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Welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast. I'm your host John DeLin. It's December 4th, 2017 and we are continuing our very interesting series on the Denver Stuffer Movement or the Christ Restoration Movement or I don't know what to call it.

I don't think they do either. But last week we interviewed Kirk and Karen Strong, Epic kind of 4 or 5 or 6 hour interview. I don't even know yet how long it was.

But it was fascinating to hear Karen and Kirk Strong talk about how Kirk taught a book of Mormon at BYU for 15 years was in charge of admissions for BYU, served on like four Bishaprix and how he and his wife as active devout members of the church.

We started feeling like the church was going into apostasy in the mid 1990s and we're already primed and ready, saw the church becoming too liberal or too progressive from their perspective.

And then when they discovered Denver Stuffer's books and writings led them into the movement.

So it's a great interview. You'll want to listen to that first before you listen to this one if you can because we covered a lot of stuff there that we won't try and repeat here, although we may do some repetition.

But they're just they're just an amazing couple really honest and down the earth thoughtful and passionate and it's a great interview.

So to follow today we're going to be interviewing Matt Lomire for those of you who don't know anything about any of this a few years ago, I interviewed Denver Stuffer.

Denver Stuffer was a convert to the LDS church attended BYU Law School served in his stake in Sandy for many years, including on the Stake High Council.

But started writing books and blogging about sort of I'll say fundamentalist Mormonism with an asterisk.

It wasn't a you know, polygamist Mormonism, but it's basically paying super close attention to the book of Mormon, super close attention to the doctrine of covenants to the words of Joseph Smith.

And basing your devotion to the gospel on those writings primarily with a special emphasis on developing your own personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

And some like to emphasize this idea of having a personal witness or visitation from Jesus.

Some might call that having your calling election made sure or the second comforter.

I don't know the exact terms to use, but Denver Stuffer was ultimately communicated in September of 2013 for his books.

And he continued his movement continued to grow.

There are now thousands of followers.

They have you know, developed their own scripture that they're releasing soon. They're having conferences.

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