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The Cultural Hall Podcast Richie T Steadman

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.6 • 385 Ratings

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    780 Sean Donnelly – LDS Church Growth in Africa

    780 Sean Donnelly – LDS Church Growth in Africa

    Sean Donnelly is an Area Relations Manager based in SLC. He supports the teams in all aspects of public relations, government relations and communication efforts. He chairs the Africa government relations sub-committee in the USA. He is the managing editor of Africa Newsroom.

    Sean has lived and worked in 9 countries, and in prior life worked for a US listed company for 9 years in the UK office as a senior manager of large departments.

    He also spent 20 years in management consulting in diverse industries across Europe and Africa, focused mainly on executive development and organizational effectiveness, marketing and strategy and was running his own company.

    He served with his wife as mission leaders in Madagascar and interim mission leaders in the Congo. He is a fluent French speaker. He was a sought-after motivational speaker and later

    author of a top-selling personal effectiveness book in South Africa. He combines years of corporate experience with a strong academic understanding, he has an MBA from Bond

    University Australia. His outstanding competence is people leadership and organizational effectiveness in emerging market economies. He now has vast experience working in

    international areas and at headquarters for the Church.

    He joined The Church in 1983 and went on mission 11 months later to Switzerland, Geneva. He served as a Bishop at age 29, Stake Presidency, Mission President twice, Stake Audit

    Chairman etc. He has travelled to most of the countries in Africa many times, he understands intimately the socio-economic and political context, and most important how to

    work with the people and politics in Africa.

    He is married to Dianne, and together they enjoy nature conservation, wildlife photography, outdoors and life.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    778 Kerry Muhlestein and The Easter Connection

    778 Kerry Muhlestein and The Easter Connection

    Kerry Muhlestein returns to The Hall for the third time with his latest book, The Easter Connection: Made Whole with God Through Christ.

    About the Book:

    From His agony in Gethsemane to His death on the cross, the Savior’s selfless acts in His final days in mortal life afford us an unparalleled gift: the opportunity for an eternity spent with those we love, most especially our Heavenly Parents.

    In this moving exploration of the biblical account of Holy Week, Dr. Kerry Muhlestein illuminates the powerful theme of eternal unification achievable only through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

    This Easter, find the hope, healing, and wholeness made available through the incomparable sacrifice and Resurrection of the Savior of the world.

    Find Kerry Muhlestein’s other TCH interviews and books here:

    Episode 407 & I Saw the Lord: Joseph’s First Vision Combined from Nine Accounts

    Episode 490 & God Will Prevail: Ancient Covenants, Modern Blessings, and the Gathering of Israel



     

     

     

     

     

    About the Author



    Kerry Muhlestein is a Professor of Ancient Scripture at BYU with a Ph.D. in Egyptology and Hebrew Language and Literature from UCLA. He is the Director of the BYU Egypt Excavation Project. He hosts the podcast The Scriptures Are Real.

    He is also the author of many books, including Learning to Love Isaiah, which helps us understand Isaiah in the Bible and in the Book of Mormon.

    He has also written extensively about the Abrahamic Covenant and the Book of Abraham. He has six children and one grandson.

     

     

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    • 49 min
    777 Acquired Kirtland Temple Ticker

    777 Acquired Kirtland Temple Ticker

    Kirtland Temple Purchased



    Frequencly Asked Questions  



    Sites were closed on March 5th and will reopen on March 25th to the public without cost.

    Talks began in June 2021 for the purchase, will remain a historical building



    Cleveland Ohio Temple announced in April 2022, located in Independence, Ohio

    Site preparation is underway.









    Community of Christ Q&A



    Full list of Properties and items

    The church was looking at the possibility of letting go one third of staff in 2025. Financial transparency with graphs!

    COC Employees were offered the option of a position in Independence, Missouri, USA, including a relocation package, or continued employment in their current location through September 2024 with a severance package at that time.

    The COC retains historic sites in Plano, IL, Lamoni, IA, and Independence MO. 

    The LDS church will provide the temple up to six times a year for meetings and gatherings. – What other groups will be allowed? – 2024 Mormon History Association in June. 





    Kirtland Temple Suit



    Brigham Young and the 12 wanted to sell the Nauvoo and Kirtland Temples to finance the move to the west.

    Temple belonged to Joseph Smith at time of death, ownership is disputed and the temple is sold on the steps of the courthouse to settle his debts. Sells for $150 in 1860 and it eventually gets sold to Joseph Smith III. Several people try to use/buy/sell the temple, but are prevented due to the cloudy chain of title. 

