Saints Podcast
202 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 373 ratingsEach week the Saints podcast features interviews with historians, General Authorities, writers, researchers, and others involved with the new history of the Church, Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days.
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26: A Beautiful Place
October 10, 2019 00:00Joseph Smith speaks at the funeral of Seymour Brunson and introduces proxy baptism for the dead.
V1 E26: A Beautiful Place
October 10, 2019 00:00Joseph Smith speaks at the funeral of Seymour Brunson and introduces proxy baptism for the dead.
V1 E25: Build up a City
October 03, 2019 00:00The Saints move to Commerce, Illinois. Sickness envelops the settlers. Joseph travels to Washington, D.C. seeking restitution from President Martin Van Buren for the losses in Missouri.
25: Build up a City
October 03, 2019 00:00The Saints move to Commerce, Illinois. Sickness envelops the settlers. Joseph travels to Washington, D.C. seeking restitution from President Martin Van Buren for the losses in Missouri.
24: O God, Where are Thou
September 26, 2019 00:00Joseph Smith is imprisoned in Liberty Jail, accused of treason. In this low point in his life and in the lives of the faithful Saints, the Lord shares a personal yet universal message of comfort.
V1 E24: O God, Where are Thou
September 26, 2019 00:00Joseph Smith is imprisoned in Liberty Jail, accused of treason. In this low point in his life and in the lives of the faithful Saints, the Lord shares a personal yet universal message of comfort.
23: How Will This End
September 19, 2019 00:00Missouri Militia General refuses to kill innocent Latter-day Saint Men. Joseph Smith rebukes the vile guards in the Richmond Prison. Amanda Barnes Smith sees her son miraculously healed from the wound he received at Hawn’s Mill.
V1 E23: How Will This End
September 19, 2019 00:00Missouri Militia General refuses to kill innocent Latter-day Saint Men. Joseph Smith rebukes the vile guards in the Richmond Prison. Amanda Barnes Smith sees her son miraculously healed from the wound he received at Hawn’s Mill.
V1 E22: The Missouri, “Mormon War”
September 12, 2019 00:00Tensions between the citizens of Missouri and the newly located Saints reach tragic conclusions at the Battle of Crooked River and Hawn’s Mill.
22: The Missouri, “Mormon War”
September 12, 2019 00:00Tensions between the citizens of Missouri and the newly located Saints reach tragic conclusions at the Battle of Crooked River and Hawn’s Mill.
V1 E21: The Church Grows from Missouri to Great Britain
September 05, 2019 00:00While Joseph Smith reveals the place in Missouri where Adam gathered his posterity, Heber C. Kimball and others preach in Britain. A British convert, Janetta Richards meets Willard Richards who proposes marriage.
21: The Church Grows from Missouri to Great Britain
September 05, 2019 00:00While Joseph Smith reveals the place in Missouri where Adam gathered his posterity, Heber C. Kimball and others preach in Britain. A British convert, Janetta Richards meets Willard Richards who proposes marriage.
V1 E20: The Kirtland Safety Society Bank
August 29, 2019 00:00Church members organize the Kirtland Safety Society bank which ultimately fails. Mary Fielding joins the Church in Canada and moves to Kirtland where she marries Hyrum Smith. Missionaries are sent to England and find great success.
20: The Kirtland Safety Society Bank
August 29, 2019 00:00Church members organize the Kirtland Safety Society bank which ultimately fails. Mary Fielding joins the Church in Canada and moves to Kirtland where she marries Hyrum Smith. Missionaries are sent to England and find great success.
19: The Spirit of God
August 22, 2019 00:00After much work and sacrifice the Kirtland Temple is dedicated. The Saints are endowed with power not shared since the days of God’s ancient prophets.
V1 E19: The Spirit of God
August 22, 2019 00:00After much work and sacrifice the Kirtland Temple is dedicated. The Saints are endowed with power not shared since the days of God’s ancient prophets.
V1 E18: The Kirtland Temple and the Twelve Apostles
August 15, 2019 00:00The Saints sacrifice to build the Kirtland Temple. The first Twelve Apostles of the Restoration are chosen by the three witnesses. Joseph Smith and his brother William resolve a difficult personal conflict.
18: The Kirtland Temple and the Twelve Apostles
August 15, 2019 00:00The Saints sacrifice to build the Kirtland Temple. The first Twelve Apostles of the Restoration are chosen by the three witnesses. Joseph Smith and his brother William resolve a difficult personal conflict.
V1 E17: Missouri and The Camp of Israel
August 08, 2019 00:00The residents of Missouri become anxious as the church grows both in numbers and in strength. Two teenage girls, Mary Elizabeth and Caroline Rollings, risk their lives to save pages of the newly printed Book of Commandments.
17: Missouri and The Camp of Israel
August 08, 2019 00:00The residents of Missouri become anxious as the church grows both in numbers and in strength. Two teenage girls, Mary Elizabeth and Caroline Rollings, risk their lives to save pages of the newly printed Book of Commandments.
V1 E16: Holy Places
August 01, 2019 00:00Joseph Smith and Brigham Young meet for the first time. Joseph prophecies of the Civil War. The School of the Prophets is organized. The revelation known as the Word of Wisdom is received.
16: Holy Places
August 01, 2019 00:00Joseph Smith and Brigham Young meet for the first time. Joseph prophecies of the Civil War. The School of the Prophets is organized. The revelation known as the Word of Wisdom is received.
V1 E15: Visions and Nightmares
July 25, 2019 00:00Insights regarding “The Vision” given to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon. Early Saints had questions about this new and unfamiliar doctrine. Their seeking for understanding is an example of how to address questions today.
15: Visions and Nightmares
July 25, 2019 00:00Insights regarding “The Vision” given to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon. Early Saints had questions about this new and unfamiliar doctrine. Their seeking for understanding is an example of how to address questions today.
