Angels and Seerstones: A Latter Day Saint Folklore Podcast
by Christopher James Blythe and Christine Elyse Blythe
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Episode 36: Skinwalker Lore
Apr 22, 2026
38m 26s
Episode 35: Missionaries Dusting Their Feet
Apr 1, 2026
40m 18s
Episode 34: Elder "Hurricane" Holland
Mar 25, 2026
41m 17s
Episode 33: History of the Temple with Jonathan Stapley
Dec 16, 2025
40m 49s
Episode 32: Sister Missionary Lore
Dec 12, 2025
22m 53s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/22/26 | Episode 36: Skinwalker Lore✨ | skinwalker legendsLDS missionary culture+4 | — | — | LDSindigenous | skinwalkerLDS+5 | — | 38m 26s | |
| 4/1/26 | Episode 35: Missionaries Dusting Their Feet | Send us Fan Mail In the nineteenth century, Latter-day Saint missionaries were frequently faced with persecution on their journeys. Following the teachings of Jesus Christ in the Gospels, they would dust their feet against those who rejected them. While this is no longer a common practice in the 21st century, stories of the practice continue to the present. Have you ever met a Latter-day Saint missionary who dusted their feet against one of their persecutors? | 40m 18s | ||||||
| 3/25/26 | Episode 34: Elder "Hurricane" Holland | Send us Fan Mail We all miss Jeffrey R. Holland. Join us for a discussion of the legends of Elder Holland's service among missionaries and find out the answer to one of the most important questions in LDS folklore: did he really kicked out a series of missionaries after getting the impression they were up to no good. | 41m 17s | ||||||
| 12/16/25 | Episode 33: History of the Temple with Jonathan Stapley | Send us Fan Mail Jonathan Stapley has just published the first academic book on the temple published by a university press. To honor that momentous moment, we invited him over to give a fireside on what he learned. | 40m 49s | ||||||
| 12/12/25 | Episode 32: Sister Missionary Lore | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Angels and Seerstones, Chris and Christine delve into classic and evolving legends within the Latter-day Saint missionary community. They explore stories of sister missionaries and how these narratives have evolved from depicting failures to showcasing miraculous successes. The episode discusses the significant 2012 policy change allowing women to serve missions from age 19 and its impact on missionary culture. Additionally, Chris and Christine address the ... | 22m 53s | ||||||
| 11/17/25 | Episode 31: Missionaries and the Pre-existence | Send us Fan Mail Stories about Missionaries seeking to find those they knew in the pre-existence. | 27m 15s | ||||||
| 10/24/25 | Episode 30: Joseph Smith and the Devil | Send us Fan Mail A dramatization of Parley P. Pratt's Dialogue Between Joseph Smith and the Devil. Starring Mahonri Stewart as Joseph Smith and James Goldberg as the Devil. | 33m 31s | ||||||
| 10/15/25 | Episode 29: Leviathan Lore | Send us Fan Mail This episode is devoted to the ancient mythology of the Leviathan. Enjoy! | 14m 39s | ||||||
| 10/1/25 | Episode 28: President Nelson's Stories | Send us Fan Mail In this special episode of Angels and Seerstones, Chris and Christine Blythe reflect on the life and legacy of President Russell M. Nelson. We explore the powerful personal stories he shared—of divine protection, visions, and peace in the face of death—and consider how these narratives continue to shape Latter-day Saint faith. | 36m 26s | ||||||
| 7/10/25 | Episode 27: The Archangel Joseph Smith | Send us Fan Mail On June 29, 1844, the Saints in Nauvoo gathered to mourn Joseph and Hyrum Smith. As their real graves remained hidden for safety, W.W. Phelps stood before two empty coffins and delivered a funeral sermon unlike any other. In this episode of Angels and Seerstones, we dive into that powerful oration—and the mysteries it holds. Joined by historians Mark Ashurst-McGee and Bruce Van Orden, we explore Phelps’s striking claims: that Joseph Smith was a premortal archangel, possibly t... | 32m 11s | ||||||
