Over the past year and a half I have spent time researching among the historical sources about the visit of Moroni to the young Joseph Smith. The opportunity for close research enabled several experiences that culminated this week in connection with the 200th anniversary of Moroni’s first visit:
Leading People Towards a Patriarchal Blessing | An Interview with Keith Erekson
by Leading Saints | Dec 10, 2022
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In this podcast, Kurt and Keith discuss receiving and engaging with patriarchal blessings.
Highlights
2:00 Introduction and new book about understanding patriarchal blessings
6:00 Patriarchal blessings are […]
Episode Summary: Did Joseph Smith really say that? Does the Church have the sword of Laban? How accurate was the story told in Sunday School? Should I trust the information I found online? Can I draw closer to God by learning about history? Real vs. Rumor explores Latter-day myths, rumors, and Church history to demonstrate how to think […]
Episode Summary: We’ve all heard them. There are pre-general conference predictions, rumors about certain celebrities investigating the Church, and sensationalized stories from Church history. How can you discern what is real and what’s rumor? On this week’s episode, Keith Erekson, director of the Church History Library, teaches how historians approach corroboration and how you can […]
Episode Summary: Keith Erekson is the director of the Library Division of the Church History Department. In this episode Keith explains a conflict between members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Keith also describes how the First Presidency was reorganized after the disunity was resolved.
Listen to Episode 37: To […]
Episode Summary: Keith Erekson is the director of the Library Division of the Church History Department. In this week’s episode we explore the cooperative movement of the Church. We also learn about a visit by Joseph Smith III to Utah Territory.
Listen to Episode 24: An Immense Labor.