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Join us as we discover the principles found in the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Each week we delve into the scriptures of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Taught in front of a live audience by Kevin Hinckley. Kevin is an auth

Kevin Hinckley


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    Latest episodes from Monday Morning Book of Mormon Class with Kevin HInckley

    Origins of the Priesthood ban for LDS black members- Angels will Blush!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 91:17


    In 1852, Brigham Young banned saints with African roots from the blessings of the priesthood. The story of how this came to be requires a close look at our history and society.

    Building the Tribes: Plural Marriage and the Pioneer Trek:

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 95:01


    In order to cross a continent, the Saints had to organize well. Plural marriage and the temple gave them that structure. Bringing the quorum along in the process took some work, however.

    Newel Knight: Eyewitness to the fall of Nauvoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 71:34


    In the heartbreaking journal of Newel Knight, we see the saints struggling to leave Nauvoo while mobs continue to attack.

    Six Days in August. How Brigham's Blunder Saved the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 74:11


    After the death of Joseph Smith, the church struggled to know who should replace him. And what the church would look like. Brigham's mistake was fortunate and timely.

    American Assassination- The Death of a Prophet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 89:52


    The death of Joseph Smith was caused by a wide variety of reasons. Some details hidden for many years. Join us as we explore the reasons and the results of his death.

    Joseph Smith's Capstone Sermon on Eternal Progression- King Follett Discourse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 76:47


    In April, 1844, Joseph Smith delivered his final and most powerful discourse on the nature of God and our eternal progression. At the funeral of King Follett, this powerful talk pulled back the curtain and revealed a God worthy of our love and adoration.

    Uncovering the conspiracy to kill Joseph Smith and the The Council of 50 Minutes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 82:31


    The conspiracy to kill Joseph Smith and the Council of 50 minutes provide a fascinating look at the spring of 1844.

    Joseph Smith and Polygamy: Facts and Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 78:28


    Nauvoo polygamy is a hard topic to sort through. And even harder to understand why. Certainly its impact has far reaching effect into the church even today. Lets talk about how it started.

    Nauvoo Mormonism and Masonry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 32:39


    In 1842, Joseph Smith joined the Freemasons. Within days, he formed the women's Relief Society and formed the temple endowment, using masonry terms and forms to do so. Why would he do this? Was he just copying freemasonry? And what did the neighboring lodges think of all this--especially inviting women into the endowment? Join us for a great discussion.

    The Mercy of God and Baptisms for the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 73:06


    It could be argued the Aug 15th, 1840 is the 2nd most important moment in Christian History. Why is that?

    Joseph Smith Goes to the White House

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 30:42


    Less than a year after being the Liberty Jail, Joseph smith knocked in the door of the White House in Washington DC- and insulted the President. And impressed the public.

    Special Episode: The Elephant in the Chapel. Clashing Doctrinal Views of the Atonement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 28:57


    Two views of the Atonement are running in the church. and they reflect the polarization of the world politically. They are the Sin Narrative versus the Separation (or wounded) narrative. Which way do you lean?

    Addressing Dissension in a Peacemaking Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 69:04


    How do we approach dissenting voices in our midst? How we do it matters a great deal.

    Do Fear, Finances and Faith really mix?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 72:09


    In 1837, the country was in a full-fledged financial panic. Kirtland was no different. How people like Parley Pratt and Thomas Marsh responded to that panic says alot about how threat attacks our faith.

    The Key to Salvation: The Elevating Eternal Power of Conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 84:09


    As it turns out, the Great Plan of Salvation hinges on conversations. Our relationships to God and to one another have a powerful lasting effect on our eternity. Join us in this Single Adult fireside for a discussion on the conversations we have.

    Follow the Prophet or my gut? The Panic 0f 1837

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 32:10


    In KIrtland in 1837 the bank was failing. Their money was on the line. Could they trust Joseph Smith to solve the problem?

