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Mormon Stories Podcast

033: An Insider's View of Mormon Origins Part 4--Grant's Trial and Disfellowship, Thoughts on the Church's Future, and Closing Testimony

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.55.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2007

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Grant Palmer served as a CES Institute Director and Seminary/Institute Teacher for over 30 years. In part 4 of this 4 part series, Grant discusses the early reactions to his book, his trial with the LDS Church for apostacy (which ultimately led to his disfellowship), his thoughts about how the LDS Church might constructively deal with these tough historical issues, and his testimony of how focusing on Christ could benefit all sides of these issues.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Let's talk about the reaction to the book.

0:24.0

What was the reaction?

0:25.0

How was it taken, how was it received, and how did that come to you?

0:30.0

Well, it started out slow the six months before my court, which occurred in December 12th of 2004.

0:39.0

It was every selling 75 books a month.

0:43.0

From its inception. So when was the first published?

0:47.0

I think it was November of 2002.

0:52.0

And it just kind of bumped along average roughly.

0:56.0

I don't know, I think maybe 75 books a month.

0:59.0

Okay, so very slow sales at first.

1:02.0

More than signature expected less, right?

1:05.0

Right what they expected.

1:06.0

They were pleased with it.

1:07.0

It went through two printings.

1:09.0

Okay.

1:10.0

And they regarded a book as a success if it sells a thousand copies.

1:13.0

Not that it necessarily makes money for George Smith, but at least it didn't fall deadborn from the press.

1:20.0

So did you start hearing from people?

1:24.0

Did people start writing you?

1:26.0

Yes, they did.

1:27.0

In fact, I would say I've had well over a thousand people and since the book came out three and a half years ago,

1:33.0

write me, email me, call me on the phone, come and see me.

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