In this episode, Lindsay and Bryan wrap up the story of Jedediah Morgan Grant, the “Sledgehammer of Mormonism,” as they dive into the final chapter of his life. From his rise to prominence in Salt Lake City as mayor and Brigham Young’s right-hand man, to his fiery leadership in the intense spiritual revival known as the Mormon Reformation, Grant’s zeal for purifying the faith left a lasting impact on the early LDS Church.
SHOWNOTES:
- Wilford Woodruff and the Mormon Reformation of 1855-57 by Thomas G. Alexander
- Shakers, Mormons, and Religious Worlds by Stephen Taysom
- The Mormon Reformation by Paul Peterson
- The Mormon Reformation A Historiographical Essay by Julie Harris Adams
- Confessions of a Revisionist Historian: David L. Bigler