In today's episode, I speak with the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith Jr. Please join us as I attempt to learn more about the Church's complicated and sordid history.

Sources:

1) Origen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origen#cite_noteFOOTNOTEMacGregor198255%E2%80%9356-163

2) Joseph Smith Journals

https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/site/accounts-of-the-first-vision

3) Joseph Smith’s Developing Relationship with the Apocrypha

Thomas A. Wayment

https://rsc.byu.edu/approaching-antiquity-joseph-smith-ancient-world/joseph-smiths-developing-relationship-apocrypha

4) An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins 2002.

Grant H. Palmer

https://www.amazon.com/Insiders-View-Mormon-Origins/dp/1560851570/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PAU3HXMEBH78&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-in7FT6ZFsZn19mNQFKEVohkg0TSoORMpryTEcU7Ghq9ApykJucaniL9_GD-p-c7mVijRHQvXCfhhUJ8LlvialUJuBb6hBSnUNj5jFAyI3c.pF5pxBsi3iK8TwBaNRRvrZisBNi7H9hTtapOGaShf7A&dib_tag=se&keywords=an+insider%27s+view+of+mormon+origins&qid=1762847413&sprefix=an+insider%27s+vi%2Caps%2C137&sr=8-1

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