They Didn’t Tell Me This!!! RFM: 458

About this episode

The episode discusses a personal faith crisis involving Joseph Smith and the LDS religion.

I had a faith crisis in my mid-twenties. A big faith crisis. It involved a salamander and it involved a letter. It made me question everything I thought I knew about Joseph Smith, the book he produced, and the religion he founded. The LDS religion. MY religion! And in that time of despair, I clung…  Read More » They Didn’t Tell Me This!!! RFM: 458

People in this episode

Host: RFM

Topics covered

• faith crisis
• Joseph Smith
• LDS religion
• personal experience
• spirituality
• questioning beliefs

Keywords

• faith crisis
• Joseph Smith
• LDS
• spirituality
• beliefs
• personal experience
• salamander
• letter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LDS religion

Books & works: book

Places: mid-twenties, salamander, letter

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