In this episode, Lindsay and Bryan dive into the 1860s, the decade when Mormon polygamy reached its statistical and cultural peak. Drawing on census data, diaries, oral histories, and the sharp observations of British explorer Richard Francis Burton, they examine how plural marriage became woven into Utah’s theology, politics, economics, and daily life. From Brigham …
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Episode 147: The Tragic Tale of Eleanor McLean
Before Mountain Meadows, there was blood in Arkansas. This is the wild, tragic, and shockingly true story of the Mormon apostle murdered over a love triangle, the woman caught in the crossfire, and the ripple effect that helped ignite one of the darkest moments in American frontier history. SHOWNOTES: Eleanor McLean and the Murder of …
TRUE TO THE FAITH, THE NEW MORMON DOCTRINE – & – A DECADE OF THE PROCLAMATION ON THE FAMILY
With the publication in July 2004 of True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference, the Church has taken another step toward a unified body of authoritative doctrine. This concise 190-page document, organized alphabetically from A (Aaronic Priesthood) to Z (Zion) thus joins the missionary “white book” of behavioral rules, the newest revision of For the …
TRUE TO THE FAITH, THE NEW MORMON DOCTRINE – & – A DECADE OF THE PROCLAMATION ON THE FAMILY
With the publication in July 2004 of True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference, the Church has taken another step toward a unified body of authoritative doctrine. This concise 190-page document, organized alphabetically from A (Aaronic Priesthood) to Z (Zion) thus joins the missionary “white book” of behavioral rules, the newest revision of For the …
Defining the Mormon Doctrine of Deity
Defining the Mormon Doctrine of Deity
The Adam-God Doctrine Reappraised As an Evolutionary Step in the Development of the Mormon Doctrine of Deity
The Adam-God Doctrine Reappraised As an Evolutionary Step in the Development of the Mormon Doctrine of Deity