Face in Hat Aaron Brewster & Eric Jepson

Today we chat about prophecy, the book of Jarom, and what it means for us to be living in the middle.  We draw especially on Sharon J. Harris’s brief theological introduction to Enos, Jarom, Omni.  Check it out!
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The Book of Jarom
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/jarom/1
Enos, Jarom, Omni: A Brief Theological Introduction, by Sharon J. Harris
https://www.amazon.com/Enos-Jarom-Omni-theological-introduction/dp/0842500154
Wiki: patriarchal blessing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarchal_blessing
Irreantum: Stories from the Blue Cherubim
https://irreantum.associationmormonletters.org/21-2-top/
D&C 51:16-17, “…act upon this land as for years…”:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/51?id=p16-17#16
Tales from Pleasant Grove, by Steven L. Peck
https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Pleasant-Grove-Steven-Peck/dp/1986604233
No link to the Elder Holland story, it’s something Eric heard on the radio.  If someone has a better reference, send it in!
The Hugh B. Brown story can be found in From the East: The History of the Latter-Day Saints in Asia, 1851-1996, by R. Lanier Britsch
https://www.amazon.com/East-History-Latter-Day-Saints-1851-1996/dp/1573452688
Living “as Though” God’s Promises Have Been Fulfilled, by Lori Newbold
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2022/02/living-as-though-gods-promises-have-been-fulfilled
The Path and the Gate: Mormon Short Fiction, edited by Andrew Hall, Robert Raleigh, with contribution from Eric Jepson
https://www.amazon.com/Path-Gate-Mormon-Short-Fiction/dp/1560854677
$1 in 1844 money is $41.64!
The Moneyball connection!  Retroactively, Aaron remembered the song In Moneyball sung by Kerris Dorsey is a Lenka song, "The Show", which includes the line “I'm just a little bit caught in the middle”.  Eh?  Totally works!

The recent Worldwide Relief Society Devotional was awesome!  One quote caused a bit of a kerfuffle, which sets the stage for part 3 of our series on women and priesthood. But the devotional really was great!  Go watch it!  And also listen to this episode :)
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Worldwide Relief Society Devotional
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/event/worldwide-relief-society-devotional-2024
Accessing God’s Power through Covenants, by J. Anette Dennis, First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/broadcasts/language-recording/2024/02/14dennis
Midwife of The Wild Frontier, by Melissa Tyler (Author) and Luciana Maruca (Illustrator)
https://amzn.to/3PO0RUh
Instagram post with quote on women, power, and authority
https://www.instagram.com/churchofjesuschrist/p/C4oZ-otMOVL/
Twitter thread on YW fundraiser
https://twitter.com/sunday_southern/status/1770885870847250553
LDS Church gives more power to women than any other religious organization, leader declares, by Tamarra Kemsley
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/03/17/lds-church-gives-more-power-women/
The Emotional and Priestly Logic of Plural Marriage" (2009), by Kathleen Flake.  Utah State University Press, Arrington Annual Lecture. Paper 15
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/arrington_lecture/15
The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions Boxed Set, including Jacob: A Brief Theological Introduction, by Deidre Nicole Green
https://amzn.to/49rsnhp
Barred by Congress: How a Mormon, a Socialist, and an African American Elected by the People Were Excluded from Office, by Robert M. Lichtman
https://amzn.to/3Ufp3Sh

Credit, authority, the danger of hierarchies, and how Jewish whiskey relates to fiction, equity, and legislation.  Join us in our second of a multipart series on women and the priesthood.
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A Society Meet For Male Priesthood, by Fiona Givens
https://web.archive.org/web/20140223100456/https://difficultrun.nathanielgivens.com/2014/01/20/a-companion-meet-for-male-priesthood/
Buying Jewish Whiskey, by Nate Oman
https://www.wayfaremagazine.org/p/buying-jewish-whiskey
The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy, by David Graeber
https://www.amazon.com/Utopia-Rules-Technology-Stupidity-Bureaucracy/dp/1612195180
Pop culture on the apricot tree, ep 39 - Indiana Jones, Lapsed Latter-day Saint?, hosts  Liz Busby and Carl Cranney, guests Matt Bowman and Megan Harris 
https://www.popcultureapricottree.com/post/indianajones

