The end is neigh at hand, or so Abrahamic believers have been saying for over 2000 years. Mormonism has its own special brand of the apocalypse and endtimes. This launches us into the next installment of the Millennial Messiah by Bruce R. McConkie. He talks about the endtimes as well, along with the role of the Book of Mormon. The final chapter we cover he leans deep into the white supremacy of Mormon theology. Be prepared, because we weren’t. Then we wrap the show with an op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune from a long-time listener and patron, Dave Winslow, about the problems with violent rhetoric coming from the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Be sure to tune in to our next live hangout on June 6th at 6 p.m. MST wherein we’ll review Under the Banner of Heaven. Supporters at Patreon gain access to join the conversation on air!
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Links:
View of the Hebrews by Ethan Smith 1823 https://archive.org/details/ViewOfTheHebrews1823EthanSmith/page/n81/mode/2up?view=theater
Hope of Israel by Manasseh Ben Israel 1650 http://olivercowdery.com/texts/1650hope.htm
Stick of Joseph flyer Dec 1844 https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/appendix-2-document-3-stick-of-joseph-1844/1
Happy News: https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2022/05/19/dave-winslow-lds-leaders/
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We examine the fascinating era of the 1970s feminist Mormon history studies. We focus on the central figure of Claudia Bushman and her push to build a non-existent world within Mormon studies. A group of east-coast women scholars began publishing controversial history in the form of Mormon Sisters and the resulting Exponent II quarterly journal. The official church historian, Leonard J. Arrington, encouraged and assisted where he could, but the General Authorities, especially Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, and Boyd K. Packer, couldn’t handle the prospect of women scholars publishing in academic journals about Mormon women’s issues. The retaliation, blacklisting, and PR fights quickly followed Claudia Bushman, Marueen Ursenbach Beecher, and Laurel Thatcher Ulrich as they worked to advance the burgeoning field. After that we review the movie/book Hidden Figures and discuss the new White House Press Secretary!
Links:
Interview w/Claudia Bushman
https://rsc.byu.edu/conversations-mormon-historians/claudia-l-bushman
Some Reflections on the New Mormon History by Bob Flanders
https://www.jstor.org/stable/45224462?seq=2
History of Exponent II by Carrel Hilton Sheldon
https://test.exponentii.org/1999/08/27/history-by-carrel-hilton-sheldon-arlington-massachusetts/
Where to get Mormon Sisters and Confessions of a Mormon Historian
https://www.benchmarkbooks.com/
MOGP:
Hidden Figures: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846340/?ref_=tttr_tr_tt
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, By Margot Lee Shetterly
Happy News: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/05/lesbian-karine-jean-pierre-will-become-new-white-house-press-secretary/
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In this episode, we talk about Mormon priestcraft and show just how much they fit into their own description, all while denying it, of course. (Mormons and their leaders are awfully good at that!) This will lead us directly into part 2 of Bruce R McConkie’s book Millennial Messiah. We have an enjoyable time also discussing Martin Luther and the rise of Protestantism. We will also talk about why we think McCrankie hated Catholicism so much. Then we’ll close it out with some amazing news about a successful Malaria vaccine. Enjoy!
Show notes:
Main topic: Priestcraft
Priestcraft: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/gs/priestcraft?lang=eng
The Dangers of Priestcraft: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teaching-seminary-preservice-readings-religion-370-471-and-475/the-dangers-of-priestcraft?lang=eng
A Popular History of Priestcraft In All Ages and Nations: https://archive.org/stream/popularhistoryof00howiuoft/popularhistoryof00howiuoft_djvu.txt
MOGP: Millennial Messiah by Bruce R McConkie
Martin Luther: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther
The Ninety-Five Theses by Martin Luther: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-five_Theses
Protest Reformation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation
Catholic Counter-Reformation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Reformation
Council of Trent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Trent
These countries have the most religious freedom: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/rankings/religious-freedom
Tyndale Bible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyndale_Bible
Happy News:
More Than One Million African Children Protected by First Malaria Vaccine: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220421-more-than-one-million-african-children-protected-by-first-malaria-vaccine
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Hey guess what. It’s Gen Con time. AGAIN! It keeps showing up every six months. Go figure.
In this episode we talk about what slipped through the cracks of this General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And yes, the timestamp is accurate. It’s a long listen, but hearing us dissect #GenCON is much, much, MUCH better than actually watching the 10 hours for yourself, right?
This episode has a general content warning as there are talks involving some damaging concepts including death of a child, suicide, and, of course, LGBTQ+ issues because those mormon leaders just won't stop being bigots. So fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night!
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