Richard Turley has spent his career facing history head-on because he believes the more we know, the better we can answer questions. When it comes to Church history, there are an abundance of examples worth emulating, but there are also cautionary tales we can learn from. On this week’s episode, Turley looks back on his takeaways from writing books about two dark moments in Church history: the Mark Hofmann trial and the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He then contrasts that to the uplifting lessons he learned from writing a biography about the exemplary life of President Dallin H. Oaks.

“We tend to ignore the lessons we can learn from the past and we don’t look very far into the future.”

Show Notes

1:39- Cold-called
6:46- Mark Hofmann
13:46- Lingering Misperceptions and What We Should Know
16:30- Mountain Meadows Massacre
21:27- Distinguish Between the Mental and the Spiritual
23:11- Cautionary Tales and Transparency Through the Big Picture
27:18- This Moment in Church History
29:19- A Full Circle Moment
30:45- 'In the Hands of the Lord’
33:34- Documenting Someone Else’s Life
34:44- President Oaks—'A Very Balanced Human Being’
38:48- Work, a Sense of Humor, and Letter Writing
43:08- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

Find the full episode transcript at ldsliving.com/allin.

Richard Turley has spent his career facing history head-on because he believes the more we know, the better we can answer questions. When it comes to Church history, there are an abundance of examples worth emulating, but there are also cautionary tales we can learn from. On this week&rsquo;s episode, Turley looks back on his takeaways from writing books about two dark moments in Church history: the Mark Hofmann trial and the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He then contrasts that to the uplifting lessons he learned from writing a biography about the exemplary life of President Dallin H. Oaks.
&ldquo;We tend to ignore the lessons we can learn from the past and we don&rsquo;t look very far into the future.&rdquo;
Show Notes
1:39- Cold-called 6:46- Mark Hofmann 13:46- Lingering Misperceptions and What We Should Know 16:30- Mountain Meadows Massacre 21:27- Distinguish Between the Mental and the Spiritual 23:11- Cautionary Tales and Transparency Through the Big Picture 27:18- This Moment in Church History 29:19- A Full Circle Moment 30:45- 'In the Hands of the Lord&rsquo; 33:34- Documenting Someone Else&rsquo;s Life 34:44- President Oaks&mdash;'A Very Balanced Human Being&rsquo; 38:48- Work, a Sense of Humor, and Letter Writing 43:08- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
Find the full episode transcript at <a href="https://www.ldsliving.com/pages/allin">ldsliving.com/allin</a>.

What does it mean to be "all in" the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the latter days? The answers might surprise you. All In is a brand new podcast from LDS Living where we explore this question with the help of Latter-day Saints who are striving to live their faith every day—just like you.

What does it mean to be "all in" the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the latter days? The answers might surprise you. All In is a brand new podcast from LDS Living where we explore this question with the help of Latter-day Saints who are striving to live their faith every day&mdash;just like you.

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