I am a flaming liberal that was born in 1964 so I was on the tail end of Bensons career. In life and in death, fame and glory eluded Zebulon Montgomery Pike (17791813). 00:00 Introduction Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. , ISBN-13 But right now thats not the case. Ezra Taft Benson is perhaps the most controversial apostle-president in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Archived post. The Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis Podcast. My Dad wrote a letter, voicing his concerns, to Elder Hugh B Brown, a member of the First Presidency. Brown: Mormonisms Progressive Apostle (Signature Books). One cant hold the essays up as ground-breaking or any other gee-whiz descriptor without comparing them to similarly described documents such as the Proclamation on the Family, Christ proclamation or the recent restoration proclamation. Weve seen this Church movie before. JFK personally told King to cut ties with Levison. She told me stories about his politics that I just couldnt reconcile with my short encounter with him. Just the tip of the iceberg of historical errors, misleading claims, and false information from Harris in his distorted and unbalanced narrative presented to you and listeners. As a 61-year-old Utah Democrat that has lost my faith, I guess I havent had to think or agree with anything about him for many years. Pikes 1810 journals and maps gave Americans an important glimpse of the headwaters of the Mississippi and the southwestern borderlands, and his account of the opportunities for trade between the Mississippi Valley and New Mexico offered a blueprint for the Santa Fe Trail. I felt like Id been hit by a truck., A convert, Bradshaw said had she known before her 2014 baptism that this belief still held sway, she would have been a lot less likely to have joined.. Yet Benson was beloved by millions of Latter-day Saints, who praised him for his stances against communism, socialism, and the welfare state, and admired his service as secretary of agriculture under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. WebIn 2014 the LDS Church released an essay entitled "Race and the Priesthood" as part of its Gospel Topics Essays Initiative. Organizations requiring the publication of policies and procedures (his own university included), which is nearly any organization subject to legal scrutiny or who need internal continuity and clarity, publish these documents. We have two words that in modern society seem to be linked as if the first word has never and currently is not possible to exist. . I remember distinctly saying in my mission farewell I felt he was kind based on his experience serving Jesus, but I could never agree with his politics. I dont really blame him for that, he said. Did Mao and his ilk simply persuade the populace to try out Communism? You mentioned a book in this episode. His animated tone and boisterous delivery might have been a far cry from the stoicism of many church leaders past and present, but the messages were among those repeated at times in Latter-day Saint meetings. The analysis utilizes never-before-seen documents from the Quorum of the Twelve and First Presidency. But some of it would be sacred as the Church would say, or sensitive, or if youre dealing with a Church court or an excommunication, thats a real thing. 1:09:15 Uchtdorf gets involved. I couldn't really tell whether they had a favorable or non-favorable disposition towards the church - an important factor for me when going through a critical inquiry. He resides in southern Colorado with his wife and three children. All rights reserved. This came up with a Jewish person I met and they thought largely Jews took the support and help and laughed that the evangelicals were sending them to start Armageddon. Thats a cowboys take on the goings on at the sale yard . [Harris] Ive heard that too, that they dont keep current journals, because theyve been burned by these journals getting out in the open after their loved ones have died. The will of the people was made clear in 2016 and no matter how you slice it mr trump just might win again . Anyway, when they decided to publish the Joseph Smith Papers which is going to be 24 volumes when its all said and done, and also when they allowed people to see the Brigham Young Papers. He is the author of The Mormon Church and Blacks: A Documentary History and editor of Thunder : 37:58 A few shoutouts. Between 2013-2015, the LDS church published about 13 gospel topics essays addressing issues problematic to the truth claims of the LDS church. Cultural Context Preceding the Book of Mormon, The LDS Gospel Topics Series: A Scholarly Engagement, https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mormonstories/MormonStories-1356-GospelTopicsEssaysMattHarris.mp3. In those days if deemed necessary from past experience one would have to be interviewed by a General Authority to get permission to go on a mission. 3:03:59 Unpublished or to be published essays? What concerned my Father, is that some of these groups were white supremist, anarchist, supported terrorism, and some called for the violent overthrow of the U.S. Government. I havent listened to nor contributed to Mormon Stories for a few years because I start to own the hurt of all the great and brave people who share their stories. 3:06:12 Matts book by Signature books The result is an essential resource for experts and laymen alike on a much-misunderstood aspect of Mormon history and belief. Perry told me this story on my mission in 2009. I remember accepting the premise that a prophet led the church and, therefore, what the prophet said, what the apostles said, what ETB said was what God would say. [Harris] Unfortunately they are not. 1:46:58 Knowledge about the essays in church management and members industries as a sports statistician. One of the most memorable examples comes from the life of Martin Harris. Although he is often remembered for his loss of the first 116 manuscript pages of the Book of Mormon, he overcame that fault to become a key figure in the coming forth of the Book of Mormonone of the monumental events of the Restoration. All rights reserved. