Wilford Woodruff: The Prophet Who Cheated Death A LOT

Wilford Woodruff: The Prophet Who Cheated Death A LOT

To watch this episode on YouTube, click HERE. Episode transcript: This is Wilford Woodruff, who would later become the 4th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is actor Joel Edgerton, who’d better be playing Wilford Woodruff if there’s...
John Taylor: From British Convert to OUTLAW PROPHET

John Taylor: From British Convert to OUTLAW PROPHET

To watch this episode on YouTube, click HERE. Video Transcript: In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we hear a lot about Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. But we don’t hear much about the 3rd president of the Church, John Taylor. And that’s a shame...
Reaction to American Primeval

Reaction to American Primeval

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

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...