Podcasts about Don Bradley

The Original CES Letter? Exploring Fawn Brody's Influence on Anti-Mormon NarrativesDiscover the fascinating story of Fawn Brody, a controversial figure in the world of historical writing. Known for her psychoanalytic approach to history, Brody's work has sparked debate and intrigue among historians and readers alike. Her biography of Joseph Smith, 'No Man Knows My History,' remains a pivotal piece in the study of Mormon history, often cited by critics and supporters. Brody's unique style, blending psychology with historical analysis, offers a fresh perspective on well-known figures like Thomas Jefferson. Despite criticism from some scholars who question her methods and conclusions, Brody's work continues to be a significant part of discussions around historical narratives and their impact on modern perceptions. Dive into the complexities of her research and explore how her interpretations have shaped the understanding of historical events and personalities.⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:00:00:00 - Introduction to Fawn Brody and Her Work00:04:55 - The Role of Psychology in Historical Analysis00:09:47 - Fawn Brody's Biography of Joseph Smith00:14:45 - Thomas Jefferson and the Sally Hemings Controversy00:19:38 - DNA Evidence and Historical Misinterpretations00:24:39 - Impact of Misleading Headlines on Public Perception00:29:38 - Critique of Academic Bias in Historical Studies00:34:33 - Rewriting History: The Influence of Ideology00:39:25 - Fawn Brody's Legacy and Modern Historians00:44:24 - Challenges in Historical Accuracy and Interpretation00:49:21 - Joseph Smith's Historical Representation00:54:07 - Don Bradley's Approach to Mormon History00:58:56 - The Role of Data in Historical Narratives01:03:46 - Political Motivations Behind Historical Writings01:08:32 - Gary Wills' Critique of Fawn Brody's WorkTo Order Jonah's Book, "The Key to the Keystone" visit the following link and use coupon Code: WARDRADIO https://tinyurl.com/Key-to-the-KeystoneFor 10% off Plain and Precious Publishing Books, visit plainandpreciouspublishing.com and use Coupon Code: WARDRADIOFor a 5% discount on Go and Do Travel, visit goanddotravel.com and use the promo code WARDRADIO5For a copy of Brad Witbeck's Novel, "Dragon Thief" Book, visit: https://a.co/d/7QzqsZN⚡For free trial of Scripture Notes please visit the following link!: https://scripturenotes.com/?via=wardradioJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmsAFGrFuGe0obW6tkEY6w/joinVisit us for this and more at: WardRadio.com#christian #mormon #exmormon #latter-daysaints #latterdaysaints #latterdays #bible #bookofmormon #archaeology #BYU #midnightmormons #jesus #jesuschrist #scriptures #sundayschool #biblestudy #christiancomedy #cardonellis #kwakuel #bradwitbeckTo support the channel:Venmo @WardRadio or visit: https://account.venmo.com/u/MidnightMormonsPaypal: paypal.me/@midnightmedia Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AQLMTSMBM4DC?ref_=wl_shareCashApp: $WardRadioFollow us at:Instagram: @cardonellis @kwakuel @braderico @boho.birdyFacebook: @WardRadioWorldwideTwitter: WardRadioShowTikTok: WardRadioWorldwide

Don Bradley is an author and historian specialising in the beginnings of the Latter-day Saint restoration.I wanted to speak to Don in line with the 195th anniversary of the publishing of the Book of Mormon, it's always so fun to learn about Don's Book of Mormon insights - it challenges me to ask more inspired questions in my Book of Mormon study. Some highlights from this episode include why the Book of Mormon is so intellectually and spiritually satisfying for Don, Don's realisation that key dates in the Israelite calendar match perfectly with key Book of Mormon publishing dates, and how Don learned about the Temple Endowment from the account of the Jaredites in the Book of Mormon.--You can find more of Don's work at the following links:- https://josephsmithpapers.academia.edu/DonBradley- https://www.academia.edu/84538318/Israels_Festivals_Cumorahs_Ark_and_the_Coming_Forth_of_the_Book_of_Mormon- https://www.academia.edu/84537197/A_Passover_Setting_for_Lehis_Exodus_- https://gregkofford.com/products/the-lost-116-pages- https://youtu.be/SNIOmH7RV2IFollow For All The Saints on social media for updates and inspiring content:www.instagram.com/forallthesaintspodhttps://www.facebook.com/forallthesaintspod/For All The Saints episodes are released every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVDUQg_qZIU&list=UULFFf7vzrJ2LNWmp1Kl-c6K9Qhttps://open.spotify.com/show/3j64txm9qbGVVZOM48P4HS?si=bb31d048e05141f2https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-all-the-saints/id1703815271If you have feedback or any suggestions for topics or guests, connect with Ben & Sean via hello@forallthesaints.org or DM on InstagramConversations to Refresh Your Faith.For All The Saints podcast was established in 2023 by Ben Hancock to express his passion and desire for more dialogue around faith, religious belief, and believers' perspectives on the topics of our day. Tune into For All The Saints every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more.Follow For All The Saints on social media for daily inspiration.

