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Mormon Book Reviews is on the scene to give listeners the inside scoop on the coming Polygamy Conference. Michelle Stone and Cheryl Bruno give us a peek at what’s coming to Orem March 20 and 21 and why Mormon history aficionados need to be there! You’ll learn what makes the Journal of Mormon Polygamy unique…and hear about their important collaborations with Utah Valley University and Greg Kofford Books. Steve Pynakker is an insider on this one! Listen and see why! #josephsmith #bookofmormon #polygamy #doctrineandcovenants #evangelical #brighamyoung #utahvalleyuniversity #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #communityofchrist Link to Register for the Conference: https://journalofmormonpolygamy.org/jmp Link to get 10% off an Echo Hydrogen Water Flask: Promo Code: MORMONBOOKREVIEWS https://echowater.com/?utm_campaign=%7B%7B.Username%7D%7D&utm_medium=bronze&utm_source=influencer Links to support Mormon Book Reviews: Venmo Link: https://account.venmo.com/u/mbrven PayPal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mormonbookreviews?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/mormonbookreviews Channel Merch Store: https://www.mormonbookreviews.com MBR Email: mormonbookreviews@gmail.com

Thomas Murphy returns to Mormon Book Reviews to talk with Steven Pynakker about Book of Mormon origins, Joseph Smith, cultural misappropriation, and Chief Midegah. Here is a summary I asked Thomas to write of our conversation for the show notes: Midegah and Misappropriation: Do similarities and differences with the Iroquois Peacemaker epic support an ancient or a nineteenth-century origin of the Book of Mormon? Dr. Thomas W Murphy, author of Unsettling Scripture: Iroquois and the Book of Mormon, draws from oral tradition and the historical record to evaluate the claims made by David Taylor (Chief Midegah) that the Iroquois Peacemaker narrative proves an ancient origin of the Book of Mormon. Iroquois knowledge keepers claim to the contrary that they shared their stories with Joseph Smith prior to his dictation of the Book of Mormon in 1830. They accuse Smith of culturally misappropriating the Peacemaker narrative. Dr. Murphy demonstrates that the Book of Mormon's variant of the Peacemaker epic reflects oral and written versions available to Smith in western New York. The Book of Mormon narrative whitewashes Haudenosaunee traditions with nineteenth-century settler colonial prejudices. Nonetheless, Dr. Murphy expresses his appreciation for the attention that David Taylor has brought to similarities between Iroquois oral tradition and the Book of Mormon. #josephsmith #bookofmormon #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #iroquois #nativeamerican #evangelical #newyorkhistory #peacemaker #haudenosaunee #stevenpynakker #folklore Link to Dr. Murphy's article: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/article/58/4/47/405488/White-is-an-Ite-The-Book-of-Mormon-s Link to pre-order the book: https://uofupress.com/books/unsettling-scripture/ (Use discount code MURPHY25 to pre-order with a 25% discount prior to April 30, 2026 Link to the slideshow: https://www.academia.edu/164962802/ Link to get 10% off an Echo Hydrogen Water Flask: Promo Code: MORMONBOOKREVIEWS https://echowater.com/?utm_campaign=%7B%7B.Username%7D%7D&utm_medium=bronze&utm_source=influencer Links to support Mormon Book Reviews: Venmo Link: https://account.venmo.com/u/mbrven PayPal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mormonbookreviews?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/mormonbookreviews Channel Merch Store: https://www.mormonbookreviews.com MBR Email: mormonbookreviews@gmail.com