Sunstone Mormon History Podcast

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**Sunstone Mormon History Podcast**

There’s the Mormon history you do know … and the Mormon history you don’t. Join Lindsay Hansen Park (Year of Polygamy) and historian Bryan Buchanan as they dig into all aspects of Mormonism’s astonishing 200-year past—uncovering the little-known stories that chronicle how a six-person church grew into a multi-billion-dollar religion.

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E29: No Paperwork, No Crime Dec 18, 2020

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Bryan and Lindsay continue their dive into the messiness of Nauvoo polygamy.

E28: Binders Full of Women Dec 04, 2020

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In this episode, Bryan and Lindsay discuss the many wives of Joseph Smith in early Nauvoo.

E27: John C. and the Church Key Nov 06, 2020

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He was a man of many talents, some say too many. So who was John C. Bennett, the villain in the Mormon story? Join Lindsay and Bryan as they dig into the life of one of the most notorious anti-Mormons of all time.

E26: Straight to the Celestial Kingdom Oct 23, 2020

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If you want to go to heaven, look no further than a one-way ticket straight to the Celestial Kingdom. The only catch is… you have to marry Brigham Young. Join Bryan and Lindsay as they begin to discuss the practice of plural marriage in Nauvoo.

E25: The Book of the Law of the Lord Oct 05, 2020

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How do you secure your eternal salvation? Join Lindsay and Bryan as they discuss the sacred and little-known, Book of the Law of the Lord, and how it became a place to record the name of the faithful.

E24: New, New Nauvoo Sep 18, 2020

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Welcome back to the Sunstone Mormon History podcast! We start off season two in beautiful Nauvoo, Illinois where Lindsay and Bryan show how early Mormonism begins to shift and grow into a religion, more peculiar than ever.

Episode 23: Missouri, Bloody Missouri Sep 17, 2020

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In the last episode of season one, Lindsay and Bryan wrap up the Kirtland period and head to Missouri.

Episode 21: Oh Emma, Where Art Thou? Feb 24, 2020

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Emma Smith has long remained an important, and sometimes controversial figure in Mormon history. Bryan Buchanan and Lindsay Hansen Park are joined by Emma’s biographer, Linda King Newell to learn more about this fascinating woman. This episode also features historian Christopher C. Smith. Listen to this episode here.

Episode 20: Houston, We Have a Problem (in Kirtland) Feb 03, 2020

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If you think safety is expensive, try… creating a bank? Things were just getting good in Kirtland until the Saints tried their hands at banking, or anti-banking. Join Lindsay and Bryan as they talk about the Kirtland Safety Society and how the attempt to form a Mormon bank didn’t turn out so well. Listen to …

Episode 19B: Part Two: More Episodes Than One Jan 08, 2020

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The history of polygamy is long and discursive so we try to break it down for you in this two-part episode. Listen to Lindsay and Bryan give an overview of Mormon polygamy and discuss the history of its origins to today. This is part two in the series and discusses the history of the modern …

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