In 1815, the world experienced the largest recorded volcanic eruption in history — that of Mt. Tambora in Indonesia. After the eruption, the volcano was over 4,000 feet shorter than it had been. It lost about one and a half times the height of the tallest building in...
Hey guys, so on this channel, we’ve talked a lot about the official witnesses of Joseph Smith Jr.’s golden plates, but we haven’t talked a lot about those people who presumably would have known Joseph even better than most of the witnesses — Joseph’s own brothers and...
In the Spring of 1820, the Latter-day Saint prophet Joseph Smith had his first miraculous vision. His brother, William, later said, “We never knew we were bad folks until Joseph told his vision. We were considered respectable till then, but at once people began to...
Hey guys, so before the Church was organized and before the Book of Mormon was translated, a young Joseph Smith engaged in a folk practice known as treasure-digging. Now, as the saying goes, “The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.” And...
Hey guys, so, quick rundown on the Holy Ghost: Latter-day Saints believe that the Holy Ghost is a member of the Godhead. He does not have a physical body of flesh and bone but is rather a personage of Spirit (hence, ghost). The Holy Ghost is a sanctifier, a teacher, a...
Hey guys, so in the last episode, we talked about the Utah War. In the next episode, we’re going to talk about the Church during the Civil War, but before we do that, I think it’s important to lay some groundwork and talk about Joseph Smith’s controversial Civil War...
