Its been tough week for some in Mormon Fundamentalism, with the passing of David Nielsen. I sat here this evening wondering what to do about the podcast this week. I thought about just posting an episode as normal, but that didn’t feel right. I thought about not posting anything, that too feltwrong. So, as I prayed to know what to do, I was given an idea. That is to re-release David’s last episode of the podcast he had done with me on Brotherhood. I was still not sure if that was correct so I reached out to a member of David’s family to ask him if he felt that would be proper because I didn’t want to do anything that would be improper or could cause hurt feelings to another. He was in agreement that re-releasing this episode would be a good thing. Now before I roll into this episode I just want to say a few things.

First, David was a friend, he was the first Fundamentalistto reach out after I started the podcast and encouraged me to keep going and that it was a worthwhile cause. I am not sure I can fully express how much that was needed at that time, to know that another Fundamentalist apart from some of my immediate friends thought it was a worthwhile pursuit. We worked together a little bit with some investigators that would make contact with our two different groups. He would call me or I would call him with a question about history or different ideas. We would be on the phone for an or so and I really enjoyed those talks we had. Above all I saw in David a man that wanted to live by the Spirit. In this podcast I left in the first two minutes where it comes shining through where David called me at just the right time and that wasthe reason for this particular episode of the podcast. I also recommend you pay attention to Davids last comments here on this episode because I think it will tell you exactly where some of his heart and passion was.

One last item here, perhaps the most important thing now,David has left behind a large family, and they are going to need some help. So I ask you the audience, if you have not already, please consider donating to the family by clicking on the link below and donating. By doing so you will be alleviating some of the burden of a family who is hurting.

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Yesterday the Mormon Fundamentalist community suffered a loss with the passing of my friend David Nielsen. David was one of the first to reach out to me when he first heard the podcast and encouraged me to keep going telling me that what I was doing was of value. From there we became friends, all my interactions with David are ones that i will cherish. From the first time I met him I knew he was a really good man. David loved missionary work, as I had the opportunity to work with him from time to time with investigators that crossed the paths of our two different groups it became apparent that all he wanted was to bless people, and that is a rare thing in this world. With his passing I am sure he is on the other side of the veil right now probably involved in the work still. David helped a lot of people during this life and now we need to help his family. David has a large family on this side that are now separated from him, and we need to rally around them. That's why right now I am asking you to stop what you are doing and click the link in the description of this video and donate to his family to ease their financial burdens and let them focus on the hardest they have to do which is to grieve and begin to heal from this devastating loss. I know I have the best audience in podcasting ever; we are small in number, but we have punched above our weight in generosity, so let's continue that by clicking that link and donating. I love you guys and God Bless⁠⁠

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On this episode I have on Kevin Kraut back on the podcast to breakdown a revelation received by Orson Hyde. Now Kevin certainly needs no introduction. We start our conversation off by first giving a little bit of historical background on whatwas happening among the early saints that led to this revelation. From the we move in to reading and talking about the revelation. Some of the points we cover are the parable of wheat and the tares, humility and personal growth, leadershipand spiritual gifts, humility, maintaining religious unity amidst disagreement, finding out what are callings are here as individual disciples of Jesus Christ, and more. Now you can find this revelation in the Restored Version of the Scripturesas Orson Hyde #2. If you haven’t yet got your own copy of the Restored Version, you can find the link to that website below where you can get 10% off by entering the code “RENEGADE”.

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On this episode we are diving right back into the Restored Version of the scriptures and continuing our series on the Uncanonized Revelations. Today Taylor Smith joins me as wehave a discussion centered around several of the shorter revelations from Joseph Smith and Wilford Woodruff. As we read and discuss these revelations several principles begin to come to the forefront of our conversation ranging from being called to repentance, unity within our quorums, extending forgiveness, avoiding pride, and much more. If you haven’t yet got your own copy of the Restored Version you can find the link to that website below where you can get 10% off by entering the code “RENEGADE”.

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On this episode we are continuing our series on the Uncanonized Revelations from the Restored Version of the scriptures. Today Joshua Erickson and I take a look at JosephSmith Revelation 4. Now for those unfamiliar with this revelation, there are some instructions given by Joseph Smith that it is acceptable for Mormon men to marry Native American women. As you can imagine the theological and societal implications are massive as we consider this. Josh puts forth a hypostasis about race and lineage that gives a lot of food for thought as we consider this revelation. We take a look at scriptures from the Old Testament, The Book of Abraham, and The Book Of Mormon which illustrate examples of blessings and cursing's from a scriptural perspective and what that means for us today as practitioners of the Restored Gospel.

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On this week’s episode we are picking back up the Uncanonized Revelations Series. To help give a breakdown of this revelation I have brought on two guests who are brothers,that I am sure you are really going to like, Joseph & Lorenzo Beagley. We start this conversation by getting to them a little bit better where they talk about their family history in early Mormonism, we then cover how their family was introduced into fundamentalism and follow that history up to today. During this part of the conversation, they are both real and unfiltered, and the Spirit comes through the whole way. From there we dive into John Taylor 10 from the Restored Version of the scriptures Uncanonized Revelations Section. This turns our conversation towards how we can get ourselves and families in order with God, how we become more converted and more effective disciples of Christ. All through this conversation many important principles are discussed, ranging from the Temple, Zion, Priesthood, working with others, and much more.

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Stoicism is a philosophical movement and practical guide to living, emphasizing daily self-discipline and moralimprovement, which originated in the Hellenistic period of ancient Greece and proliferated well into the Roman Imperial period. Ancient Stoics believed that the universe operated according to reason, constructed from ideals of rational discourse. These ideals constitute virtue, whichis necessary for the Stoic goal of 'living a well-reasoned life'. But how does this involve the teachings of Savoir? Well today on the podcast I have on Rob Nielsen who has just published a book the topic title “Jesus The Stoic Sage”. During the course of our conversation, we explore striking parallels between the words of Jesus Christ and the wisdom of Stoic masters like Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. Along the way we talk about principles such as, finding peace in the midst of personal crisis, becoming a self-actualized person, TempleCovenants, and more. I have read Rob’s book and highly recommend it. You can find the link to the book below.

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Today is July 4th 2026, 250 Years since we declared our independence as a nation. America and the Restored walk hand in hand. Today I have a real treat for you as we sit down and have a conversation about just how closely they are tied together. What is brought out are somethings that I dont think anyone has thought about before. In addition to this a new idea gets put forward on why Joseph Smith never had any inspired revisions to parts of the Old Testament. From there we dive into talking about what is plaguing our nation most right now and what each of us can do to deepen our faith in the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ and help to heal our country as we put forth ideas, concepts, and principles that I believe show that God is not yet done with America. HAPPY 4th JULY!!!