1826: Mentor to Jodi Hildebrandt, Tim Ballard, Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow - Thom Harrison
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2023
⏱️ 153 minutes
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Summary
In this riveting discussion with John Dehlin and panelists Lauren Mathias, Megan Connor, and Mindy Caldwell, we explore the disturbing connections between Thom Harrison's book "Visions of Glory" and the recent fundamentalist Mormon crime cases, including the Vallow-Daybell tragedy and the Tim Ballard controversy. The panel dissects the influence of Harrison's teachings on individuals like Lori Vallow and others involved in extreme religious practices, shedding light on the dangerous impact of unverified spiritual claims. They also delve into the concerning associations with psychic mediums, shadow governments, and the spread of radical ideologies within certain Mormon communities, raising critical questions about the role of these beliefs in recent criminal incidents.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another episode of Mormon Stories Podcast. |
| 0:03.8 | I am one of your hosts for today. |
| 0:05.8 | John Delin, it is October 17, 2023, and we are now covering part two of our series on |
| 0:16.2 | a book that has taken the Mormon Church and Mormon Prepper Church culture by storm. |
| 0:21.6 | The book is Visions of Glory. |
| 0:23.8 | The author of the book is Tom Harrison, Mormon therapist, Tom Harrison. |
| 0:28.8 | And we just spent a good five, a quarter, five and a half hours talking about Tom Harrison, |
| 0:36.2 | his history, his claims, his connections to all sorts of alleged criminals. |
| 0:42.8 | I don't know. |
| 0:43.8 | I think that's accurate, not that he, I'm not saying he's trying to be a criminal, but he |
| 0:49.0 | seems to sprout criminal behavior allegedly. |
| 0:53.2 | And we talked about, we did a deep dive into his book Visions of Glory, which is a |
| 0:58.7 | book that he published in 2012 with a co-author scribe named John Pontius, who has passed away |
| 1:07.5 | under the pseudonym Spencer, where he talks about his three near death experiences. |
| 1:13.6 | And he talks about the second coming of Jesus, Mormon style, Mormon prepper style, |
| 1:19.6 | and all the activities and visions, and mayhem that's going to lead up to that, including |
| 1:25.3 | the white cities, et cetera, et cetera. |
| 1:28.9 | So that was part one. |
| 1:31.3 | And we promised to come back for part two, because if that weren't enough, we discussed |
| 1:38.3 | as a setup to last episode, the connections to several recent global news stories, Chad |
| 1:47.2 | Debel, Laurie Valow, several murders associated with them, Tim Ballard, CEO of Operation Underground |
| 1:54.2 | Railroad, you know, he now has several sexual allegations against him, and allegations |
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