The Christian Nationalist movement has been gaining traction since September and has been sweeping some Mormons up with it. I get the appeal of this political theory but after doing a deep dive on the subject what I discovered was that we as Mormons will ultimately not fit in with these groups for many reasons. Today Justin Francom joins me for Part One of a two-part series on this subject. In this episode we start by looking at the history of Christian Nationalism tracing its roots all the way back to its inception in America. From there we have a conversation about where this idea was tried in antiquity and what its devastating consequences were for the population of that time. As we carry the conversation forward we then dive into why Christian Nationalism wouldn't work today, why the first principles of the ideas are deeply flawed when compared to the restoration and why we as Mormons can at best only be treated as useful tools to the movement. Please share these two episodes with your family and friends to help them avoid this trap.The Restored Version of the Scriptures www.restoredscriptures.com 1830 Mercantilewww.1830mercantile.org

With Thanksgiving being this week, I thought it would be good to get somebody on who really knows their stuff. Well fortunately for me I found just the man. His name is Leo Martin. Now Leo has spent a good portion of his life studying and teach about the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony. Him and his wife run the Jenny Interpretive Center in Plymouth Massachusetts. Now if he looks familiar it's probably for good reason. Leo has been a frequent guest on the Glenn Beck Program, the Kirk Cameron movie Monumental as well as numerous other programs. As he joins me today, we have a conversation about the pilgrims and the covenants they made with God and each other and how that covenantal relationship has affected our country for nearly the last 250 years all while exploring the history of the pilgrims and Plymouth Colony. After that I breakdown a little-known monument in Plymouth that really illuminates the qualities, principles, and covenants the Pilgrims entered into that set our country up for success as well as prepare the theological ground for the Restoration of The Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ and maybe give us the clarity to move forward in these trying times as both Americans and disciples of Jesus Christ. Stick around for an episode that is sure to inform as well as put the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving in a whole new light this Thanksgiving week. Happy Thanksgiving.

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Everyone remembers a couple months back I made trip backeast. Well one of the places we happened to stumble upon was a site called America’s Stonehenge. The site is nestled in the mountains of New Hampshire right outside of the town of Salem. It comprises many stone chambers that are manmadealong with stones that aligned with the equinox and solstice. Once believed to have been made by early settlers, the site is now dating back to around 4,000 years ago. On this episode the caretaker of the site Dennis Stone joins me as we talk about the known history of the site, it possible origins, it uses, recent discoveries made at the site and one for sure connection to Joseph Smith and a possible connection to the Book of Mormon. Stick around for a fascinating conversation.

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