    Is the LDS Church True or is it Truth? What of the claims of other churches?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 26:22


    When we declare ourselves the "only true church", that comes with a alot of baggage that can be very offensive to alot of very good people in other churches and traditions. What, exactly, do we believe in our "truth claims'?

    Is the Atonement a Reward or The Way We Change?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 25:31


    Culturally, the Atonement of Jesus Christ has been seen as a reward for a life of righteous living. It is the final push to get us over the top and into heaven. However, what if the Atonement, designed to bring us back to our Heavenly Parents, is actually the "change agent", present in our life from our birth. If we are in partnership with Christ, what are we called to do, to be?

    Mormons believe in Penal Substitution. Or Do We?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 27:32


    The Atonement doctrine of Penal Substitution, Jesus paying for my sins, is well established in Christianity. A majority of LDS hymns would attest to that fact. But, in reality, do Mormons really believe it?

    An Endowment of Power and Knowledge

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 81:57


    In 1836 Joseph Smith struggled to prepare himself and his people for the Temple. How to do that? He copied from the Old Testament and prepared them, even as the Sons of Aaron.But what exactly was this endowment they received?

    The Truth of the Book of Abraham:

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 83:13


    The circumstances behind the Book of Abraham, as found in the Pearl of Great Price, are a fascinating read about how Joseph Smith received and understood scripture. His study of Egyptian and Hebrew helped better prepare the coming temple revelations received in 1836

    When Heaven Seems Harsh and Uncaring. Jarrings in Missouri

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 81:46


    At a time when the Missouri Saints needed comfort and guidance, they received a revelation that would seem to deliver just the opposite. Why, when we want answers, do we feel stonewalled and left without answers. Section 100 provides some answers to that question.

    Is There Progression Through The Kingdoms of Glory?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 78:37


    Other than the Book of Mormon, Section 76 generated more opposition from others, resulting in the mobbing of Joseph and Sidney. Why? Also, can we progress through the kingdoms of glory? Great questions and great discussion.

    Why Did Zion Fail?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 79:21


    The Saints went to Missouri with high hopes. They ended 2 years later with mobs and burnings. What happened? What did they do right and what could they have done differently?

    Did Joseph Smith Try to Rewrite the Bible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 81:07


    Shortly after the organization of the Church, Joseph Smith began to revise parts of the bible. The Book of Mormon spoke of "plain and precious" truths and covenants that had been lost. When were these truths lost and exactly what was lost is our task for today.

    How do LDS members view the Second Coming? Notes from Kirtland

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 75:41


    Much of Christianity looks forward to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The early church in Kirtland believed they were called to make that a reality. How they thought and what they did is fascinating.

    Why Mormons Gather- Why Church?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 23:36


    What do we gather? what is the purpose of gathering. And are we still supposed to?Or has another mission begun to replace that?

    Is the LDS Church Changing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 63:08


    From its earliest days, the Church has been constantly evolving to meet the needs of its members. Are there greater changes to come? The Church has released new materials designed to guide members in that path.

    The Book of Mormon and The Church: Twin Developments

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 40:23


    The establishment of the church mirrored the publishing of the Book of Mormon. Both leaned on each other. The task for Joseph was trying to balance both

    The Church and the Book of Mormon Grow Together

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 40:23


    Over two years, the Book of Mormon moved slowly towards being published. At the same time a growing number of people were seeking for the "original church" found in the Bible. Joseph Smith found himself in the middle of both movements, culminating the organization of the church on April 6, 1830.

    The Book of Pukei and Printing the Book of Mormon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 66:56


    Getting the Book of Mormon into print was not easy. It was nearly derailed by a man by the name of Abner Cole. His satirical book, The Book of Pukei, actually gives us a wealth of information around the circumstances of printing the book.

    How Was the Book of Mormon Translated

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 77:19


    There are alot of theories about how an ancient record allegedly was translated and written in roughly 40 days. How did Joseph and Oliver produce a book that still stands up to critical examination all these years later?

