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Hes extremely controversial and polarizing and well see that in his journals, and before hes called into the 12 in 1943 up until I guess 1953, that 10 year period, I mean theres really nothing controversial, its really a series of touching moments about his life, his family, and his mission to war-torn Europe; hes got some incredibly moving passages in there about walking the streets of Europe and he sees these people who are emaciated, some of whom are Latter-day Saints, they havent eat in days. 7 reviews. (Part 2 of 7), Swedish Rescue & Gospel Topics Essays (Part 1 of 7), Dr. Matthew Harris Talks About Temple & Priesthood Ban, Ezra Taft Benson on Communism, Bircherism, Civil Rights, Race & Religion Struggles at BYU 1965-1985, LDS Gospel Topics Series: A Scholarly Engagement, The Mormon Church & Blacks: A Documentary History. Web71K views Streamed 2 years ago Join me now as I interview historian Dr. Matt Harris about his new book entitled "The LDS Gospel Topics Series: A Scholarly Engagement" Just the tip of the iceberg of historical errors, misleading claims, and false information from Harris in his distorted and unbalanced narrative presented to you and listeners. Image. I grew up in the 1960s and 70s, I was quite familiar with the radical leanings of Elder Benson. Loved this episode. But Elder Hanks did have one, and his diary is now in the Church archives. As a 61-year-old Utah Democrat that has lost my faith, I guess I havent had to think or agree with anything about him for many years. These recommendations are currently being discussed and actively reviewed by the faculty and leadership of religious education, she said, who want every student to feel valued and included in their classes.. Join me now as I interview historian Dr. Matt Harris about his new book entitled The LDS Gospel Topics Series: A Scholarly Engagement published by Using previously restricted documents from archives across the United States. Some of these people might still be alive, and I just have a policy when I write about, I dont mention their names. I only listened to a few minutes, but since most of my life since baptism and dropping out of the church is based on a lot of Bensons words, I will listen more. In life and in death, fame and glory eluded Zebulon Montgomery Pike (17791813). 2:09:36 Too little too late. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. In 2013, the church published an essay, Race and the Priesthood, outlining this brief period of ordination, as well as the racist attitudes of many Americans in 1852, when Young, the second church president, announced a policy restricting Black men from ordination. His university and every other complex organization keeps track of, and indicates changes, of each policy. 02:48 Overview of Matts book about the GTEs : Hes a professor at Colorado State University-Pueblo. WebBlurbs "Thunder from the Right is a fascinating volume on the life, political career, and ministry of the most famous Mormon in politics prior to Mitt Romney, as well as on the inner workings of the LDS Church during the apostleship and presidency of Ezra Taft Benson. I am listening to the podcast for the first time because someone I know is on it. Some of the more hardline African Americans organizations simply thought that they were citizens with all the obligations, including going off to war, without the benefits. At CSUPueblo, he has won several university-wide awards, including the Provosts Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Students Choice Award, and the Provosts Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity. Later I was truly shocked they had made Benson the big Kahuna of mormotopia. Timecodes (for YouTube video): He has done a lot of Mormon history work and hes not very well-known, but I think he will be, especially after he Instant streaming of thousands of movies and TV episodes with Prime Video, A Kindle book to borrow for free each month - with no due dates, Listen to over 2 million songs and hundreds of playlists, Unlimited photo storage with anywhere access. They not only helped the African American community to organize but also helped them with cultural activities. Enjoy fast, FREE delivery, exclusive deals and award-winning movies & TV shows with PrimeTry Prime Each contributor is an experienced, thoughtful scholar, many having written widely on religious thought in general and Mormon history in particular. Ezra Taft Benson is perhaps the most controversial apostle-president in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some of these groups presented Elder Benson awards and certificates and would have pictures and articles about him on their printed media. Probably they are not because they just dont want their contemporaries, they are too close to their ministries, and I dont think it has, Ive heard the corporate line too, corporations dont make their papers available. Its not a matter of whether they have the authority to not make it available its a matter of should they? And obviously as a historian I think they should because I think that transparency is important. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. At the time I attributed that to the wisdom of God. Theyre just generally more righteous than men.. Its not as easy as it looks . Brad Wilcox, second counselor in the Young Men general presidency, speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. And, in 2010, he was awarded the Students Choice Award, given by students for teaching excellence. I cant believe I sat here until the wee hours 4 A.M. listening to 5 hours Fascinating. Thank you for supporting local journalism. In addition to his work in LDS history, he has done research and writing pertaining to Visalia/Tulare County, California. Or, was it brought to them with lies and force? 