It’s a cliffhanger of an anticlimax. Read along with me here
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/05/16/letter-3-december-1834/
Letter 2, November 1834 In one heck of a misdirect, we learn the “history” according to the bible, not the history of Mormonism. Read along here Jared Carter Gyan Books Compare D&C Tertull...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/05/02/letter-2-november-1834/
The Finale It’s the end! We’ve run out of canon. Time to wrap it up. Thank you for listening for all these years!!! -Marie and Bryce
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/04/18/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/
CC 165: The Final Revelation Pres. Veazey presented his words of counsel in 2013, it became canon in 2016. This is the most recent and therefore final revelation of the Community of Christ. Read ...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/04/11/cc-165-the-final-revelation/
CC 164: The Gay Rights Revelation It’s touted as the Gay Rights Revelation, but is it really?? Read along with us here Gay Rights Revelation Added to the Community of Christ D&C, by John Hamer
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/04/04/cc-164-the-gay-rights-revelation/
CC 163: Scripture is not to be worshiped Stephen Veazey begins his tenure as president of a prophetic people. It’s easy! Love your neighbor, take your church callings seriously, be humble, and ...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/03/28/cc-163-scripture-is-not-to-be-worshiped/
CC 162: I quit, says the prophet Pres. McMurray shifts the church from a people with a prophet to that of a prophetic people. Then he quits. Read along with us here Boston Archdiocese Letter of R...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/03/21/cc-162-i-quit-says-the-prophet/
CC 161: Transformation 2000 This new thing called “the web” is a perfect place to invest, the stock market is definitely only going to go up. Pres. Grant McMurray expands the Community of Chr...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/03/14/cc-161-transformation-2000/
CC 160: Not a Smith In a break from tradition, the next prophet-president isn’t a direct descendant of Joseph Smith, Jr. Welcome to the show, W. Grant McMurray! Walking Into the Heart of the...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/03/07/cc-160-not-a-smith/
CC 159: Alternate Universe Hirings and firings continue, but what really matters is how different Utah LDS is from Missouri RLDS. Finances. Gender. Transparency. Focus. Use of resources. Take eve...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/02/22/cc-159-alternate-universe/
CC 158: Open Communion, Open Minds The last big breakaway wraps up, and its officially a new era for the church. Women rise to power all over, members with AIDS are officially accepted as worthy ...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/02/15/cc-158-open-communion-open-minds/
CC 157: The Ongoing Ramifications of Fred M Wally Tony blocks the remaining fundamentalists from removing revelation 156 by introducing a resolution that petitions for revelation must come from t...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/02/08/cc-157-the-ongoing-ramifications-of-fred-m/
CC 156: Women hold the priesthood! It’s 1984 and women are now officially allowed to hold the priesthood! Almost. They have to go through all the same training as the men do, and THEN they can ...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/02/01/cc-156-women-hold-the-priesthood/
CC 155: The time for hesitation is past The forces of a changing society continue to push on all sides. Read along with us here Support the show here Reed Homes Empowering Homosexuals in the Chur...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/01/25/cc-155-the-time-for-hesitation-is-past/
CC 154: Schism, Inc The first international apostle is called as the fundamentalist movement strengthens. Restoration Festivals, Inc is formed and subsequently silenced by the Q12. Read along wit...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/01/18/cc-154-schism-inc/
Marie’s Spirit Prison (Articles of Faith (and Doctrine)) It’s time for some context to the 1980 proto-schism in RLDS. The Epitome of Faith and Doctrine is exactly the same as the Articles of ...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/01/11/maries-spirit-prison-articles-of-faith-and-doctrine/
CC 153: Faith of our fathers W. Wallace Smith officially retires, Wallace B. Smith takes over. It goes smoothly, except for the 15%-25% of the congregation who Does Not Believe. Or more it’s th...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2020/01/04/cc-153-faith-of-our-fathers/
CC 152: Hello, Wally Tony In a shocking turn of events, W. Wallace Smith decides to retire rather than remain prophet-president until death. He nominates his son, Wallace Bunnell Anthony Smith, a...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/12/28/cc-152-hello-wally-tony/
CC 151: Not the Meeting Minutes Sweeping changes have been made in core beliefs and how the church teaches theology to the children. Naturally, this revelation mentions literally none of that. Re...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/12/21/cc-151-not-the-meeting-minutes/
CC 150: Build it… where? God wants the Saints to build a temple, which is problematic since RLDS doesn’t own the land where temple should be built. Can they resurrect and old agreement that w...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/12/14/cc-150-build-it-where/
CC 149A: Schismpalooza, Part 2 God is so great that his words require clarification in not only a supplemental revelation, but also for months and months in the official church newspaper. Read al...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/12/07/cc-149a-schismpalooza-part-2/
CC 149: Schismpalooza, Part 1 Oh snap, it’s a revelation so groundbreaking that god had to make this a two-parter! What’s a surplus? Are the bishops the bad guys? Will the temple be used for�...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/11/23/cc-149-schismpalooza-part-1/
CC 148: And Everything Changes… The Statement on Objections rocks the church to its core, so naturally the revelation regarding personnel changes is what’s in the D&C. Read along with us h...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/11/16/cc-148-and-everything-changes/
CC 146-147: Look to the Future The church shifts its focus from cultural anecdata from the past to hard truths for the future. Cracks in the church foundation begin to appear. Read along with us ...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/11/09/cc-146-147-look-to-the-future/
CC 145: It is my will… Pres. W. Wallace Smith flexes his prophetic muscles by doing a ton of staffing changes. On the surface, nothing is changing. In reality, he’s setting up the church to d...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/11/02/cc-145-it-is-my-will/
