Episodes

Makayla returns to discuss a five-part pattern she calls the symbols of ascent: washing, anointing, clothing, naming, and feasting. We explore how these symbols appear in scripture, temple ritual, birth and marriage, with particular attention toveiling and the spiritual meaning of names. Makayla explains how five recurring sacred symbols - washing, anointing, clothing, naming, and feasting - connect temple imagery, the life of Christ, shepherding, and everyday routines. The hosts extend the disc...

On this episode I welcome John Hajicek to the podcast as we have a conversation about his efforts to prevent a data center from being built on a historic site in Liberty, Missouri, where the Book of Mormon witnesses were likely buried. We start our conversation first by discussing his background inMormon history. John then tells of his experience in identifying the Mark Hoffman forgeries in 1981 by recognizing inconsistencies in language, style, and content compared to authentic Joseph Smith doc...

How can you tell whether a revelation is from God—or only feels true? David Patten joins me today to explore that question through early Latter-day Saint history, examining Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, Hiram Page, and James Brewster as case studies in revelation, disagreement, and correction. We trace how revelation developed during the Restoration and discuss the tension between grace andworks, the authority to guide the church, and the challenge of correcting sincere but mistaken beliefs. A c...

On this episode I have Dennis Stone back on the podcast to talk about a fascinating site in New Hampshire that wetalked about last November, called America’s Stonehenge. The conversation starts with Dennis describing the site’s history, stone structures, astronomical alignments, underground drains, and other recent discoveries. Wediscussed carbon dating and astronomical research suggesting the site is about 4,000 years old, with possible ceremonial and burial uses. The conversation then moves in...

There is so much hype surrounding A.I. and it seems like we are constantly bombarded with the latest advancements. Wehear all the time about how when this tech develops it will change our lives. Well, I wanted to get to the bottom of all of this, and to help with that Justin Francom, who has been on the show many times, comes back to help us parse this all out.Justin works in Computer Sciences and because of that fact he has had to become well acquainted with A.I. not just in theory but also som...

On this episode Tom Bennett joins me again as we sit down and have a conversation about unity and brotherhood. Ourconversation starts off by discussing how various groups in the Restoration share common roots and core beliefs despite their differences, citing examples of growing fellowship for believers in the 1886 meeting. The conversation then shifted to explore what it means to be "of one heart and one mind" according to scripture, and how Zion-like unity requires love and friendship even amo...

Ok Folks, for this episode you defiantly want to have the little kids out of the range of hearing!!! On this episode Ammon Jeffs joins me again as we have a discussion about the history of the FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Ammon provided a comprehensive overview of how the FLDS developed from its origins in the 1940s through the present day, explaining how various splits happened and detailing how Warren Jeffs eventually took control after his father's stroke...

Today on the podcast David Patrick joins me as we have a discussion about the John Taylor Revelation #11 also known as the 1886 revelation. We start our conversation by David giving us a little background on how he came to be a Mormon Fundamentalist. From there we move into examining the life of John Taylor, as we discus Taylor’s background, his role in early Mormon history, and the significance of the revelation on plural marriage. We covered Taylor’s early ministry, his experiences in Nauvoo a...

On this episode Josh Winchell joins me as we discuss Joseph Smith's Revelation #56, which compares Joseph to theprophet Ezekiel. Josh brings the historical context of Ezekiel's prophecies from 585 BC and discussed how Joseph Smith's revelation from 1842 mirrored Ezekiel's warnings to ancient Egypt. The conversation included background information about John D. Lee, who recorded Joseph's revelation, and compared the prophetic roles of both Daniel and Ezekiel in their respective time periods. We t...

On this episode I sit down and have a conversation with Hyrum Blackmore, we start our conversation by talking aboutthe Blackmores family history and how they found their way into Mormon Fundamentalism, the evolution of their community in Canada, and the community's split from the FLDS under Warren Jeffs. We then discussed the challenges and changes that occurred during and after the split, including the impact on families and leadership structures. The conversation then shifts to marriage, cover...

On this was an episode of the podcast I have Freeman Bird on to breakdown the Joseph Smith Revelation #33 in theRestored Version of the Scriptures. Feeman is a software engineer and new father who converted to Mormon fundamentalism. Freeman shared his religious journey, beginning with his childhood in the LDS Church, his parents' loss of faith following the publication of "Rough Stone Rolling" and Mormon Stories podcast, and his subsequent embrace of communism and Marxist ideology during his tee...

Its been tough week for some in Mormon Fundamentalism, with the passing of David Nielsen. I sat here this evening wondering what to do about the podcast this week. I thought about just posting an episode as normal, but that didn’t feel right. I thought about not posting anything, that too feltwrong. So, as I prayed to know what to do, I was given an idea. That is to re-release David’s last episode of the podcast he had done with me on Brotherhood. I was still not sure if that was correct so I re...