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2021. Some of these people might still be alive, and I just have a policy when I write about, I dont mention their names. Contributors: Gary James Bergera, Matthew Bowman, Newell G. Bringhurst, Brian Q. Cannon, Robert A. Goldberg, Matthew L. Harris, J. 1:19:02 Martin asking why Uchtdorf said what he said. As are we . We need to be able to talk about these things at church absolutely. When the war was over it was Britains Labour government under Attlee as PM and Bevin as Foreign Secretary who were foremost in warnings of the USSRs ambitions. Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency takes a photo with attendees at the Freedom Awards Gala, an event of Americas Freedom Festival at Provo on July 1, 2021. The First Presidency rebuked him, his fellow apostles wanted him disciplined, and grassroots Mormons called for his removal from the Quorum of the Twelve. WebIn 2014 the LDS Church released an essay entitled "Race and the Priesthood" as part of its Gospel Topics Essays Initiative. The polygamy essay Dr. Matthew Harris focus is on religion and the law, church, and state and Mormon Studies. In Thunder from the Right, a group of veteran Mormon scholars probe aspects of Bensons extraordinary life. As evidence, Harris pointed to the 2021 BYU report on Race, Equity, and Belonging., Among its findings was that many students of color reported that some of the most hurtful experiences they have had occurred in religion courses, where sensitive gospel topics such as the priesthood and temple ban and skin color in the Book of Mormon can be misunderstood or insensitively presented., Given this kind of environment, Harris said, simply telling Wilcox to be more circumspect is missing the point.. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) He was imprisoned most of his life in a prison in Sicily by Mussolini. My LDS family also knows this person and I want to show them the episode, but I'm not sure about how stereotypically anti or pro lds the podcast is because depending on what it is that might change if I show it to them. 7 reviews. If you're happy with Amazon Prime, do nothing. He is currently at work on three book-length manuscripts: The Long Awaited Day: Blacks, Mormons, and the Lifting of the Priesthood and Temple Ban, 1945-2018; J. Reuben Clark and the Making of Modern Mormonism (Univ. Matthew L. Harris is professor of history at Colorado State University-Pueblo. of Utah Press, 2019). His explanation of why there are no names or dates associated with the Essays just doesnt hold up to examination. Copyright 2005 - 2023 | Mormon Stories. His teachings inspired Mormon extremists to stockpile weapons, predict the end of the world, and commit acts of violence against their government. When I first read the book set The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, it became all to obvious that the government was one wave of conspirators overcoming the established order over and over and over ad infinitum. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. My Father believed that Benson, may have not known how extremist some these groups were and they were taking advantage of him. They need to say, We are sorry. He is recipient of the 2014 Vera Jean and J. Talmage Jones Award from the Mormon History Association. sltrib.com 1996-2023 The Salt Lake Tribune. : David O. McKay, his papersyou mentioned Greg Prince a minute ago wrote a great biography on David O. McKaymuch of that work was based upon papers that David O. McKays secretary, Clare Middlemiss, had kept over a period of several years, and these papers had, after President McKay died in 1970, Middlemiss took dozens and dozens of these volumes of these journals that she had kept and transcribedthere are phone conversations in there; its really great stuff if youre a scholarand they were in her basement for a number of years and as Greg Prince has talked about that he got ahold of these materials and was able to construct his book along those lines. . That deserves a shout-out because Mormon themes are often discussed in a siloed way that doesnt give much account to other connected events and trends outside Mormonism. After studying what Mao and Stalin did to destroy the concept of individual freedom, I read a little squirrely Italian communist by the name of Antonio Gramsci. The year 1978 marked a watershed year in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as it lifted a 126-year ban on ordaining black males for the priesthood. , which is used in college classrooms throughout the United States. That phrase is conspiracy theory. Now I am not a member of the John Birch society. Historians Matthew Harris and Thomas Kidd offer an authoritative examination of the essential documents needed to understand this debate. His willingness to mix religion with extreme right-wing politics troubled many. 2:39:12 Were the essay gaslighting? I would suggest that there are aspects of the Communist agenda that a little more historical analysis might euphemize the judgment if you are willing to dive back into the conceptual phase and consider Antonio and the overall history of Communism. The Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis Podcast. I joined the church at 20 years old in 1979 much to my mothers disappointment. He received a B.A. Of all of Wilcoxs statements, none drew more attention and criticism than his remarks about why members shouldnt focus on the fact Black males didnt get the priesthood until 1978, when the prohibition was lifted. Dont. