Keith Erekson serves as the director of the historical research and outreach for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On January 12, 2025 he gave a fireside in which he answered tough questions. Today we are responding to that fireside and discussing such topics as polygamy, Joseph Smith marrying women who were already married, and the church hiding aspects of its history.
Show Notes
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00:03:40 Introducing the original fireside with Keith Erekson
00:10:23 Background on Keith Erekson who works for the Church
00:17:08 Erekson saying the church never hid anything from its history
00:21:30 How the Church has hidden its history
00:30:35 Mountain Meadows Massacre
00:37:25 Utah Mormon Reformation Questions
00:43:42 The Word of Wisdom
00:58:57 The Lord is guiding President Nelson to lead the church today
01:02:00 Clip of Elder Holland explaining how the Church moves with the world
01:08:19 Joseph Smith publicly denying that he lived polygamy
01:17:00 These firesides are for questioning members
01:18:42 John C. Bennett’s list of Joseph Smith’s wives
01:22:52 Denials of polygamy
01:29:29 What is the purpose of polygamy?
01:33:53 Monogamy is the rule plurality is the exception
01:42:16 The New and Everlasting Covenant means polygamy
01:52:52 Erekson on the Restoration of All Things
02:03:05 Why did Joseph Smith marry women who were already married?
02:10:40 The Law of Adoption
02:19:03 Joseph’s wives getting sealed to other people after his death
02:20:24 Sealings for Time only
02:21:54 Time and Eternity only sealings
02:31:31 Erekson on Mary Elizabeth Rollins
02:34:10 Dan Vogel on Mary Elizabeth Rolins
02:40:26 Is polygamy required for exaltation?
02:51:22 Are women just prizes in Mormonism?
02:55:46 Erekson on the Book of Abraham
03:07:50 Finding the scrolls for the Book of Abraham
03:12:20 Erekson saying we’ve always called these funerary texts
03:21:15 The diagram produced in the Book of Abraham
03:24:11 Joseph Smith and the Catalyst Theory for the Book of Abraham
03:27:00 Grading Keith Erekson on his knowledge, honesty, etc.
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