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Church History Matters — 224 episodes
222-Did Porter Rockwell Try to Kill Governor Boggs? I Porter Rockwell I Church History Matters
221 - Moroni Day Celebration I A New LDS Holiday I Church History Matters
220 - The Rise of Mitt Romney & The Mormon Moment I Religion & Politics I Church History Matters
218 - Ezra Taft Benson: Conspiracy Controversies I Religion & Politics I Church History Matters
219 - White Horse Prophecy In Depth I Religion & Politics I Church History Matters
217 - Ezra Taft Benson: His Life in Washington D.C. I Religion & Politics I Church History Matters
216 - 3-Term Senator Elbert Thomas, GI Bill Hero I Religion & Politics I Church History Matters
215 - U.S. Attempt to Expel Utah Senator Reed Smoot I Religion & Politics I Church History Matters
214 - How Polygamy Affected Utah Politics I Religion & Politics I Church History Matters
213 - Faith, Utah Politics and Opium I Religion & Politics I Church History Matters
212 - New Data: History of the LDS Church and Slavery I Religion & Politics I Church History Matters
211 - Joseph Smith's Political Platform for President I Religion & Politics I Church History Matters
210 - New Details on Joseph Smith's Run for President I Religion & Politics I Church History Matters
209 - Does Science Conflict With the Word of Wisdom? I Church History Matters I Word of Wisdom Series
208 - Are Caffeine and Meat Against the Word of Wisdom? I Church History Matters I Word of Wisdom Series
207 - How the Word of Wisdom Became a Temple Standard I Church History Matters I Word of Wisdom Series
206 - U.S. Constitution is Critical to Freedom Everywhere I Church History Matters I Religion & Politics
205 - Did Brigham Young Enjoy Tobacco? I Church History Matters I Word of Wisdom Series
204 - Did Joseph Smith Drink Alcohol? I Church History Matters I Word of Wisdom Series
203 - Word of Wisdom Command or Counsel? I Church History Matters I Word of Wisdom Series
202 - Joseph Smith Promised Female Priests | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series
201 - History of Women's Service in the Temple | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series
200 - Priesthood & Women During the 20th Century | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series
199 - Priesthood & Women in the Early Church | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series
198 - Evolution of Women Doing Healing Rituals | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series
197 - Can Women Administer to the Sick? | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series
196 - Do Men and Women Share the Priesthood? | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series
195 - Can Women Be Part of the Priesthood? | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series
194 - How are Women Connected to the Priesthood? | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series
193 - Latest Research: Science & Scripture w/Ben Spackman | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series
192 - Does the Church Contradict Science? | Church History Matters I Science Religion Series
191 - Where is Truth: Theology or Science? | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series
190 - Do Church Leaders Support Scripture or Science? | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series
189 - Is Evolution a Threat to Faith? | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series
188 - BYU Biologist Talks Faith & Science | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series
187 - Should Science Affect Our Understanding of Scripture? | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series