This is a throwback episode with Brian Hales from 2017. Brian is the author of Joseph Smith's Polygamy, Volumes 1-3, and it's just in time for the Journal of Mormon Polygamy Conference this weekend at the University of Utah. Check out our conversation.... https://youtu.be/WVs0ypGKq5o Copyright © 2025 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission Canadian Polygamy – Should it be Legal? The Interview GT:  Well I'd like to welcome everybody out here to Gospel Tangents Podcast.  I'm really excited to talk to Dr. Brian Hales.  He's the expert on polygamy, or one of the experts I guess. I'm grateful to have you here and thank you for letting me take some of your time today. Brian:  Rick it's really a privilege for me to be here. GT:  Well thanks.  One of the things I'd like to do is to introduce you to my audience a little bit.  Typically I try to talk to a lot of historians who are doctors but you are the first physician, although I have talked to a physician's assistant as well.  Could you tell us a little bit about your background, even in medicine?  I think you're a Utah man.  Is that right? Brian:  I am actually.  I went to Utah State, grew up in Logan and got a medical degree from University of Utah, so I have a little bit of the Ute blood in me as well. GT:  Aggie and Utah, ok. Brian:  Aggies primarily.  Then I had a member of my family who was involved with Mormon fundamentalism and that kind of steered me over into thinking about polygamy.  This is back in 1989 so it's been quite some time ago.  At that point I was in a residency for anesthesia and I do tell people that my books are part of my full anesthesia services.  You've probably heard me say that joke, but I got interested then in Mormon fundamentalism and published a book, co-authored a book in 1991 dealing with that topic but then later a couple of other books. People were asking me about Joseph Smith's polygamy, and I didn't have answers and really I would argue none of the books did.  Todd Compton's book has some things that were very helpful but he had written biographies and it wasn't focused specifically on Joseph, so there was still a lot of room for research and to also try to figure out some of the historical aspects that really were just big question marks I think in a lot of people's minds. So in 2006-2007 I hired Don Bradley who is a dear friend but also a remarkable researcher and he went out and did a lot of research for me, gathered documents, and I told him to get everything:  anti-Mormon or supportive, whatever he could find.  We wanted to get every known document, and it was interesting because after we had been going about six months, it became obvious that if we kept going, eventually we would be able to put either a transcript or at least a reference to every known document on polygamy within the volumes that we were putting together.  So we got kind of excited about that but that was mostly Don Bradley's work.  But his help, I put together three volumes (vol 1, vol 2, vol 3) on polygamy.  There's been a few new things come out.  This was in 2013 that they were published, but not a lot has come out but a few very important things that we can talk about. GT:  Yeah we'll definitely want to talk about that.  Well great!  I'm glad you talked about how you got interested in fundamentalist Mormonism, I guess.  There are different branches.  Could you just kind of briefly give a sketch of the main ones? I guess we've got the FLDS, AUB.  Are there any others?  Could you give a background on Mormon fundamentalism? Brian:  Well do you mind if I just talk about what's going on in Canada right now? GT:  Sure, that would be great. Brian:  I just got back last week, it was a week ago today from Cranbrook, [British Columbia,] Canada.  That is where they are holding a trial right now for two leading polygamists:  Winston Blackmore and J...

  In the December 22, 2024 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our host is Steve Densley with special guests Jasmine and Don Bradley. They discuss Don's recent Christmas essay in the Interpreter Journal and Come, Follow Me Doctrine & Covenants lesson 3. You can listen to or download the December 22nd broadcast of the […] The post Interpreter Radio Show — December 22, 2024 first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

Was Joseph Smith's sealing to Fanny Alger and adoptive, rather than marriage sealing? Dr Christopher Smith and Don Bradley have come up with an amazing thesis that re-writes the polygamy origin story. Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/thDum2jOD8U Don't miss our other conversations on Secret Covenants! https://gospeltangents.com/books/secret-covenants/ Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission. transcript to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission.

In this special episode, Sarah Allen and Zachary Wright host a panel discussion on the question “Are Prophets Infallible?” Panel participants: Don Bradley: https://gregkofford.com/collections/don-bradley Ben Spackman: https://benspackman.com/ J. Max Wilson: https://www.sixteensmallstones.org/ The post Me, My Shelf, & I – Are Prophets Infallible? appeared first on FAIR.

Join hosts Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel on this captivating episode of “Mormonism Live,” where the tantalizing title “Dating Fanny Alger” sets the stage for an exploration of one of the most controversial relationships in Mormon history. This week, our esteemed guests Don Bradley, Cheryl Bruno, and Chris Smith delve into the detailed research… Read More »Dating Fanny Alger [Mormonism Live 189]

Join hosts Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel on this captivating episode of “Mormonism Live,” where the tantalizing title “Dating Fanny Alger” sets the stage for an exploration of one of the most controversial relationships in Mormon history. This week, our esteemed guests Don Bradley, Cheryl Bruno, and Chris Smith delve into the detailed research… Read More »Dating Fanny Alger [Mormonism Live 189] The post Dating Fanny Alger [Mormonism Live 189] appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Join hosts Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel on this captivating episode of “Mormonism Live,” where the tantalizing title “Dating Fanny Alger” sets the stage for an exploration of one of the most controversial relationships in Mormon history. This week, our esteemed guests Don Bradley, Cheryl Bruno, and Chris Smith delve into the detailed research… Read More »Dating Fanny Alger [Mormonism Live 189]

Send us a Text Message.What if your emotional well-being was just as critical as your physical health? Join us in this riveting episode of Enduring the Badge as we sit down with Don Bradley, a former police officer turned therapist, who specializes in first responders, complex trauma, PTSD, and military personnel. Bradley's no-nonsense approach to therapy sheds light on the stigma surrounding mental health support within the first responder community. He articulates the necessity of granting oneself emotional permission to heal and uses powerful analogies and metaphors to help clients better understand and internalize therapeutic lessons.Explore the depth of survival mode and its profound effect on emotional responses, particularly for those in high-stress professions. Bradley uses a captivating county fair metaphor to describe how our identities—physical, intellectual, social, and emotional—are like horses pulling a team, with the emotional horse often being the neglected one. Discover how this neglect leads to unresolved emotions and why anger frequently becomes a coping mechanism. Understand the pressing need to address and express these emotions healthily to prevent emotional overload.Navigate the challenging terrain of emotional self-awareness with insights from Bradley on the struggles faced by first responders and military personnel. Learn how the metaphor of an "emotional horse" encapsulates the weight of unresolved trauma and the importance of embracing vulnerability. We also discuss practical strategies like tactical breathing to help regain composure during heightened emotional states. Finally, Bradley emphasizes the importance of having a non-judgmental, culturally competent guide or mentor to support proactive mental health management, ensuring overall well-being in these demanding professions.As a First Responder, you are critical in keeping our communities safe. However, the stress and trauma of the job can take a toll on your mental health and family life. If you're interested in personal coaching, contact Jerry Lund at 801-376-7124. Let's work together to get you where you want to be and ensure a happy and healthy career.Podcast Website www.enduringthebadgepodcast.com/Podcast Instagram www.instagram.com/enduringthebadgepodcast/Podcast Facebook www.facebook.com/EnduringTheBadgePodcast/Podcast Calendar https://calendly.com/enduringthebadge/enduring-the-badge-podcastPersonal Coaching https://calendly.com/enduringthebadge/15minHost Instagram www.instagram.com/jerryfireandfuel/ Host Facebook www.facebook.com/jerrydeanlund