CC 143-144: Goodbye and Hello, President Smith It’s the end of an era as President Israel “Dutch” Smith passes away in a car crash. President W. Wallace Smith is named successor, which make...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/10/26/cc-143-144-goodbye-and-hello-pres-smith/
CC 142: A series of bad looks for Dutch Prophet-President Israel “Dutch” Smith starts making tours of the Pacific and Europe to meet the members of his church. Or, from another perspective, h...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/10/19/cc-142-a-series-of-bad-looks-for-dutch/
Zion is in your heart (possibly) Israel “Dutch” Smith spends his first years of his presidency at his wife’s bedside, with breaks to write correspondence and delegate decisions to F. Henry ...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/10/12/cc-140-141-zion-is-in-your-heart-possibly/
CC 139: RIP, Fred M The post-WWII era ushers in an era of economic growth for the church, and a grumpy Fred M., a prophet who failed to write down his succession plan. Israel “Dutch” Smith be...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/10/05/cc-139-rip-fred-m/
CC 138: Hello, Israel The revelation is just another staffing change from Fred M. The reality is that nobody likes him and his closest confidantes are quitting. Somehow, despite a lifetime of bei...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/09/21/cc-138-hello-israel/
CC 137: Even More Depressioning Fred. M’s vision of a literal, physical Zion slips even further from his grasp. Church membership is falling, money is tighter than tight, and WWII is just aroun...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/09/14/cc-137-even-more-depressioning/
CC 136: Oops! A Great Depression Fred M. has gained complete control of the Church, for both good and bad. Great strides are made in the quest for a physical Zion on earth! And he completely miss...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/09/07/cc-136-oops-a-great-depression/
CC 135: Too Many Controversies Brother McGuire stages a coup, sort of, with the help of immense amounts of bureaucracy. Fred M. is temporarily ousted from The Saints Herald, only to regain power ...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/08/31/cc-135-too-many-controversies/
CC 134: SDCC #2 – Common Consent There’s so much controversy that we just don’t have anything harmonious, except a tiny little background clause in membership transfer that we’ll care abo...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/08/24/cc-134-sdcc-2-common-consent/
Supreme Directional Control Controversy #1 Fred M becomes the prophet, and immediately things go awry. He micromanages, he gives his wife biological specimens, he throws down during general confe...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/08/17/cc-132-133-sdcc-1/
CC 131: Rest in Peace, JS III An era comes to a close as the son of the prophet passes away of old age. Let’s recap his life and read his final revelation. Suspicious that his final words from ...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/08/03/cc-131-rest-in-peace-js-iii/
CC 130: A Shift in Tone Prophet Emeritus Joseph Smith III suddenly sounds an awful lot like his son, Fred M. It’s shocking how much the divine will of god aligns with the mortal will of Fred M....
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/07/27/cc-130-a-shift-in-tone/
CC 129: Dissent!!! R. C. Evans is ousted from the presidency and he is NOT happy about it. He’s replaced with “just another Smith”. All The Links Section 129 Pretender to the Throne: R.�...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/07/20/cc-129-dissent/
CC 128: Zion is Calling Fred M.’s influence grows ever stronger. The church is (slowly and thoughtfully) on the move from rural everywhere to Independence, MO. Saints are advised to migrate onl...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/07/13/cc-128-zion-is-calling/
CC 127: The women (try to) speak The church is in transition from the founders to the next generation. Fred M is named the successor to JS 3.0, money isn’t enough for all the things, and are ch...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/07/06/cc-127-the-women-try-to-speak/
CC 126: JS 3.0 has a vision Joseph Smith III has a vision. Happily, it streamlines responsibilities within the church and nominates people to leadership positions. It’s official canon… but no...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/06/29/cc-126-js-3-0-has-a-vision/
RLDS vs LDS It’s 1901, and the differences between RLDS and LDS are big enough to warrant a full-on comparison. What does the two factions believe? How does the afterlife work? Which is the One...
CC 125: Do What I Say Because I Say So The church is at a turning point. Should their money go to the newly-begun Graceland College? What about strengthening their existing membership? Missionary...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/06/15/cc-125-do-what-i-say-because-i-say-so/
CC 123-124: The Q12 is Fulfilled The Q12 is being fully filled, not just on paper, but in reality. Sure, we could focus on the formality and the procedure. Nope! There’s human drama all over th...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/06/01/cc-123-124-the-q12-is-fulfilled/
CC 122: Be Kind Be nice to each other!!! For real, just be nice. All this administrative stuff is important, and boring. All the Links Read along with us Support the show at Patreon.com/MyBook...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/05/25/cc-122-be-kind/
CC 121: Joseph’s Younger Brother On the surface, this is all some administration and encouragement for unity and peace. Just underneath, two members of the Q12 flounce away while Joseph Smith 3...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/05/18/cc-121-josephs-younger-brother/
CC 119: Organize the Reorganization Sometimes you just have to write out the boring church policies. Slog through it with us. Please? It’s real boring, but we’re interesting. Promise. Oh god,...
CC 119: No, we are the OTHER Mormons The RLDS drama is so small in comparison to the Brighamite LDS shenanigans of polygamy/theocracy. A few of the leadership flounce away, basically peacefully, ...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/05/04/cc-119-no-we-are-the-other-mormons/
CC 118: Our Motto is Peace The church is a bit too scattered, consensus isn’t quite where it needs to be. JSIII calls his flock back together. Time to solidify the base. All the Links JSIII ...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/04/27/cc-118-our-motto-is-peace/
CC 117: Show Up and Be Heard RLDS struggles with how to maintain a foundation in Joseph Smith while also distinguishing themselves from Joseph Smith’s actions. All the Links Council of the 1...
https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/2019/04/20/cc-117-show-up-and-be-heard/