Joseph Smith’s First Vision | Ep. 1648 | LDS Discussions Ep. 17

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  @boysrus61 · 4 years ago

  Mike, this is NOT boring.  It has been good all along. I really appreciate all the work you have put into searching for this information.  Thanks John for giving him a platform and helping to create a visual to all the work.

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  @johnhorner1969 · 4 years ago

  This is what Sunday school would be if it were 100% honest.  Thanks for your work Mike.  Thanks John for your integrity and your platform.  Great work guys.  Another amazing episode!

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• CA

  @carinacowart6219 · 2 years ago

  I just recently discovered this amazing series. I was a convert to the church, active for 10 years. I have been inactive for 12 years now and am in the process of having my membership records officially removed from the church. I cannot begin to describe how much these episodes have helped me, validated what I have felt and went through. Thank you John & Mike, you both are incredible catalysts for awakening and healing for so many people.

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• MA

  @matthewakian2 · 4 years ago

  The artwork of the 9 different versions is very interesting. I've got to let that sink in.

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• SC

  @ScottJB · 4 years ago

  I admire you guys a lot for your non-hostile, empowering yet non-enabling, messaging towards orthodox "TBM" members. "Informed Consent" is perfect and it shows that you are not here to be "anti-Mormon," but to make sure that members can access a more complete pool of information to be best equipped to decide how they invest their lives. That includes accountability and demanding appropriate boundary-setting for the Church, but also respect for those who've had a chance to fully weigh the info and have decided it's in line with their priorities to remain in the Church as active, "nuanced" members. This is much more productive than the "angry ExMormon" approach, which often plays into the Church's messaging about "miserable anti-Mormons." Thank you for your important work!

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• HO

  @hollih4839 · 2 years ago (edited)

  46 yrs in the church. This is the first time I have EVER heard there are multiple versions of the first vision.

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• KS

  @ks4893-m8v · 3 years ago

  I'm grateful I started watching people share their stories on Mormon Stories around a year ago and when I noticed a recent upload from LDS Discussions I watched it!  These videos are very well done and the sources cited feel very fair and trustable.   (I've listened to 18 LDS Discussions videos now - I went to the beginning after listening to a couple.)

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• KI

  @KidFreshie · 4 years ago

  Thank you John as always for giving the big picture and a coherent narrative when needed. You two are a great team.

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• JO

  @joelgoldsmith4747 · 4 years ago

  I enjoy listening and learning about Mormonism.<br>I have personally experienced many charlatans who have come in the name of the divine.<br>Just awesome, to learn about the manipulative, tactical, psychology behind this stuff!!! 😉

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• KI

  @KidFreshie · 4 years ago

  OK as someone who has exhausted his rage at the church&apos;s lies, I have to point out that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB3iwEX8WhY&amp;t=7620">2:07:00</a> is exactly why John is so amazing. After over a decade of learning, discussing, reconciling with, rehashing, arguing, etc the church&apos;s fraudulent history and current behavior, he STILL has the ability to get fired up and channel his righteous anger and call for justice. To feel all of this after all these years and still remain objective and civil is really impressive and is likely a huge part of his success. Stay angry, John.

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• BE

  @bernardoreilly7811 · 4 years ago

  I enjoy these podcasts. I am not a Mormon neither have I ever been a Mormon. Even so, I like the discussion of Christian scriptures and early Mormon history. These discussions shine a light on the environment into which Joseph Smith was born and people who were attracted by his message.

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• GR

  @gregorious_slim · 2 years ago

  Absolutely amazing. I&apos;m learning far more in this series about the history of the church and than I ever did in the first 36 years of my life as a member of the LDS church. I left the church 5 months ago. I can&apos;t stop binge watching these because I&apos;m finally learning truth rather than indoctrination. Thank you!

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