  In the March 24th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts Steve Densley, John Thompson, and Don Bradley discuss Book of Mormon lesson 16, “He Worketh in Me to Do According to His Will” covering Enos through Words of Mormon. You can listen to or download the Book of Mormon […] The post Interpreter Radio: The Book of Mormon in Context Lesson 16 first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

  In the March 24, 2024 episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Steve Densley, John Thompson, and Don Bradley with special guest Andrew Miller. They discuss Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon lesson 16 and Andrew's recent article on “King Benjamin's Sermon as a Type of Temple Endowment” in Interpreter: A Journal […] The post Interpreter Radio Show — March 24, 2024 first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

There's a lot of "artist's renditions" of the Sword of Laban in LDS culture and a lot of Sunday School talk about what it's appearances might have been, but not a lot of people know, or have primary sources, describing what the Sword of Laban REALLY looked like... that this a lot of people that don't know Don Bradley! In this Episode, Don Bradley, author of the Lost 116 pages, uncovers many of the primary sources connected to Joseph Smith that described what the Sword of Laban REALLY looked like! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wardradio/support

Yes, you read that right... the Sword of Laban from the Book of Mormon, specifically, the 1st book of Nephi, is the Sword of Joshua, used in the conquest of the Old Testament and Don Bradley is here to prove it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wardradio/support

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have all familiarized themselves with the story of the Liahona from the Book of Mormon, but many don't know what it REALLY looked like. In this episode, Don Bradley, leading Mormon History Scholar, and the author of the "Lost 116 Pages" gives us insight into this mysterious modern and ancient artifact. #mormon #liahona #LDS #proLDS #lehi #nephi #christian #archaeology #biblicalarchaeology --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wardradio/support

We don't talk enough about Wilford Woodruff and how cool, crazy, or clairvoyant he was! Definitely one of the under-appreciated prophets of the Restoration! In this episode, Don Bradley and KWaku El shed some serious light on the crazy or clairvoyant Wilford Woodruff! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wardradio/support

Behold, the legend of Zelph, the elusive and mysterious warrior prince of Zion's Camp march! In this episode, Don Bradley tells us what we know and don't know about this strange figure and how we all might of missed what Joseph Smith was talking about when he spoke of Zelph! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wardradio/support

  In the November 26th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts Steve Densley and Don Bradley discuss New Testament lesson 52 about Christmas. You can listen to or download the New Testament in Context segment of the November 26 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be […] The post Interpreter Radio: The New Testament in Context Lesson 52 first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

  In this episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Steve Densley and Don Bradley, with special guest Nathan Arp. They discuss the recent article by Nathan in Interpreter, the Strengthening Church Members Committee, and Come, Follow Me New Testament lesson 5. You can listen to or download the November 26th broadcast of […] The post Interpreter Radio Show — November 26, 2023 first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

Don Bradley is more than just the greatest LDS historian of the 21st century.... apparently he is also a phenomenal 5th Sunday School Teacher! Check out his insightful re-interpretation of prophecy, prayer, and Alma 32 in the Book of Mormon. There's no way Joseph Smith made this up. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wardradio/support

Welcome brothers and sisters to Mormon Movie Reviews: Where LDS movie lovers belong! Episode Summary Depicts the trials the Prophet Joseph Smith and his family endured after obtaining and translating the Book of Mormon, Martin Harris' role as scribe, and the loss of the first Book of Mormon manuscript. Don Bradley's The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon's Missing Stories https://www.amazon.com/Lost-116-Pages... Covering Up the Black Hole in the Book of Mormon by Jerald Tanner, Sandra Tanner http://www.utlm.org/newsletters/no72.htm HOW THE BOOK OF MORMON WAS CREATED – DAN VOGEL • Mormon Stories #1056: How the Book of... Next Review The First Vision (1976) • Ask of God - Joseph Smiths First Vision Thanks so much for joining me to review this film, please like, subscribe, leave a comment, and join us next time for another episode of the MormonMovieReviews: Where LDS Movie Lovers Belong. So long. Support this channel! https://www.venmo.com/u/mormonmoviere... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonnewsroundup/support

In this episode, we discuss stories about Joseph Smith and treasure digging. Our special guest, Don Bradley, joins us to tell us about Miner's Hill, a site associated with this history, as well as the legend of Cumorah's Cave.

  In the September 24th Come, Follow Me segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts Steve Densley, John Thompson, and Don Bradley discuss New Testament lesson 43, “Perfect That Which Is Lacking in Your Faith” covering 1st and 2nd Thessalonians. You can listen to or download the New Testament in Context segment of the […] The post Interpreter Radio: The New Testament in Context Lesson 43 first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

  In this episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, our hosts are Steve Densley, John Thompson, Don Bradley with guest Nathan Arp. They discuss Nathan's recent article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship and discuss Come, Follow Me New Testament lesson 43 during the second hour. You can listen to or […] The post Interpreter Radio Show — September 24, 2023 first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

Let's talk about Don Bradley's "New Discoveries" on what Joseph Smith's motives were when he started polygamy (at least in Nauvoo). And then let's debunk them. Julia and Carah from NuanceHoe discuss polygamy and all its downfalls through Don Bradley's argument as presented in his recent FAIR conference as well as on Ward Radio. The evidence shows that Joseph Smith was not as reluctant to participate in polygamy as Don Bradley wants to paint him. If you want to follow and support me on Patreon click here! Also, please follow and support NuanceHoe! She's freaking amazing!

It's time to fact-check Don Bradley and Ward Radio on their claims about Joseph Smith's polygamy with the fantastic research of Julia at AnalyzingMormonism. Throw Julia some cash on Venmo for all her research! @Julia-Rose88Join Julia's Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AnalyzingMormonismFollow her podcast! https://www.podbean.com/site/search/index?v=analyzing+mormonismJulia's shorts are fire! Follow her on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/analyzing.mormonism/And also TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@analyzing.mormonism

  In this episode of The Interpreter Radio Show, the moderator is Terry Hutchinson and our hosts are Spencer Kraus, Brent Schmidt, and Hales Swift with special guest Don Bradley. They discuss Come, Follow Me New Testament lesson 40, Zina Huntington and polygamy, and the upcoming FAIR Conference. You can listen to or download the […] The post Interpreter Radio Show — September 3, 2023 first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

Martin Tanner interviews LDS scholar Don Bradley about his book "The Lost 116 Pages" which took a decade of research and pieces together some amazing facts, including: (1) Lucy Harris did not burn or destroy the lost 116 pages; (2) Laban was drunk during the Passover Festival when he was killed by Nephi: (3) combining the Book of Mormon we now have with the amount lost, Joseph Smith may have translated up to 900 pages; (4) the lost 116 pages were written on "Fools Cap" paper (named for the "dunce cap" water mark) which was twice the size of today's 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper; (5) the Lost 116 pages described how the Nephite Interpreters were acquired by the Nephites, etc.  Don Bradley's "The Lost 116 Pages" is a very readable, masterful, and scholarly look at the contents and history of the lost 116 pages.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Light, fun, and deep. Popping a 2009 Bottle of Don Bradley and JB invited a friend (Grant) onto the show to celebrate his new job and talk thru what it means to turn a friend into a brother. 

