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Forensic Science Tests Only Known Joseph Smith Photo (Patrick Bishop 1 of 2)
Can forensic science help us with the Joseph Smith photo? A daguerreotype surfaced in 2020 that some believe shows Joseph Smith. On October 9, a new documentary, Brother Joseph Again: Exploring the Visual Image of Joseph Smith Jr., goes to theaters to try to settle it — with people on both sides of the argument, and forensic work that gets into physics, ballistics and 3D modeling.
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Joseph Smith Photo?
When the Smith...
Where Are the Community of Christ Apostles?
Community of Christ apostles have undergone one of the biggest leadership shakeups in years. With a new prophet-president and major changes among the church’s top leadership, six vacancies opened in the Council of Twelve. Some apostles retired, while others moved into different leadership positions—and six new apostles stepped into the vacancies.
With a new prophet-president and major changes among the church’s top leadership, six vacancies opened in the Council of Twelve Apostles. Some apostles retired, while others moved into the First Presidency, Presiding Bishopric, and other leadership positions. That meant bringing six new people into t...
Mormon Virtual Temples: Reformed Mormons & Home Endowments (John Hamer 5 of 6)
When a Temple Isn’t a Building at All/Virtual Temples
What if you could do a virtual temples at home? Not every branch of the Restoration wanted a temple, and the groups covered in this closing conversation show just how far the idea could stretch — from outright rejection to a virtual temple.
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Bickertonites: No Interest at All
The Bickertonites are the clearest case of a group o...
Meet the Mormon King Nobody Talks About (John Hamer 4 of 6)
James Strang is one of the strangest turns in Restoration history, including being crowned as a Mormon King. Historian John Hamer opens part four of this series by explaining just how unexpected his rise was.
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Almost as soon as Joseph Smith died, and right after Sidney Rigdon’s own short-lived church fizzled out, Strang emerged as an incredibly successful rival to Brigham Young. Strang gathered a following at Voree, Wisconsin, and Jo...
Inside Cutlerite Church: Where Nauvoo Endowment Survives (John Hamer 3 of 6)
What happened to the Nauvoo Endowment after Joseph Smith’s death? What happens to a temple idea when a group won’t follow Brigham Young west? In this third conversation of the series, historian John Hamer and host Rick Bennett follow two small groups that carried the Nauvoo endowment in their own directions: one that kept it alive in a room above a church, and one that took it to Texas.
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