1:54:30 Church between a rock and a hard place when publishing. In some places, from a distance, it would appear that the issue is the relative parochiality of Church members. Dr. Armand Mauss is a well-known LDS scholar that wrote the conclusion of the LDS Gospel Topics Series by Dr. Matt Harris and Dr. Newell Bringhurst. of Utah Press, 2019) and (with Newell G. Bringhurst) The Mormon Church and its Gospel Topics Essays: The Scholarly Community Responds (Univ. The next day, BYU issued a statement, saying the church-owned Provo school was deeply concerned with Wilcoxs speech and welcoming his sincere apology.. I did manage to read the entire naked communist by Skousen, and was rather disappointed in how lame it was, a rambling, poorly written nothing burger. Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2021. He also asked my Father to please keep this confidential and to not share it with anyone. The Essays have plausible deniability written in invisible ink all over them. Excellent interview (both parts). Dr. Matt Harris & Dr. Newell Bringhurst, In 2013, the LDS Church sent Elder Marlin Jensen and Richard Turley to Sweden to answer tough questions about church history. Yes, there was the mothers must stay at home nonsense but that was no more offensive than the other nonsense spewed by his fellow apostles. So I heard l.Tom perry describe the moment when the priesthood ban was lifted. Glad I am retired and could sleep in. His teachings inspired Mormon extremists to stockpile weapons, predict the end of the world, and commit acts of violence against their government. Historians Matthew Harris and Thomas Kidd offer an authoritative examination of the essential documents needed to understand this debate. 51:54 Transparency& Church leaders trying to walk back on comments that get leaked. A small stretch but think of briar rabbit not wanting to be thrown into the briar patch. David J. Harris, 64, Siloam Springs, Arkansas; director, quality assurance, Simmon Foods, Inc.; currently serving as patriarch of the Springdale Arkansas Stake; former bishop, branch president, high councilor, stake presidency member, and stake president; wife, Lisa; four children. So, the Church is opening up- but not really unless they are brought kicking and screaming into the twilight (they never move into the bright light). And when their father or grandfather diescause its usually the kids that inherit all this stuff. I mean consider his lineage, his committment to morality despite being outside the Church, his fair and balanced approach? What those men were about, especially in those days, was nothing short of pure evil. E t b the man ,was just a man ,as all of the l d s presidents have been ,they are the sum total of their experiences. In this episode we will provide an Listen to 1365: The LDS Gospel Topics Essays - A History by Dr. Matt Harris by Mormon Stories - LDS instantly on your tablet, phone Still, it was another comparison regarding members of other religions that gained the most attention. Wilcoxs comments on the timing of the bans removal appeared to be at the center of his speedy apology in which he wrote the illustration I attempted to use about the timing of the revelation on the priesthood for Black members was wrong and failed to reflect his intended message of trusting Gods timing., As reported in an Exponent II blog post, however, Wilcox is not the only one using a version of this illustration. In the book When It Doesnt Make Sense, published by church-owned Deseret Book last fall, popular youth speaker and writer John Bytheway wields a similar line of reasoning in his case to seemingly quiet concerns about Latter-day Saint women not being able to receive priesthood keys., Why didnt anyone have the priesthood from about A.D. 100 until 1829, Bytheway writes. He served as president of both the Mormon History Association, 19992000, and the John Whitmer Historical Association, 200506. I thought this filled in a lot of the context for the ideas floating around in the minds of my elders when I was a child and teen. 2:07:40 Addressing social issues today and provide a place to talk about them He is the author of The Mormon Church and Blacks: A Documentary History and editor Matthews new book can be purchased here. The documents ALWAYS include among several items that are pertinent to the Essays: 1) Who owns the documents (The LDS Church); 2) Approval (The First Presidency); 3) Date of approval or date of origin or of the latest iteration. 20:22 Elder Marlin Jensen telling answers to questions are underway. WebId like to introduce Dr. Matt Harris in our next conversation. Overnight, excerpts whipped through social media. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. [Dehlin] Really quickly, this is kind of a tiny bit of a tangent, but since we just recently talked about his journals and your access to it in the archives, I remember a conversation once with Ted Lyon who was the interpreter for Jeffery R. Holland while Holland lived in Chile for 3 years, and Ted Lyon was a professor of mine at BYU and he was the son of T. Edgar Lyon, a really important figure in the history of the church, he was buddies with Lowell Bennion, and. (District 28 censured only their own lawmakers, Reps. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Perry told me this story on my mission in 2009. He won the Vera Jean and J. Talmage Jones Award from the Mormon History Association in 2014. I remember distinctly saying in my mission farewell I felt he was kind based on his experience serving Jesus, but I could never agree with his politics. His willingness to mix religion with extreme right-wing politics troubled many. rather than the pruning that would have delivered a balance back .e t b had a fear of the radical left because he seen first hand in Europe what happens when you rely on left leaning government s . Nevertheless, most of the Founding Fathers rallied around certain crucial religious principles, including the idea that people were created equal, the belief that religious freedom required the disestablishment of state-backed denominations, the necessity of virtue in a republic, and the role of Providence in guiding the affairs of nations. And He is justifying all that Hillary and Barack tried to do to overturn the last election. 