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In this episode, David Snell chats with scholar and author W. Paul Reeve about how the early leaders of Utah Territory grappled with the question of slavery. Paul recently co-authored a book on this subject (along with co-authors Christopher B. Rich Jr., and LaJean Purcell Carruth) called "This Abominable Slavery: Race, Religion, and the Battle over Human Bondage in Antebellum Utah".

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Joseph Smith's "King Follett Discourse" was essentially his last general conference talk, and boy was it controversial. It still is, almost 200 years later. In this episode, David Snell sits down with BYU professor Casey Paul Griffiths to dive into the nitty gritty.

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Brother Brad Wilcox joins David Snell to talk about "His Grace is Sufficient" 10+ years later, along with how ordinances fit into a grace-based plan of salvation.

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In this episode, Latter-day Saint historian Ben Spackman talks about change in the Church — past, present, and future.

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Some critics claim that the angel Moroni was originally referred to as "Nephi," and that the name was switched by later church leaders because it made more sense for the "made-up" storyline of the Book of Mormon. In this episode, David Snell investigates the claims.

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Latter-day Saint Bible scholar Ben Spackman discusses whether Latter-day Saints are "biblical" or not.

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Catholic apologist Trent Horn recently published a video aimed at discrediting the Book of Mormon by claiming that our 531 pages of the Book of Mormon would not have been able to fit in an ancient language on the golden plates. In this episode, David Snell takes a closer look at these claims, and highlights some of the research that Trent didn’t address in his video. 

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An antagonistic source called the CES Letter compiles several quotes that talk about the Book of Mormon witnesses only seeing the golden plates in a vision, or with their imagination, or under entrancement, etc. How reliable are these quotes? If they really did see the plates in a “vision,” is that even a problem? Stick around and find out.

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An antagonistic source called the CES Letter compiles 4 quotes that talk about Book of Mormon witness Martin Harris only seeing the angel and the golden plates through spiritual eyes. How reliable are these quotes? What does “spiritual eyes” even mean? And, is it a problem?

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YouTuber Johnny Harris recently published the second installment of his series on Latter-day Saint history. In this episode, David Snell gives his reaction to the video, and offers some additional context to a few sections that deserve to be fleshed out a bit more.

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Did Joseph Smith write the Book of Mormon? In this episode, David explores how theories about the origin of the Book of Mormon have changed over time.

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Did you know that some of the different writers/narrators in the Book of Mormon have measurably different and distinct voices? In this episode, BYU Professor John Hilton III shares some of the remarkable research he's been working on over the last 10+ years.

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Some people claim that Brigham Young instructed Latter-day Saint settlers to give Native Americans sacks of flour that had shards of glass hidden within. Who is making this claim? Where does it come from? And most importantly, is it true?

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In this episode, David talks about perhaps the single most controversial conflict between the Utah pioneers and Native Americans: the Battle at Fort Utah (also known as the Fort Utah Massacre or Provo River Massacre).

This episode is marked as "explicit" due to descriptions of historical violence.

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After being expelled from Illinois in 1847, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, led by Brigham Young, traveled west and settled on land that at the time was inhabited by various Native American tribes. The relationship between the Saints and the natives was … complex. In this episode, David talks about both the ups and the downs.

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Recently, father and son pastors Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle of Grace Community Church publicly responded to a question about Joseph Smith. In this episode, I offer some thoughts and corrections regarding what was said.

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Are science and faith mutually exclusive? According to this Yale professor, not by a long shot! In this episode, David interviews Dr. Samuel T. Wilkinson about what he believes science and evolution can teach us about our spiritual purpose here in mortality.

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In this episode, David highlights an interpretation of Satan’s “plan of salvation” that sometimes doesn’t get as much attention as it deserves. Which of the two interpretations presented in this video make the most sense to you?

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In this episode, David chats with BYU professor Jan Martin, who recently wrote an incredibly insightful article about Christ's death, resurrection, and recovering from disillusionment. Here's a link to Jan's article: https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-24-no-1-2023/resurrection-recovering-disillusionment

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In this episode, David talks about a framework originally outlined by Bruce and Marie Hafen that can help members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints formulate realistic expectations, and can help them approach tough questions in a productive way.

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