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Episode 181
What would it take for Latter-day Saints to colonize a new planet?
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Iran and the Idolatrous Saints
Episode 180
Why are Latter-day Saints, who are commanded to renounce war and proclaim peace, so often guilty of the exact opposite?
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
A New (?) Revelation on Polygamy
Episode 179
A quietly released document reveals that former Church leaders engaged in a cover up to deny knowledge of a purported revelation received by John Taylor.
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Missing Scripture: The Book of Enoch
Episode 178
Joseph Smith's inspired translation of the Bible revealed words from Enoch in 1830 that have striking similarity to the apocraphyal Book of Enoch discovered later.
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Codification of Church Culture
Episode 177
While a debate continues about what constitutes doctrine versus policy in the restored Church of Christ, what role does its culture play, both good and bad?
Published on 3 months ago
The Changing Name of the Church
Episode 176
An 1834 change to the Church's official name raises questions about what was happening and why the Saints didn't stick with the original.
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Did the Saints really need to come to Salt Lake Valley?
Episode 175
Joseph Smith once prophecied that the persecuted Saints would have to flee westward for the Rocky Mountains. Or… did he?
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
A secret church committee that controls Utah politics?
Episode 174
A never-before-released journal sheds light on longstanding influence by Church leaders in Utah politics.
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The C-Suite Saints and the Educated Elite
Episode 173
How closely do church leaders line up with the broader membership, and the population at large, when it comes to education and professional expertise? The answers may surprise you… or not.
Published on 4 months ago
Mormon Doctrine, Ditched
Episode 172
What was once considered scripture for decades was decanonized without the consent of church members. Whatever happened to the Lectures on Faith?
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago