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Hearken, O Ye People: The Historical Setting of Joseph Smith’s Ohio Revelations – Mark Staker –

More of Mormonism’s canonized revelations originated in or near Kirtland than any other place. Yet many of the events connected with those revelations and their 1830s historical context have faded over time. Barely twenty-five years after the first of these…

Richie TJanuary 22, 2026

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Elias – An Epic of the Ages – Dr. Reid Neilson – 984

Orson F. Whitney’s Elias—An Epic of the Ages stands as Mormonism’s most ambitious literary achievement, a sweeping poetic retelling of the plan of salvation and the Restoration. First published in 1904 and refined in Whitney’s 1914 edition, the ten-canto epic draws upon…

Richie TNovember 16, 2025

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Bishop of Grand Blanc Ward and President Nelson Funeral Updates AoN 970

Do you want to meet up with Verlin? contact@theculturalhall.com AMA (ask me anything) meet up, to get first dibs reach out at https://www.patreon.com/theculturalhall Bisbee sexual abuse case of two Mormon girls Alan Collier: Experienced But Not an Expert Ep.…

Richie TSeptember 30, 2025

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What will your “Grandparent Name” Be? AoN 956

Church responds to allegations against American missionary accused of abusing Tongan boys Appeals court rules against church in child sexual abuse case in Arizona, church leaders says they will appeal Elderly West Jordan man charged with luring girl into…

Richie TAugust 5, 2025

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891 The Revised and Expanded Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith

The Revised and Expanded Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith: Compared with the Earliest Known Manuscripts offers readers not only a preservation of Joseph Fielding Smith’s original compilation but also a side-by-side comparison with the primary sources that it was based…

Richie TFebruary 10, 2025

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868 B.O.M. Cyclone

Richie and Verlin, hosts of the Cultural Hall podcast, discuss a wide range of topics including upcoming changes to the show, personal experiences with finances and travel, reflections on church history and current events, and humorous anecdotes about church culture.…

Richie TNovember 22, 2024

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Eugene England Ep. 543 The Cultural Hall

He worked for a few years in the Church historical department (9:01) He is one of the creators of “Mormon Studies” (13:07) He co-founded Dialogue (16:26) He was an early outspoken LDS critic of both the Vietnam War and Racism…

Richie TAugust 16, 2021

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Laura Rutter Strickling Ep. 294 The Cultural Hall

On Fire in Baltimore is more than just the personal stories of Black women who converted to Mormonism. Against the background of a city known for its racial and economic inequality, these devout women of color tell stories of drug…

Richie TNovember 4, 2018

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Mormonism Exposed: The Dark Truth behind “The Chicken Dance”

Growing up in Southern California and attending church dances of the 1990’s, I was exposed to some of the top hits of the pop charts...from the 1980’s. While most of the songs that were presented were diligently vetted for appropriate…

Richie TMarch 10, 2017

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My Own Kind of Mormonism (Guest Blog)

Our set-up was working so well. Even though my husband stopped believing in the church, we had come to a happy place of mutual love and respect. He even went to church with us of his own accord. Then we…

Richie TSeptember 1, 2015

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