63. Joseph Smith's Last Sermon: The "Sermon in the Grove"

In this episode, Brendon and Skyler will go through Joseph Smith’s last public sermon: the “Sermon in the Grove”. They will analyze Smith’s claims and teachings - and highlight his consistent twisting of Scripture, as well as his consistent distrust and aversion to the Christian creeds and confessions. This episode goes along well with the previous series on the King Follett Discourse.

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History of Church 6:473-479 (also here) 

JST Revelation 1:6 ; Abraham 4 ; Mosiah 15 ; D&C 20.28 ; 121.28,32 ;130; 132 

Lectures on Faith ; JSH-1.19-20 ; BOM Title Page ; JST 1 Cor 15.40 

A Voice of Warning; An Answer to Mr. William Hewitt’s Tract; Key to the Science of Theology by Parley Pratt (whom some scholars have called The Apostle Paul of Mormonism.) 

• “Now, Mr. Sunderland, you have something definite and tangible, the time, the manner, the means, the names, the dates; and I will state as a prophesy, that there will not be an unbelieving Gentile upon this continent 50 years hence; and if they are not greatly scourged, and in a great measure overthrown, within five or ten years from this date, then the Book of Mormon will have proved itself false.” (Mormonism Unveiled, 1838; found in The Essential Parley Pratt, p. 24) 

“The Mormon Creed” by Orson Pratt 

A History of the Priesthood by Benjamin Winchester 

Outlines of Ecclesiastical History by B. H. Roberts 

Jesus The Christ by James Talmage (see footnote 8 - on Psalm 82) 

Brigham Young: JD 1.49-51 

“Kingdoms of Glory” (Dallin Oaks) 

New Testament Made Easier by David Ridges 

Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith by Linda King Newell 

By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyrii by Charles Larson (also here, here, here and here) 

An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins by Grant Palmer 

Mormonism and the Magic World View by D. Michael Quinn 

• Among the books Smith donated to a Nauvoo library include books Catholic Piety, and The Catholic Manual (pp. 188-89, 496-97) 

Nauvoo Polygamy by George Smith 

Mysteries of Godliness by David Buerger 

The Forgotten Trinity by James White; Simply Trinity by Matthew Barrett 

The Trinity: An Introduction by Scott Swain; The Attributes of God: An Introduction by Gerald Bray; The Person of Christ: An Introduction by Stephen Wellum 

The Bible Among the Myths by John Oswalt 

God, Language and Scripture; Biblical Words and Their Meaning by Moises Silva 

The Destroyer of the Gods by Larry Hurtado 

Who Is God? By Richard Bauckham 

The Royal Priest by Matthew Emadi 

1 Corinthians (ZECTNT) by Paul Gardner 

The Gospel According to John (PNTC); Exegetical Fallacies by D.A. Carson 

“You’ve Seen One Elohim, You’ve Seen them All? A Critique of Mormonism’s Use of Psalm 82” by Michael Heiser (also here)