Facts don’t interpret themselves. People interpret facts. And the people best equipped to most accurately interpret facts are those who understand the contexts in which those facts were originally embedded. This is especially important in understanding church history, because a fact from church history, especially a potentially shocking or scandalous-sounding fact, isolated from its context, is a fact certain to be misunderstood. This reality is too often leveraged by critics against church members as a weapon of mass deception which has troubled many a testimony. This is why in this episode of Church History Matters, Casey and Scott discuss the crucial skill of properly contextualizing facts so we know what kind of meaning to give them and how to feel about them. And they then demonstrate how this skill works with some real life, potentially shocking examples. This is the seventh episode of our 10-part podcast series on Good Thinking. For a full transcript of this episode, as well as show notes and additional resources, visit our website at https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/podcast-episode/why-contextualizing-facts-matters-so-much/ You can also subscribe to our podcast via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and other platforms, and follow us on popular social media platforms. Visit https://linktr.ee/churchhistorymatters to connect with us. Originally published December 12, 2023 DISCLAIMER: While we try very hard to be historically and doctrinally accurate in what we say on this podcast, please remember that all views expressed in this and every episode are our views alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Scripture Central or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.