Our first of a multi-part series on women and the Priesthood of the Church.  Themes for this part include defining terms, Priesthood vs. religious office, and Priesthood in the past.  Join us!
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Men and Women and Priesthood Power, by Elder M. Russell Ballard
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2014/09/men-and-women-and-priesthood-power
Wiki: Mormonism and women
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism_and_women
LDS website: Women and Priesthood
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/callings/relief-society-organization/work-and-purpose/women-and-priesthood
Joseph Smith’s Teachings about Priesthood, Temple, and Women
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/joseph-smiths-teachings-about-priesthood-temple-and-women
Women Are Not Better at Multitasking. They Just Do More Work, Studies Show, by Leah Ruppanner
https://www.sciencealert.com/women-aren-t-better-multitaskers-than-men-they-re-just-doing-more-work
Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and Reimagined in His Own Time, by Sarah Ruden
https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Among-People-Reinterpreted-Reimagined/dp/0385522576
Eric’s initial take on Sarah Ruden: We got mysteries, we got apples, we got St. Paul. . . .
https://thmazing.substack.com/p/we-got-mysteries-we-got-apples
Stapley, Jonathan A. and Wright, Kristine, Female Ritual Healing in Mormonism (January 1, 2011). Journal of Mormon History, Vol. 37, pp. 1-85, Winter 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1754069
A Society Meet For Male Priesthood, by Fiona Givens
https://web.archive.org/web/20140223100456/https://difficultrun.nathanielgivens.com/2014/01/20/a-companion-meet-for-male-priesthood/
D&C 25:7: Emma Smith being “ordained” but footnote 7a says “set apart”
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/25#p7
History of the Young Women’s Organization Timeline Infographic, by Deborah Owen.  Laurels used to be Junior Gleaners!
https://makingprogresspersonal.com/2015/03/history-of-young-women-organization/
Frigid Offices Might Be Killing Women’s Productivity, by Olga Khazan
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/05/warm-offices-women-productivity/589966/
Original study: Tom Y. Chang ,Agne Kajackaite (2019). “Battle for the thermostat: Gender and the effect of temperature on cognitive performance.” PLoS ONE 14(5): e0216362. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216362
2 Ne 2:25
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2#p25
How Rare a Possession
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIhAsifEMFs
The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, by Joseph M. Spencer et. al.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085HJWGSQ
Family Proclamations, by Blair Hodges
https://www.familyproclamations.org/

Women LDS Relief Society leaders are no longer allowed on the stand in the Bay Area, as covered in Peggy Fletcher Stack’s SL Tribune’s article.  On this show, we talk about activism in general, our reaction to this change (not great) and discuss how we think our personal responsibility for revelation needs to be balanced with our need for change to come top down from the Church.
‘A slap in the face’: LDS Relief Society leaders ordered off the stand, by Peggy Fletcher Stack
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/11/24/slap-face-lds-relief-society/
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Why I write, by George Orwell
https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/why-i-write/
Lukewarm and getting spewed
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/rev/3?lang=eng&id=p15-p16#p15
Eric thinks Peggy Fletcher Stack original art story might not have been written about, if someone had a link let us know and we’ll update the notes here :)
The Star Chamber
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Chamber
Un-American activities committee from the 50s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Un-American_Activities_Committee
Franklin/Peanuts articles:
Black Isn’t a Personality Type, by John H. McWhorter
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-12-op-mcwhorter-story.html
The sweet story behind Peanuts’ groundbreaking first black character, by 
Thu-Huong Ha
https://qz.com/571393/the-sweet-story-behind-peanuts-groundbreaking-first-black-character
'Peanuts' First Black Character Franklin Turns 50, by Cecilia Lei and James Delahoussaye
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/29/633544308/peanuts-character-franklin-turns-50
Women at Church: Magnifying LDS Women's Local Impact, by Neylan McBaine
https://www.amazon.com/Women-Church-Magnifying-Womens-Impact/dp/1589586883
Will You Engage in the Wrestle?, by Sheri Dew
https://ing.byui.edu/devotionals/sheri-dew
Jacob wrestling with the angel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_wrestling_with_the_angel
Enos’s wrestle before God
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/enos/1#p2
Cool stuff from Eric we didn’t get to:
Theric Jepson, Danny Nelson and Steven L. Peck: The Path and the Gate
https://www.dialoguejournal.com/podcasts/theric-jepson-danny-nelson-and-steven-l-peck-the-path-and-the-gate/
Humor in Mormon Literature with Theric Jepson and Stephen Carter
https://www.dialoguejournal.com/podcasts/humor-in-mormon-literature-with-theric-jepson-and-stephen-carter/
Faci in Hat Podcast episodes referred to in this episode:
2.10 The Columbian Exchange, Wilford Woodruff, and #BlackLivesMatter
https://faceinhat.podbean.com/e/ep-210-the-columbian-exchange-wilford-woodruff-and-blacklivesmatter/
3.12 Minerva Teichert and the Manti Temple
https://faceinhat.podbean.com/e/312-minerva-teichert-and-the-manti-temple/
3.13 Close to home: the Church Building Program
https://faceinhat.podbean.com/e/313-close-to-home-the-church-building-program/
3.14 Paul, the Oakland Temple, and Pride
https://faceinhat.podbean.com/e/314-paul-the-oakland-temple-and-pride/

