Podcast appearances and mentions of George A Smith

  EXCOMMUNICATION–JUST AND UNJUST, Part 2 of Chapter 9 of The Church and The Priesthood    Pages 183 to 187    Where much is given, much is required, and in those early days of the Church, God gave great manifestations and revelations and thus expected a great deal from the members in return. In 1864 George A. Smith gave an illustration of this principle:   It was at the same Council [June 1833] that Daniel Copley, a timid young man, who had been ordained a Priest, and required to go and preach the Gospel, was called to an account for not going on his mission. The young man said he was too weak to attempt to preach, and the Council cut him off the Church. I wonder what our missionaries now would think of so rigid a discipline as was given at that time thirty-one years ago, under the immediate supervision of the Prophet. (JD 11:8)   Members who commit heinous sins are already cut off from the Spirit of the Lord even before they are brought to a Church trial. They generally continue to go downhill and fall into darkness, while those who are unjustly excommunicated feel no effect of it.   Persons sometimes say that they have enjoyed the spirit of the work as much since they were cut off as while they were in the Church. Have they enjoyed the Spirit? Yes. Why? Simply because they were wrongfully cut off. They were cut off in such a way that it did not take the Spirit of God from them. And the reason why they were cut off was because they did not come up to the particular standard of perfection of those who dealt with them, or they did not come up to their feelings. (Francis M. Lyman, Mill. Star24:100)

Subconscious Realms Episode 283 - Occult Mormons/Seer Stone & Abraxas PT1 - Unfiltered Rise Podcast - Heidi Luv. Ladies & Gentlemen, on this Episode of Subconscious Realms we welcome the Host & Creator of Unfiltered Rise Podcast; Heidi Luv to discuss Occult Mormons, Joseph Smith, Seer Stone, Abraxas..... PT1 - Absolute Mind-Blowing Killer Episode & Heidi?!!

Dedication takes time. It takes practice. It takes excitement and commitment. When you add love to time, practice, excitement, and commitment, what you get is devotion. What the New Testament calls for is intimate connection through deep commitment within a covenant community. One that blesses those inside, blesses those on the outside, puts the world on notice and causes the world to take notice. A people who inspire because they have been inspired.The sermon today is titled "Devotion." It is the second installment in our "Community" Series. The Scripture reading is from Acts 2:42 (ESV) and Romans 12:3-11 (GW). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on April 30, 2023. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under DISCOVER: A New Community.Click here if you would like to watch the sermon or read a transcript.Footnotes (Sources and References Used In Today's Podcast):Tish Harrison Warren, "Chapter 9: Calling A Friend: Congregation and Community," in Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life (2016), pp. 115-27.Donald Miller, "Why I Don't Go To Church Very Often, A Follow Up Blog," Storyline blog (Feb 5, 2014). See also Donald Miller facebook post, "The faith I keep, and the religion I leave behind," (Oct 26, 2021). Partially referenced in Warren, Liturgy of the Ordinary.Cyprian (AD 200-258), On the Unity of the Church, Treatise 1, sect. 6.Francis Chan, Letters to the Church (2018), "Chapter 4: The Gang."Philip Yancey, Church: Why Bother? (1998), pp. 24-27.George A. Smith, The Apple Tree Community (1960). Referenced in C. Christopher Smith & John Pattison, Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus (2014).Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey Vows. Referenced in Smith & Pattison, Slow Church.I'd love to connect with you!Watch sermons and find transcripts at nathanguy.com.Follow along each Sunday through YouTube livestream and find a study guide and even kids notes on the sermon notes page.Follow me @nathanpguy (facebook/instagram/twitter)Subscribe to my email newsletter on substack.

