Study Faith with AI

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Join AI podcast hosts: Paul Carter and Meg Jensen in an AI-generated podcast exploring the history, beliefs, and culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We balance facts and fai

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March 27, 2025S8 E4 The Church's Gospel Topics Essay on Plural Marriage
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Episode 4 of Polygamy explores the LDS Church's official essays on plural marriage, focusing on how they help members understand this complex historical practice. We discuss the importance of seeking personal revelation, viewing historical figures with empathy, and recognizing the agency of women who participated. We recommend scholarly resources for deeper study and emphasize that understanding plural marriage requires examining both primary sources and historical context while avoiding oversimplification or judgment by modern standards.
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Essay: Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo
Essay: Joseph Smith and Plural Marriage_LDS
Essay: Discussing Difficult Topics_Plural Marriage_BYU RSC
Website: Joseph Smith's Polygamy_Brian Hales
Website: Joseph Smith Papers_LDS
Book: Rough Stone Rolling_Richard Bushman
Book: More Wives Than One_Kathryn Daynes
AI Prompt
Summarize this interview with the LDS Church authors and scholars behind the Gospel Topics Essay about Polygamy in Kirtland and Nauvoo. Summarize all key p
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1. Truth | 2. Beginnings | 3. First Vision | 4. Priesthood | 5. The Gold Plates | 6. The BoM | 7. The BoA | 8. Polygamy | 9. Changes | 10. Challenges | ...
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March 27, 2025S8 E3 Plural Marriage: The Church's View
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Episode 3 of Polygamy presents the official LDS Church perspective on Joseph Smith's practice of plural marriage. We explore theological justifications, including eternal marriage and divine commandment, while acknowledging Joseph's reported reluctance and Emma's mixed feelings. We discuss different types of sealings, the role of personal revelation, and how early members reconciled this controversial practice with their faith, emphasizing the complex historical context and spiritual confirmations that guided individual decisions.
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Essay: Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo
Essay: Joseph Smith and Plural Marriage_LDS
Lesson: Plural Marriage_LDS Institute
AI Prompt
Summarize what the LDS Church offiically says abouit plural marriage and Joseph Smith. Act as a reporter and scholar. Focus on the beginnings of polygamy with Joseph Smith. Do not focus on Polygamy after Nauvoo and Joseph Smith's death. When did key events happen? Who was involved? How was plural marraige practiced? Why was it secretive? How does it fit with the restoration? What arguments does the Church have for cirtics? Be logical. Be detailed. Audience: believing and doubting Mormons.
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1. Truth | 2. Beginnings | 3. First Vision | 4. Priesthood | 5. The Gold Plates | 6. The BoM | 7. The BoA | 8. Polygamy | 9. Changes | 10. Challenges | ...
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23min
March 27, 2025S8 E2 Joseph Smith, Polygamy, and Power
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Episode 2 of Polygamy summarizes Joseph Smith's practice of polygamy.
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Essay: JS and Plural Marriage_LDS
Essay: Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo_LDS
Lesson: Plural Marriage_LDS Institute
Essay: Difficult Topics_BYU RSC
Video: An Intro to Mormon Polygamy_MS 1673
Essay: CES Letter
Essay: Letter for my wife
Video: CES Letter is Right_MS 1950
Essay: Polygamy_MS
Essay: Polygamy_Mormon Think
Website: JS Polygamy_Brian Hales
Essay: JS Polygamy
Essay: Line upon Line_BYU RSC
Podcasts_Year of Polygamy
AI Prompt
Discuss the full story of Joseph Smith's polygamy. Be a reporter to uncover the who, what, where, when, why, how, and how many wives. Who were the women he married? Discuss how he married Mother / daughters, young girls, and other men's wives. Dis
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1. Truth | 2. Beginnings | 3. First Vision | 4. Priesthood | 5. The Gold Plates | 6. The BoM | 7. The BoA | 8. Polygamy | 9. Changes | 10. Challenges | ...
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19min
March 27, 2025 S8 E1 Prologue: Polygamy | Brother Buzz's Boundaries
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In this Prologue to Season 8: Polygamy, Brother Buzz shares how negotiating a church calling while caring for a newborn led him to question the nature of obedience. He connects this experience to early Mormon polygamy, exploring how unquestioning compliance to religious authority affects individuals and families.
Season 8: Polygamy explores when Saints were asked by a revered prophet to practice polygamy. What happens when personal ethics and religious directives collide?
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1. Truth | 2. Beginnings | 3. First Vision | 4. Priesthood | 5. The Gold Plates | 6. The BoM | 7. The BoA | 8. Polygamy | 9. Changes | 10. Challenges | ...
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March 26, 2025S7 E8 Did Joseph Smith Translate Anything Correctly?