    The Conspiracy to Rob Joseph Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 77:52


    As Joseph Smith was traveling to the Hill Cumorah 5 times to retrieve the Nephite plates, a conspiracy was forming to steal them from him. Martin Harris, a family friend, would assist to keeping the plates safe. Join us for the fascinating episode in Joseph's life.

    Joseph Smith in His World. Visits of Moroni

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 85:29


    Joseph Smith was a man of his world; 1800's, rural and poorly educated. Survival was a constant struggle. Translating the Book of Mormon would be a challenge! What did his world look like as he struggled to bring the Restoration forward?

    LGBTQ and the LDS Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 37:58


    Few issues are more polarizing in today's world than discussions around those who identify as LGBTQ. Historically, there has been a wide variety of explanations and approaches. Where are we today? What are current leaders calling us to do? And what does it look like on a typical sabbath service?

    Do Churches Try to Control Us? The Parable of the Hammer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 23:54


    Is Jesus about control or growth? What have you done with His gospel?

    Are Memories Reliable? How did it effect how Joseph Smith remembered his visions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 79:55


    The science of memory and memory retrieval is complex and multi-layered. It appears to have had a significant effect on how Joseph Smith would recall events such as the first vision.

    God is in the Details- The Restoration Begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 79:45


    We begin our series on Church history, beginning with the Christian centuries before 1820. Then, getting Joseph Smith to Upstate NY was no small task! Join us as we see God moving all the pieces to make that happen.

    Is God's mercy far greater than we know?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 74:27


    In Moroni 10, Moroni wants us to know exactly why he and other prophets wrote what they did. They also wanted us to know the damage done by well-meaning creeds over the centuries.

    Walking the Peaceable Walk With the Children of Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 72:13


    Both Mormon and Paul teach a singular responsibility to the world- live in love with those around us.

    Fools Mock but Love Prevails

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 78:30


    Moroni was worried that his record would be rejected by the Gentiles, who needed to bring the record to the Lamanites. Would they mock it or embrace it?

    The Covenant (Path)Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 72:24


    The pain of separation from God brings difficulties in mortality. Jesus' sole mission was to return us back into the presence of our Heavenly Parents. How that occurs is the challenge, The Brother of Jared provides us with a key.

    Rocks and People. What the Lord Touches, Grows and Glows

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 47:14


    The Brother of Jared had an impossible task: Get the people across the sea, using only primitive barges. How would he do it?

    Rocks. What the Lord Touches Grows and Glows

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 47:14


    The Brother of Jared was given an impossible task: prepare the barges for a sea crossing. The problems were enormous. And all he had were some rocks he had molten out of the mountain. However, what the Lord touches, glows and grows.

    The Kirtland Temple Purchase: The Power of History

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 76:14


    This week, March 2024, brought an historical event for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Conversely, it was a day of sorrow for the Community of Christ. That is, the purchase of the Kirtland Temple and other important historical items. Lets talk about why this happened by putting it in historical context.

    The Death of a Civilization

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 70:29


    As the Nephites implode, we have the testimonies of two prophets, Mormon and Moroni, to give us a perspective on why they wrote and what the expected in future.

    Hiding up our treasure--unto the lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 63:19


    We all have the things we treasure. Are we hesitant to consecrate them, though? Will we lose them if we do?

    Quick To Observe: Witnesses to the End of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 69:43


    Mormon is given a singular job: observe and bear witness to the end of his people. The Book of Mormon is his witness of what he saw: And thus we see!

    Gut Instinct and Heart Learning. Understanding in Our Hearts.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 74:13


    The Nephites changed their behavior dramatically after the visit of the Savior. The record says they understood in their hearts, something they hadn't done previously. What would it take for us to do that?

    Now My Joy is Full

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 74:04


    Jesus has in invited us into a partnership with him. How do we do that? And what is he looking for from us?

    Are We Still Looking for a Vending Machine God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 66:22


    The Law of Obedience was given as a way to prepare to love as God loves. But that means that it often falls short of helping us with answers or a healing we really need. How do we manage those expectations?

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