In February 1858, the Latter-day Saints and the U.S. Army were in an armed standoff on the frozen plains of Wyoming.  The Army, under the command of COL Albert Sidney Johnston, were on half rations, and suffering from a lack of salt. The Latter-day Saints seemed to have the upper hand for the time being, though they faced growing threats from all sides.  In the middle of this stalemate a strange letter arrived in Salt Lake City for Brigham Young.  It had come express from the town of Nephi, about 80 miles to the south.  The note, scrawled in a hurry, contained this cryptic message: “My dear sir, I trust you will recognize my handwriting. That I have made [the journey] in six weeks from New York may persuade you that I am on no fool's errand . . . . I send this to you by express, and urge you to postpone any military movement of importance until we meet and have a serious interview. If you cannot see the expediency of doing so on other grounds, I entreat it as a favor – in requital of the services which I rendered your people in their less prosperous days. I remain their friend, to serve them faithfully, Dr. Osborne.”  Two days later, pale and shaking with illness, the mysterious “Doctor Osborne” arrived in the city – it was none other than their friend, Colonel Thomas Kane, who could now dispense with his pseudonym.   He had indeed made the trip in 6 weeks, traveling night and day to reach Salt Lake City before the Latter-day Saints and the U.S. Army came to battle. But his message to the Saints -- to welcome the Army into the valley, and immediately send them food and supplies, turned out to be a hard sell. Some (like George A. Smith) scoffed at this idea.  How COL Kane managed to (as his wife Elizabeth would later write),  "turn a whole people's will and make them ask for peace in the hour of their triumph.” To learn more about the stories in this episode, please check out these (excellent!) sources:  David L. Bigler, "The Crisis at Fort Limhi 185, 35 Utah Hist. Q. 2 (1967), available at https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/uhq_volume35_1967_number2/s/104099. For the materials and sources in this story, we owe a special thanks to Utah War historian William "Bill" MacKinnon - His two-volume set, "At Sword's Point: A Documentary History of the Utah War to 1858" is an extraordinary resource for anyone interested in learning more about the Utah War. It is available on Amazon and Google Books.  Search Terms: Thomas L. Kane, Brigham Young, George A. Smith, Utah War, Fort Bridger, James Buchanan, Patrick "Pat" Kane, Echo Canyon, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Mormon History, Latter-day Saints, U.S. Army, American West, Fort Limhi, Shashone, Bannock, Attack. 

O Templo de Salt Lake levou 40 anos para ser construído e é um dos mais belos edifícios religiosos do mundo. Neste episódio, Ed Sousa e Gustavo Rodrigues conversam sobre a história, símbolos e curiosidades a respeito deste templo. Referências: Robert O. Cowan, Temples to dot the Earth, p. 100-118. James E. Talmage - A Casa do Senhor, p.103-130. Lindsey Miller, "10 Fascinating Facts You Didn't Know About the Salt Lake Temple" em ldsliving.com, 2019. Hugh Nibley, Temple and Cosmos, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley: Volume 12, 2009. Loren C. Dunn, "Symbolism: Symbols in architecture of the temple are ‘a means of teaching'", Church News, 1993. George A. Smith, citado em James Henry Anderson, "The Salt Lake Temple", The Contributor, Vol. XIV, No. 6, Abril de 1893, p. 275.

Join America and me as we read over ten of the secondhand accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision. The first five accounts that we go over are directly from the Joseph Smith Papers website. The next five come directly from the Journal of Discourses.  Brigham Young, 1855 (Journal of Discourses vol. 2, p. 171) Heber C. Kimball, 1857 (Journal of Discourse vol. 6, p. 29) George A. Smith, 1868 (Journal of Discourses vol. 12, p. 334) Orson Pratt, 1874 (Journal of Discourses vol. 17, p. 278) John Taylor, 1879 (Journal of Discourses vol. 20, p. 167) Additionally, I reference John Larsen a few times in this episode, this comes from Mormon Stories Podcast episode 1469. If I have missed any secondhand accounts, please email me at julia.analyzing.mormonism@gmail.com