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| 12/23/24 | Episode 26: The Three Nephites | Send us Fan Mail Finally, we focus on the stories of the most famous characters from LDS legends. | 21m 36s | ||||||
| 11/15/24 | Episode 25: LDS Star Wars Lore with Liz Busby and Carl Cranney | Send us Fan Mail Today's episode we have on Liz Busby and Carl Cranney from Pop Culture on the Apricot Tree to discuss legends of Spencer W. Kimball having inspired Yoda! | 12m 40s | ||||||
| 10/31/24 | Episode 24: Halloween Fireside 2 | Send us Fan Mail Celebrate Halloween with Angels and Seerstsones! This year we have stories of sleep paralysis, missionary ghost encounters in the Phillippines, and stories of Satanists in Provo! | 11m 35s | ||||||
| 10/25/24 | Episode 23: Sleepy Hollow with Mahonri Stewart | Send us Fan Mail This episode we talk to Mahonri Stewart about his new play, Secrets of Sleepy Hollow, now showing at the Hive Collaborative in Provo, Utah. Plus, he tells us about a terrifying sleep paralysis experience that he incorporated into the play. | 30m 44s | ||||||
| 10/17/24 | Episode 22: Satan on the Water | Send us Fan Mail This episode discusses the folklore that people often discussing when trying to explain why missionaries are forbidden to swim: the apparition of the destroyer on the Missouri River in 1834. This experience led to a prominent belief among Latter-day Saints that Satan had dominion over the water in the last days. | 16m 25s | ||||||
| 10/9/24 | Episode 21: Garment Lore | Send us Fan Mail Latter-day Saints wear the garment of the priesthood under their clothes. This garment includes promises of protection against spiritual and physical danger. In this episode, Christine and Chris dig into legends of its supernatural protection, legends about its origins, and legends about those who have defiled it. | 19m 53s | ||||||
| 10/2/24 | Episode 20: Supernatural Folklore and Film with the Burgins | Send us Fan Mail In this Episode, Jessica and Barrett Burgin discuss their short film, The Angel, which dives into all the supernatural LDS themes that we love. Plus, Jessica shares a really compelling family story about a supernatural assault that occurred in 1870s Utah. | 20m 13s | ||||||
| 9/24/24 | Episode 19: "Mormon" Folklore in Popular Culture | Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at the representation of Latter-day Saints in popular culture, including the recent depiction of Latter-day Saint sexuality in the form of "soaking" and "jump humping." | 22m 03s | ||||||
| 7/16/24 | Demons 10: Cain's Immortal Disciples | Send us Fan Mail Chad Daybell accused the detectives involved in his case of being Immortal disciples of Cain. What was that about? | 15m 19s | ||||||
| 7/11/24 | Episode 18: Tracting into Psychopaths | Send us Fan Mail This episode includes a review of the upcoming film, Heretic, and a discussion of missionary tracting (door knocking) stories. | 29m 06s | ||||||
| 7/1/24 | Demons 9: Reincarnation | Send us Fan Mail Where did Chad Daybell learn about reincarnation? Did he believe that he was the angel Raphael? | 20m 49s | ||||||
| 6/25/24 | Demons 8: Past Lives | Send us Fan Mail All about Chad Daybell's beliefs on past lives and how he used this belief to manipulate others into believing they had a deep relationship with him and Lori Vallow. | 25m 05s | ||||||
| 5/31/24 | Demons 7: Chad's Demons | Send us Fan Mail Where did Chad Daybell come up with his elaborate theology of demons? Turns out some basic ideas had their roots in the Latter-day Saint tradition, as well as the Bible, but the more peculiar developments occurred among a group of fringe visionaries in the twenty-first century. | 23m 38s | ||||||
| 5/21/24 | Demons 6: Immortal | Send us Fan Mail Lori Vallow saw Jesus Christ; she believed she was on the pathway to immortality. In this episode, I contextualize those beliefs. | 20m 58s | ||||||
| 5/8/24 | Demons 5: Soulmates | Send us Fan Mail This episode is on Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow's beliefs about their relationship and the role they would play in the coming apocalypse. | 19m 17s | ||||||
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