186 - Should the Scriptures Be Taken Literally? | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series
185 - Can Science and Religion Coexist? | Church History Matters I Science & Religion Series
184 - Merry Christmas! What's Next for Church History Matters with Scott and Casey? - E52 December 22-28
183 - The Family A Proclamation to the World CFM - A Deep Dive On The Family Proclamation - E51 December 15-21
182 - The Articles of Faith CFM - Intro to Latter-day Saint Beliefs - E50C December 8-14
181 - Official Declaration 2 CFM - Race Controversies in the Church - E50B December 8-14
180 - Official Declaration 1 CFM - The Official Response To Polygamy In The Church - E50 December 8-14
179 - D&C 138 CFM - The Impact of Temple Work For The Dead - E49B December 1-7
178 - D&C 137 CFM - This Revelation Saves Most of Mankind - E49 December 1-7
177 - D&C 136 CFM - Latter-day Exodus & How God Forged Us Into A New People - E48B November 24-30
176 - D&C 135 CFM - The Tragedy of Joseph & Hyrum Smiths Martyrdom - E48 November 24-30
175 - D&C 134 CFM - Latter-day Saint View on Government - E47B November 17-23
174 - D&C 133 CFM - Our Warning Before the Second Coming - E47 November 17-23
173 - D&C 132 CFM - The Revelation That Shook The Church - E46B November 10-15
172 - D&C 129-131 CFM - Spiritual Beings Are More Than You Think - E46 November 10-15
171 - The Power of Temple Ordinances & Work for the Dead with Jonathan Stapley - E45C November 3-5
170 - D&C 128 CFM - A New Doctrine Connecting the Living and Dead - E45B November 3-9
169 - D&C 125-127 CFM - Temple Work and Redeeming the Dead - E45 November 3-9
168 - How Relief Society Helped Restore the Temple with Lisa Olsen Tait - E44B Oct 27 - Nov 2
167 - D&C 124 CFM - Why God Told The Saints To Start Over - E44 Oct 27 - Nov 2
166 - What You Never Knew About Liberty Jail with Alex Baugh - E43C October 20-26
165 - D&C 122-123 CFM - Lessons From Liberty Jail - E43B October 20-26
164 - D&C 121 CFM - Enduring Trials And Hardships In Life - E43 October 20-26
163 - D&C 118-120 CFM - The 12 Apostles Mission & The Law of Tithing - E42B October 13-19
162 - D&C 115-117 CFM - Trusting God When The Future Is Unclear - E42 October 13-19
161 - D&C 113-114 CFM - Christ In Isaiah: The Stem and Root of Jesse - E41B October 6-12
160 - D&C 111-112 CFM - How God Works With Our Mistakes - E41 October 6-12
159 - Spiritual Manifestations & The Kirtland Temple with Karl Anderson - E40C September 29-October 5
158 - D&C 110 CFM - Angelic Visitations and More in Kirtland - E40B September 29-October 5
157 - D&C 109 CFM - The Beginning of Modern Day Temples - E40 September 29-October 5
156 - D&C 106-108 CFM - Priesthood Offices And Duties - E39 September 22-28
155 - Was Zions Camp a Success or Failure? With Matt Godfrey - E38C September 15-21
154 - D&C 104-105 CFM - God’s People Tested with Money & Zions Camp - E38B September 15-21
153 - D&C 102-103 CFM - God’s Stance on Violence & Organizing Councils - E38 September 15-21
152 - D&C 101 CFM - Why Zion Fell and The Saints Were Driven Out - E37C September 8-14
151 - D&C 99-100 CFM - Missionary Work and The Importance of Family - E37B September 8-14
150 - D&C 98 CFM - Patience and Forgiveness During Hardships - E37 September 8-14
149 - D&C 97 CFM - The Coming Trouble for Zion - E36B September 1-7
148 - D&C 94-96 CFM - The Start of Latter-Day Temples - E36 September 1-7
147 - D&C 93 CFM - We Can Become Like Jesus Through Grace - E35 August 25-31
146 - D&C 90-92 CFM - Learning Is A Divine Duty - E34B August 18-24
145 - D&C 89 CFM - A Deep Dive on the Word of Wisdom - E34 August 18-24
144 - D&C 88 CFM - The Surprising Truth About God’s Laws - E33B August 11-17
143 - D&C 88 CFM - Understanding God & The Nature of Life - E33 August 11-17