On July 24, 1857, the Latter-day Saints learned – in the middle of the 10th Anniversary Celebration – that President Buchanan had ordered an Army to the Utah Territory.  Though they did not know what the Army's mission or the intent behind the expedition, they learned that the expedition was to be led by William Selby Harney – and the choice of Harney portended the very worst.  In his council, Brigham Young called for a vote on a rather shocking proposal.  He wrote in his journal, “It was carried unanimously that if Harney crossed the south pass the buzzards should pick his bones.” But who was General Harney?  Why was his appointment as commander so significant?  Why did it provoke such outrage and desperation from Brigham Young and other Church leaders?  We explore that and more on this episode of Adventures in Mormon History.     This episode discusses Harney's history in the Mexican American War, and his heroism during the Battle of Cerro Gordo, the eagerness with which he hanged the deserters and traitors of the Saint Patrick Battalion (or San Patricios), the ruthlessness he showed in the Ash Hollow Massacre, and the depravity with which he murdered the enslaved young woman, Hannah, in Saint Louis in 1835.  By 1857, "Squaw Killer Harney" had become infamous.  The Latter-day Saints reacted to word of his appointment with outrage and shock.  They assumed that, under Harney, they would fare no better than the Saint Patrick deserters in the Mexican War, or the Lakota Sioux at Ash Hollow.  They began making preparations for war.  This episode also includes a recorded rendition of the long-forgotten Latter-day Saint folk song, "Squaw Killer Harney is on the Way."  I realized that it would, in the long run, be less embarrassing to record the song myself than to get someone who could actually sing.  To learn more about the start of the Utah War, please check out these (excellent!) sources:  William MacKinnon, At Sword's Point: A Documentary History of the Utah War (Vol. I and II) (2016).  MacKinnon's work on the Utah War is nothing short of phenomenal.  They are available on Google Books to anyone interested.   Also, I drew on the Forward to Volume I written by Will Bagley.  Wilford Hill Lecheminant, A Crisis Averted?  General Harney and the Change in Command of the Utah Expedition, 51 Utah Hist. Quarterly 1 (1983).Thomas E. Cheney, Mormon Songs From the Rocky Mountains: A Compilation of Mormon Folksong (1968).David L. Bigler, A Lion in the Path: Genesis of the Utah War, 1857-1858, 76 Utah Hist. Q. 1, 5 (Winter 2008), available at https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/uhq_volume76_2008_number1.In this episode: Brigham Young, George A. Smith, William Selby Harney, Asa Calkin, Jefferson Davis, P. T. G. Beauregard, Mexican American War, Bloody Kansas, Ash Hollow Massacre, Logan Reives, Saint Patrick Battalion, San Patricio Battalion, Battle of Cerro Gordo, Utah Expedition,  the Pig War of 1859.

On the latest episode of Mormon Book Reviews Brent Ashworth returns to "Show & Tell". In this segment we discuss a very rare book owned by George A. Smith about the history of Topsfield Massachusetts, a very unique document with Joseph Smith Sr.'s signature, how Brent is able to acquire items in his collection, and his close friendship with Gordon B. Hinckley.PatreonShow & Tell

Introduction Chapter 1 of The United Order by Ogden Kraut http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30 * * * * * But it is not given that one man should possess that which is above another, wherefore the world lieth in sin. (D. & C. 49:20) For if ye are not equal in earthly things, ye cannot be equal in obtaining heavenly things. (D. & C. 78:6) Brethren and sisters, think of these things, and as the spirit of the Almighty was in your hearts when you received the laying on of hands and the baptism of the Holy Spirit, bearing testimony that the Gospel of Jesus Christ was true, seek with all your hearts, and know, by the same spirit, that the establishment of the United Order, is another step towards the triumph of that great and glorious work for which we are continually laboring, namely the dawning of the Millennium and the commencement of the reign of Christ on the earth. (George A. Smith, J.D. 17:62) * * * * *

The regular series of Rebuilding America is over, but last month Ken was honored with the HOOAH Award from the National Conference on Citizenship. To celebrate this award, NCoC recorded a live Veteran’s Day panel conversation between Ken and two past winners of the HOOAH Award - Mike Washington and Becky Margiotta. The George A. Smith HOOAH Award is presented annually to a veteran who defines citizenship through service. Becky Margiotta is an Army veteran and principal and owner at the Billions Institute, helping teach and support foundations and non-profit executives leading large-scale social change initiatives. Mike Washington is a retired Marine Corps Master Sgt and Seattle firefighter who works to combat PTSD among veterans and first responders.

