The TRUTH about the Book of Mormon and View of the Hebrews
To watch this interview on YouTube, click HERE. Stephen Smoot is the co-author of Joseph Smith’s Uncanonized Revelations. He is a doctoral candidate in Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literature at the Catholic University of America. He previously earned a master’s...
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...
The Truth about Why Joseph Smith CHANGED His Revelations
To watch this episode on YouTube, click HERE. Video Transcript: Fun fact: across the various editions of The Doctrine and Covenants, a whole lot of changes have been made to the text. Most changes are small things — spelling, grammar, copyist errors, etc. — but in...
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
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?
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...
BYU Prof Unpacks Radical Truths of the King Follett Discourse
To watch the interview on YouTube, click HERE. Casey Griffiths is part of the Religious Education department over at BYU. Before that, for about 11 years, he worked in Seminaries and Institutes. He is also currently a co-host of the excellent podcast Church History...
Teen Brides Used to Be Common in Utah (Here’s Why)
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.”...
Response to Mr. Beat
To watch this episode on YouTube, click HERE. Transcript of David's YouTube video below: Mr. Beat (not to be confused with Mr. Beast) recently made a video about Latter-day Saint history and OH MY HECK, we’ve got a lot to talk about, so let’s get to it. 33:28 - 34:08...
Brad Wilcox: What We Get WRONG about Grace and Ordinances
To watch this interview on YouTube, click HERE. Brad Wilcox currently serves as the First Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency. He is also a professor in BYU’s Department of Ancient Scripture. Here, he discusses the real nature of grace and the actual...
What Ella Jensen saw after death (and who called her back)
To watch this video on YouTube, click HERE. Video Transcript: This is the story of Ella Jensen — a Latter-day Saint girl who died and came back again with quite the story to tell. As a short disclaimer: Stories like these can understandably be hard to believe. I...
Why Didn’t Emma Go West with the Saints?
To watch this video on YouTube, click HERE. Video Transcript: Hey guys! A couple of years after the murder of Joseph Smith, most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled west. Some people might be surprised to hear that Joseph’s first wife,...