142 - D&C 87 CFM - The Revelation on War - E32B August 4-10
141 - D&C 85-86 CFM - The Apostasy Isn’t All You Think - E32 August 4-10
140 - D&C 84 CFM - Clarity on the Priesthood in the Church - E31B July 28 - August 3
139 - D&C 84 CFM - The Power of Godly Living - E31 July 28 - August 3
138 - D&C 81-83 CFM - Family, Finances, and Church Presidency - E30 July 21-27
137 - D&C 78-80 CFM - Codenames & Early Business Ventures - E29B July 14-20
136 - D&C 77 CFM - Understanding the Book of Revelation - E29 July 14-20
135 - Early Saints Respond to the Plan of Salvation with Matt McBride - E28B July 7-13
134 - D&C 76 CFM - The Vision that Changed Heaven Forever - E28 July 7-13
133 - D&C 74-75 CFM - How to Handle Mixed Faith Marriages - E27B June 30-July 6
132 - D&C 71-73 CFM - Responding to Opposition & The Lord’s Surprising Command - E27 June 30-July 6
131 - D&C 67-70 CFM - Scripture Is More Than You Think - E26 Jun 23-29
130 - D&C 65-66 CFM - Sign Seeking VS Seeking a Witness - E25B Jun 16-22
129 - D&C 64 CFM - Why Forgiveness is so Important - E25 Jun 16-22
128 - D&C 63 CFM - Faith Does Not Come Through Signs - E24B Jun 9-15
127 - D&C 60-62 CFM - Does Satan Have Power Over Water? - E24 Jun 9-15
126 - D&C 59 CFM - What Does the Sabbath Really Mean? - E23B Jun 2-8
125 - D&C 58 CFM - The Saints in Zion - Now What? - E23 Jun 2-8
124 - D&C 55-57 CFM - Why Zion Had to Start Here - E22B May 26 - Jun 1
124 - D&C 51-54 CFM - Trying to Build Zion While Losing Everything - E22 May 26 - Jun 1
123 - D&C 50 CFM - How We Can Learn to Discern the Spirit - E21B May 19-25
122 - D&C 49 CFM - The Revelation that Defined Marriage - E21 May 19-25
121 - D&C 47-48 CFM - The Importance of Keeping Records - E20B May 12-18
120 - D&C 46 CFM - Seeking & Discerning Gifts of the Spirit - E20 May 12-18
119 - D&C 45 CFM - What's coming in the Last Days? - E19 May 5-11
118 - D&C 41-44 CFM - The Most Misunderstood Law in the Church - E18 April 28 - May 4
117 - How a Move to Ohio Sparked a Global Movement w/Scott Esplin - E17 Bonus - April 21-27
116 - D&C 37-40 CFM - Gathering to Build Zion - E17 - April 21-27
115 - Easter and the Importance of the Resurrection - E16 - April 14-20
114 - Early Church Converts w/Janiece Johnson - E15 Bonus - April 7-13
113 - D&C 30-36 - CFM - The Lamanite Mission - E15 - April 7-13
112 - D&C 29 - CFM - The End of the World as We Know It? - E14 - March 31-April 6
111 - D&C 27-28 - CFM - Sacrament & Seer Stones - E13 - March 24-30
110 - Full BONUS EPISODE on Emma Smith w/Jenny Reeder - CFM - 12b - March17-23
109 - D&C 23-26 CFM - Emma Smith: Elect & Complicated - E12 March 17-23
108 - D&C 20-22 CFM - Our History & Doctrine Are Inseparable - E11 March 10-16
107 - D&C 19 CFM - Sacrificing for Others' Salvation is HARD - E10 March 3 - 9
106 - D&C 18 CFM - What a Soul Is Worth - E9 Feb 24 - March 2
105 The Intractable Witnesses of the Book of Mormon - Come Follow Me - E8 - Bonus Episode - Feb 17-23
104 - D&C 12-17, JS—H 1:66-75 CFM - Collaborating with Angels - E8 Feb 17-23
103 - D&C 10-11 CFM - God Playing Chess, Satan Playing Checkers - E7 Feb 10-16
102 The Miraculous Book of Mormon Translation - Come Follow Me - E6 - Bonus Episode - Feb 3-9
101 - D&C 6-9 CFM - Oliver & Revelation - E6 Feb 3-9
100 - D&C 3-5 CFM - God is Merciful - E5 Jan 27-Feb 2
099 - D&C 2, JS—H 1:27-65 CFM - The Second Vision - E4 Jan 20-26
098 BONUS *The Smith Family* - Come Follow Me - E3b - Jan 13-19
097 - JS—H 1:1-26 CFM - The First Vision - E3 Jan 13-19
096 - D&C 1 CFM - The Lord's Preface - E2 Jan 6-12
095 - The Restoration CFM - Intro to the Doctrine & Covenants - E1 Dec 30-Jan 5
095 “Peace on Earth”—How Can We Help? An Interview with Patrick Mason
094 "Vengeance Is Mine," An Interview with Richard Turley and Barbara Jones Brown