“You can't do it alone but you gotta do it by yourself.” At the end of the day, you're the one who takes each gruelling step toward your goals. But you'll get there faster the more you learn from mentors, coaches, your competition and other relevant influences in your personal and business life. Don Bradley is an author who's partly inspired by his 10 years of service with the US Army, where he flew Apache helicopters and was deployed to Afghanistan as an air troop commander. Later he became a special agent in an FBI swat team. Along the way, he was always writing, pushing himself past his limits and doubts and facing rejection when it came. Through the process, he met some invaluable people who encouraged him to keep going and showed him the way. All he had to do was keep going. Don has written two books as part of the Tom Clancy, ‘Jack Ryan Junior Novel series, Target Acquired and Zero Hour and has started his own thriller series, Matt Drake, including, Without Sanction, Outside Man and Hostile Intent, to be released on May 3rd.   Expert action steps: Know what you're selling and whom you're selling to. If you don't know what your audience expects, it's going to be hard for you to craft a product that they want to buy. Get better at your craft. Push your boundaries. Dissect what your competition is doing well and improve on it. Show up every day and do the work it takes to succeed.   You can find all of Don's books on Amazon. To learn more, go to https://donbentleybooks.com.   Also in this episode: The Power Of Connecting: How To Activate Profitable Relationships By Serving Your Network The G. Michael Hopff novel The End Steven Pressfield's book The War Of Art Ryan Michler - Order Of Man The Sovereign Man Movement You can work in person with Nicky and a group of like-minded people in one of the quarterly, three-day, eCircle thought leader immersion events in Toronto.  Visit eCircleAcademy.com and book a success call Nicky to take your practice to the next level.

Evangelical Steven Pynakker has an in person conversation with scholar Don Bradley author of "The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon's Missing Stories". We discuss the process of recovering and reconstructing the missing stories of the BOM. What message did God write on the temple wall for Aminadi to translate? Did devout Quaker Lucy Harris really destroy the manuscript? And were Nauvoo era Temple practices in the missing pages? This is part 1 of our conversation. Part 2 is an intimate conversation of Don's faith journey from Atheism back to Mormonism. That episode will debut on Oct. 15th. Special thanks to Rick Bennett of Gospel Tangents for filming and editing these episodes!Link to purchase his book

In part 2 of his conversation with Don Bradley evangelical and former Atheist Steven Pynakker and Don discuss a unique faith walk. Don became an Atheist after reading many of the works of the "New Atheists" and dealing with a faith crisis. Don discusses dealing with a family tragedy, studying the mathematical probabilities of the nonexistence of God, the impact that Jerald and Sandra Tanner had on him, encountering the Baha'i faith, embracing Christianity, and returning to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints due to the research for his book "The Lost 116 Pages". Special thanks to Rick Bennett of Gospel Tangents for filming and editing this video. Also, a shout-out to Greg Kofford Books for helping promote this channel!Link to purchase Don's book

Your host Steven Pynakker reviews a very interesting book on the contents of the missing 116 pages of the Book of Mormon. The author, Don Bradley, gives sheds new light on the pages by carefully reconstructing parts of the "Book of Lehi". He also gives some interesting insights on who really stole the pages (it may have not been Lucy Harris after all!). If you are a student of the Book of Mormon, you're going to love this book.Link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/Salamander-Story-Mormon-Forgery-Murders/dp/1560852003

Don Bradley is back to talk about his spiritual awakening when he was a teenager, all the way through his long journey out of the church, his journey to come back into the church, and the role his research in the lost 116 pages of the Book of Mormon played in bringing him back. Don describes a journey while not a member of the church too. He searched for answers, meaning in life and a purpose. Tragedy struck him and his family and he was left with a spiritual yearning to believe in something in the afterlife. Through more series of events and miracles in his life, Don began investigating the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints again. Wait there's more! You'll want to watch it through until the end. This is only a very small piece of the grand and amazing story Don tells.

Don Bradley is a writer, editor, and researcher specializing in early Mormon history. Don recently performed an internship with the Joseph Smith Papers Project and is completing his thesis, on the earliest Mormon conceptions of the New Jerusalem, toward an M.A. in History at Utah State University. He has published on the translation of the […] The post FAIR Voice Podcast #29: Don Bradley on The Lost 116 Pages appeared first on FAIR.

"The Lost 116 Pages" - Does the Lord have a "Plan B" for you? - Possible lost manuscript discoveries- Sword of Joshua/Joseph = Sword of Laban, Laban, Zoram & Ishmael as Ephraimites - Laban killed by Nephi during the Passover Feast - Losing your "plan" and getting a new one Website- https://www.cwicmedia.com Lost 116 Pages interview with author Don Bradley- https://youtu.be/nk7C7zp4FO0 Come Follow Me LDS Doctrine and Covenants 10-11

For today's episode, we have Don Bradley joining us. Don is the author of a book titled The Lost 116 Pages. In this episode, Don shares his story of leaving the church and completely abandoning his belief in God. He shares how focusing on gratitude and the insights he learned in his study of church history led to his return to faith. Below are some links for some of the research that Don has done. https://www.fairmormon.org/conference/august-2013/the-original-context-of-the-first-vision-narrative-1820s-or-1830s https://www.fairmormon.org/conference/august-2012/piercing-the-veil-temple-worship-in-the-lost-116-pages

