CC 143-144: Goodbye and Hello, President Smith
It's the end of an era as President Israel "Dutch" Smith passes away in a car crash. President W. Wallace Smith is named successor, which makes sense since he's essentially been acting president for a...
26 Okt 201957min
CC 142: A series of bad looks for Dutch
Prophet-President Israel "Dutch" Smith starts making tours of the Pacific and Europe to meet the members of his church. Or, from another perspective, he uses the church as an excuse to travel, get fan...
19 Okt 20191h 6min
CC 140-141: Zion is in your heart (possibly)
Israel "Dutch" Smith spends his first years of his presidency at his wife's bedside, with breaks to write correspondence and delegate decisions to F. Henry Edwards, his nephew-in-law. All the Links S...
12 Okt 201959min
CC 139: Rest In Peace, Fred M.
The post-WWII era ushers in an era of economic growth for the church, and a grumpy Fred M., a prophet who failed to write down his succession plan. Israel "Dutch" Smith becomes prophet-president, soon...
5 Okt 20191h 5min
CC 138: Hello, Israel.
The revelation is just another staffing change from Fred M. The reality is that nobody likes him and his closest confidantes are quitting. Somehow, despite a lifetime of being treated as Lesser, littl...
21 Sep 201959min
CC 137: Even More Depressioning
Fred. M's vision of a literal, physical Zion slips even further from his grasp. Church membership is falling, money is tighter than tight, and WWII is just around the corner. All the Links Read alon...
14 Sep 20191h 3min
CC 136: Oops! A Great Depression
Fred M. has gained complete control of the Church, for both good and bad. Great strides are made in the quest for a physical Zion on earth! And he completely misses how overspent the coffers are, and ...
7 Sep 20191h 3min
CC 135: Too Many Controversies
Brother McGuire stages a coup, sort of, with the help of immense amounts of bureaucracy. Fred M. is temporarily ousted from The Saints Herald, only to regain power at the expense of his younger brothe...
31 Aug 201953min
