Were Latter-day Saints Nazis? Secret Files Revealed | Informed Saints

Did the Church “support” the Nazi regime—or were members just trying to survive? In this episode, Jasmin Rappleye, Neal Rappleye, and Stephen Smoot unpack Nazi secret police files, surveillance reports, banned books, arrests, and a high-level memo stating that Latter-day Saint doctrine is incompatible with National Socialism. We also add context to the infamous Heber J. Grant photo and highlight the story of Helmut Hübener. What you’ll learn • How minorities navigated “three doors”: resistance, collaboration, or neutrality • What Nazi reports say about Latter-day Saint beliefs and behavior • Why some local leaders tried to “play nice”—and why the regime still distrusted the Church • The reality behind viral claims and photos Chapters: 0:00 Social media claims about LDS Nazi sympathies 3:15 History of The Church in Germany 10:45 Stephen Smoot’s research 14:45 Nazi dossier about The Church 20:50 “Mormons are next” 27:20 What Nazi’s thought about the church 31:23 Did church members support the Nazi party? 37:40 Was the church compatible with Nazism? 43:05 Helmuth Hübener and other Saint martyrs Watch Truth & Treason to learn about the story of Helmuth Hübener: https://www.angel.com/movies/truth-an... Here are some of the resources discussed in the episode as well as other valuable resources on this topic! https://mormonr.org/qnas/aA2rfb/latte... https://rsc.byu.edu/book/harms-way https://rsc.byu.edu/book/under-gun https://rsc.byu.edu/firm-foundation/s... https://ensignpeakfoundation.org/wp-c... https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/s... https://rsc.byu.edu/regional-studies-... https://sunstone.org/wp-content/uploa... https://www.jstor.org/stable/23286361 https://archive.org/details/whentruth... If this helped clarify a tough topic, like, comment, and subscribe for more faith-and-scholarship conversations. #LDS #InformedSaints #History #NaziGermany #HelmutHubener