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Church History Matters — 206 episodes

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204 - Did Joseph Smith Drink Alcohol? I Church History Matters I Word of Wisdom Series

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203 - Word of Wisdom Command or Counsel? I Church History Matters I Word of Wisdom Series

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202 - Joseph Smith Promised Female Priests | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series

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201 - History of Women's Service in the Temple | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series

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200 - Priesthood & Women During the 20th Century | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series

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199 - Priesthood & Women in the Early Church | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series

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198 - Evolution of Women Doing Healing Rituals | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series

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197 - Can Women Administer to the Sick? | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series

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196 - Do Men and Women Share the Priesthood? | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series

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195 - Can Women Be Part of the Priesthood? | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series

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194 - How are Women Connected to the Priesthood? | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series

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193 - Latest Research: Science & Scripture w/Ben Spackman | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series

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192 - Does the Church Contradict Science? | Church History Matters I Science Religion Series

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191 - Where is Truth: Theology or Science? | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series

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190 - Do Church Leaders Support Scripture or Science? | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series

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189 - Is Evolution a Threat to Faith? | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series

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188 - BYU Biologist Talks Faith & Science | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series

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187 - Should Science Affect Our Understanding of Scripture? | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series

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186 - Should the Scriptures Be Taken Literally? | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series

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185 - Can Science and Religion Coexist? | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series

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184 - Merry Christmas! What's Next for Church History Matters with Scott and Casey? - E52 December 22-28

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183 - The Family A Proclamation to the World CFM - A Deep Dive On The Family Proclamation - E51 December 15-21

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182 - The Articles of Faith CFM - Intro to Latter-day Saint Beliefs - E50C December 8-14

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181 - Official Declaration 2 CFM - Race Controversies in the Church - E50B December 8-14

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180 - Official Declaration 1 CFM - The Official Response To Polygamy In The Church - E50 December 8-14

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179 - D&C 138 CFM - The Impact of Temple Work For The Dead - E49B December 1-7

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178 - D&C 137 CFM - This Revelation Saves Most of Mankind - E49 December 1-7

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177 - D&C 136 CFM - Latter-day Exodus & How God Forged Us Into A New People - E48B November 24-30

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176 - D&C 135 CFM - The Tragedy of Joseph & Hyrum Smiths Martyrdom - E48 November 24-30

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175 - D&C 134 CFM - Latter-day Saint View on Government - E47B November 17-23

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174 - D&C 133 CFM - Our Warning Before the Second Coming - E47 November 17-23

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173 - D&C 132 CFM - The Revelation That Shook The Church - E46B November 10-15

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172 - D&C 129-131 CFM - Spiritual Beings Are More Than You Think - E46 November 10-15

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171 - The Power of Temple Ordinances & Work for the Dead with Jonathan Stapley - E45C November 3-5

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170 - D&C 128 CFM - A New Doctrine Connecting the Living and Dead - E45B November 3-9

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169 - D&C 125-127 CFM - Temple Work and Redeeming the Dead - E45 November 3-9

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168 - How Relief Society Helped Restore the Temple with Lisa Olsen Tait - E44B Oct 27 - Nov 2

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167 - D&C 124 CFM - Why God Told The Saints To Start Over - E44 Oct 27 - Nov 2

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166 - What You Never Knew About Liberty Jail with Alex Baugh - E43C October 20-26

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165 - D&C 122-123 CFM - Lessons From Liberty Jail - E43B October 20-26

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164 - D&C 121 CFM - Enduring Trials And Hardships In Life - E43 October 20-26

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163 - D&C 118-120 CFM - The 12 Apostles Mission & The Law of Tithing - E42B October 13-19

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162 - D&C 115-117 CFM - Trusting God When The Future Is Unclear - E42 October 13-19

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161 - D&C 113-114 CFM - Christ In Isaiah: The Stem and Root of Jesse - E41B October 6-12

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160 - D&C 111-112 CFM - How God Works With Our Mistakes - E41 October 6-12

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159 - Spiritual Manifestations & The Kirtland Temple with Karl Anderson - E40C September 29-October 5

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158 - D&C 110 CFM - Angelic Visitations and More in Kirtland - E40B September 29-October 5

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157 - D&C 109 CFM - The Beginning of Modern Day Temples - E40 September 29-October 5

