Mormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show

 81. Big Love and the Temple Ceremony  Please be advised that this is a sensitive topic for LDS. Big Love is an HBO fictional series about a non-LDS group which subscribes to, and practices, their interpretation of Mormon polygamy of the 19th century. In the 15 March 2009 episode a false allegation is made about a commitment made, prior to 1990, by LDS participants in the LDS temple ceremony.  I discuss this and several other fals [...]

 81. Big Love and the Temple Ceremony  Please be advised that this is a sensitive topic for LDS. Big Love is an HBO fictional series about a non-LDS group which subscribes to, and practices, their interpretation of Mormon polygamy of the 19th century. In the 15 March 2009 episode a false allegation is made about a commitment made, prior to 1990, by LDS participants in the LDS temple ceremony.  I discuss this and several other fals [...]

80. Doctrine and Covenants #2 An overview of the history of the D&C from 1828 to 1981 discussing some: additions deletionsmodificationshistorical situationsdoctrinal pointsI have a selection of notecards from my notecard collection. It is Notecard Selection #7. I will email it to those who email me their request to mormontalkingpoints@gmail.comTopics raised by callers include:Contents of the Book of Commandments Did Joseph Smith have children by any of his plural wives?Did not Heber J. Grant attempt to shorten the D&C substantially? Question, my view on Plural Marriage.The Kirtland Revelations Book.Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDSMormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show, 18 January 2009.Podcast address: http://mormonmisc.podbean.comTo Participate:Live, Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm MSTLive, in Salt Lake Valley on AM Radio • K-TALK  630 AMLive, internationally on http://www.k-talk.comLive, our call-in number is 801-254-5855Live, participate sending short email mormontalkingpoints@gmail.comLive, your questions or comments are invited, regardless of your point of view. Your voice will be heard around the world.To make a comment here, click on “Comment” below

80. Doctrine and Covenants #2 An overview of the history of the D&C from 1828 to 1981 discussing some:  additions  deletions modifications historical situations doctrinal points I have a selection of notecards from my notecard collection. It is Notecard Selection #7. I will email it to those who email me their request to mormontalkingpoints@gmail.com Topics raised by callers include: Contents of the Book of Commandments  Did Joseph Smith have children by any of his plural wives? Did not Heber J. Grant attempt to shorten the D&C substantially?  Question, my view on Plural Marriage. The Kirtland Revelations Book. Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDSMormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show, 18 January 2009.Podcast address: http://mormonmisc.podbean.com To Participate: Live, Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm MST Live, in Salt Lake Valley on AM Radio • K-TALK  630 AM Live, internationally on http://www.k-talk.com Live, our call-in number is 801-254-5855 Live, participate sending short email mormontalkingpoints@gmail.com Live, your questions or comments are invited, regardless of your point of view.  Your voice will be heard around the world. To make a comment here, click on “Comment” below

Doctrine and Covenants #2 I present an overview of the history of the DC from 1828 to 1981 dicussing some additions, deletions, modifications, historical situations and doctrinal points. I have a selection of notecards from my notecard collection I will be reading. It is Notecard Selection #7. I will email it to those who email me their request to van.hale@k-talk.com. Topics raised by callers include: Contents of the Book of Commandments Did Joseph Smith have children by any of his plural wives? Did not Heber J. Grant attempt to shorten the DC substantially? Question on my view on Plural Marriage. The Kirtland Revelations Book.  Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDS   Official website: http://mormonmiscellaneous.com Podcast address: http://mormonmisc.podbean.com/ This is the 18 January 2009 episode of the Mormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show, now in its 29th year.  To make a comment, click on “Comment” below To listen to future Talk Shows live, go to http://www.k-talk.com/ Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm MST. If you have a question or comment, your participation is invited, regardless of your point of view. Your voice will be heard around the world.

79. Genesis of the Joseph Smith Papers Project My guest was Ron Esplin, Managing Editor of the Joseph Smith Papers Project. We discussed the genesis of this project including the original record keeping, the scope of the surviving documents, efforts to publish early Joseph Smith documents leading to the current exhaustive project. Ron gave details of the involvement of a very prominent Salt Lake business man, Larry Miller, who just passed away. Miller owned a number car dealships, theaters, the Utah Jazz professional basketball team and a number of other enterprises. The story of his introduction to the project, his interest and involvement prove to be very interesting.  In 2001 the LDS First Presidency decided that the entire collection of Joseph Smith Papers would be published in what will be about 30 volumes. Top professional historians and archivists are working on the project to produce a publication to meet the highest of professional standards.  Callers raised questions about: Articles of Faithnew materialrevelations and insights regarding Joseph Smith, the value and problems with reminiscences.      Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDSMormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show, 1 March 2009.Podcast address: http://mormonmisc.podbean.comTo Participate:Live, Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm MSTLive, in Salt Lake Valley on AM Radio • K-TALK  630 AMLive, internationally on http://www.k-talk.comLive, our call-in number is 801-254-5855Live, participate sending short email mormontalkingpoints@gmail.comLive, your questions or comments are invited, regardless of your point of view. Your voice will be heard around the world.To make a comment here, click on “Comment” below

