Mormon History Podcast

Today we discuss a conference talk from 2016 where Bednar discussed an inspired JST of Matthew. There is just one problem... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today we talk about the importance of the historicity of the Book of Mormon and whether or not it is difficult to make up scriptures. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

This is an episode where I discuss where I am now in life and some thoughts on Religion vs Spirituality. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

I discuss the idea of being translated and how it was used frequently in patriarchal blessings from Joseph Smith Sr. https://user.xmission.com/~research/mormonpdf/blessingsbyjssr.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today I discuss the issues related to polygamy and immigration in the early days of Utah. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Another email written by me to the Bishop and Stake President --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today I read some excerpts from William Jarman's 1884 book USA Uncle Sam's Abscess; Or, Hell Upon Earth for US, Uncle Sam --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today I discuss an email I wrote to the Stake President and Bishop regarding the Evolution of the Godhead (as I see it) from 1820-1877 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today I share another email that I sent to the Stake President and the Bishop discussing issues withing the teachings of the Church. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Even Joseph Smith was ordained to the High Priesthood by Lyman Wight 1831 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/minutes-circa-3-4-june-1831/2 1834 Priesthood http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-1834-1836/51 The Original Section 27 (Chapter 28) that was in the Book of Commandments can be found here which only contains 7 verses: http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/book-of-commandments-1833/64#XC64B36C6-746C-4026-A852-105AA3C7C262 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today I share a couple of stories about how Joseph Smith used his charisma to get what he wanted or convince others to believe him. Let me know if you would like me to read anything else from my books. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today I discuss my thoughts on “reformed Egyptian” and the Book of Mormon. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today I get personal --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today a share a couple stories from an Ohio newspaper from 1834 and 1835 regarding Angels at Baptisms and Preachers walking on water. http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16007coll32/id/351/rec/6 http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16007coll32/id/39/rec/1 This was released in July 2018 but didn’t get updated to MHP specific page. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today, we discuss what is behind a redacted document in the Brigham Young Files. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

In the church, Men can be sealed to multiple women if their current spouse dies. What about women being sealed to multiple men? Was it ever allowed? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today I discuss indoctrination from the past and how essentially, they taught the LDS Youth to hate. Read through some of the 1866 Juvenile Instructor magazines here: https://archive.org/details/juvenileinstructor?&and[]=year%3A%221866%22 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

We all exist because of choices that are made. Do we keep people from existing because of choices that we have made? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

What is a Testimony? When does a Testify become a Lie? Today we talk about scenarios in which the Testimony was changed or only parts of it were included. Can we historically say that we have been honest? Resources: -Joseph Smith was ordained to the High Priesthood by Lyman Wight 1831 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/minutes-circa-3-4-june-1831/2 -Original Story about “John the Baptist” which part of it becomes D&C 13 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-1834-1836/51 –The Original Section 27 (Chapter 28) that was in the Book of Commandments can be found here which only contains 7 verses: http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/book-of-commandments-1833/64#XC64B36C6-746C-4026-A852-105AA3C7C262 – Oliver Cowdery Journal – Don Carlos Entry – https://eadview.lds.org/findingaid/MS%203429The entry is on Journal Page 8. PDF Page 12-Joseph Smith papers on “High Priest” Contains links to journals. http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/topic/high-priest --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today I talk about Historical events surrounding the current Section 89 in the Doctrine and Covenants called the Word of Wisdom. Sources: Oliver Cowdery Journal: https://eadview.lds.org/findingaid/MS%203429 (Journal Page 5) Chastised for not blessing: A President of the Elders’ Quorum, old father Baker, was called upon to visit a very sick woman, a sister in the Church; they sent for him to lay hands upon her. It was a very sickly time, and there were scarcely a person to attend upon the sick, for nearly all were afflicted. Father Baker was one of those tenacious, ignorant, self-willed, over-righteous Elders, and when he went into the house he enquired what the woman wanted. She told him that she wished him to lay hands upon her. Father Baker saw a tea-pot on the coals, and supposed that there was tea in it, and immediately turned upon his heels, saying, “God don’t want me to lay hands on those who do not keep the Word of Wisdom,” and he went out. He did not know whether the pot contained catnip, penny-royal, or some other mild herb, and he did not wait for any one to tell him. That class of people are ignorant and over-righteous, and they are not in the true line by any means. JD 4:24, Brigham Young, August 17, 1856 Lobelia: If the Saints of God actually have the faith of the ancients, let them practise the doctrine in their works. A man will tell me that he is a “Mormon,” that he believes in the faith of the ancients, when at the same time he practises everything else but their religion. My rule is to practise our religion. If I want a drink of catnip tea, or of composition, or of lobelia, it is all right, but I will first practise my religion. You know that it is hardly allowable in Utah to drink any more than five gallons of lobelia at once, for the Assembly of Deseret once had the matter under consideration. JD 2:276, Jedediah M. Grant, March 11, 1855 Juvinile Instructor 1866 Tea/Coffee and Meat in Summer: https://archive.org/stream/juvenileinstruct13geor#page/n3/mode/2up/ Poisoning: It may seem incredible especially to the young people of the Latter day Saints that men could be so wicked as to seek to destroy the Saints by poisoning them but such has been the case and but for the preserving care of God and their observance of the Word of Wisdom many would have died thus from poison placed by their enemies in tea coffee or other liquors which they were expected to drink The only absolute safety from such disaster is in entire abstinence from those things which our Heavenly Father declares are not good. https://books.google.com/books/content?id=oxQxAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA198&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=ACfU3U3v9kRpphNFCIkN5Ky7kLHp2_5Eug&ci=552%2C955%2C382%2C145&edge=0 Beer (Mild Drinks): Prophet, under date of April 19, 1843, states: “Levi Richards is one of the best physicians anyone was ever ac-quainted with.” On December 15, 1843, the Prophet journalized as follows: “I was seized with dryness of mouth and throat, sickness of stomach, and vomited freely; my wife waited on me, assisted by my scribe, Dr. Willard Richards, and his brother --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

