Do Latter-day Saints Really Believe That?
https://youtu.be/mt24cdJI2v0 Hey guys, so if you dive into Latter-day Saint history, every so often you’re going to run into statements from or about past leaders that might seem a bit eyebrow-raising, and that don’t match up with the stuff you’ll be hearing at church...
Did Joseph Smith Endorse a Pro-Polygamy Pamphlet Called “The Peacemaker”?
Hey guys, so I was recently watching a show called Under the Banner of Heaven, and in one of the episodes, one of the characters (a psychopathic murderer) mentioned a pamphlet called The Peacemaker, which he described as “an essential LDS...
How to Respond to People Who Believe Differently than You
Hey everyone! So, I grew up in a small town where as a Latter-day Saint, I was very much-so part of a religious minority. Sometimes I worried that my non-Latter-day Saint friends might ask me a question or challenge my beliefs in some way,...
Do Latter-day Saints Buy Their Way into Heaven?
Alright, so Latter-day Saints believe that in order to return to live with God the Father and become more like Him after this life in the highest degree of heaven—God has asked that as an expression of our faith, we make and keep certain...
Why Does the LDS Church Own Businesses and Invest?
Hey guys, so in a past episode, we got a bird’s eye view of the history of the financial status of the Church. Tithing donations from members have always been the Church’s primary source of support. But, the Church is also involved in a...
The Ups and Downs of LDS Church Finances
Hey guys, so The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today is known as a financially well-off organization. But it hasn’t always been that way. There are a lot of different things we could talk about within the realm of Church...
Why Is There So Much Conflict Between Palestinians and Israeli Jews?
Hey guys, so we’re talking about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict today but before we jump in, I want to be clear about a few things: 1. This is a controversial issue, but for what it’s worth, I really don’t have a side that I’m on...
3,000 Years of Jerusalem History
Hey guys, so there’s this city called Jerusalem that has been awfully important for the last few thousand years or so. It’s one of the oldest cities in the world, and it has traded hands many many times. In this video, we’re going...
Did Joseph Smith Find the Nephite Ark of the Covenant?
Hey guys, so Latter-day Saints believe that on September 22, 1827, Joseph Smith obtained a few ancient Nephite relics from a stone box buried in a hill. Within the box, Joseph found a set of gold-colored plates, a metal breastplate,...
What Purpose Did the Plates Serve if not Needed for Translating?
Hey guys, so, as you already know and as we’ve discussed in other videos, Joseph Smith translated the ancient Book of Mormon metal plates predominantly by using two tools: his own personal seer stone, and two Nephite seer stones...
What Do Latter-day Saints Believe about the Final Judgment?
Hey everyone, so throughout this series we’ve done a lot of episodes about what Latter-day Saints call the Plan of Salvation. In these two episodes, we gave you sort of a birds-eye view of this plan, but then we’ve also taken some...
Did James Strang’s Witnesses Deny Their Testimonies?
Hey guys, so after Joseph Smith’s death, a recent convert named James Strang claimed to be Joseph’s successor. We’ve already done a couple of episodes about Strang which you should go watch if you haven’t yet. They will provide you...