restoration – Project Zion Podcast

483 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites Foundation | What Were the Women to Do?

May 27, 2022

Community of Christ Historic Sites Foundation is bringing you interviews with the presenters of the Spring 2022 Lecture Series. Today, we are joined by Sherry Mesle-Morain who shares about her upcoming presentation, “What Were the Women to Do?” where she explores the history of the Lamoni Mite Society. Register for the June 2nd lecture here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VRqtN8TITcyZQxAx-pHhXQ Host:…

477 | Fair Trade | Mags Edvalson

May 6, 2022

Mags Edvalson, a convert to Community of Christ, struggled to find her place in the LDS church as an asexual young adult. In addition to brushing up against strict gender roles and expectations, Mags found issues with other contemporary teachings in Mormonism. Her involvement in Community of Christ has taken her to Kirtland and Independence,…

476 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites Foundation | John Avondet, the First Italian Missionary of the Reorganization

May 3, 2022

The Historic Sites Foundation is back with a Spring Lecture Series and Project Zion is bringing you interviews with the presenters. Today, we are joined by Michael Wright who shares about John Avondet. You can attend Michael’s May 5th presentation, “John Avondet, the First Italian Missionary of the Reorganization” by registering at this link. Host: Karin…

455 | What’s Brewing | Utah Mission Ministries

February 18, 2022

Our “What’s Brewing” series is all about how the church is living out Christ’s mission. Today, we’re getting an update from Utah Mission Ministries about how ministry with Latter-day Seekers has changed during the pandemic and how God is showing up in the midst of everyday life. Host: Brittany MangelsonGuest: Tyler Marz Download Transcript

ES 95 | Coffee Connect | An Unusual Friendship

February 15, 2022

The ordination of women was a controversial move in Community of Christ and did not come without broken relationships. Today on the podcast, Linda Booth shares a story of an unusual friendship between herself as an ordained apostle and leaders of Restoration congregations. These friendships led to the Restoration Reconciliation Committee and for Linda, they…

451 | Open Topics | Faithful Disagreement

February 1, 2022

Doctrine and Covenants 161 affirms that creating community is difficult. Since 2012, our 12 principles of Faithful Disagreement have helped guide Community of Christ through those difficulties. Today on the podcast, First Presidency member Stassi Cramm what Faithful Disagreement actually means and how these principles have been used in the church over the last decade….

447 | Cuppa Joe | Emma Smith’s Later Years

January 18, 2022

Cuppa Joe is back with a conversation about the matriarch of Community of Christ: Emma Smith. Today we are looking at Emma’s later years and highlighting some lesser-known details and stories from her life in Nauvoo after Joseph’s death. Download Transcript*Image used with permission by Community of Christ Library and Archives. Host: Karin PeterGuest: Wendy…

437 | Percolating on Faith | RLDS Preaching Charts

December 7, 2021

This month’s Percolating on Faith conversation is a blast from the past! Today we’re talking about the preaching charts RLDS missionaries used as they taught the church’s theology in the early to mid 20th century. See the preaching charts for yourself on the video of this podcast. Download Transcript Host: Carla Long Guests: Tony and…

430 | Cuppa Joe | Women of Kirtland

November 12, 2021

As women’s roles were beginning to expand in the late 19th century, some women of faith began to imagine ways they could be involved in their community outside of the walls of their homes. Today on the podcast, we’re discussing Rebecca Dayton and Electa Stratton, two women who not only took care of the Kirtland…