We enter the world of religion once again by addressing one of the Big Ones... the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or... Mormonism. How did it get its start? How did the LDS church wind up in Utah when Joseph Smith started in Vermont? Where did all those unusual practices get their start? This is the first of a multi-part episode series.

CW: Child Death (one sentence), Gun Violence, Religion

Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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