S4 E8 I Shall Enlighten Your Mind with Susan Easton Black (D&C 10-11)
The Scriptures Are Real
Kerry Muhlestein
4.8 • 539 Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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In this episode the amazing Susan Easton Black joins Kerry to discuss the revelation to Hyrum Smith. They also explore what the Lord has to say about Joseph Smith and the lost pages and all we can learn from that. They make the story about Martin Harris and the translation pages come to life. There are details about that story that most people don't know that Susan explains well. She also shares stories from her research efforts. Then Kerry and Susan explore who Hyrum is and how important he was in the Smith family and to Joseph in particular. They talk about how the Lord loves Hyrum and what Hyrum is asked to do and how it applies to us.
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| 0:00.0 | Where do I fit in? |
| 0:01.1 | Yeah. |
| 0:01.8 | You've needed Joseph. |
| 0:03.1 | You need a younger brother. |
| 0:04.5 | Yeah. |
| 0:04.7 | Hey, what about me? |
| 0:05.6 | I'm the nice guy. |
| 0:06.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:07.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:07.2 | Dad was told thrust in a sickle with his might. |
| 0:09.5 | What is it you want me to do, right? |
| 0:38.6 | Hello, and welcome to the Scriptures are Real podcast. This is the podcast where we talk about things in the scriptures that have made them become real to us because we think that helps us draw more power out of them and we need all the help we can get. I'm your host, Carrie Mulestein, and I'm so excited to have with us today. A very special guest we have with us, Dr. Susan Easton Black. |
| 0:39.8 | Thanks for being with us today. |
| 0:40.7 | Thanks, Carrie. |
| 0:43.1 | It's just a delight to be with you. |
| 0:46.9 | Well, I'm so happy to have you with this. |
| 0:48.7 | Just by way of introduction, |
| 1:02.7 | Sister Black is, I think, a pioneer among historians of church history and was a real anchor in our college. You've been retired a few years now, but a real anchor in terms of showing people |
| 1:07.9 | that you can be an incredibly engaging teacher and a fantastic scholar |
| 1:12.0 | at the same time. My understanding of the Doctrine Convenants has been enhanced by all sorts |
| 1:18.6 | of publications the Sister or Dr. Black has done in terms of like I use a lot the who's who in the |
| 1:26.1 | Doctrine and Covenants and other resources. |
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