Every once in a while there is an episode of The Cultural Hall that just makes me think...What am I doing with my life? This is one of those episodes. We talk a lot about the Word of Wisdom....less…
Richie TDecember 6, 2013
I was born in the church, I went on a mission, I was disfellowshipped and this morning I went back to the temple for the first time in 4 years. That is how Allison started her blog that has…
Richie TNovember 19, 2013
Nicole Hardy's forthcoming memoir, Confessions of a Latter-day Virgin, was inspired by her essay "Single, Female, Mormon, Alone”, first published in The New York Times and chosen as "notable" in 2012's Best American Essays. In this book, Nicole explores how she came, at the age…
Richie TNovember 17, 2013
RUSSIA KIDNAPPERS FREE MISSIONARIES MITCHELL LANDSBERG, Associated Press Mar. 22, 1998 4:19 PM ET MOSCOW (AP) _ Two Mormon missionaries kidnapped in southern Russia were set free on a country road Sunday, four days after their capture. Church officials said a…
Richie TOctober 20, 2013
Inspired by actual events, THE SARATOV APPROACH is the extraordinary, untold story of Elders Travis Tuttle and Andrew Propst and their week-long abduction in Saratov, Russia. On what seemed like any other day during their two-year LDS missions, Elders…
Richie TOctober 20, 2013
In this episode you asked the questions...We talked about the answers. To submit questions for the next "Ask a Mormon History Guy, send them to Richie@TheCulturalHall.com ~The Cultural Hall
Richie TOctober 11, 2013
Richard Paul Evans is the #1 bestselling author of The Christmas Box. Each of his eighteen novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list; there are more than 14 million copies of his books in print worldwide. His…
Richie TOctober 10, 2013
In today’s Internet world, an increasing number of Latter-day Saints are encountering anti-Mormon material. Since most members don’t have all the answers at their fingertips, LDS-critical claims can be unsettling or create doubt. Some arguments have caused a few…
Richie TOctober 8, 2013
I was serving on my mission almost 14yrs ago in Cleveland Ohio. While I was there I had 19 companions in the almost 2 years. I got along with 3 of them. In this episode my old companion and…
Richie TSeptember 23, 2013