Episode 2: Ask in Faith

Saints begins with the 1815 explosion of the volcano Mt. Tambora in faraway Indonesia. Historian Lisa Olsen Tait discusses this fiery beginning, explaining how an eruption halfway around the world plays an important part in the Restoration.

Additional Resources

Chapter Discussed in This Episode:

• Chapter 1: Ask in Faith

Associated Church History Topics:

• Awakenings and Revivals

• Christian Churches in Joseph Smith’s Day

• Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Family

• Joseph Smith’s Leg Surgery

• Lucy Mack Smith

• Palmyra and Manchester

• Religious Beliefs in Joseph Smith’s Day

• Sacred Grove and Smith Family Farm

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