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156 - D&C 106-108 CFM - Priesthood Offices And Duties - E39 September 22-28

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155 - Was Zions Camp a Success or Failure? With Matt Godfrey - E38C September 15-21

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154 - D&C 104-105 CFM - God’s People Tested with Money & Zions Camp - E38B September 15-21

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153 - D&C 102-103 CFM - God’s Stance on Violence & Organizing Councils - E38 September 15-21

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152 - D&C 101 CFM - Why Zion Fell and The Saints Were Driven Out - E37C September 8-14

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151 - D&C 99-100 CFM - Missionary Work and The Importance of Family - E37B September 8-14

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150 - D&C 98 CFM - Patience and Forgiveness During Hardships - E37 September 8-14

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149 - D&C 97 CFM - The Coming Trouble for Zion - E36B September 1-7

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148 - D&C 94-96 CFM - The Start of Latter-Day Temples - E36 September 1-7

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147 - D&C 93 CFM - We Can Become Like Jesus Through Grace - E35 August 25-31

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146 - D&C 90-92 CFM - Learning Is A Divine Duty - E34B August 18-24

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145 - D&C 89 CFM - A Deep Dive on the Word of Wisdom - E34 August 18-24

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144 - D&C 88 CFM - The Surprising Truth About God’s Laws - E33B August 11-17

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143 - D&C 88 CFM - Understanding God & The Nature of Life - E33 August 11-17

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142 - D&C 87 CFM - The Revelation on War - E32B August 4-10

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141 - D&C 85-86 CFM - The Apostasy Isn’t All You Think - E32 August 4-10

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140 - D&C 84 CFM - Clarity on the Priesthood in the Church - E31B July 28 - August 3

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139 - D&C 84 CFM - The Power of Godly Living - E31 July 28 - August 3

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138 - D&C 81-83 CFM - Family, Finances, and Church Presidency - E30 July 21-27

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137 - D&C 78-80 CFM - Codenames & Early Business Ventures - E29B July 14-20

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136 - D&C 77 CFM - Understanding the Book of Revelation - E29 July 14-20

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135 - Early Saints Respond to the Plan of Salvation with Matt McBride - E28B July 7-13

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134 - D&C 76 CFM - The Vision that Changed Heaven Forever - E28 July 7-13

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133 - D&C 74-75 CFM - How to Handle Mixed Faith Marriages - E27B June 30-July 6

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132 - D&C 71-73 CFM - Responding to Opposition & The Lord’s Surprising Command - E27 June 30-July 6

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131 - D&C 67-70 CFM - Scripture Is More Than You Think - E26 Jun 23-29

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130 - D&C 65-66 CFM - Sign Seeking VS Seeking a Witness - E25B Jun 16-22

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129 - D&C 64 CFM - Why Forgiveness is so Important - E25 Jun 16-22

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128 - D&C 63 CFM - Faith Does Not Come Through Signs - E24B Jun 9-15

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127 - D&C 60-62 CFM - Does Satan Have Power Over Water? - E24 Jun 9-15

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126 - D&C 59 CFM - What Does the Sabbath Really Mean? - E23B Jun 2-8

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125 - D&C 58 CFM - The Saints in Zion - Now What? - E23 Jun 2-8

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124 - D&C 55-57 CFM - Why Zion Had to Start Here - E22B May 26 - Jun 1

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124 - D&C 51-54 CFM - Trying to Build Zion While Losing Everything - E22 May 26 - Jun 1

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123 - D&C 50 CFM - How We Can Learn to Discern the Spirit - E21B May 19-25

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122 - D&C 49 CFM - The Revelation that Defined Marriage - E21 May 19-25

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121 - D&C 47-48 CFM - The Importance of Keeping Records - E20B May 12-18

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120 - D&C 46 CFM - Seeking & Discerning Gifts of the Spirit - E20 May 12-18

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119 - D&C 45 CFM - What's coming in the Last Days? - E19 May 5-11

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118 - D&C 41-44 CFM - The Most Misunderstood Law in the Church - E18 April 28 - May 4

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117 - How a Move to Ohio Sparked a Global Movement w/Scott Esplin - E17 Bonus - April 21-27

