Joseph Smith and Treasure Digging | Ep. 1575 | LDS Discussions Ep. 01

Over the last decade the Mormon Church has officially admitted that Joseph Smith and his family believed in and practiced treasure-seeking using folk magic and occult methods. However, many people overlook how these illegal and disreputable practices are closely related to the stories that Joseph would tell later, including the creation of the Book of Mormon. In this episode, Mike from LDS Discussions talks to us about Joseph Smith's treasure digging and how it relates to the Book of Mormon story and the Church as a whole. LDS Discussions Essay: https://www.ldsdiscussions.com/treasu... LDS Disc Full Playlist:    • LDS Discussions - An Examination of Mormon...   Video Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction and Announcements 00:08:50 Introducing Mike from LDS Discussions 00:14:50 Essays and footnotes 00:16:55 Gerardo and LDS Discussions and his faith crisis 00:19:41 Slide discussion and why Mike made them 00:26:08 Putting the puzzle together during his faith crisis 00:31:25 Patterns and taking all information in total 00:42:24 Treasure Digging 00:47:40 How treasure digging is compared to the Book of Mormon story 00:50:17 Benjamin Franklin on Treasure Digging 00:54:25 Well known scam 100 years before Joseph 00:56:00 The magical worldview of the 19th century 00:59:07 Video from the Joseph Smith Foundation Project 01:11:37 A picture from Miner’s Hill - one of Joseph’s treasure digs 01:12:33 Joseph Smith’s timeline as a treasure digger 01:10:00 The magic stone and the seer 01:19:07 Dan Vogal treasure dig list 01:19:44 How treasure digging was done 01:20:20 Sacrificing of dogs before some treasure digs 01:28:05 Guardian spirits 01:35:32 Why treasure digging “failed” 01:45:05 Joseph Smith’s treasure digging trial 01:48:10 Hugh Nibley quote 01:49:16 Scan of trial in the newspaper and court record 01:52:39 Outcome of the 1826 Trial of Joseph Smith 01:58:06 Aftermath of the 1826 trial 02:00:45 1836 Salem treasure revelation (D&C 111) 02:05:46 Accounts of Joseph Smith’s willingness to deceive 02:07:00 Feather in the dig 02:09:18 Treasure digging impacts on modern day church _________________________ LDS Discussions is made possible by generous donors! Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?d... Patreon:   / mormonstories   Amazon Smile: Be sure to select “Mormon Stories” website: https://smile.amazon.com app: https://amz.run/5r2M LDS Discussions Platforms: Website & Essays: https://www.ldsdiscussions.com Anchor: https://anchor.fm/lds-discussions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2UkFsqY... YouTube Playlist on Mormon Stories Podcast:    • LDS Discussions - An Examination of Mormon...   LDS Discussions on Social Media: Twitter: twitter.com/ldsdiscussions Facebook: facebook.com/ldsdiscussion Insta: instagram.com/ldsdiscussions Contact Mormon Stories: [email protected] PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 Mormon Stories on Social Media: Instagram:   / mormstories   TikTok:   / mormonstoriespodcast   Discord:   / discord   Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast... LDS Discussions Playlist:    • Joseph Smith and Treasure Digging | Ep. 15...