1848: The Rise & Fall of John C. Bennett - Pt 1 | LDS Discussions 49
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2024
⏱️ 117 minutes
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Summary
Dive into the captivating saga of John C. Bennett, an enigmatic figure woven into the intricate tapestry of early Mormonism. John, Mike, Nemo, and Julia from Analyzing Mormonism unearth together the layers of his rise, from esteemed physician to Mayor of Nauvoo and right-hand man to Joseph, and the scandalous allegations that led to his name becoming a hiss and a byword among Mormons even to this day. Tune in for an enthralling journey that peels back the layers of secrecy and intrigue surrounding this controversial historical figure.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Mormon Stories Podcast I'm John Delinn. It is December 2023 and I'm excited to announce this is a |
| 0:10.0 | LDS discussion's edition of Mormon Stories Podcast. |
| 0:14.4 | We are going to be covering a three-part series on John C. Bennett, |
| 0:20.4 | one of the most infamous and scandalous and problematic and I would say even most |
| 0:24.8 | important characters in the early history of Mormonism. So get ready we're going to |
| 0:31.8 | be talking about abortions, we're going to be talking about abortions. We're going to be talking about polygamy. We're going to be talking about spiritual wifery. |
| 0:36.0 | We're going to be talking about all sorts of homosexuality and nauveau, all sorts of stuff that's unknown relatively to most people, most Mormons, definitely. |
| 0:48.0 | Really fun and interesting and in some cases disturbing stuff. |
| 0:52.0 | And I'm so excited to have back. and in some cases disturbing stuff. |
| 0:52.9 | And I'm so excited to have back on Mormon Stories podcast |
| 0:57.8 | our two compadres when it comes to LDS discussions. |
| 1:01.4 | We have Mike from LDS discussions. com hey Mike has it been going? |
| 1:05.1 | That's good I had a nice break from our last episode was in the spring so it's nice to |
| 1:10.5 | have a chance to kind of take that break and get refreshed and excited because I think of this |
| 1:16.1 | series I'm actually going to be the one learning a lot so I'm excited to go through it and you know |
| 1:20.9 | like you said John C Bennett is a character that is so integral to to what |
| 1:26.2 | happens in Navu and it's also something we covered in our previous episodes but |
| 1:29.2 | it was more about some of the things about him as opposed to kind of giving a more depth to what he went through within the church. |
| 1:36.5 | I think it's going to be a really interesting one and hopefully we'll add to our previous episodes as well. |
| 1:41.0 | And Mike, why hast thou forsaken us? |
| 1:43.6 | Where have you been, brother? |
| 1:45.2 | I was so burned out after our last episodes |
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