When assigning blame for the Mountain Meadows Massacre, two figures who played a prominent role in raising tensions often don’t get talked about as much as others:  President James Buchanan, and apostle George A. Smith.  Will Bagley tells how these two men created the environment which allowed a massacre to take place at Mountain Meadows. […] The post Pres. Buchanan & George Smith’s Role in MMM (Part 3 of 9) appeared first on Gospel Tangents.

THE GREATEST PROPHET OF THE KINGDOM, Chapter 16 of Kingdom of God Volume 2  Pages 124-128 http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=139 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist. (Luke 7:28)   As we look at the life and character of John the Baptist, he seemed to be one of the minor or lesser prophets of the Bible. Yet we know that he was great in the eyes of the Lord. When the angel prophesied to Zacharias about the son he would bear, he said that “Many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord . . . and many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God . . . to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” (Luke 1:14-17)   We will now refer to John the Baptist. He came as a forerunner of Christ. He was a lineal descendant of the house of Levi. His father was a priest. John the Baptist was a child born by miracle, God having revealed to his father that Elizabeth who had been many years barren should bear a son. John feared not the world, but went forth preaching in the wilderness of Judea, declaiming against wickedness and corruption. (George A. Smith, JD 13:41)      

    About the episode:     George A. Smith of Mount Vernon has done a lot of things in his life, from writing comprehensive plans for rural Maine towns to managing statewide referendum campaigns. He served as executive director of the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine for 18 years, growing the membership from 4,000 to 14,000 and making it one of the state's most influential organizations.   George left SAM at the end of 2010 to write full time. He writes an outdoor news blog posted on his website and the website of the Bangor Daily News, cited by the Maine Press Association in 2014 as the state's best sports blog. He has written a weekly editorial column published in the Kennebec Journal and Waterville Morning Sentinel for 28 years, columns for The Maine Sportsman magazine since 1977, and special columns for magazines and the newsletters of various Maine organizations.     In the episode:        3:59 – Nancy starts off by asking George about the lake he lives next to, which also happens to be where they are recording this episode.     5:06 – George talks about how things have changed in his lifetime – starting with writing using a typewriter.     8:40 – George shares how he started his career and began writing.     10:35 – George describes how he writes with limited use of his hands due to ALS.     11:13 – George confidently states that he would not change a thing about his career, before sharing adventurous stories.    13:11 – Nancy points out the correlation between writing and reading – that reading helps you become a better writer.     16:05 – George shares how he made connections while working with newspapers and TV shows.   18:13 – George describes how he uses Facebook to share his writing.     19:11 – George starts talking about SAM, his role lobbying at the legislature and his connections with Angus King and Jared Golden.     26:38 – George shares how he deals with ALS, including the inspiring stories of others with ALS.     29:42 – George explains how he stays involved with politics and news through people like governor Janet Mills and Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso.     30:12 – George and Nancy share stories about fly fishing, whether working with Orvis and L.L. Bean or how Governor Mills enjoys fly fishing.     34:16 – George shares how his family has helped after being diagnosed with ALS and suggests that they should be on the podcast.     36:36 – Nancy asked what resources George finds helpful and George talks about how talented Maine writers are.      Quote:      On staying positive with ALS: "Try to make the most of every day. You know, it's all you can do and realize that you're very limited in what you can do." - George Smith         Links:     Whatever It Takes by May Davidson   The Canoe Maker by David Moses Bridges  A Lifetime of Hunting and Fishing by George Smith        Looking to connect:      Email: georgesmithmaine@gmail.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/george.smith.54922  Website: www.georgesmithmaine.com 

