It may sound like a spell from the Harry Potter movies, but it's just a fancy way of saying "pathological lying". We take a side-step for a moment from discussing the next "principle and ordinance of the gospel" (baptism) to chat a little about how Joe Jr. was a mythomaniac (another word for compulsive liar) and used a combination of the familiar, intriguing, and mysterious to build the foundation of what would later become the Mormon church.
There have been many anecdotes presented about the growth of the church over the decades. The real statistics may surprise you.
For our semi-centennial episode, we talk about one of the craziest examples of "exclusive inclusivity" in the Mormon church -- the doctrine of the...
One of the core teachings of the LDS church is that people are called into leadership positions by revelation from God. However, a little...