    JS III attempts to sell the temple again, but the RLDS presiding bishop sues him (as well as John Taylor) in 1875 and tries to argue that the temple belongs to the church because the deed is only good for the land under the temple.

    Judge dismissed the case, but indicated that the RLDS Church was the true successor of the Joseph Smith church because the LDS church had gone rogue, citing polygamy and Adam-God Doctrine.   

    Although ownership remained disputed, the RLDS continued to use it and make repairs. By 1901, the ownership of the temple was made clear under the doctrine of adverse possession (“squatters rights” – more than 20 years of use).

    Without this care, the temple would have likely fallen into disrepair.





    Fate of the Kirtland Temple Joseph Smith Papers Podcast Episode 7



    Debunked that the temple was a stable for animals. 





    John Hamer presentation on evolution of LDS/COC temples. 

    Significant Nauvoo Properties 



    Red Brick Store (Reconstructed) – First Endowments 

    Mansion House – residence of the Smiths, entertained guests, briefly installed a bar.

    Nauvoo House – a commandment to build along with a temple.

    • 53 min
    776 What about the Mormons?

    776 What about the Mormons?

    Howard Parr worked as a photojournalist in the luxury watch industry for nearly a decade. He found a photography project featuring ovarian cancer survivors in partnership with top-Swiss brand Jäeger Le-Coultre. His painting and photography can be found in collections throughout the world. Howard is co-founder of an auto finance software company with his wife of 25 years, and co-founder of non-profit PeakU, mitigating dating and violence with a multi-level curriculum for elevating healthy relationships. He and his wife are grateful to live in Utah and enjoy Mountain biking, skiing and Hiking with their dogs.

    • 58 min
    775 AoN Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints Acquires Kirtland Temple

    775 AoN Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints Acquires Kirtland Temple

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints has acquired the Kirtland Temple, Nauvoo Mansion House, Red brick store  among other numerous artifacts for 192.5 Million Dollars

     

    Our Interview with the Church History Sites Director

    Kirtland Temple Fan Fiction Episode 667

    Cover Picture By John Hamer at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=221768

     

    • 1 hr 17 min
    774 Richard Bernard

    774 Richard Bernard

    Richard Bernard is an experienced teacher, speaker, and unabashed technology geek. Because of his dyslexia, Richard has struggled his entire life to find how to manage his time and to study and understand the scriptures. He found the answer in technology and came to see that what he learned is applicable to everyone. He loves technology and has been teaching its use since the mid-’80s.

    He and his wife, Amy, served a two-year service mission at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, helping missionaries to study the scriptures effectively.

    He is passionate about the Gospel Library and journaling and has been a guest speaker worldwide and a speaker at BYU Education Week and RootsTech. (thebusylatterdaysaint.com)

    Richard is a busy grandfather to 34+ grandchildren, from his late and current wives. He has had several careers including a professional musician with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and insurance salesperson, and an ASL teacher.

    He is currently serving an indefinite mission in the Priesthood Family Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with the responsibility of helping members worldwide to engage in daily scripture study and to use the Gospel Library as a tool to enhance gospel knowledge. You can find out more about Bro. Bernard at thebusylatterdaysiant.com.



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    He was called in April 2021 to serve an indefinite mission in the Priesthood and Family Department and speaks for ward and stake devotionals, family home evenings, youth conferences, Relief Society and Priesthood firesides, and one-on-one instructions on how to study the scriptures and incorporate the Gospel Library in their daily study. He can be reached at rbernard@churchofJesusChrist.org

    • 1 hr 14 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
385 Ratings

385 Ratings

Smills222 ,

Love Taylor!

I always enjoy listening to the Cultural Hall. Sometimes the topics can be a bit uncomfortable and make me really think, but that’s ok. My favorites are the Articles of News episodes and I thoroughly enjoyed the ones with Taylor. I really enjoy his younger perspectives and his sense of humor. I hope to get to hear more from him. Keep up the great work!

owenall ,

Best of 2023 is a fun episode!

Really enjoyed episode 755, Best Whatever of 2023. The quick hits of the four “Award Presenters”, accompanied with the Full Richie-ness of the Master of Ceremonies, gave this episode the feel of the Golden Globes or the Oscars.
Keep up the great work, Richie! How are you going to out-do your great efforts in 2023? I, as all the other listeners, can’t wait to see where you are going to take us, and what you will teach us, in 2024!

-Owen, husband of “Kris at Alpine Lakes Travel”
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Flamboy88 ,

More and better info

Regarding the comments made about the church receiving bad legal advice- listen to the last episode from Church History Matters podcast. Then you won’t be ignorant of what “actually” happened with the sec fine.

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