Did you know that we as members of the Church believe in the Book of Revelation?  Let’s have some fun and open some seals!
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This is the link for the Seven Seals wiki!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_seals
The Hofmann Wobble, by Ben Lerner
https://harpers.org/archive/2023/12/the-hofmann-wobble-wikipedia-and-the-problem-of-historical-memory 
Eric’s commentary on The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner
https://thmazing.blogspot.com/2022/05/books-extralong-edition.html#047 
Wikipedia and the danger of trusting its facts, with Scott Tong and Ben Lerner
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/12/18/wikipedia-facts-danger
Book of Revelation: Canonical History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Revelation#Canonical_history
Ussher chronology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ussher_chronology
D&C 77
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/77
Historical Context and Background of D&C 77, Brief Synopsis by Steven C. Harper
https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/historical-context/dc-77/
Steven C. Harper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_C._Harper
Interpretations of the Book of Revelations (wiki!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Revelation#Interpretations
Found one bit to answer Eric’s question on Jehova’s Witnesses: “ The visions apply to “the Lord’s day,” which began when God’s Kingdom was set up in 1914 and Jesus began ruling as King. (Revelation 1:​10) We can therefore expect the main fulfillment of Revelation to be in our time.”
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/the-book-of-revelation/
Cleon Skousen.  Note the description: “American conservative author with the John Birch Society and a faith-based conspiracy theorist.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Cleon_Skousen
Face in Hat: 3.4 David O. McKay and the confrontation with communism
https://faceinhat.podbean.com/e/34-david-o-mckay-and-the-confrontation-with-communism/
This is the movie I saw as a kid: Visit Israel with Dr. W. Cleon Skousen: Prophecy
https://www.amazon.com/Visit-Israel-Dr-Cleon-Skousen/dp/B000EHIL7I
Source for LDS 1st seal quote in wiki: McConkie, Bruce R. (1981). Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, Vol. III. Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft Publishers. pp. 476–497.
Seminary lesson referenced:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/new-testament-seminary-teacher-manual-2023/revelation-6-7?lang=eng
New Testament Student Manual: Chapter 54: Revelation 4–11: Revelation 6. The First Six Seals
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/new-testament-student-manual/revelation/chapter-54-revelation-4-11?lang=eng&para=title17-figure5_35#title17
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Omens-Accurate-Prophecies-Nutter/dp/0060853980
World Happiness Report
https://worldhappiness.report/
Face in Hat: 2.1 Millennial musings
https://faceinhat.podbean.com/e/21-millennial-musings/
12 billionth person citation: Overpopulation – The Human Explosion Explained, by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsBT5EQt348
Mormon Transfigurism
https://www.transfigurism.org/
https://www.transfigurism.org/library/primers/1-what-is-mormon-transhumanism
The Immortality Upgrade, by Dawn Chan
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/mormon-transhumanism-and-the-immortality-upgrade
Face in Hat: 1.10 Translation and the Book of Abraham
https://faceinhat.podbean.com/e/episode-10-translation-and-the-book-of-abraham/