Reaction to American Primeval

Reaction to American Primeval

Jan 22, 2025 | History

To watch this episode on YouTube, click HERE. Let’s talk about what American Primeval gets right and very, very wrong about Latter-day Saints, or “Mormons”. The main storyline really has little to do with Latter-day Saints — it’s the story of a mother and son trying...
Brigham Young, Slavery, and the Apostle that Said NO

Brigham Young, Slavery, and the Apostle that Said NO

Jan 10, 2025 | History

To watch this interview on YouTube, click HERE. W. Paul Reeve is the Simmons Chair of Mormon Studies in the History Department at the University of Utah where he teaches courses on Utah history, Mormon history, and the history of the U.S. West. He is the author of the...
Did Joseph Smith’s Family Believe He Was a Prophet?

Did Joseph Smith’s Family Believe He Was a Prophet?

Jan 3, 2025 | Joseph Smith

To watch this video on YouTube, click HERE. In 1836 Maria Monk published a shocking and scandalous exposé of a Catholic nunnery in Montreal. She claimed that nuns were being sexually exploited by the priests and that any offspring from these encounters were disposed...
Teen Brides Used to Be Common in Utah (Here’s Why)

Teen Brides Used to Be Common in Utah (Here’s Why)

Dec 3, 2024 | History

To watch this episode on YouTube, click HERE. YouTube video transcript: Hey guys, so the Church’s gospel topics essay on plural marriage in early Utah notes that in those days, many women married at relatively young ages: “16 or 17 or, infrequently, younger.”...