093 What Was Brigham Young's Role in the Mountain Meadows Massacre?
092 What Happened at Mountain Meadows?
091 "Buchanan's Blunder" and the Utah War
090 What Was the "Mormon War" of 1838?
089 Was Zion's Camp Violent?
088 The First Violence Against Latter-day Saints
087 Does Religion Make People More Violent?
086 Why Does God Guide Those Not of His Church? (w/Dr. Christopher Blythe)
085 Mormon Fundamentalism (w/Dr. Brian Hales)
084 A Deep-Dive Into the Community of Christ (w/ Andrew Bolton)
083 A Deep-Dive Into the "Bickertonite" Movement (w/Josh Gehly)
082 A Deep-Dive Into the LDS Strangite Movement (w/ Dr. Kyle Beshears)
081 Who Are the Strangites, the Josephites, and the Bickertonites?
080 What If All the Apostles Died At Once? Succession Q&R with Dr. Daniel C. Peterson
079 What If the Church President Can't Serve Due to Poor Health?
078 A Young Apostle Questions Succession By Seniority
077 The Two Orsons and the Question of Succession
076 The Contested Reorganization of the First Presidency in 1847
075 Six Days in August
074 Two Contenders: Sidney Rigdon vs. Brigham Young & The Twelve
073 The Eight Possible Succession Paths
072 New Series Announcement!
071 “Carthage CSI” with Sam Weston
070 The Fate of the Persecutors of the Prophet Joseph Smith
069 Carthage Controversies
068 What Happened in Carthage? A Careful Walk-Through of the Martyrdom
067 The Carthage Decision: Why Joseph and Hyrum Chose to Go
066 The Nauvoo Expositor: the Spark That Lit the Fuse
065 "A Judas In Our Midst"
064 Joseph Smith's Death: A Political Assassination
063 Temple Q&R with Dr. Richard Bennett
062 Temple Garments and Temple Changes in the 20th and 21st Centuries
061 Temple Work Without Temples
060 Discontinued/Obscure Temple Rituals
059 Marriage Sealings: A High Fusion of Theology + Ritual
058 An Interview with an LDS Freemason
057 The Origins of the Temple Endowment
056 Restoration of “the Priesthood” Through Temple Ordinances?
055 The Kirtland Endowment: What it Was and Why it Matters
054 The Beginnings of LDS Temple Worship
053 Q&R w/ Prof. Aaron Miller - Modern Money Controversies
052 Q&R! On Early Church Finance w/ Drs. Elizabeth Kuehn & Jeffrey Mahas
051 Modern Church Financial Controversies
050 Zion-Building Through Poverty-Elimination
049 Consecration in Nauvoo & Utah
048 Did Tithing Replace Consecration?
047 Are Church “For-Profit” Businesses Okay?
046 Consecration and the Beginning of Church Finances
045 Seekers Wanted: Interview with Dr. Anthony Sweat
044 Real vs. Rumor: An Interview with Dr. Keith Erekson
043 God Bless You All!
042 Why Evidence-Based Faith Matters
041 Why Contextualizing Facts Matters So Much
040 Why Mental Flexibility is So Crucial for Durable Discipleship
039 Are Criticisms of the Book of Mormon Witnesses Defensible?
038 How Can We Think Like Historians?
037 Workshopping the Three Lenses
036 How Do We Become Doctrinally Confident?
035 What Do You Know? And How Do You Know It?
034 Q&R with Dr. Kerry Muhlestein! Tough Book of Abraham Questions
033 Beyond Book of Abraham Controversies
032 The Abraham Facsimile Conundrum: Is it All or Nothing?
031 The Book of Abraham: Origins and Controversies
030 How Has Canonizing/De-Canonizing Happened in the Doctrine & Covenants?
029 Exploring the Divine-Human Partnership in Scripture Creation | Featuring the D&C
028 Q&R! Tough JST Questions with Kent Jackson
027 Did Joseph Smith Plagiarize Part of the JST?
026 The JST as Revelatory Springboard?
025 What Do We ACTUALLY Know About the JST?
024 Q&R! Tough Questions with Paul Reeve
023 The 1978 Revelation of Reversion and Repair
022 Was the Racial Ban Church Policy or Doctrine? Setting the Stage for a Revelation (from 1908-1978)
021 How the Priesthood-Temple Ban Became Fully Entrenched Policy in the Church
020 1852 and The Beginnings of the Priesthood-Temple Ban in the Church
019 Joseph Smith and Black Africans
018 The Racist American Context the Church was Born Into
017 Q&R! Tough Polygamy Questions with Dr. Brian Hales
016 The Rocky End to Plural Marriage in the Church
015 Plural Marriage Troubles (part 2): Emma’s Fury and Joseph’s Martyrdom
014 Plural Marriage Troubles (part 1): John C. Bennett, Hyrum Smith, & Emma
013 Joseph Smith’s Trial and Error Approach to Plural Marriage
012 Why Did Plural Marriage Begin in the Church?
011 Q&R! Tackling Tough Book of Mormon Translation Questions
010 What is the Best External Evidence for the Book of Mormon?
009 If Not a Supernatural Translation, Then What? Examining the Other BM Translation Theories
008 Translating the Book of Mormon with Stones in a Hat?
007 Joseph Smith’s Creative Efforts to Outsource the Book of Mormon Translation
006 Joseph Smith’s ”Second Vision” and the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon
005 Q&R! What About Others Who Claimed Similar Visions in Joseph Smith’s Day? Etc.
004 How Do 2nd and 3rd Hand Accounts Add to Our Understanding of the First Vision?
003 How Did Orson Pratt Influence Joseph Smith’s 1842 First Vision Narrative?
002 What’s Unique About Joseph Smith’s 1835 and 1838 Accounts of His First Vision?
001 Why Are There Different Accounts of the First Vision?