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Episode 8 of The Book of Abraham examines six case studies of Joseph Smith's translation work, including the Book of Mormon, the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, the Book of Abraham, his claims about the Adamic language, the Kinderhook plates, and the lost writings of John. We methodically present historical and scholarly evidence challenging the authenticity of each translation, highlighting inconsistencies, contradictions, and scientific findings that raise questions about Smith's abilities. The episode concludes with thoughtful advice for listeners who may be experiencing faith challenges, emphasizing the importance of personal discernment, education, and allowing space for both questioning and finding one's own authentic spiritual path.
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Video: Joseph Smith Translation Review and Analysis_Mormon Stories
Video: Seer Stones_LDS
Essay: The Characters Document_Ensign Peak
Essay: The Characters_Joseph Smith Papers
The Characters copied from Joseph Smith's gold plates
AI Prompt
Discuss and analyze Joseph Smith's credibility as a translator. Topics: Book of Mormon, Book of Mormon Charcters, The Book of Abraham, the JST Bible, The Adamic Language, The Kinderhook Plates, and the Gospel of John. Highlight the implications for the legitimacy of Mormon Scripture and Joseph Smith's prophetic claims. Discuss the Church's intellectual honesty and transparency. What impact for truth seekers? Audience: belieiving and doubting Mormons. Do not talk about the temple ceremony.
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1. Truth | 2. Beginnings | 3. First Vision | 4. Priesthood | 5. The Gold Plates | 6. The BoM | 7. The BoA | 8. Polygamy | 9. Changes | 10. Challenges | ...
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21min
March 26, 2025S7 E7 The Kinderhook Plates
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Episode 7 of The Book of Abhraham explores the controversial Kinderhook Plates incident from 1843, when Joseph Smith reportedly attempted to translate a set of metal plates that were later proven to be a deliberate hoax. The hosts examine the historical evidence, including William Clayton's journal entries, the 1980 scientific analysis confirming the forgery, and the theological implications for Latter-day Saints. They thoughtfully discuss various apologetic responses and critical interpretations, ultimately framing the incident as an opportunity for listeners to engage with questions of prophetic fallibility, revelation, and the development of a more nuanced faith.
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Essay: Kinderhook Plates_FAIR
Essay: Kinderhook Plates_Mormon Think
Video: Joseph Smith Translation Review and Analysis_1719_Mormon Stories
Essay: Kinderhook Plates_CES Letter
Essay: Kinerhook Plates CES Letter Rebuttal_Jim Bennett
Video: Kinderhook Plates_1716_Mormon Stories
Essay: Overview of the Kinderhook Plates_LDS Discussions
Essay: Kinderhook Plates_Ensign Aug 1980 p.66
AI Prompt
Discuss the Kinderhooks plates and Joseph Smith's claims to be a prophet, seer, and revelator. Act like a detective to uncover the facts. What happened? Who was involved? How do we know fact from fiction? What do these events imply about Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and the Restoration? Be logical. Be detailed. Audience: faithful and doubting Mormons.
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1. Truth | 2. Beginnings | 3. First Vision | 4. Priesthood | 5. The Gold Plates | 6. The BoM | 7. The BoA | 8. Polygamy | 9. Changes | 10. Challenges | ...
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March 26, 2025S7 E6 How the Church Defends The Book of Abraham
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Episode 6 of The Book of Abraham examines how the Mormon church has responded to criticisms of this book of scripture over three historical periods. We analyze the church's evolving strategies: from initial claims in the 1840s, to limited engagement and concealment from the 1930s to 1960s, to shifting narratives and limited disclosure from the late 1960s to present. The discussion explores apologetic theories like the "catalyst theory" and "missing scrolls theory," concluding with a thoughtful examination of how individual Mormons reconcile faith with scholarly evidence contradicting the Book of Abraham's claimed origins.
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Essay: Translation and Historocity of the Book of Abraham_LDS
Essay: Book of Abraham_Mormon Stories
Essay: Book of Abraham_Mormon Think
Video: Book of Abraham_Robert Ritner_Mormon Stories_Part 1
Video: Book of Abraham_Robert Ritner_Mormon Stories_Part 2
Video: Joseph Smith Translation Review and Analysis_Mormon Stories
Video: Is Joseph's translation of the Book of Abraham Accurate_Mormon Stories
AI Prompt
Discuss the Mormon Church's response to criticism of the Book of Abraham's. Disucss the events, people, and actions across a detailed timeline of events: assertion of literal translation 1842 - 1912, period of limited engagement and concealment 1930s - 1968 and period of shifting narrative and limited disclosure. Be accuate with dates. Judge whether the Church been intellectually honest and open. Do not focus on anachronisms, the text of the Book, translataion inaccuracies, or other problems.