14: The Gift Has Returned
July 18, 2019 00:00Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, and William McLellin attempt to write a preface to The Book of Commandments. Their unsuccessful efforts, along with the subsequent revelation the Lord gives Joseph Smith are discussed.
V1 E14: The Gift Has Returned
July 18, 2019 00:00Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, and William McLellin attempt to write a preface to The Book of Commandments. Their unsuccessful efforts, along with the subsequent revelation the Lord gives Joseph Smith are discussed.
13: After Much Tribulation
July 11, 2019 00:00From the steadfast faithfulness of Edward Partridge to the skepticism of Ezra Booth; the events discussed in this chapter detail the challenges of establishing the Church in a backwater trading post known as Independence, Missouri.
V1 E13: After Much Tribulation
July 11, 2019 00:00From the steadfast faithfulness of Edward Partridge to the skepticism of Ezra Booth; the events discussed in this chapter detail the challenges of establishing the Church in a backwater trading post known as Independence, Missouri.
12: Ye Shall Receive My Law
July 04, 2019 00:00Joseph Smith teaches the Saints the proper use of spiritual gifts. Lucy Mack Smith uses her faith to lead 80 Saints along the Erie Canal from New York to Ohio.
V1 E12: Ye Shall Receive My Law
July 04, 2019 00:00Joseph Smith teaches the Saints the proper use of spiritual gifts. Lucy Mack Smith uses her faith to lead 80 Saints along the Erie Canal from New York to Ohio.
V1 E11: Gathered In
June 27, 2019 00:00The gathering begins. Missionaries arrive in Ohio and introduce Isaac Morely, Sydney Rigdon and Edward Partridge to the restored gospel.
11: Gathered In
June 27, 2019 00:00The gathering begins. Missionaries arrive in Ohio and introduce Isaac Morely, Sydney Rigdon and Edward Partridge to the restored gospel.
V1 E10: Come Life or Come Death
June 20, 2019 00:00Emma Smith is baptized. Joseph Smith miraculously heals Newel Knight. Oliver Cowdery brings the message of the Book of Mormon to the American Indians.
10: Come Life or Come Death
June 20, 2019 00:00Emma Smith is baptized. Joseph Smith miraculously heals Newel Knight. Oliver Cowdery brings the message of the Book of Mormon to the American Indians.
V1 E9: The Rise of the Church of Christ
June 13, 2019 00:00The Book of Mormon is published and the Church is officially organized. These monumental events put into historical perspective by Women’s History Specialist Brittany Chapman Nash of the Church History Library.
9: The Rise of the Church of Christ
June 13, 2019 00:00The Book of Mormon is published and the Church is officially organized. These monumental events put into historical perspective by Women’s History Specialist Brittany Chapman Nash of the Church History Library.
V1 E8: Fellow Servants
June 06, 2019 00:00Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery pray to learn about baptism. In answer to their prayer, John the Baptist appears and restores the Aaronic priesthood.
8: Fellow Servants
June 06, 2019 00:00Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery pray to learn about baptism. In answer to their prayer, John the Baptist appears and restores the Aaronic priesthood.
7: The Gift and Power of God
May 30, 2019 00:00What did the translation process of the Book of Mormon look like? In this episode of “Saints” story editor Angela Hallstrom explains what we know about how the Book of Mormon was translated.
V1 E7: The Gift and Power of God
May 30, 2019 00:00What did the translation process of the Book of Mormon look like? In this episode of “Saints” story editor Angela Hallstrom explains what we know about how the Book of Mormon was translated.
6: All is Lost
May 23, 2019 00:00Emma and Joseph lose their first child. 116 pages of the Book of Mormon are lost. In this episode, “Saints" writers Scott Hales and Angela Hallstrom share the background on these sorrowful events.
V1 E6: All is Lost
May 23, 2019 00:00Emma and Joseph lose their first child. 116 pages of the Book of Mormon are lost. In this episode, “Saints" writers Scott Hales and Angela Hallstrom share the background on these sorrowful events.
V1 E5: Be Watchful
May 16, 2019 00:0020-year old Joseph Smith meets Emma Hale. The story of how they meet and their courtship is just one of the events discussed.
5: Be Watchful
May 16, 2019 00:0020-year old Joseph Smith meets Emma Hale. The story of how they meet and their courtship is just one of the events discussed.
V1 E4: Plates of Gold
May 09, 2019 00:00The visit of the Angel Moroni, the discovery of the Gold Plates, the meaning and usage of seer stones - These are just three topics Scott A. Hales discusses in this episode.
4: Plates of Gold
May 09, 2019 00:00The visit of the Angel Moroni, the discovery of the Gold Plates, the meaning and usage of seer stones - These are just three topics Scott A. Hales discusses in this episode.
V1 E3: Hear Him
May 02, 2019 00:00In this episode, Historian Steven C. Harper discusses several of the accounts Joseph left throughout his lifetime of the event that ushered in the beginning of the Restoration.
3: Hear Him
May 02, 2019 00:00In this episode, Historian Steven C. Harper discusses several of the accounts Joseph left throughout his lifetime of the event that ushered in the beginning of the Restoration.
V1 E2: Ask in Faith
April 25, 2019 00:00Saints begins with the 1815 explosion of the volcano Mt. Tambora in faraway Indonesia. With this fiery beginning, Historian Lisa Olsen Tait discusses how an eruption, half-way around the world, plays an important part in the restoration.
2: Ask in Faith
April 25, 2019 00:00Saints begins with the 1815 explosion of the volcano Mt. Tambora in faraway Indonesia. With this fiery beginning, Historian Lisa Olsen Tait discusses how an eruption, half-way around the world, plays an important part in the restoration.