Yesterday the Mormon Fundamentalist community suffered a loss with the passing of my friend David Nielsen. David was one of the first to reach out to me when he first heard the podcast and encouraged me to keep going telling me that what I was doing was of value. From there we became friends, all my interactions with David are ones that i will cherish. From the first time I met him I knew he was a really good man. David loved missionary work, as I had the opportunity to work with him from time t...

On this episode I have on Kevin Kraut back on the podcast to breakdown a revelation received by Orson Hyde. Now Kevin certainly needs no introduction. We start our conversation off by first giving a little bit of historical background on whatwas happening among the early saints that led to this revelation. From the we move in to reading and talking about the revelation. Some of the points we cover are the parable of wheat and the tares, humility and personal growth, leadershipand spiritual gifts...

On this episode we are diving right back into the Restored Version of the scriptures and continuing our series on the Uncanonized Revelations. Today Taylor Smith joins me as wehave a discussion centered around several of the shorter revelations from Joseph Smith and Wilford Woodruff. As we read and discuss these revelations several principles begin to come to the forefront of our conversation ranging from being called to repentance, unity within our quorums, extending forgiveness, avoiding pride...

On this episode we are continuing our series on the Uncanonized Revelations from the Restored Version of the scriptures. Today Joshua Erickson and I take a look at JosephSmith Revelation 4. Now for those unfamiliar with this revelation, there are some instructions given by Joseph Smith that it is acceptable for Mormon men to marry Native American women. As you can imagine the theological and societal implications are massive as we consider this. Josh puts forth a hypostasis about race and lineag...

On this week’s episode we are picking back up the Uncanonized Revelations Series. To help give a breakdown of this revelation I have brought on two guests who are brothers,that I am sure you are really going to like, Joseph & Lorenzo Beagley. We start this conversation by getting to them a little bit better where they talk about their family history in early Mormonism, we then cover how their family was introduced into fundamentalism and follow that history up to today. During this part of the c...

Stoicism is a philosophical movement and practical guide to living, emphasizing daily self-discipline and moralimprovement, which originated in the Hellenistic period of ancient Greece and proliferated well into the Roman Imperial period. Ancient Stoics believed that the universe operated according to reason, constructed from ideals of rational discourse. These ideals constitute virtue, whichis necessary for the Stoic goal of 'living a well-reasoned life'. But how does this involve the teachings...

Today is July 4th 2026, 250 Years since we declared our independence as a nation. America and the Restored walk hand in hand. Today I have a real treat for you as we sit down and have a conversation about just how closely they are tied together. What is brought out are somethings that I dont think anyone has thought about before. In addition to this a new idea gets put forward on why Joseph Smith never had any inspired revisions to parts of the Old Testament. From there we dive into talking abou...

I have already said that playing the game of pin the tail on the apocalypse is a losing game, and I stand by the comment. However, the Savior himself gave us signs that would come that would let us know that we were getting closer. Today on the podcast Nate Richardson joins me as we have a conversation about End Times prophecy. Nate dives deep to illuminate prophecies made in scripture, Mormon sources, and even prophecies made by those outside the restoration that sound really familiar to those ...

On this episode I have Drew Briney on as we talk about some interesting topics. We start by talking about some new projects Drew is working on. From there I ask a question about D&C 132 that leads to some fascinating insights on one part of the revelation as we talk about Mormon history and the concept of Abrahamic tests. From there I ask Drew about some new meeting minutes that were released a few weeks back that sheds some additional light on the Adam-GodDoctrine, along with that Drew then div...

On this episode we are going to get back into the 125Uncanonized Revelations that are found in the RSV Scriptures as Elior Walker joins me to have a conversation about the fourth revelation of Joseph Smith in the RSV. Before I go any further, I want to point out that there is one part of this revelation that could be controversial that I intentionally didn’t mention in this episode. I did this so that the podcast doesn’t get deplatformed. I will, however, be doing a second episode on this revela...

On this episode we are going to get back into the 125 Uncanonized Revelations that are found in the RSV Scriptures as Jeff Alldredge and I have a conversation about John Taylor #3. To start off our conversation Jeff and I talk for a few about an exciting new project, him and his family have startedto try and help folks become self-sufficient. From there we move into talking about the revelation. During the course of our conversation we cover topics such as, Joseph Smith’s role in the Restoration...

WARNING NOT FOR CHILDREN!!! On this episode me and Justin Francom sit down to talk about a very heavy subject, Ending Abuse in Mormonism. We start this conversation by talking about abuse happening in the world outside of Mormonism to show that this is not unique to just Mormons. From there we talk about a little bit about how to distinguish between reputable claims of abuse versus maybe some claims that might be a little less reliable. From there we dive head long into talking about abuse in ou...