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Keystone episodes

February 10, 2025 Ep. 25: The TRUTH about the Book of Mormon & View of the Hebrews
For almost 200 years now, skeptics have been trying to come up with how Joseph Smith could have possibly come up with the Book of Mormon on his own. One of the most popular theories today is that Joseph Smith used information or was inspired by another book called View of the Hebrews, by Ethan Smith (no relation). In this episode of Keystone, David Snell sits down with Latter-day Saint scholar Stephen Smoot to talk about what the evidence tells us, and what it doesn't tell us.
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54 min
January 09, 2025 Ep. 24: Brigham Young, slavery, and the apostle that said NO
In this episode, David Snell chats with scholar and author W. Paul Reeve about how the early leaders of Utah Territory grappled with the question of slavery. Paul recently co-authored a book on this subject (along with co-authors Christopher B. Rich Jr., and LaJean Purcell Carruth) called "This Abominable Slavery: Race, Religion, and the Battle over Human Bondage in Antebellum Utah".
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47 min
December 09, 2024 Ep. 23: BYU prof. unpacks radical truths of King Follett Discourse
Joseph Smith's "King Follett Discourse" was essentially his last general conference talk, and boy was it controversial. It still is, almost 200 years later. In this episode, David Snell sits down with BYU professor Casey Paul Griffiths to dive into the nitty gritty.
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59 min
November 11, 2024 Ep. 22: Brad Wilcox: What we get WRONG about grace & ordinances
Brother Brad Wilcox joins David Snell to talk about "His Grace is Sufficient" 10+ years later, along with how ordinances fit into a grace-based plan of salvation.
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51 min
October 07, 2024 Ep. 21: LDS historian: Be ready, the Church is changing
In this episode, Latter-day Saint historian Ben Spackman talks about change in the Church — past, present, and future.
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51 min
October 01, 2024 Ep. 20: Response: Angel "Nephi" was a clerical error, not a cover-up
Some critics claim that the angel Moroni was originally referred to as "Nephi," and that the name was switched by later church leaders because it made more sense for the "made-up" storyline of the Book of Mormon. In this episode, David Snell investigates the claims.
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7 min
September 30, 2024 Ep. 19: LDS Bible scholar: We don't play by Protestant rules
Latter-day Saint Bible scholar Ben Spackman discusses whether Latter-day Saints are "biblical" or not.

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51 min
September 17, 2024 Ep. 18: What this Catholic apologist isn’t telling you about the plates
Catholic apologist Trent Horn recently published a video aimed at discrediting the Book of Mormon by claiming that our 531 pages of the Book of Mormon would not have been able to fit in an ancient language on the golden plates. In this episode, David Snell takes a closer look at these claims, and highlights some of the research that Trent didn’t address in his video.
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9 min
September 10, 2024 Ep. 17: Checking CES Letter claims about the "imaginary plates"
An antagonistic source called the CES Letter compiles several quotes that talk about the Book of Mormon witnesses only seeing the golden plates in a vision, or with their imagination, or under entrancement, etc. How reliable are these quotes? If they really did see the plates in a “vision,” is that even a problem? Stick around and find out.
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10 min
September 04, 2024 Ep. 16: Let's talk about the Martin Harris "spiritual eyes" claims
An antagonistic source called the CES Letter compiles 4 quotes that talk about Book of Mormon witness Martin Harris only seeing the angel and the golden plates through spiritual eyes. How reliable are these quotes? What does “spiritual eyes” even mean? And, is it a problem?
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9 min