We are back again with historian Dr. John Turner to explore Chapter Eleven of his new book Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet. The chapter is titled “Pure Language” and covers the years 1831-1832 in Kirtland, Ohio. Turner discusses the stories of healing on the part of Joseph Smith, the controversy surrounding the publishing of the Book of Commandments as well as some of the members questioning Joseph Smith’s revelations. Dr. Turner also discusses Joseph Smith’s revelation on the three degrees of heaven and the possible connections to Emanual Swedenborg (as well as the fact that Hitler is in Mormon heaven!) We also tackle some big questions: -Is John Turner’s book just another hagiography idealizing his subject? -Why did Alexander Campbell oppose Mormonism so vehemently? -What are we to make of these stories of healing? -Was the tar and feathering of Joseph Smith having to do with sexual impropriety? You won’t want to miss this important episode in the Joseph Smith Podcast series! Please purchase the book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300255164/joseph-smith/ To support this series please donate here: https://donorbox.org/josephsmith. One half of all donations will go to Dr. Turner for as long as he is participating in the series. You can find the Joseph Smith Podcast dedicated feed on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3vxj75pNK3IkaApMy3fiOM?si=d4012f8a37004a0a Show notes can be found on the Mormon Stories blog here: https://www.mormonstories.org/three-three-degrees-of-glory-in-mormonism-turner/ Timecodes: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:57 Did the Book of Mormon fade in importance? - No Man Knows My History 00:15:20 Is John Turner’s book hagiography? 00:19:10 Chapter eleven called “Pure Language” 00:24:27 The Elsa Miracle - healing a woman’s hand 00:32:02 Emerging opposition in Kirtland 00:40:34 What were Campbell’s top concerns with Mormonism? 00:49:51 What beef did Boothe and Morley have with Joseph Smith? 00:55:41 Asking a lot of the members makes members feel more committed 00:58:07 Healing of William McClellan’s ankle 01:01:37 Controversy surrounding publishing the Book of Commandments 01:09:00 The revelation challenge - some were underwhelmed by Joseph Smith’s revelations 01:12:53 The three degrees of Glory 01:21:54 The influence of Emanuel Swedenborg 01:34:48 The Purge Language of God aka the Adamic Language 01:42:23 The Great Assault on Joseph Smith and Sydney Rigdon 01:47:50 What is the best case for sexual impropriety? 01:49:31 Closing comments ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117