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New RSS feed: http://mybookofmormonpodcast.libsyn.com/rss Ever wondered what Mormon religious texts really say? Play the drinking game with us as we read them all!!!
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Bonus: A confusing afternoon in Nauvoo, IL
I took a road trip to Nauvoo. My brain melted from both the heat and the experience. Love to you all - Marie
Letter 8, October 1835
It's the end! Oliver tells the thrilling tale of when Joseph finds the box and pulls out the Golden Plates.
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The G...
Letter 7, July 1835
A narrative! Joseph Smith, Jr, prophet of god, puts down his work and goes on a walk to a hill.
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Hill Cumorah Quotes
Letter 6, April 1835
It's a recap episode! Strap in for some bracing Old Testament info.
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The Brother of Jared
Quarto Vocabular...
Letter 5, March 1835
Oliver Cowdery continues to spin pretty words of little substance. Angels, latter days, Israel, it's a good time for all!
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Letter 4, February 1835
It's a narrative!!! Praise be to Heavenly Father, we're treated to a messenger from god.
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Height of male identif...
Letter 2, November 1834
In one heck of a misdirect, we learn the "history" according to the bible, not the history of Mormonism.
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Jared C...
Letter 1, October 1834
Sometimes, insomnia hits. How to deal? Read some entirely non-canon letters penned by Marie's historical boyfriend back in 1834.
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So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
It's the end! We've run out of canon. Time to wrap it up. Thank you for listening for all these years!!!
-Marie and Bryce
CC 165: The Final Revelation
Pres. Veazey presented his words of counsel in 2013, it became canon in 2016. This is the most recent and therefore final revelation of the Community...
CC 164: The Gay Rights Revelation
It's touted as the Gay Rights Revelation, but is it really??
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Gay Rights Revelation Added to the Community of Ch...
CC 163: Scripture is not to be worshiped
Stephen Veazey begins his tenure as president of a prophetic people. It's easy! Love your neighbor, take your church callings seriously, be humble, an...
CC 162: I quit, says the prophet
Pres. McMurray shifts the church from a people with a prophet to that of a prophetic people. Then he quits.
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CC 161: Transformation 2000
This new thing called "the web" is a perfect place to invest, the stock market is definitely only going to go up. Pres. Grant McMurray expands the Com...
CC 160: Not a Smith
In a break from tradition, the next prophet-president isn't a direct descendant of Joseph Smith, Jr. Welcome to the show, W. Grant McMurray!
CC 159: It's an alternate universe over here
Hirings and firings continue, but what really matters is how different Utah LDS is from Missouri RLDS. Finances. Gender. Transparency. Focus. Use of r...
CC 158: Open Communion, Open Minds
The last big breakaway wraps up, and its officially a new era for the church. Women rise to power all over, members with AIDS are officially accepted...
CC 157: The Ongoing Ramifications of Fred M
Wally Tony blocks the remaining fundamentalists from removing revelation 156 by introducing a resolution that petitions for revelation must come from...
CC 156: Women can hold the priesthood!!!!!
It's 1984 and women are now officially allowed to hold the priesthood! Almost. They have to go through all the same training as the men do, and THEN t...
CC 155: The time for hesitation is past
The forces of a changing society continue to push on all sides.
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CC 154: Schism, Inc
The first international apostle is called as the fundamentalist movement strengthens. Restoration Festivals, Inc is formed and subsequently silenced b...
Marie's Spirit Prison (Articles of Faith (and Doctrine))
It's time for some context to the 1980 proto-schism in RLDS. The Epitome of Faith and Doctrine is exactly the same as the Articles of Faith, just rebr...
CC 153: Faith of our fathers
W. Wallace Smith officially retires, Wallace B. Smith takes over. It goes smoothly, except for the 15%-25% of the congregation who Does Not Believe. O...
CC 152: Hello, Wally Tony
In a shocking turn of events, W. Wallace Smith decides to retire rather than remain prophet-president until death. He nominates his son, Wallace Bunne...
CC 151: Not the meeting minutes
Sweeping changes have been made in core beliefs and how the church teaches theology to the children. Naturally, this revelation mentions literally non...
CC 150: Build it... where?
God wants the Saints to build a temple, which is problematic since RLDS doesn't own the land where temple should be built. Can they resurrect and old...
CC 149A: Schismpalooza, Part 2
God is so great that his words require clarification in not only a supplemental revelation, but also for months and months in the official church news...
CC 149: Schismpalooza, Part 1
Oh snap, it's a revelation so groundbreaking that god had to make this a two-parter! What's a surplus? Are the bishops the bad guys? Will the temple b...
CC 148: And everything changes...
The Statement on Objections rocks the church to its core, so naturally the revelation regarding personnel changes is what's in the D&C.
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CC 146-147: Look to the Future
The church shifts its focus from cultural anecdata from the past to hard truths for the future. Cracks in the church foundation begin to appear.
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CC 145: It is my will...
Pres. W. Wallace Smith flexes his prophetic muscles by doing a ton of staffing changes. On the surface, nothing is changing. In reality, he's setting...
CC 143-144: Goodbye and Hello, President Smith
It's the end of an era as President Israel "Dutch" Smith passes away in a car crash. President W. Wallace Smith is named successor, which makes sense...
CC 142: A series of bad looks for Dutch
Prophet-President Israel "Dutch" Smith starts making tours of the Pacific and Europe to meet the members of his church. Or, from another perspective,...
CC 140-141: Zion is in your heart (possibly)
Israel "Dutch" Smith spends his first years of his presidency at his wife's bedside, with breaks to write correspondence and delegate decisions to F....
CC 139: Rest In Peace, Fred M.
The post-WWII era ushers in an era of economic growth for the church, and a grumpy Fred M., a prophet who failed to write down his succession plan. Is...
CC 138: Hello, Israel.
The revelation is just another staffing change from Fred M. The reality is that nobody likes him and his closest confidantes are quitting. Somehow, de...
CC 137: Even More Depressioning
Fred. M's vision of a literal, physical Zion slips even further from his grasp. Church membership is falling, money is tighter than tight, and WWII is...
CC 136: Oops! A Great Depression
Fred M. has gained complete control of the Church, for both good and bad. Great strides are made in the quest for a physical Zion on earth! And he com...
CC 135: Too Many Controversies
Brother McGuire stages a coup, sort of, with the help of immense amounts of bureaucracy. Fred M. is temporarily ousted from The Saints Herald, only to...