The Interview: In this episode of the Latter-day Saint Perspectives Podcast, Laura Harris Hales interviews Mark Ashurst-McGee, co-author of a new in-depth study of the Kinderhook plates saga. It is well-known that Joseph Smith claimed to have translated the Book of Mormon by “the gift and power of God” from a set of golden plates that he found in a stone box buried in a hill near his home. Lesser known is his later translation from a collection of brass plates disinterred from an Indian burial mound near Kinderhook, Illinois, located about seventy miles downstream from Nauvoo. The History of the Church records that Joseph Smith “translated a portion” of these plates and declared that they contained “the history of the person with whom they were found,” who was “a descendant of Ham.” That official narrative dominated the legacy of this second set of plates for over a century. Nevertheless, controversy always swirled around the affair. This recital is a strange episode in early Mormon history, but the history of the interpretation of the story is even more peculiar. Years after the event, two of the men who were present when locals discovered the plates claimed that they made the plates with help from the village blacksmith, inscribed them with characters, planted them in the mound, and then led an unsuspecting group of curious locals to “discover” them as part of a hoax. Rejecting this contention, considering the revelation of a supposed hoax to be the real hoax, Latter-day Saints used the Kinderhook plates for decades as supporting evidence for the validity of the golden plates and their translation into the Book of Mormon. In the late nineteenth century, several publications promoted the testimony of one of the scammers as evidence of the Kinderhook forgery. Critics of Mormonism used this revelation to attack Joseph Smith’s legitimacy as a prophet and an inspired translator. Soon detractors distilled the anti-Mormon argument into a pithy slogan: “Only a bogus prophet translates bogus plates.” In light of the slur, Latter-day Saints doubled down, insisting that the forgery claims were lies, the plates were genuine, and they supported the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith’s prophetic claims. Despite these confident declarations, Latter-day Saint contentions later proved erroneous. Rigorous scientific testing in 1980 demonstrated conclusively that the plates were modern forgeries rather than pre-Columbian creations. Many wondered how these new findings spoke to Joseph Smith’s purported rendering. Latter-day Saint historian Stanley Kimball problematized any simple resolution to the mystery when he examined the drama further by turning to the contested statement of Joseph Smith regarding the translation. At about the same time scientific evidence confirmed the fraudulent origin of the plates, Church historians discovered the actual source of Joseph Smith’s declaration on the translation as found in the History of the Church. As it turns out, Joseph Smith never wrote that he had translated from the Kinderhook plates. Instead, researchers learned that early Latter-day Saint chroniclers extracted this information from the diary of Joseph Smith’s private secretary, William Clayton. In an article in the Ensign, the official magazine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Stanley Kimball revealed the modern fabrication of the Kinderhook plates, but at the same time he revealed the true source of the words attributed to Joseph Smith and argued that William Clayton was wrong when he wrote about Joseph Smith translating from the plates. In this new study, Don Bradley and Mark Ashurst-McGee provide analysis of Clayton’s relationship with Joseph Smith, his diary-keeping practices, and the broader context of the entire journal entry that served as the basis for the statements inserted in the History of the Church. They argue that Clayton knew very well what he was writing about and that Smith did, in fact,

The Interview: In this episode of the Latter-day Saint Perspectives Podcast, Laura Harris Hales interviews Mark Ashurst-McGee, co-author of a new in-depth study of the Kinderhook plates saga. It is well-known that Joseph Smith claimed to have translated the Book of Mormon by “the gift and power of God” from a set of golden plates that he found in a stone box buried in a hill near his home. Lesser known is his later translation from a collection of brass plates disinterred from an Indian burial mound near Kinderhook, Illinois, located about seventy miles downstream from Nauvoo. The History of the Church records that Joseph Smith “translated a portion” of these plates and declared that they contained “the history of the person with whom they were found,” who was “a descendant of Ham.” That official narrative dominated the legacy of this second set of plates for over a century. Nevertheless, controversy always swirled around the affair. This recital is a strange episode in early Mormon history, but the history of the interpretation of the story is even more peculiar. Years after the event, two of the men who were present when locals discovered the plates claimed that they made the plates with help from the village blacksmith, inscribed them with characters, planted them in the mound, and then led an unsuspecting group of curious locals to “discover” them as part of a hoax. Rejecting this contention, considering the revelation of a supposed hoax to be the real hoax, Latter-day Saints used the Kinderhook plates for decades as supporting evidence for the validity of the golden plates and their translation into the Book of Mormon. In the late nineteenth century, several publications promoted the testimony of one of the scammers as evidence of the Kinderhook forgery. Critics of Mormonism used this revelation to attack Joseph Smith’s legitimacy as a prophet and an inspired translator. Soon detractors distilled the anti-Mormon argument into a pithy slogan: “Only a bogus prophet translates bogus plates.” In light of the slur, Latter-day Saints doubled down, insisting that the forgery claims were lies, the plates were genuine, and they supported the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith’s prophetic claims. Despite these confident declarations, Latter-day Saint contentions later proved erroneous. Rigorous scientific testing in 1980 demonstrated conclusively that the plates were modern forgeries rather than pre-Columbian creations. Many wondered how these new findings spoke to Joseph Smith’s purported rendering. Latter-day Saint historian Stanley Kimball problematized any simple resolution to the mystery when he examined the drama further by turning to the contested statement of Joseph Smith regarding the translation. At about the same time scientific evidence confirmed the fraudulent origin of the plates, Church historians discovered the actual source of Joseph Smith’s declaration on the translation as found in the History of the Church. As it turns out, Joseph Smith never wrote that he had translated from the Kinderhook plates. Instead, researchers learned that early Latter-day Saint chroniclers extracted this information from the diary of Joseph Smith’s private secretary, William Clayton. In an article in the Ensign, the official magazine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Stanley Kimball revealed the modern fabrication of the Kinderhook plates, but at the same time he revealed the true source of the words attributed to Joseph Smith and argued that William Clayton was wrong when he wrote about Joseph Smith translating from the plates. In this new study, Don Bradley and Mark Ashurst-McGee provide analysis of Clayton’s relationship with Joseph Smith, his diary-keeping practices, and the broader context of the entire journal entry that served as the basis for the statements inserted in the History of the Church. They argue that Clayton knew very well what he was writing about and that Smith did, in fact,

Don Bradley returns to Saints Unscripted to continue his conversation about his book, "The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon's Missing Stories." Jake has been waiting for this moment since the beginning. In this episode you can expect to hear Don talk about and explain many parallels with the Book of Mormon and the Bible, with Jewish ties, uncovering the secrets about the theft of the manuscript nearly two centuries ago, and a very close, and fleshed out idea about what COULD have been on those missing pages. This episode however, only scratches the surface on what is contained in this book. You can get it yourselves on Amazon or Deseret Book!