79. Genesis of the Joseph Smith Papers Project My guest was Ron Esplin, Managing Editor of the Joseph Smith Papers Project.  We discussed the genesis of this project including the original record keeping, the scope of the surviving documents, efforts to publish early Joseph Smith documents leading to the current exhaustive project.  Ron gave details of the involvement of a very prominent Salt Lake business man, Larry Miller, who just passed away. Miller owned a number car dealships, theaters, the Utah Jazz professional basketball team and a number of other enterprises. The story of his introduction to the project, his interest and involvement prove to be very interesting.  In 2001 the LDS First Presidency decided that the entire collection of Joseph Smith Papers would be published in what will be about 30 volumes. Top professional historians and archivists are working on the project to produce a publication to meet the highest of professional standards.  Callers raised questions about:  Articles of Faith new material revelations and insights regarding Joseph Smith, the value and problems with reminiscences.       Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDSMormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show, 1 March 2009.Podcast address: http://mormonmisc.podbean.com To Participate: Live, Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm MST Live, in Salt Lake Valley on AM Radio • K-TALK  630 AM Live, internationally on http://www.k-talk.com Live, our call-in number is 801-254-5855 Live, participate sending short email mormontalkingpoints@gmail.com Live, your questions or comments are invited, regardless of your point of view.  Your voice will be heard around the world. To make a comment here, click on “Comment” below

Genesis of the Joseph Smith Papers Project My guest was Ron Esplin, Managing Editor of the Joseph Smith Papers Project. We discussed the genesis of this project including the original record keeping, the scope of the surviving documents, efforts to publish early Joseph Smith documents leading to the current exhaustive project. Ron gave details of the involvement of a very prominent Salt Lake business man, Larry Miller, who just passed away. Miller owned a number car dealships, theaters, the Utah Jazz professional basketball team and a number of other enterprises. The story of his introduction to the project, his interest and involvement prove to be very interesting. In 2001 the LDS First Presidency decided that the entire collection of Joseph Smith Papers would be published in what will be about 30 volumes. Top professional historians and archivists are working on the project to produce a publication to meet the highest of professional standards. Callers raised questions about the Articles of Faith, new material, revelations and insights regarding Joseph Smith, the value and problems with reminscences.     Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDS Official website: http://mormonmiscellaneous.com Podcast address: http://mormonmisc.podbean.com/ This is the 1 March 2009 episode of the Mormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show, now in its 29th year.  To make a comment, click on “Comment” below To listen to future Talk Shows live, go to http://www.k-talk.com/ Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm MST. If you have a question or comment, your participation is invited, regardless of your point of view. Your voice will be heard around the world.

78. An Original Apostle's Notebook is DiscoveredMy guest was Brent Ashworth, a well-known and long-time collector of Mormon documents. He recently discovered an 1871 notebook of William E. McLellin who was an LDS convert in 1831, who served in several callings in the Church, including his membership in the first Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1835. Several factors lead to his excommunication in 1838. He participated briefly in a splinter group before Joseph Smith's murder and organized his own group after. A number of his personal writings have been discovered - his early diaries and several notebooks. This notebook presents his views and reminiscences on a number of topics and his enduring conviction that Joseph Smith had been a prophet and that the Book of Mormon is of Divine origin. Ashworth and I discussed the notebook in some detail and he read a number of selections from it. We also discussed some of Ashworth's other purchases including some of the forged documents of the infamous Mark Hoffman. Several participated questions by phone and email. (The photo above is Brent Ashworth with the notebook. The photo below is the notebook opened to page 14-15)     Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDSMormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show, 8 February 2009.Podcast address: http://mormonmisc.podbean.comTo Participate:Live, Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm MSTLive, in Salt Lake Valley on AM Radio • K-TALK  630 AMLive, internationally on http://www.k-talk.comLive, our call-in number is 801-254-5855Live, participate sending short email mormontalkingpoints@gmail.comLive, your questions or comments are invited, regardless of your point of view. Your voice will be heard around the world.To make a comment here, click on “Comment” below

78. An Original Apostle's Notebook is Discovered My guest was Brent Ashworth, a well-known and long-time collector of Mormon documents. He recently discovered an 1871 notebook of William E. McLellin who was an LDS convert in 1831, who served in several callings in the Church, including his membership in the first Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1835. Several factors lead to his excommunication in 1838. He participated briefly in a splinter group before Joseph Smith's murder and organized his own group after. A number of his personal writings have been discovered - his early diaries and several notebooks. This notebook presents his views and reminiscences on a number of topics and his enduring conviction that Joseph Smith had been a prophet and that the Book of Mormon is of Divine origin. Ashworth and I discussed the notebook in some detail and he read a number of selections from it. We also discussed some of Ashworth's other purchases including some of the forged documents of the infamous Mark Hoffman. Several participated questions by phone and email. (The photo above is Brent Ashworth with the notebook. The photo below is the notebook opened to page 14-15)      Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDS Mormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show, 8 February 2009. Podcast address: http://mormonmisc.podbean.com To Participate: Live, Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm MST Live, in Salt Lake Valley on AM Radio • K-TALK  630 AM Live, internationally on http://www.k-talk.com Live, our call-in number is 801-254-5855 Live, participate sending short email mormontalkingpoints@gmail.com Live, your questions or comments are invited, regardless of your point of view.  Your voice will be heard around the world. To make a comment here, click on “Comment” below

