Richard Turley: The Cautionary Tales of Church History and the Role Models Worth Emulating

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 3 March 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Richard Turley has spent his career facing history head-on because he believes the more we know, the better we can answer questions. When it comes to Church history, there are an abundance of examples worth emulating, but there are also cautionary tales we can learn from. On this week’s episode, Turley looks back on his takeaways from writing books about two dark moments in Church history: the Mark Hofmann trial and the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He then contrasts that to the uplifting lessons he learned from writing a biography about the exemplary life of President Dallin H. Oaks.

“We tend to ignore the lessons we can learn from the past and we don’t look very far into the future.”

Show Notes

1:39- Cold-called
6:46- Mark Hofmann
13:46- Lingering Misperceptions and What We Should Know
16:30- Mountain Meadows Massacre
21:27- Distinguish Between the Mental and the Spiritual
23:11- Cautionary Tales and Transparency Through the Big Picture
27:18- This Moment in Church History
29:19- A Full Circle Moment
30:45- 'In the Hands of the Lord’
33:34- Documenting Someone Else’s Life
34:44- President Oaks—'A Very Balanced Human Being’
38:48- Work, a Sense of Humor, and Letter Writing
43:08- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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0:00.0	One of the things I have missed most during COVID has been live music.
0:06.0	And while it's not exactly the same, beginning March 5, Desire at Book will be
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0:40.0	Okay, you will see me. I had the chance to join the Bonners for an own stage interview
0:45.0	and believe me when I say this family is even more impressive live than they are on a recording.
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0:58.0	Again, that's Desire at BookPresents.com. You're in for a treat.
1:06.0	In his latest book, A Biography of President Dalin H. Oaks Richard Turley writes
1:11.0	that President Oaks Secretary Margie McKnight pointed out that removing the D from Dalin spells all in.
1:18.0	She said she didn't know anyone who was more all-in than President Oaks.
1:23.0	Today, we talk with Brother Turley about what he learned from President Oaks about being all-in.
1:29.0	On the opposite end of the spectrum, we also talk with Brother Turley about two cautionary tales
1:35.0	from Church History that he has studied at length, the Mark Hoffman trial, and the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
1:41.0	Richard Turley has served as the Church's historian and recorder as well as the Managing Director of Church Public Affairs.
1:49.0	He has written multiple books, including his latest in the hands of the Lord, the biography of President Dalin H. Oaks.
2:02.0	This is All-In, an LDS Living Podcast where we ask the question,
2:06.0	what does it really mean to be all-in the Gospel of Jesus Christ? I'm Morgan Jones,
2:11.0	and I am so honored to have Richard Turley on the line with me today, Brother Turley, welcome.
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