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Don Bradley, one of the most fascinating guests we've had on our show, talked to us about his conversion and WOW. It's rather unbelievable. Don was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church) and had always been intrigued by the doctrine and history of the LDS Church. However, with further research, Don began to experience doubt. He put his doubts on a shelf and served a mission in Houston, Texas. But when he returned home, the doubts continued to set in. Don soon fell away from the Church and asked to have his records removed. However, after many years, a few surprising events led him to reconsider the Church of Jesus Christ. Hear his story!! Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/saintsunscripted

We talk with Don Bradley, author and scholar and all around incredible human! The Book of Mormon is regarded as sacred text by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as Mormons). This Book of Mormon was written by ancient prophets in the Americas for generations and was then translated by Joseph Smith into English. However, during the translation process, a friend and confidant of Joseph Smith (named Martin Harris) had lost "116 pages" of the translated version -- a portion that hadn't been copied and thus, could not be recovered. In this episode, Don Bradley mentions how he's always been fascinated with the idea of the lost pages and has wanted to learn more about the events and contents and all the facts surrounding the pages. He talks about everything that he has learned and tells us SO MUCH INFORMATION that we are learning for the first time!! Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/saintsunscripted

There's a joke circulating around that "The only thing we can be sure Joseph Smith believed in was astrology, as he died wearing a Jupiter amulet." Although the rumor is likely false, it shines light on the deep mystery of the nature and psychology of Joseph Smith. The more we dig, the more mysterious Joseph becomes. https://www.fairmormon.org/answers/Joseph_Smith/Occultism_and_magic/Jupiter_talisman This paradox has been famously termed the "Prophet Puzzle" by non-Mormon LDS studies scholar, Jan Shipps, and continues to puzzle the field of Mormon Studies over 45 years later. https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/four-views-of-joseph-smith-historians-debate-the-prophet-puzzle/ In this episode, we discuss the competing, speculative theories on Joseph Smith's psyche in light of the problematic Book of Abraham translation and claim of historicity. While most "Prophet Puzzle" discussions lean on the Book of Mormon as its primary context, the Book of Abraham presents a more difficult problem in which we have more definitive historical knowledge about the translation process and artifacts. We try to tackle the unanswered questions that remain after one reads the LDS gospel topics essay on the Book of Abraham, in which the catalyst theory is proposed but no explanation given in reconciling Joseph Smith's claim that it was written by Abraham, "by his own hand upon papyrus". Do you think Don Bradley's prophetic explanation, Ann Tave's "inspired visionary" argument, Dan Vogel's "pious fraud" hypothesis, or Christopher Smith's conman claims hold any water? Let us know what you think of the Prophet Puzzle question in the comments.  *** Google Drive link to Alejandro's "catalyst theory" argument: https://bit.ly/3a4GJFU Why the CES Letter? (Blog post explaining my motivation for doing this podcast): https://medium.com/@BrandonLy1/why-the-ces-letter-a05254bc3950 Music: "This Is Everything" by Josh Woodward. From the Free Music Archive. CC BY --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smalltalkwiththelys/support

Don Bradley is an author and independent historian specializing in the beginnings of the Latter-day Saint Restoration. He completed a Bachelor's in History at BYU and a Master's in History at Utah State University, where he wrote his thesis on... The post The Lost 116 Pages Ep. 372 The Cultural Hall appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Shawn and his wife Katie Jean take you behind the scenes of episode #003 in their new debrief series. They talk about what happens off the camera as well as who might be coming next.Support the show (http://www.venmo.com/VigilanceElite)

In this episode Shawn Ryan sits down with Don Bradley A.K.A. Head Shot Don who is a former Green Beret and a former CIA Contractor who has over 20 combat deployments with the CIA alone. Don has a severe TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and his symptoms can hit unexpectedly so we go right into the meat of this one with absolutely 0 fluff. He is an operator who has seen more combat than most can imagine but consistently displayed the upmost self restraint while under attack and extreme duress which is extremely hard to do. We go into detail into 3 separate incidences one of which actually happens right here in The United States in Monroe County, Georgia where his destiny unfortunately falls in the hands of the court system.Support the show (http://www.venmo.com/VigilanceElite)

Imagine if the Book of Mormon were 116 pages longer. That’s what Don Bradley has been doing for the past 15 years as he has reconstructed what might have been in first 116 pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript that Martin Harris lost. Jaxon Washburn interviews Bradley about his methods and findings.

Show description: In this episode, we bring you a recording of a live author event with Don Bradley at Writ & Vision rare books and gallery in Provo, UT. Don discusses his new book, The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon's Missing Stories. He discusses his background, faith journey, research into the missing pages, and how piecing together many of the missing stories changed his view of the Book of Mormon. The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon's Missing StoriesBy Don Bradley “Extraordinary. Sparkling with fresh and important insights into the history, nature, and contents of the lost portion of the Book of Mormon—and of the portion that we still have.” —Daniel C. Peterson, editor, Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship Learn More Download Subscribe in Pocket Casts           

Imagine if the Book of Mormon were 116 pages longer. That’s what Don Bradley has been doing for the past 15 years as he has reconstructed what might have been in first 116 pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript that Martin Harris lost. Jaxon Washburn interviews Bradley about his methods and findings. Listen to …

Show description: In this highly anticipated work, author Don Bradley presents over a decade of historical and scriptural research to not only tell the story of the lost pages but to reconstruct many of the detailed stories written on them. In this interview, Don Bradley discusses his methodology for reconstructing the missing stories as well as provides insight into how the missing stories reframe our view of the existing text of the Book of Mormon. The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon's Missing StoriesBy Don Bradley “Extraordinary. Sparkling with fresh and important insights into the history, nature, and contents of the lost portion of the Book of Mormon—and of the portion that we still have.” —Daniel C. Peterson, editor, Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship Learn More Download Subscribe in Pocket Casts           

Imagine if the Book of Mormon were 116 pages longer. That’s what Don Bradley has been doing for the past 15 years as he has reconstructed what might have been in first 116 pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript that Martin Harris lost. Jaxon Washburn interviews Bradley about his methods and findings. Listen to …

Imagine if the Book of Mormon were 116 pages longer. That’s what Don Bradley has been doing for the past 15 years as he has reconstructed what might have been in first 116 pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript that Martin Harris lost. Jaxon Washburn interviews Bradley about his methods and findings. Listen to …

It has been generally accepted that the LDS endowment ceremonies are based on Masonic ceremonies Joseph learned in the 1840s.  However, historian Don Bradley says there are clues to masonry in the Book of Mormon’s lost pages that are also related to the LDS temple endowment ceremonies. Don:  This [non-Mormon] Fayette Lapham guy, he’s not […] The post Temple Endowment in Lost Pages (Part 6 of 12) appeared first on Gospel Tangents.