  My guest was Brent Ashworth, a well-known and long-time collector of Mormon documents. He recently discovered an 1871 notebook of William E. McLellin who was an LDS convert in 1831, who served in several callings in the Church, including his membership in the first Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1835. Several factors lead to his excommunication in 1838. He participated briefly in a splinter group before Joseph Smith's murder and organized his own group after. A number of his personal writings have been discovered - his early diaries and several notebooks. This notebook presents his views and reminiscences on a number of topics and his enduring conviction that Joseph Smith had been a prophet and that the Book of Mormon is of Divine origin. Ashworth and I discussed the notebook in some detail and he read a number of selections from it. We also discussed some of Ashworth's other purchases including some of the forged documents of the infamous Mark Hoffman. Several participated questions by phone and email. (The photo above is Brent Ashworth with the notebook. The photo below is the notebook opened to page 14-15)     Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDS Official website: http://mormonmiscellaneous.com Podcast address: http://mormonmisc.podbean.com/ This is the 8 February 2009 episode of the Mormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show, now in its 29th year.  To make a comment, click on “Comment” below To listen to future Talk Shows live, go to http://www.k-talk.com/ Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm MST. If you have a question or comment, your participation is invited, regardless of your point of view. Your voice will be heard around the world.

77. D&C: Facts and History #1 I raise a number of questions I will address regarding the history and content of the Doctrine and Covenants including additions and deletions in various editions.   Joseph Smith's selection for the D&C in 1835 and 1844 differed from that of Orson Pratt and Brigham Young in 1876. Does this fact raise any questions?Book of Commandments.1835 Doctrine and CovenantsGeneral Assembly called to vote for or against the D&CEarly publication of some revelations.Comments on D&C 76, 121, 109, 129-131, 89Procedure regarding acceptance or rejection of revelation.

77. D&C: Facts and History #1 I raise a number of questions I will address regarding the history and content of the Doctrine and Covenants including additions and deletions in various editions.     Joseph Smith's selection for the D&C in 1835 and 1844 differed from that of Orson Pratt and Brigham Young in 1876. Does this fact raise any questions? Book of Commandments. 1835 Doctrine and Covenants General Assembly called to vote for or against the D&C Early publication of some revelations. Comments on D&C 76, 121, 109, 129-131, 89 Procedure regarding acceptance or rejection of revelation.

DC Facts and History #1 I raise a number of questions I will address regarding the history and content of the Doctrine and Covenants including additions and deletions in various editions.   Joseph Smith's selection for the DC in 1835 and 1844 differed from that of Orson Pratt and Brigham Young in 1876. Does this fact raise any questions? Book of Commandments. 1835 Doctrine and Covenants General Assembly called to vote for or against the DC Early publication of some revelations. Comments on DC 76, 121, 109, 129-131, 89 Procedure regarding acceptance or rejection of revelation. Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDS Official website: http://mormonmiscellaneous.com Podcast address: http://mormonmisc.podbean.com/ This is the 11 January 2009 episode of the Mormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show, now in its 29th year.  To make a comment, click on “Comment” below To listen to future Talk Shows live, go to http://www.k-talk.com/ Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm MST. If you have a question or comment, your participation is invited, regardless of your point of view. Your voice will be heard around the world.

76. Joseph Smith Papers Interview The LDS Church has begun a major project involving professionally trained historians to gather, prepare, edit and publish the papers of Joseph Smith, mostly located in the LDS Archives. This is to meet the highest professional standards. The first volume was just published. It publishes, word for word, the journals of Joseph Smith for the period of 1832-1839, with many footnotes, biographical and geographical notes, a glossary and chronology. It begins with an exellent overview of the life of Joseph Smith.I spent the evening conversing with Mark Ashurst-McGee and Richard Jensen, two of the editors of this first volume. The following is a list of some of the topics covered: Nature of the journals What they reveal of Joseph Smith The degree of his religiosity Remarkable Book Sales Credibility of the editorial process Objectivity of the editors The involvement of LDS Authorities Danites Reasons the Church has hired LDS historians for this project   Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDSMormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show 25 January 2009.Podcast address: http://mormonmisc.podbean.comTo ParticipateLive, Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm MSTLive, in Salt Lake Valley on AM Radio • K-TALK  630 AMLive, internationally on http://www.k-talk.comLive, our call-in number is 801-254-5855Live, participate sending short email mormontalkingpoints@gmail.comLive, your questions or comments are invited, regardless of your point of view. Your voice will be heard around the world.To make a comment here, click on “Comment” below