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From left are Sharon Eubank, President Jean B. Bingham and Reyna I. Aburto. The texts included in this volume writings and speeches from both well-known and obscure early American thinkers show that religion played a prominent yet fractious role in the era of the American Revolution. I was a chapter leader and had all the books of the library in my home in SE Idaho.. From then on wherever I lived I was either a JBS member or just a radical. Speaking at the Be One celebration of the 40th anniversary of the bans repeal, apostle Dallin Oaks, first counselor in the governing First Presidency, suggested that while some continue to seek reasons for the restrictions, most in the church, including its senior leadership, havetrusted the wisdom and timing of the Lord and accepted the directions of his prophet., To Bradshaw, the message was clear. But the revelation that then Elder Benson seriously pursuing the idea of running on a ticket with Strom Thurmond or George Wallace in the 1960s or 1970s really bothers me. Matthew Harris and the other contributors have constructed a detailed look at an LDS Justification leads us to war and killing the main point of the Book of Mormon and the Old Testament ,it is ripe in the Koran .fear is the one thing Christ did not preach in his ministry and he did not preach from a superior position. : In the eight years since she joined the church, Bradshaw said shes heard this explanation on multiple occasions when asking her leaders why women arent ordained. To see our price, add these items to your cart. Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021. Matthew L. Harris is professor of history at Colorado State University-Pueblo. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! because its my diary, and the second one was Pual Dunn and the story of course goes, why did you resist Elder Dunn? of Oklahoma Press, The Founding Fathers and the Debate over Religion in Revolutionary America: A History in Documents (Oxford University Press, 2011). When that happened, I was pleasantly surprised that he seemed to leave his wakco politics in the past. Generally speaking, he said, from [the late] President Gordon Hinckley on there has been a greater respect for people of other faiths.. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [Harris] I worked in his papers, Edgar Lyon. The contributors reflect a variety of faith traditions, including the LDS Church, Community of Christ, Catholic, and Evangelical Christian. I wish to enter the conversation. 43:02 What do you say, what do you not say? [Harris] But anyway, and the other thing that Ill share is, and Ive heard this from a couple of people, that at the highest eschelons of leadership when they are called into the Twelve they sign some documentation where they do they will turn their papers over to the Church when the apostle dies. Other people playing into the story Rick holds a Master of Statistics Degree from the University of Utah. This interview with Matt was great. The writers probe the strengths and weaknesses of each of the Gospel Topics essays, providing a forthright discussion on the relevant issues in LDS history and doctrine. Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2021. Very little about Mormonism has really gotten under my skin in a long time. Cultural Context Preceding the Book of Mormon, The LDS Gospel Topics Series: A Scholarly Engagement, https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mormonstories/MormonStories-1356-GospelTopicsEssaysMattHarris.mp3. In the current era of electronic and online publication, changes are simple. Why Utahs independent bookstore network is thriving, Utah hydrologic outlook warns of rising waterways due to snowmelt as temperatures heat up, Higher densities may be coming soon to your SLC neighborhood, Be One celebration of the 40th anniversary of the bans repeal, Standing Apart: Mormon Historical Consciousness and the Concept of Apostasy. Of course white privileged capitalists dont see that as a solution, cause then the problem is them and not black people. Love you John. My Dad wrote a letter, voicing his concerns, to Elder Hugh B Brown, a member of the First Presidency. The writers probe the strengths and weaknesses of each of the Gospel Topics essays, providing a forthright discussion on the relevant issues in LDS history and doctrine. What About Church Theology in the Now, who is Jesus and His relationship with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit, as God the Son or the Word, as described in Gospel of John, The first Vision was it a Lie or an exageration?/. A fantastic and comprehensive review of the LDS Gospel essays. Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2021. I remember in HS thinking that I would have a terrible time supporting ETB if he were to ever ascend to the presidency. Further events They can suck a person in just like the church did me. Today, Jeremy, Etzio, Mateo and Elanni [ my American family] will repeat the work of The Architect in their youth and will believe whatever script is taught to them. Please try again. The first time I heard of members saying the Essays cant be real (hacked) or that the First Presidency didnt approve them made guessing the process easy. Growing up, he said, his kids would play church the same way a child might play school or house. Then the president rose and said that he had heard the voice of the lord and then the blacks could get the priesthood. After studying what Mao and Stalin did to destroy the concept of individual freedom, I read a little squirrely Italian communist by the name of Antonio Gramsci. 37:58 A few shoutouts. In this episode we will provide an overview of the book, and discuss the events that led to the release of the essays by the LDS Church.
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