Podcast: Cuppa Joe

Sit back and enjoy the ride as we explore the people, places, and events of Restoration history. All your favorite topics and a whole lot more. Nothing is off the table, and we dig deep. Cuppa Joe is also home to the Community of Christ Historic Sites seasonal lecture series featuring follow-up interviews with all the presenters.

ES 65 | Cuppa Joe | First Vision

Joseph Smith’s First Vision is a story of the young boy’s personal conversion. In Community of Christ, we take into consideration all versions of Joseph’s experience and  make room for a variety of thoughts surrounding it. Today, Apostle Lach Mackay talks about Community of Christ’s telling of the story and how it informs who we…

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193 | Cuppa Joe: Zion’s Camp | Seth Bryant

Seth Bryant, the Director of the Kirtland Temple, talks about Zion’s Camp (1834) and how it formed and shaped Community of Christ’s current understanding of priesthood and mission. Host: Karin Peter Guest: Seth Bryant Download Transcript 

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184 | Cuppa Joe | Peter Judd

In this episode of Project Zion Podcast, Karin continues our Cuppa Joe series with Peter Judd. Peter is a former member of the First Presidency and was born and raised in England and is joining Project Zion to share about the history of Community of Christ in the British Isles. Download Transcript

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176 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites Bus Tour 

In this episode of our Cuppa Joe series, Karin Peter sits down with Barbara Walden and Peter Smith to talk about Historic Sites Bus Tours. Hear them share stories from the tour as well as get all the information you need about the logistics of the tour. For more information on this year’s tour visit…

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148 | Cuppa Joe: Joseph Smith’s Plural Wives 

Karin Peter and Kelly McAfee unpack the polygamy topic against the back drop of Kelly’s project creating portraits and dolls representing Joseph Smith’s plural wives. Host: Karin Peter Guest: Kelly McAfee Download Transcript

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145 | Cuppa Joe | Joseph Smith Historic Site

Community of Christ’s history might not define who the church is today, but it has helped to shape our identity and is still vitally important to us. Join Brittany as she discusses this importance with church member Wendy Eaton. Wendy lives and works at the Historic Site in Nauvoo Illinois. She has also worked in…

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133 | Cuppa Joe | David Howlett

Grab a cup of coffee and listen as Karin interviews historian David Howlett. They discuss Community of Christ history in India; touching on culture, theology, scripture, and what mission looks like when we contextualize it outside of North America. Host: Karin Peter Guest: David Howlett

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124 | Cuppa Joe | Bryon Adreason

Join Karin in another Cuppa Joe episode wherein she interviews Bryon Andreason. Bryon is the current curator of the LDS Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. He talks about what led to his passion in history, his historical work with Abraham Lincoln and that crossover period to Mormonism, and his input to the…

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118 | Cuppa Joe | Barb Walden

Listen to this episode as Karin talks to Barb about two prominent women in Community of Christ history well ahead of their time: Emma Burton and Catherine ‘Cassie’ Kelly. Host: Karin Peter Guest: Barb Walden Download Transcript

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ES 37 | Cuppa Joe | Pentecost

Join Karin as she talks with Seth Bryant about the pentacostal experience in the Kirtland temple in restoration history and how that ties to Pentecost on the liturgical calendar. As a bonus, Lachlan Mackay gives an intro to what you’ll hear. Host: Karin PeterGuest: Seth Bryant Download Transcript

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