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052 Q&R! On Early Church Finance w/ Drs. Elizabeth Kuehn & Jeffrey Mahas
Doctrine & Covenants 119 directs Church members to pay essentially two tithings—the first tithing being a one-time donation of all of their surplus p…
2 years, 6 months ago
051 Modern Church Financial Controversies
How does the Church justify putting over one billion dollars into building a mall in downtown Salt Lake City? And did they use tithing money to do so…
2 years, 6 months ago
050 Zion-Building Through Poverty-Elimination
Zion has been defined as God’s people being of one heart and one mind, dwelling together in righteousness, and having no poor among them. Since Josep…
2 years, 6 months ago
049 Consecration in Nauvoo & Utah
In his July 1838 tithing revelation, the Lord both affirmed the law of consecration and modified the ongoing way in which the saints were expected to…
2 years, 6 months ago
048 Did Tithing Replace Consecration?
In the aftermath of the significant 1837 failure of the Church’s banking business in Kirtland, Ohio and the subsequent fallout with several Church le…
2 years, 7 months ago
047 Are Church “For-Profit” Businesses Okay?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today owns and operates several successful for-profit businesses, from livestock and agriculture to p…
2 years, 7 months ago
046 Consecration and the Beginning of Church Finances
In the last few years the finances of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been in the media spotlight—and not always in positive way…
2 years, 7 months ago
045 Seekers Wanted: Interview with Dr. Anthony Sweat
What kind of thinking skills do we need to develop in order to gain and maintain the kind of robust faith we desire? This question is the central sub…
2 years, 7 months ago
044 Real vs. Rumor: An Interview with Dr. Keith Erekson
In this episode of Church History Matters, we are joined by special guest Dr. Keith Erekson, a Church Historian. Dr. Erekson wrote an important book …
2 years, 7 months ago
043 God Bless You All!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Church History Matters! We'll see you next week :)
2 years, 8 months ago