When it comes to healing the sick, is it done through the Priesthood (Authority), Power (Faith) or Placebo (in our mind)? In the 21st Century, we use Consecrated Oil (Pure Olive Oil) and Anoint the Head of the Sick. What did they do historically in the LDS Church and in the end, does it matter how it is done? Resources: -1834- Annointing Oil, Healed the Sick http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/minutes-8-september-1834/1 -Women – http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/discourse-28-april-1842-as-reported-by-eliza-r-snow/2 -Baptism for the sick – http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/minutes-and-discourses-6-8-april-1842/3 -Wooden Font – http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/9684 -Emma Baptized for Sick – http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1841-december-1842/83 Wilford Baptism for Sick- https://ia800801.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/10/items/WoodruffWilfordJournalSelections/Woodruff_Wilford_Journal_Selections_jp2.zip&file=Woodruff_Wilford_Journal_Selections_jp2/Woodruff_Wilford_Journal_Selections_0016.jp2&scale=4&rotate=0 Wilford 1897 Temple Baptize for Health – https://ia800801.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/10/items/WoodruffWilfordJournalSelections/Woodruff_Wilford_Journal_Selections_jp2.zip&file=Woodruff_Wilford_Journal_Selections_jp2/Woodruff_Wilford_Journal_Selections_0105.jp2&scale=4&rotate=0 Olive Oil- Poem 1875 – https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=12964602&q Read about the canes here: http://www.josephsmithjr.org/index.php/history/joseph-smith-jr/201-the-coffin-canes -Jedediah Grant Chastising for not using Oil – Journal of Discourses 2:277, Jedediah M. Grant, March 11, 1855 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Today, I discuss how some people feel the Church holds families hostage. I share a couple of Historical stories that show where the Church itself has caused the hostage situation. I also talk about Women in the church. Resources for this episode: Jedediah Grant “Joseph ask for your Wife” Letter from James Glover to his “Wife” Heber C. Kimball Discourse March 1 1857 Women Of Mormondom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

Lately in the Church, I have seen things go from being literal to not so literal. While it seems that would be a good thing for someone who is trying to view things in a gray area, it is still hard to comprehend sometimes. Today, I use historical documents to view a couple of ways in which the Church has gone from literal to not so literally literal. References Below (I found some on JSP which work even though I mention other locations) Healing: 1- Juvenile Instructor page 669 https://archive.org/details/juvenileinstruct2821geor 2- Wilford Woodruff Journal: goo.gl/a5j1iE Polygamy confirmation bias 1-https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2604614&q Book of Mormon: 1- Western Tribes of Indians “Letter to Noah C. Saxton, 4 January 1833,” p. 17, http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-noah-c-saxton-4-january-1833/4 2- Quoting Moroni “Journal, 1835–1836,” p. 24, http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-1835-1836/25 3- Remenant are the Indians http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-1838-1856-volume-e-1-1-july-1843-30-april-1844/431 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

What happens when an Apostle and the Prophet butt heads? Today, we sit down with a special guest to discuss his historical doctrinal battle with Brigham Young. We also find out once and for all if Adam-God is a theory… or doctrine. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

What is Truth? Is it different than Belief and Facts? Today I talk about that as well as discuss how I participate in lessons at church and stand up to bare my “Testimony” every so often. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

How to handle being Angry and SIC (Spiritually in Crisis). Today we talk about what that means and if there is anything we can do? This episode is for those who just hit what is referred to “The dark night of the soul”. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

In 1 Nephi Ch. 8, Lehi has a dream. Is it really his? Today, we talk about the controversy with Lehi’s dream. What if it isn’t black and white? What if there is more to learn? And what the heck am I even talking about? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

When should you call it quits in marriage? Does it matter how long you’ve been married? What if you have kids? Where do you draw the line and should everyone draw the same line? Today we discuss drawing lines in marriage and religion and whether it is personal or across the board. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support

The Newest Edition to the Mormon Discussion Lineup is “The Mormon History Podcast”. This initial episode is titled “Teen Brides and Trying Times”. Does sacrifice bring blessings? Today we hear a story of a Woman who was willing to sacrifice all that she had for the gospel. Would she be blessed? Would her children be blessed for being taken on the same journey? What promises are actually waiting in the promised land for the Saints?” Using journals and other contemporary source materials to dive into the history our culture both within Mormonism and the wider culture. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormon-history-podcast/support