We’ve all started 1 Nephi, but not one of us has read the actual beginning of the Book of Mormon! In this bonus episode I discuss the lost pages of the Book of Mormon with scholar Don Bradley. Watch until the end to listen to his inspiring testimony of the Book of Mormon and restoration.… Continue Reading

The loss of the original 116 pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript is often laid at the feet of Lucy Harris. But it’s possible—even likely—that she was innocent. Jaxon Washburn talks with Don Bradley about this traumatic incident in early Mormon history.  

The loss of the original 116 pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript is often laid at the feet of Lucy Harris. But it’s possible—even likely—that she was innocent. Jaxon Washburn talks with Don Bradley about this traumatic incident in early Mormon history. Listen to this episode here.  

The loss of the original 116 pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript is often laid at the feet of Lucy Harris. But it’s possible—even likely—that she was innocent. Jaxon Washburn talks with Don Bradley about this traumatic incident in early Mormon history. Listen to this episode here.  

The loss of the original 116 pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript is often laid at the feet of Lucy Harris. But it’s possible—even likely—that she was innocent. Jaxon Washburn talks with Don Bradley about this traumatic incident in early Mormon history. Listen to this episode here.  

Oliver Cowdery has long been quoted that what happened between Joseph Smith and Fanny Alger was a “dirty, filthy, nasty affair.”  But are those really his words?  It turns out that those are not actually Oliver’s words, but the words of his nephew!  In our next conversation with historian Don Bradley, Don will tell us […] The post Rewriting Oliver’s Words: Dirty, Filthy, Nasty Scrape? (Part 2 of 12) appeared first on Gospel Tangents.

Don Bradley is one of the funniest Mormon historians I know.  In our first conversation with Don, we’ll talk about my first memory of him, which deals with the timing of Fanny Alger’s marriage/affair with Joseph Smith.  Was Fanny pregnant?  Don Bradley thinks it is a strong possibility.  Check out our conversation…. Don:  A big […] The post Dating Fanny Alger (Part 1 of 12) appeared first on Gospel Tangents.

This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 2, “I Will Go and Do,” on 1 Nephi 1-7. The panelists for this roundtable were Terry Hutchinson, Kevin Christensen and Don Bradley. This roundtable was extracted from the December 15, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show may be […]

This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 2, “I Will Go and Do,” on 1 Nephi 1-7. The panelists for this roundtable were Terry Hutchinson, Kevin Christensen and Don Bradley. This roundtable was extracted from the December 15, 2019 broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete show may be […]

You can listen to or download the December 15 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Terry Hutchinson, Kevin Christensen and Don Bradley. In this episode, author Don Bradley discusses his book The Lost 116 Pages and related topics. Also featured was […]

You can listen to or download the December 15 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Terry Hutchinson, Kevin Christensen and Don Bradley. In this episode, author Don Bradley discusses his book The Lost 116 Pages and related topics. Also featured was […]

You can listen to or download the December 1 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Martin Tanner, Neal Rappleye and Jasmine Rappleye and the discussion centered around Don Bradley’s important new book The Lost 116 Pages. Also included was a roundtable […]

You can listen to or download the December 1 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Martin Tanner, Neal Rappleye and Jasmine Rappleye and the discussion centered around Don Bradley’s important new book The Lost 116 Pages. Also included was a roundtable […]

On this episode, we sit down with Don Bradley, author of a recently-released book covering what we know about the lost 116 pages of the Book of Mormon. Don has been researching this topic for the last 15 years and writing about it for the last 2; now his research is compiled into his book “The Lost 116 Pages”. What can we know about a manuscript which as been lost for nearly 2 centuries? What sources has Don used to inform his speculation of the contents of that manuscript? What missing puzzle pieces of the Book of Mormon could be filled by the manuscript? Find out the answer to hardly any of these questions by listening to our discussion, but find out the answer to all of these questions by purchasing his book! We spend very little time discussing the actual content of the book, instead focusing more heavily on Joseph Smith and the world view which allowed him to write the 116 pages and the Book of Mormon. Purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-116-Pages-Reconstructing-Mormons/dp/158958760X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lost+116+pages&qid=1574873492&sr=8-1 Connect with Don Bradley here: Onandagus1@gmail.com Show links:                                                                                                                                                              Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/

This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2019 conference held last month. If you would like to watch the presentations from our 2019 conference, you can still purchase the video streaming. Don Bradley, Joseph Smith’s First Vision as Endowment and Epitome of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (or Why […] The post FairMormon Conference Podcast #40 – Don Bradley, “Joseph Smith’s First Vision as Endowment and Epitome of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (or Why I Came Back to the Church)” appeared first on FairMormon.