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116 - D&C 37-40 CFM - Gathering to Build Zion - E17 - April 21-27

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115 - Easter and the Importance of the Resurrection - E16 - April 14-20

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114 - Early Church Converts w/Janiece Johnson - E15 Bonus - April 7-13

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113 - D&C 30-36 - CFM - The Lamanite Mission - E15 - April 7-13

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112 - D&C 29 - CFM - The End of the World as We Know It? - E14 - March 31-April 6

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111 - D&C 27-28 - CFM - Sacrament & Seer Stones - E13 - March 24-30

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110 - Full BONUS EPISODE on Emma Smith w/Jenny Reeder - CFM - 12b - March17-23

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109 - D&C 23-26 CFM - Emma Smith: Elect & Complicated - E12 March 17-23

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108 - D&C 20-22 CFM - Our History & Doctrine Are Inseparable - E11 March 10-16

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107 - D&C 19 CFM - Sacrificing for Others' Salvation is HARD - E10 March 3 - 9

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106 - D&C 18 CFM - What a Soul Is Worth - E9 Feb 24 - March 2

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105 The Intractable Witnesses of the Book of Mormon - Come Follow Me - E8 - Bonus Episode - Feb 17-23

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104 - D&C 12-17, JS—H 1:66-75 CFM - Collaborating with Angels - E8 Feb 17-23

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103 - D&C 10-11 CFM - God Playing Chess, Satan Playing Checkers - E7 Feb 10-16

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102 The Miraculous Book of Mormon Translation - Come Follow Me - E6 - Bonus Episode - Feb 3-9

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101 - D&C 6-9 CFM - Oliver & Revelation - E6 Feb 3-9

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100 - D&C 3-5 CFM - God is Merciful - E5 Jan 27-Feb 2

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099 - D&C 2, JS—H 1:27-65 CFM - The Second Vision - E4 Jan 20-26

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098 BONUS *The Smith Family* - Come Follow Me - E3b - Jan 13-19

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097 - JS—H 1:1-26 CFM - The First Vision - E3 Jan 13-19

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096 - D&C 1 CFM - The Lord's Preface - E2 Jan 6-12

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095 - The Restoration CFM - Intro to the Doctrine & Covenants - E1 Dec 30-Jan 5

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095 “Peace on Earth”—How Can We Help? An Interview with Patrick Mason

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094 "Vengeance Is Mine," An Interview with Richard Turley and Barbara Jones Brown

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093 What Was Brigham Young's Role in the Mountain Meadows Massacre?

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092 What Happened at Mountain Meadows?

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091 "Buchanan's Blunder" and the Utah War

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090 What Was the "Mormon War" of 1838?

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089 Was Zion's Camp Violent?

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088 The First Violence Against Latter-day Saints

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087 Does Religion Make People More Violent?

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086 Why Does God Guide Those Not of His Church? (w/Dr. Christopher Blythe)

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085 Mormon Fundamentalism (w/Dr. Brian Hales)

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084 A Deep-Dive Into the Community of Christ (w/ Andrew Bolton)

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083 A Deep-Dive Into the "Bickertonite" Movement (w/Josh Gehly)

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082 A Deep-Dive Into the LDS Strangite Movement (w/ Dr. Kyle Beshears)

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081 Who Are the Strangites, the Josephites, and the Bickertonites?

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080 What If All the Apostles Died At Once? Succession Q&R with Dr. Daniel C. Peterson

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079 What If the Church President Can't Serve Due to Poor Health?

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078 A Young Apostle Questions Succession By Seniority

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077 The Two Orsons and the Question of Succession

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076 The Contested Reorganization of the First Presidency in 1847

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075 Six Days in August

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074 Two Contenders: Sidney Rigdon vs. Brigham Young & The Twelve

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073 The Eight Possible Succession Paths

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072 New Series Announcement!