THE PERPETUAL EMIGRATION FUND, Pages 69-74 of Chapter 7 of The Gathering of Israel by Ogden Kraut    Our President said he would be glad to have some six discourses, each six hours long, preached to the people upon the subject of doing their duty unto others in regard to this Fund. (Orson Pratt, J.D. 2:55) In 1849 President Brigham Young established a Perpetual Emigration Fund which was a financial company offering aid to those seeking to gather to Utah. Many of the Saints in foreign lands were very poor, if not in financial bondage, yet they had the desire to gather with the Saints in Zion. The Fund would loan them the money to emigrate to Utah, after which they were to repay that loan as soon as they could. This idea probably was conceived back in the days of Nauvoo. Apostle George A. Smith said: While the Saints were surrounded by their enemies on every hand in illinois, they entered into a solemn covenant within the walls of the Temple at Nauvoo that they would exert themselves to the extent of their influence and property to aid every Latter-day Saint that desired to gather to the mountains. This covenant they did not forget, and the very moment they began to gather a little surplus they commenced to use it to aid their brethren and sisters left behind. At first they purchased, in the East, cattle and wagons necessary to bring the emigrants here; but in a few years they raised cattle here, and sent their teams to the Missouri river year af-[70]ter year, sometimes two hundred and sometimes three hundred, and they have sent as many as five hundred teams, for several successive seasons…. (J.D. 13:84)   www.youtube.com/user/Godismycompass   www.FundamentallyMormon.com

WRITTEN SERMONS IN THE CHURCH, Topic 50. Page 71 of Ninety Five Thesis by Ogden Kraut.   “But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that some hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.” (Matt. 10:19-20)   “But notwithstanding those things which are written, it always has been given to the elders of my church from the beginning, and ever shall be, to conduct all meetings as they are directed and guided by the Holy Spirit.” (D. & C. 46:2)   “Therefore, verily I say unto you, lift up your voices unto this people; speak the thoughts that I shall put into your hearts, and you shall not be confounded before men; For it shall be given you in the very hour, yea, in the very moment, what ye shall say.” (D. & C. 100:5-6)   “With the Latter-day Saints, the idea of writing sermons or preparing addresses beforehand is entirely discarded; it never was practiced amongst them.” (George A. Smith, J.D. 13:292)

February is #BlackHistoryMonth and we're starting off with Russell Stevenson, a Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University in African-American studies.  He has written a biography of Elijah Ables, and we're going to learn more about the first documented black man to hold the priesthood.  I'll ask if Elijah Ables was born a slave, and we'll learn as much as we can about his life before he joined the LDS Church. https://youtu.be/JwiuLUSa4aY Russell:  We do not have a lot of hard data on Elijah's upbringing.  We know something about where he's from.  We know that he was born in western Maryland.  There are a number of potential counties according to different documents where he could have been born in some say Frederick, others say Washington, others say Hancock.  We know that he was born at some point between 1808-1812. As far as his religious upbringing, we know basically nothing about that.  We don't even know with certainty that he was a slave.  Statistically speaking that part of Maryland, the free African-American versus the slave African-American ratio, it broke in favor of slaves.  Statistically speaking he was probably a slave at some point, but beyond that speculation we don't know with certainty. Really the first hard documentation we have of Elijah's life comes through a photograph that we have, George A. Smith family photograph collection and it identifies his baptism year as being 1832.  Thanks to that photo, we have some sense of how old he was, which is again, somewhere between 20-24 years old, but the documentation is pretty limited. Was he light enough to pass for white?  What was his occupation?  Russell answers these questions!  Check out our conversation….. Don't forget to check out our interviews with Margaret Young, Dr. Paul Reeve, Dr. Mark Staker, and Dr. Darron Smith as part of your studies of #BlackHistoryMonth! [paypal-donation]