In this Dialogue podcast Don Bradley discusses “The 116 Lost Pages Re-Discovering the Book of Lehi.” From the Miller Eccles website: From an early age, Don Bradley has been intrigued with Mormon history. As an 11 year-old, he visited the Hill Cumorah with his parents and went looking for his own set of sacred records. Continue Reading »

Download Transcript In this episode Brian Hales interviews Don Bradley about his decades-long research into missing parts of Book of Mormon narrative. Ever since he was a youngster, Don’s wondered about the content of the 116 pages of the Book of Lehi transcript that Martin Harris lost in 1828. Most Primary children know the story of how the Lord said “no” three times, but then relented and someone subsequently stole the pages from Martin. God told Joseph not to retranslate that portion of the golden plates so the stories and teachings scribed onto those pages remain lost forever . . . or are they? Martin Harris initially thought that his wife, Lucy, had taken the manuscript, but unlike a popular rumor, he didn’t think she burned or destroyed it. Then on her deathbed in 1836, she absolutely denied having anything to do with the manuscript theft. She was a devout Quaker— who are supposed to be absolutely honest. It appears Lucy Harris’s deathbed testimony convinced Martin that she had nothing to do with the robbery. When asked, “Do you think the lost pages might be rediscovered? Don replied: “I sure hope so.” But then he cautioned: “I would think that after 189 years, if it were still out there, it would have surfaced.” Don speculates: “It would be the biggest find ever in Mormon history and one of the biggest finds ever in religious history if that turned up, so I definitely hold out hope that it’s out there.” One person who believed that it would surface was the Prophet’s father, Joseph Smith Sr. He gave an interview in 1830 in which he said to the interviewer that that manuscript would someday come forth. Don isn’t sure if that was just his opinion or if he was quoting his son Joseph Jr. Don believes that the number 116 might be far less than the actual total of pages that disappeared. Scholars have known for some time that 116 is the number of pages of the printer’s manuscript that covers the period of the small plates, which is the same span of time as the lost pages. Joseph may have simply borrowed that number rather than having actually counted the pages before releasing them to Martin. The lost manuscript chronologically covered a full half of Mormon’s total abridgment that started 600 years from Lehi to Christ and ended in 320 AD. The remaining pages starting with Mosiah represent the second half of Mormon’s abridgment and are much greater than 116. Don asks: “Why would the first half be so short?” Over the past decades, Don sought to discover the missing meanings and narratives of the 116 pages through research. But how does one go about discovering lost words, lost pages, and lost content? He explains there are a couple of ways. There are “internal evidences” like how the “small plates” of 1 Nephi through Omni or Words of Mormon cover the same period as the lost pages. Even though these small plates are rather light on history, they give us at least a thumbnail sketch of what was in the lost 116 pages. Another internal evidence is comprised of echoes or flashbacks where later Book of Mormon accounts refer back to an earlier narrative that we don’t have. One example of this would be in Mosiah 11 that mentions King Noah building a tower on this hill that was north of the land Shilom, “which had been a resort for the children of Nephi at the time they fled out of the land.” The current Book of Mormon does not mention any details about this “resort” or the time they “fled out of the land,” but it assumes that we already know about this story, indicating that it had been in the part of the Book of Mormon that is now lost. Don also speaks of “external evidences” like statements or other sources outside of the available text of the Book of Mormon, like Joseph Smith’s earliest revelations. The most obvious of those is in section 10 of the Doctrine and Covenants where it actually says to Joseph Smith, in essence, “You’ll remember that it was said in what you translated before,

In this episode Brian Hales interviews Don Bradley about his decades-long research into missing parts of Book of Mormon narrative. Ever since he was a youngster, Don’s wondered about the content of the 116 pages of the Book of Lehi transcript that Martin Harris lost in 1828. Most Primary children know the story of how the Lord said “no” three times, but then relented and someone subsequently stole the pages from Martin. God told Joseph not to retranslate that portion of the golden plates so the stories and teachings scribed onto those pages remain lost forever . . . or are they? Martin Harris initially thought that his wife, Lucy, had taken the manuscript, but unlike a popular rumor, he didn’t think she burned or destroyed it. Then on her deathbed in 1836, she absolutely denied having anything to do with the manuscript theft. She was a devout Quaker— who are supposed to be absolutely honest. It appears Lucy Harris’s deathbed testimony convinced Martin that she had nothing to do with the robbery. When asked, “Do you think the lost pages might be rediscovered? Don replied: “I sure hope so.” But then he cautioned: “I would think that after 189 years, if it were still out there, it would have surfaced.” Don speculates: “It would be the biggest find ever in Mormon history and one of the biggest finds ever in religious history if that turned up, so I definitely hold out hope that it’s out there.” One person who believed that it would surface was the Prophet’s father, Joseph Smith Sr. He gave an interview in 1830 in which he said to the interviewer that that manuscript would someday come forth. Don isn’t sure if that was just his opinion or if he was quoting his son Joseph Jr. Don believes that the number 116 might be far less than the actual total of pages that disappeared. Scholars have known for some time that 116 is the number of pages of the printer’s manuscript that covers the period of the small plates, which is the same span of time as the lost pages. Joseph may have simply borrowed that number rather than having actually counted the pages before releasing them to Martin. The lost manuscript chronologically covered a full half of Mormon’s total abridgment that started 600 years from Lehi to Christ and ended in 320 AD. The remaining pages starting with Mosiah represent the second half of Mormon’s abridgment and are much greater than 116. Don asks: “Why would the first half be so short?” Over the past decades, Don sought to discover the missing meanings and narratives of the 116 pages through research. But how does one go about discovering lost words, lost pages, and lost content? He explains there are a couple of ways. There are “internal evidences” like how the “small plates” of 1 Nephi through Omni or Words of Mormon cover the same period as the lost pages. Even though these small plates are rather light on history, they give us at least a thumbnail sketch of what was in the lost 116 pages. Another internal evidence is comprised of echoes or flashbacks where later Book of Mormon accounts refer back to an earlier narrative that we don’t have. One example of this would be in Mosiah 11 that mentions King Noah building a tower on this hill that was north of the land Shilom, “which had been a resort for the children of Nephi at the time they fled out of the land.” The current Book of Mormon does not mention any details about this “resort” or the time they “fled out of the land,” but it assumes that we already know about this story, indicating that it had been in the part of the Book of Mormon that is now lost. Don also speaks of “external evidences” like statements or other sources outside of the available text of the Book of Mormon, like Joseph Smith’s earliest revelations. The most obvious of those is in section 10 of the Doctrine and Covenants where it actually says to Joseph Smith, in essence, “You’ll remember that it was said in what you translated before, that the plates of Nephi had a more extensive account of t...

Join Lindsay as she interviews two historians, John Hamer and Don Bradley about the Smith cousins, Joseph F. Smith and Joseph Smith III and how their public feud shaped 20th century polygamy. Links mentioned in this podcast: The Persistence of […]

Join Lindsay as she interviews two historians, John Hamer and Don Bradley about the Smith cousins, Joseph F. Smith and Joseph Smith III and how their public feud shaped 20th century polygamy. Links mentioned in this podcast: The Persistence of Polygamy, Volume II Joseph Smith III: Pragmatic Prophet book LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley’s […]