Joseph Smith: Hypnotist

Radio Free Mormon

Mormon Discussion Inc

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 136 minutes

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How Did Joseph Smith Convince So Many? Exploring Hypnosis, Visions, and the Birth of a Movement How did Joseph Smith inspire thousands to not only believe in his prophetic gifts but also claim their own divine visions and supernatural encounters? Could hypnosis or altered states of consciousness explain part of the story? Tonight, we explore… Read More »Joseph Smith: Hypnotist

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0:00.0	Now.
0:01.0	Hi, everybody.
0:02.0	This is Radio Free Mormon.
0:04.0	I'm at the John DeLind Studio, the John Delin Memorial Studio.
0:08.0	I think they're called Mormon Story Studio.
0:10.0	Wait, where is that voice coming from?
0:12.0	From beyond.
0:13.0	No, John DeLinn is here with us in his studio.
0:17.0	And I'm also joined by my good friend, Randall Bell, Dr. Randy Bell.
0:22.3	Hello.
0:22.9	He likes to be called Dr.
0:24.2	No, I don't.
0:24.9	Okay.
0:25.6	And once again, I'm Radio Free Mormon.
0:27.5	Tonight, we're going to be having so much fun.
0:29.3	We're going to be talking about something as near and dear to my heart, which is, yes,
0:34.5	magic, like the hat says, and Joseph Smith.
0:37.6	And especially, we're going to focus a little bit more on hypnotism
0:40.6	and how Joseph Smith may have used hypnotism in order to get people to believe the crazy stuff
0:46.3	he was talking about.
0:48.0	All of that and more tonight on Mormonism live.
0:52.4	Good evening, Randy. How are you doing?
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