Maxwell Institute Podcast

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Abide #18: Doctrine and Covenants 125-128
October 28, 2021

Following the Latter-day Saints expulsion from Missouri and while they worked to make a new home in Nauvoo, IL, Joseph Smith received several revelations that brought divine insight into earthly prob

Maxwell Institute Podcast #131: An Elect Lady, with Jennifer Reeder
October 26, 2021

From acting as a scribe for the translation of the Book of Mormon to founding the Relief Society, Emma Hale Smith was a key figure in the Restoration. She was also her husbands anchor and the love of

Abide #17: Doctrine and Covenants 124
October 21, 2021

On January 19, 1841 Joseph Smith voiced a revelation that declared Nauvoo as the new gathering place for the Saints. Much had happened since we left Joseph in section 123. After the expulsion from Mis

Abide #16: Doctrine and Covenants 121-123
October 14, 2021

Everything changed for Joseph Smith and the Latter-day Saints in a few short months in 1838. 5000 Saints gathered in the burgeoning city of Far West, Missouri to celebrate the 4th of July. Confident a

Maxwell Institute Podcast #130: Stretching the Heavens with Eugene England
October 12, 2021

Eugene England was many things: a scholar, a theologian, an essayist, a husband, father, and teacher. But, above all, he defined himself as a disciple of Jesus Christ and a member of The Church of Jes

Abide #15: Doctrine and Covenants 116-120
October 07, 2021

Sections 116-120 reveal a Church and prophet trying desperately to make the best of a bad situation. By the date of the last revelation a third of the Quorum of the Twelve would apostatize. The Lord d

Abide #15: Doctrine and Covenants 116-120
October 07, 2021

Sections 116-120 reveal a Church and prophet trying desperately to make the best of a bad situation. By the date of the last revelation a third of the Quorum of the Twelve would apostatize. The Lord d

Abide #14: Doctrine and Covenants 111-115
September 30, 2021

In July of 1836 JS Hyrum Smith OC SR travelled to Salem, MA. They arrived on 5 August and rented a house on Union Street for the next 3 weeks. The revelation in section 111 might have been received th

Maxwell Institute Podcast #129
September 28, 2021

How do we understand the lives of women who lived in ancient times? Where do historians and scholars go for evidence when theres relatively little available in written records? In this episode of the

Abide #13: Doctrine and Covenants 109-110
September 23, 2021

We will be discussing each weeks block of reading from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Come, Follow Me curriculum. We arent here to present a lesson, but rather to hit on a few ke