Bonus: A confusing afternoon in Nauvoo, IL
I took a road trip to Nauvoo. My brain melted from both the heat and the experience. Love to you all - Marie
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 12 min
My Book of Mormon
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Letter 8, October 1835
It's the end! Oliver tells the thrilling tale of when Joseph finds the box and pulls out the Golden Plates. Read along here The Glass Looker, Treasure Digs
Jun 27, 2020•40 min
Letter 7, July 1835
A narrative! Joseph Smith, Jr, prophet of god, puts down his work and goes on a walk to a hill. Read along with me Hill Cumorah Quotes...
Jun 20, 2020•27 min
Letter 6, April 1835
It's a recap episode! Strap in for some bracing Old Testament info. Read along with me here The Brother of Jared Quarto Vocabulary...
Jun 13, 2020•29 min
Letter 5, March 1835
Oliver Cowdery continues to spin pretty words of little substance. Angels, latter days, Israel, it's a good time for all! Read along with me here Compare D&C How are Oliver Cowdery's Letters etc. Angels have six wings and are covered in eyes Deutoronomy !! The Q12 is formed...
Jun 08, 2020•26 min
Letter 4, February 1835
It's a narrative!!! Praise be to Heavenly Father, we're treated to a messenger from god. Read along with me here Height of male identifying people 100 years ago How are these letters to be read and understood John of Patmos...
May 23, 2020•24 min
Letter 3, December 1834
It's a cliffhanger of an anticlimax. Read along with me here
May 16, 2020•28 min
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 Tertullian The Nutritional Value of Locusts Book of Mormon Central essay...
May 02, 2020•45 min
Letter 1, October 1834
Sometimes, insomnia hits. How to deal? Read some entirely non-canon letters penned by Marie's historical boyfriend back in 1834. All the Links Read along here Oliver Cowdery as Book of Mormon Scribe WW Phelps Commentary by the Church How are Oliver Cowdery's Letters to be Used and Understood? The Cowdery Conundrum...
Apr 25, 2020•29 min
So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
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
Apr 18, 2020•1 hr 11 min
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 along with us here Watch Pres. Veazey here The president's address in 2016 about evangelist blessing World Conference Resolutions as of 2019...
Apr 11, 2020•1 hr 43 min
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
Apr 04, 2020•59 min
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 know that the Book of Mormon isn't a historical document that should ever be worshiped as as divine. Read along with us here War in Afghanistan Climate Change 2007...
Mar 28, 2020•1 hr 8 min
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 Resignation Sunstone Magazine commentary...
Mar 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min
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 Christ accordingly. They officially define themselves by who they are instead of who they are not. Read along with us The Dot Com Bubble
Mar 14, 2020•1 hr 15 min
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 Questions: An Interview With Grant McMurray Read along with us here Support the show here...
Mar 07, 2020•58 min
CC 159: It's an alternate universe over here
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 everything you knew a true from Utah LDS, flip it and reverse it into an alternate universe, and that's Missouri RLDS. Read along with us here The Father and the Family Utah LDS Audit Committee Report, 1994 Danny Belrose Dale Luffman Utah LDS Women of the Church...
Feb 22, 2020•1 hr 5 min
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 humans (while the world rejects them), communion is open to everyone, and further research is ordered to help the church better serve those suffering from addiction or domestic violence. Read along with us here Support the show here File the paperwork to own your churches!!! Historical Amnesia: Corporate Identity and Collective Memory Gra...
Feb 15, 2020•1 hr 23 min
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 the Prophet-President, not the people. Say thanks to the domineering personality of Fred M back in 1925! Is this a good change? Eh... Read along with us here Support the show here Richard Price is Excommunicated Lloyd Hurshman Roy Schaefer Norman Swails...
Feb 08, 2020•1 hr 13 min
CC 156: Women can 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 hold the priesthood. Read along with us here Support the show here Geoffrey Spencer The Last Smith Presidents...
Feb 01, 2020•58 min
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 Church: A History of GALA...
Jan 25, 2020•1 hr 1 min
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 with us here Support the show here Read Steve Veazey's blog about his Asia tour Everett Graffeo Kenneth Robinson Steve Veazey's appeal for more tithing dollars 1970s energy crisis...
Jan 18, 2020•58 min
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 Faith, just rebranded. Read along with us here Apostle's Creed
Jan 11, 2020•1 hr 6 min
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 that they believe in the fundamentals and their new progressive leader. Read along with us here Read about the presidency of Wallace B Smith here Listen to the patron-exclusive bonus episode here...
Jan 04, 2020•58 min
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, as successor. Read along with us here GCR 564 Graceland College Book of Knowledge...
Dec 28, 2019•1 hr 10 min
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. Read along with us here Support the show here Roy Cheville Pax Mondial Temple School Paul Booth...
Dec 21, 2019•1 hr 9 min
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 would allow them to slide right into that plot of land? Read along with us here Support the show here Journal of Mormon History Cuyahoga River...
Dec 14, 2019•1 hr 4 min
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 along with us here
Dec 07, 2019•1 hr 7 min
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... anything? No idea! Read along with us here Differing Visions: Dissenters in Mormon History Ruby Irene Jones, total badass...
Nov 23, 2019•55 min
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 here Support the show here F. Henry Edwards Duane Couey Aleah Koury...
Nov 16, 2019•1 hr 14 min
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