was seeded in New York and spread throughout the United States. Why New York? How did the geography surrounding Mormonism impact …
6 years, 10 months ago
Episode 8: How Was the Book of Mormon Translated?
How was the Book of Mormon created? Bryan Buchanan and Lindsay Hansen Park explore different approaches to the Book of Mormon with historians Sheldon…
6 years, 11 months ago
Episode 7: The Bad Girls of Early Mormonism
Not every woman in early Mormonism was obedient, submissive, nor compliant. Who were these “huffy” women? Join Bryan Buchanan, Lindsay Hansen Park, C…
6 years, 11 months ago
Episode 6: Bad Boys of Early Mormonism
In early Mormonism, it was often hard to parse out the Saints from Scoundrels. Bryan Buchanan and Lindsay Hansen Park discuss some of the early “bad …
6 years, 11 months ago
Episode 5: History of the Scriptures
Did Joseph Smith write or translate the Book of Mormon? Who was involved? Is it true a magic toad and a bloody ghost helped bring forth scripture? Tu…
7 years ago
Episode 4: Magic and Mormonism
Did early Mormons once dabble in the occult? This episode explores Joseph Smith’s fascination with magical practices, including animal sacrifice and …
7 years ago