In the Spring of 2020, Community of Christ Apostle Lachlan Mackay was contacted by his uncle, Dan Larsen, about a Smith family locket that had been hidden away for decades. At first, Lach didn’t believe the image inside could be Joseph Smith Jr, but after over two years of research, Lach and historian Ron Romig…
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Joseph Smith Jr. occupies a lot of mental space for seekers and friends of the Restoration. Community of Christ has an evolving relationship with Joseph that has liberated us from needing to hang on every word or teaching that came from his ministry. In today’s episode of Percolating on Faith, we’ll look at that relationship…
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Joseph Smith’s story of the First Vision is sometimes seen as the foundational story of our faith movement. Today, Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith walk us through the different versions of the story that Smith and others told and share their reflections on how these stores inform us as a church today. Host: Carla LongGuest: Tony…
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Joseph Smith’s First Vision is a story of the young boy’s personal conversion. In Community of Christ, we take into consideration all versions of Joseph’s experience and make room for a variety of thoughts surrounding it. Today, Apostle Lach Mackay talks about Community of Christ’s telling of the story and how it informs who we…
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Karin Peter and Kelly McAfee unpack the polygamy topic against the back drop of Kelly’s project creating portraits and dolls representing Joseph Smith’s plural wives. Host: Karin Peter Guest: Kelly McAfee Download Transcript
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Community of Christ’s history might not define who the church is today, but it has helped to shape our identity and is still vitally important to us. Join Brittany as she discusses this importance with church member Wendy Eaton. Wendy lives and works at the Historic Site in Nauvoo Illinois. She has also worked in…
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Join Carla Long as she talks with Laura and David Bolton about being the Joseph Smith Historic Sites directors in Nauvoo for the last seven months. They recount a few of the historic stories of Nauvoo as well as talk about the sites of Nauvoo and Nauvoo itself.
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Join Seth Bryant as he interviews Ugo Perego, who is pursuing genealogical DNA research to determine if Joseph Smith is the father of Josephine Lyon (daughter of Joseph Smith’s plural wife, Sylvia Sessions Lyon).
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