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1. Truth | 2. Beginnings | 3. First Vision | 4. Priesthood | 5. The Gold Plates | 6. The BoM | 7. The BoA | 8. Polygamy | 9. Changes | 10. Challenges | ...
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23min
March 26, 2025S7 E5 The Book of Abraham Controversy Part 2
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Episode 5 of The Book of Abraham explores the controversial origins of this Mormon scripture, examining Joseph Smith's translation claims against modern Egyptological evidence. We discuss how the papyri Joseph Smith claimed to translate were actually common Egyptian funerary texts, analyze the misinterpretations of the facsimiles, and review various apologetic arguments used to defend the Book of Abraham. Throughout the conversation, they balance scholarly criticism with respect for faith perspectives, encouraging listeners to form their own conclusions about this complex intersection of history and religion.
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Essay: The Book of Abraham in the Ancient World_BYU RSC
Essay: The Egyptian View of Abraham_BYU RSC
Essay: Egyptology and Book of Abraham_Dialogue
Video: Book of Abraham_Robert Ritner_Mormon Stories_Part 1
Video: Book of Abraham_Robert Ritner_Mormon Stories_Part 2
AI Prompt
Discuss in detail Egyptology and the Book of Abraham? What does Egyptian scholarship and antiquity teach us about the Book of Abraham? Disucss timelines, anachronisms, customs, religious, scientific, and cultural parelles. Summarize key points from the scholars. Use logic. Be detailed. Audience: believing and doubting Mormons.
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1. Truth | 2. Beginnings | 3. First Vision | 4. Priesthood | 5. The Gold Plates | 6. The BoM | 7. The BoA | 8. Polygamy | 9. Changes | 10. Challenges | ...
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March 26, 2025S7 E4 The Book of Abraham Controversy Part 1
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Episode 4 of The Book of Abraham explores the work's controversy, examining Joseph Smith's translation claims versus modern Egyptological findings. We discuss the papyri identified as common Egyptian funerary texts rather than Abraham's writings, analyze discrepancies in Smith's interpretations of the facsimiles, and present various theories Latter-day Saints use to reconcile these issues. The conversation balances scholarly evidence with respect for faith, encouraging listeners to engage thoughtfully with challenging questions while seeking their own understanding.
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Essay: Book of Abraham_Mormon Stories
Essay: Did Joseph Smith Use a Seer Stone to Translate Book of Abraham_BYU RSC
Essay: Joseph Smith and the Contents of the Papyri_BYU RSC
Essay: The Relationship of the Book of Abraham Text to the Papryi_BYU RSC
Essay: The Historicity of the Book of Abraham as a Case Study_BYU RSC
Essay: Joseph Smith Papyri_FAIR
Video: Joseph Smith Translation Review and Analysis_Mormon Stories
Video: Book of Abraham_Robert Ritner_Mormon Stories_Part 1
Video: Book of Abraham_Robert Ritner_Mormon Stories_Part 2
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Discuss in detail the accuracy of the translation from the Egyptian Papyri to the Book of Abraham by Joseph Smith. Discuss both the text and the facsimilies. Wh
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1. Truth | 2. Beginnings | 3. First Vision | 4. Priesthood | 5. The Gold Plates | 6. The BoM | 7. The BoA | 8. Polygamy | 9. Changes | 10. Challenges | ...
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March 26, 2025S7 E3 The Lost and Found Papyri of the Book of Abraham
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Episode 3 of The Book of Abraham traces the journey of Egyptian papyri fragments from ancient tombs to Joseph Smith's hands, exploring their remarkable path through a traveling showman to Kirtland, Ohio, their disappearance after Smith's death, and eventual rediscovery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The hosts examine the disconnect between Smith's Book of Abraham translation and the actual Book of the Dead content identified by Egyptologists, raising questions about historical plausibility and how believers might reconcile faith with historical evidence.
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Essay: Book of Abraham_Mormon Stories
Essay: Antiquity of the Book of Abraham_FAIR
Essay: Book of Abraham_Mormon Think
Essay: Egyptian Papyri and the Book of Abraham_BYU RSC
Essay: Joseph Smith and the Papyri_BYU RSC
Essay: The Historicity of the Book of Abraham as a Case Study_BYU RSC
Essay: Joseph Smith Papyri_FAIR
Video: Book of Abraham_Robert Ritner_Mormon Stories_Part 1
Video: Book of Abraham_Robert Ritner_Mormon Stories_Part 2
AI Prompt
Discuss in detail the provenance of the papyri which became the Book of Abraham? Be a detective. Who wrote it? Where? When? Why? What happened to it through the centuries? How did Joseph Smith get it? Is it complete? What happened to it after Joseph Smith? Was it lost? Kept secret? How did it come to
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The podcast currently has 156 episodes available.