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071 “Carthage CSI” with Sam Weston

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070 The Fate of the Persecutors of the Prophet Joseph Smith

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069 Carthage Controversies

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068 What Happened in Carthage? A Careful Walk-Through of the Martyrdom

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067 The Carthage Decision: Why Joseph and Hyrum Chose to Go

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066 The Nauvoo Expositor: the Spark That Lit the Fuse

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065 "A Judas In Our Midst"

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064 Joseph Smith's Death: A Political Assassination

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063 Temple Q&R with Dr. Richard Bennett

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062 Temple Garments and Temple Changes in the 20th and 21st Centuries

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061 Temple Work Without Temples

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060 Discontinued/Obscure Temple Rituals

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059 Marriage Sealings: A High Fusion of Theology + Ritual

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058 An Interview with an LDS Freemason

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057 The Origins of the Temple Endowment

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056 Restoration of “the Priesthood” Through Temple Ordinances?

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055 The Kirtland Endowment: What it Was and Why it Matters

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054 The Beginnings of LDS Temple Worship

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053 Q&R w/ Prof. Aaron Miller - Modern Money Controversies

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052 Q&R! On Early Church Finance w/ Drs. Elizabeth Kuehn & Jeffrey Mahas

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051 Modern Church Financial Controversies

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050 Zion-Building Through Poverty-Elimination

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049 Consecration in Nauvoo & Utah

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048 Did Tithing Replace Consecration?

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047 Are Church “For-Profit” Businesses Okay?

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046 Consecration and the Beginning of Church Finances

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045 Seekers Wanted: Interview with Dr. Anthony Sweat

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044 Real vs. Rumor: An Interview with Dr. Keith Erekson

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043 God Bless You All!

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042 Why Evidence-Based Faith Matters

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041 Why Contextualizing Facts Matters So Much

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040 Why Mental Flexibility is So Crucial for Durable Discipleship

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039 Are Criticisms of the Book of Mormon Witnesses Defensible?

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038 How Can We Think Like Historians?

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037 Workshopping the Three Lenses

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036 How Do We Become Doctrinally Confident?

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035 What Do You Know? And How Do You Know It?

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034 Q&R with Dr. Kerry Muhlestein! Tough Book of Abraham Questions

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033 Beyond Book of Abraham Controversies

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032 The Abraham Facsimile Conundrum: Is it All or Nothing?

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031 The Book of Abraham: Origins and Controversies

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030 How Has Canonizing/De-Canonizing Happened in the Doctrine & Covenants?

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029 Exploring the Divine-Human Partnership in Scripture Creation | Featuring the D&C

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028 Q&R! Tough JST Questions with Kent Jackson

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027 Did Joseph Smith Plagiarize Part of the JST?

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026 The JST as Revelatory Springboard?

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025 What Do We ACTUALLY Know About the JST?

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024 Q&R! Tough Questions with Paul Reeve

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023 The 1978 Revelation of Reversion and Repair

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022 Was the Racial Ban Church Policy or Doctrine? Setting the Stage for a Revelation (from 1908-1978)

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021 How the Priesthood-Temple Ban Became Fully Entrenched Policy in the Church

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020 1852 and The Beginnings of the Priesthood-Temple Ban in the Church

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019 Joseph Smith and Black Africans

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018 The Racist American Context the Church was Born Into

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017 Q&R! Tough Polygamy Questions with Dr. Brian Hales

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016 The Rocky End to Plural Marriage in the Church

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015 Plural Marriage Troubles (part 2): Emma’s Fury and Joseph’s Martyrdom

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014 Plural Marriage Troubles (part 1): John C. Bennett, Hyrum Smith, & Emma

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013 Joseph Smith’s Trial and Error Approach to Plural Marriage

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012 Why Did Plural Marriage Begin in the Church?

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011 Q&R! Tackling Tough Book of Mormon Translation Questions

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010 What is the Best External Evidence for the Book of Mormon?

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009 If Not a Supernatural Translation, Then What? Examining the Other BM Translation Theories

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008 Translating the Book of Mormon with Stones in a Hat?

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007 Joseph Smith’s Creative Efforts to Outsource the Book of Mormon Translation

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006 Joseph Smith’s ”Second Vision” and the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon

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005 Q&R! What About Others Who Claimed Similar Visions in Joseph Smith’s Day? Etc.

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004 How Do 2nd and 3rd Hand Accounts Add to Our Understanding of the First Vision?

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003 How Did Orson Pratt Influence Joseph Smith’s 1842 First Vision Narrative?

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002 What’s Unique About Joseph Smith’s 1835 and 1838 Accounts of His First Vision?

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001 Why Are There Different Accounts of the First Vision?