July 24th is just another day for most Americans, but for Mormons in Utah it's a state holiday. That's when Brigham Young and the Mormon pioneers first descended into the Salt Lake valley. And that's what we're talking about today.

See the map: https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/landing/trek/the-trek-west?lang=eng

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Mormons are taught that the Bible is true *as far as it's translated correctly. That's a big asterisk that causes most LDS folks to doubt it reliability or usefulness in life. But here are three reasons to believe the Bible is reliable.

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Today we start a 12-week series on what it means to follow Jesus. The biblical answer is very different than the Mormon answer, as you'll see in today's conversation with Bo and KD. God promises that those who make a genuine commitment to pursue him will find him (Jeremiah 29:13). Do you believe that? Do you think it could be true for you? 

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Korbyn didn't grow up Mormon, but in Utah he was surrounded by the LDS faithful his whole life. In high school he met a girl who gave him a chance... but only if he would join the Mormon church. Here's his story.

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The LDS church released a gospel topics essay on Masonry... and the eerily suspicious overlap of Masonic rituals and symbols with the Mormon temple. Then they removed it from their Gospel Topics section. Let's talk about that.

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In 2013 the Mormon church released a series of four essays on polygamy (they call it "plural marriage") to try to explain away some of the more difficult episodes in their brief history. For many LDS members, the strategy backfired. Bryan and Bo talk about it.

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Today Jason and Lacie Doman share their story. At 19, Jason went to London to tell people about Mormonism. After he came home, he struggled to maintain his LDS faith. Until one day he attended a Christian church and heard a life-changing truth: Jesus is God. Suddenly everything made sense, and he went all-in for biblical Christianity. Now he's the youth pastor of one of the largest churches in Utah.

Mormons believe in the doctrine of "exaltation"- that worthy Mormons can become gods of their own planets some day. They believe God was once like us, and we can someday become like him. Let's unpack that heresy.

The Unveiling Mormonism podcast pulls back the curtain on Mormon history, culture and doctrine. Join us for new episodes every Monday.

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The LDS Gospel Topics Essays claim that Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham "by the gift and power of God". But upon further review, it seems something sketchy might have been afoot.

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Today we start a new series on the LDS Church's "Gospel Topics Essays" released in 2013. These essays were written by Mormon experts in an attempt to explain away some of the difficult questions coming against the Church. In this first episode we explore the essay titled "Are Mormons Christians?"

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