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Send us Fan Mail Every missionary collects stories. Some are funny. Some are inspiring. A few become legends. In this episode, we explore LDS missionary folklore, mission rumors, baptism stories, mission presidents, and the traditions that connect missionaries across generations and around the world. Some stories are true. Others are simply too good not to tell.

Send us Fan Mail Dating in Mormon culture comes with its own stories, warnings, and unwritten rules. Some are funny. Some are awkward. A few become folklore. In this episode, we explore LDS dating culture, BYU relationship stories, marriage expectations, and the traditions that shape how people navigate love and faith. Some stories make you laugh. Others make you think.

Send us Fan Mail Stories about skinwalkers aren’t just campfire horror. They carry fear, memory, warning, and survival. In this episode, Elias joins us to explore Navajo skinwalker traditions, LDS missionary folklore, and the uneasy space where ceremony, doubt, and the supernatural overlap. Some stories are meant to scare you. Others are meant to protect you.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore skinwalker legends as they circulate through LDS missionary culture, where indigenous belief, fear, and folklore meet. These stories are intense, often deeply personal, and not always easy to tell.

Send us Fan Mail In the nineteenth century, Latter-day Saint missionaries were frequently faced with persecution on their journeys. Following the teachings of Jesus Christ in the Gospels, they would dust their feet against those who rejected them. While this is no longer a common practice in the 21st century, stories of the practice continue to the present. Have you ever met a Latter-day Saint missionary who dusted their feet against one of their persecutors?

Send us Fan Mail We all miss Jeffrey R. Holland. Join us for a discussion of the legends of Elder Holland's service among missionaries and find out the answer to one of the most important questions in LDS folklore: did he really kicked out a series of missionaries after getting the impression they were up to no good.

Send us Fan Mail Jonathan Stapley has just published the first academic book on the temple published by a university press. To honor that momentous moment, we invited him over to give a fireside on what he learned.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Angels and Seerstones, Chris and Christine delve into classic and evolving legends within the Latter-day Saint missionary community. They explore stories of sister missionaries and how these narratives have evolved from depicting failures to showcasing miraculous successes. The episode discusses the significant 2012 policy change allowing women to serve missions from age 19 and its impact on missionary culture. Additionally, Chris and Christine address the dynamics and stereotypes between young male and female missionaries and speculate on future trends in missionary folklore.

Send us Fan Mail Stories about Missionaries seeking to find those they knew in the pre-existence.

Send us Fan Mail A dramatization of Parley P. Pratt's Dialogue Between Joseph Smith and the Devil. Starring Mahonri Stewart as Joseph Smith and James Goldberg as the Devil.

Send us Fan Mail This episode is devoted to the ancient mythology of the Leviathan. Enjoy!

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode of Angels and Seerstones, Chris and Christine Blythe reflect on the life and legacy of President Russell M. Nelson. We explore the powerful personal stories he shared—of divine protection, visions, and peace in the face of death—and consider how these narratives continue to shape Latter-day Saint faith.

Send us Fan Mail On June 29, 1844, the Saints in Nauvoo gathered to mourn Joseph and Hyrum Smith. As their real graves remained hidden for safety, W.W. Phelps stood before two empty coffins and delivered a funeral sermon unlike any other. In this episode of Angels and Seerstones, we dive into that powerful oration—and the mysteries it holds. Joined by historians Mark Ashurst-McGee and Bruce Van Orden, we explore Phelps’s striking claims: that Joseph Smith was a premortal archangel, possibly the Holy Ghost, the final martyr of the age, and even a future destroying angel bringing divine judgment. What did early Saints believe about Joseph’s eternal role? Why did Phelps reconstruct the sermon 11 years later? And how do ideas like Gazelem, the Prince of Light, reflect the esoteric teachings of Nauvoo? We also reflect on how modern Latter-day Saints have interpreted—or quietly sidelined—these bold theologies. Join us as we untangle one of the most fascinating funeral sermons in LDS history. 🎧 Watch the full sermon on YouTube and explore more at angelsandseerstones.com

Send us Fan Mail Finally, we focus on the stories of the most famous characters from LDS legends.

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode we have on Liz Busby and Carl Cranney from Pop Culture on the Apricot Tree to discuss legends of Spencer W. Kimball having inspired Yoda!