Hey guys! So on February 24th, 1834, Lyman Wight and Parley P. Pratt arrived in Kirtland, Ohio, with an unfortunate update about the Latter-day Saints in Jackson County, Missouri. The update was that … there weren’t any Saints in Jackson County anymore. Persecution...
Hey guys! In July 1831, Joseph Smith received the revelation now found in Doctrine and Covenants 57, which named Jackson County, Missouri, as the Saints’ promised land — their land of Zion — with the tiny town of Independence as the center of Zion. Saints immediately...
Hey guys! So we’ve gotten a few messages recently asking us if we know about this document that’s been floating around called the CES Letter. Yes, yes we do. Let’s talk about it. In February of 2012, a Latter-day Saint named Jeremy Runnells was experiencing a faith...
Hey guys, so studying the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can be a bit overwhelming at first. There are a lot of places and dates to remember. You hear names like Palmyra, Kirtland, Harmony, Nauvoo, Independence, Far West, and it can be hard...
Hey guys, in this episode we’re going to talk about the Missouri Mormon War of 1838. We’ve got a lot to get through, so let’s jump right in. OK, so let’s set the stage: In 1833, Latter-day Saints who had gathered in Jackson County Missouri were persecuted and forced...