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. So, Ted Lyon, his son, T. Edgars son, told me that at some point the Church told Apostles that they are no longer allowed to keep journals, and Ive had some people push back and tell me that Im full of crap there, so I guess its a two part question, and I dont want to get derailed, so we can just touch this briefly. This essay is contained within the newly released book entitled "The LDS Gospel Topics Series: A Scholarly Engagement" published by Signature Books (edited by Matt Harris and Newell G. Bringhurst). A scholar named John Turner who has written a biography of Brigham Young. WebMatthew L. Harris is the author of numerous books and articles, including Watchman on the Tower: Ezra Taft Benson and the Making of the Mormon Right (Univ. Theyre just generally more righteous than men.. It turns out that the LDS Churchs silence on racial issues contributed to a, LDS Scriptures are unique in the fact that these scriptures have been used to enforce the priesthood and temple ban on black members. In 1970, I listened and recorded the general conference where ETB told members to read 4 books, which I purchased plus a case of one on conspiracy. Grammy winner Gladys Knight performs at an event in the Conference Center on June 1, 2018, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the church's end to the priesthood/temple ban for Black members. When Brad Wilcox, a Brigham Young University religion professor and high-ranking Latter-day Saint leader, stepped to the pulpit more than a week ago to address youths in Alpine, he likely had little sense of the firestorm that would follow his sermon. He is the author of The Mormon Church and Blacks: A Documentary History and editor of Thunder from the Right: Ezra Taft Benson in Mormonism and Politics. But it was funny to hear ETB yack on about another lame, rambling, poorly written nothing burger called the book of mormon. Of course white privileged capitalists dont see that as a solution, cause then the problem is them and not black people. He currently directs the Legal Studies program at CSU-Pueblo. Its not difficult as Dr. Harris said. And I cant help but ask myself why is this restricted? Theres nothing thats embarassingsometimes its even faith promoting. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. In some places, from a distance, it would appear that the issue is the relative parochiality of Church members. The genius of Elder Benson[and others] during his tenure in Washington was the steps he took to create a narrative thru public policy that lives up to today. Mixed responses after the research is presented to LDS headquarters His work has been featured on CSPAN and various social media outlets. Dr. Harris teaches a broad array of courses at CSU-Pueblo, including Religion and Politics, American Religious History, Origins of the Constitution, Early America, Civil Rights, and the Civil War. 30:34 Rise of the internet & Journal of discourses available. No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith, Watchman on the Tower: Ezra Taft Benson and the Making of the Mormon Right, In Sacred Loneliness: The Plural Wives of Joseph Smith. When questioned about Eisenhower as a communist spy, he would always claim he had read and prayed about it and the spirit told him it was true. of Illinois Press, 2015), Thunder on the Right: Ezra Taft Benson in Mormonism and Politics (Univ. He received a BA and MA in history from Brigham Young University and an MPhil and PhD, also in history, from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. The Edgar Lyon Papers. Oh women dont need it. Just saying Hes gathering all of our emails, names, and getting to know us, etc. And his son told me that in the early [19]90s that the Church had called and said that they want all of the Apostles and General Authorities to give their diaries to the Church. Some of the more hardline African Americans organizations simply thought that they were citizens with all the obligations, including going off to war, without the benefits. But now Im older, and now I realize it wasnt just cute. 2:51:30 Issues like LGBTQ, sexuality. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Dr. Harris has appeared on Gospel Tangents many times and is the author of many books and articles. Thank you for supporting local journalism. His article Mormonisms Problematic Racial Past and the Evolution of the Divine-Curse Doctrine, published in The John Whitmer Historical Society Journal, won the Vera Jean and J. Talmage Jones Award from the Mormon History Association in 2014. In the current era of electronic and online publication, changes are simple. Matthew L. Harris is a professor of history at Colorado State UniversityPueblo. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Free returns are available for the shipping address you chose. The Jewish Community helped the African American Community in their effort to get the Civil Rights amendments on board, teaching organization skills and eventually with bodies on the line . Here we see Mormonism shaping, and being shaped by, the broader culture. Matthew L. Harris breaks new ground as the first to evaluate why Benson embraced a radical form of conservatism, and how under his leadership Mormons became the most reliable supporters of the Republican Party of any religious group in America. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. He said he was in the temple with the other brethren in prayer and a great rushing of wind said the voice of god could be felt.
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