Mormonism did not come out of a vacuum, 19th Century America was ripe for cult activity and in a sense, primely prepped for Joseph Smith and what he claimed about God and the Americas.

In this episode of A Slow Burn of Mormon History, Andrew Soncrant and Ryan McMartin discuss America and the climate that gave birth to Mormonism. 

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