Is This the Only Photograph of Joseph Smith? The Filmmakers Make Their Case

**Exclusive.** We walked the actual studio where *Brother Joseph Again* was built — black walls, plaster busts, death masks, and a replica of the Smith-Larson daguerreotype locket the Church now owns.Joseph Smith is the only latter-day Church president with **no confirmed photograph**. For 182 years the face has been paintings, a death mask, and arguments. These filmmakers say they can finally answer what he looked like.Patrick Bishop (history), Joseph Rickey (forensics), and director Daelynn walk us through:- Why the Church itself kept asking “what did Joseph really look like?”- Rogers vs. Maudsley vs. the death mask — the contraries- John Taylor’s bust… and the later letter that said it was *nothing* like Joseph- Why a family locket stayed hidden for 40 years (jewelry, not a parlor portrait)- Why it isn’t Hyrum (no mole, no sideburns, wrong lip length)- Skull → death mask → 3D reconstruction → overlay on the daguerreotype- The Scannel image they studied for 10 years and still won’t fully kill- Scenes they cut: family likenesses, Hallmark stamps, a 2:30 a.m. “I cannot be an imbecile” momentCardon stays skeptical. Chris Blythe stays open. The filmmakers put the whole case on the table.Not a review of the movie. A tour of the evidence.Tickets and links in the description.#BrotherJosephAgain #JosephSmith #WardRadio**Chapter Markers**0:00 – Studio tour 2:00 – Why Cardon is skeptical 4:00 – Meet the filmmakers 5:00 – The replica locket 6:00 – Joseph’s face has been abused 7:40 – Paintings vs. the death mask 9:00 – John Taylor’s bust 10:20 – “No secrets in Mormonism” 12:20 – Preponderance of evidence 14:00 – When history met forensics 15:20 – The other claimed photo 16:40 – “I cannot be an imbecile” 18:00 – Provenance of the Larson locket 21:30 – What they cut from the film 25:10 – Why it isn’t Hyrum 27:20 – Skull, mask, 3D face 28:10 – How did nobody know for 182 years? 29:20 – Jewelry vs. parlor portrait 32:30 – Cartoons and caricatures 36:10 – The expert bench 38:50 – The 90-second case 40:30 – OutroBecome a member of this channel to get early access to videos and members only content:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmsAFGrFuGe0obW6tkEY6w/joinSupport the channel by purchasing equipment to help make content through our Amazon Wish List (please write a limerick in the "gist notes" and we will read it on the show!): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AQLMTSMBM4DC?ref_=wl_shareTo order Ward Radio Branded "merch", please visit: https://www.wardradio.com/category/all-products For this and more, please visit: WardRadio.comNow go do your ministering! (Home Teaching)🍿For more information on the October 2nd, 2026 Event, please visit https://www.wardradio.com/event-details/ward-radio-pre-screening-of-brother-joseph-again⚡For more information on Go And Do Travel, please visit https://www.goanddotravel.com/1126wavemakersWe would also like to thank the following generous sponsors:⚡For more information on scripture notes please visit: https://scripturenotes.com/?via=wardradio⚡For more information on the Angel Studios Guild , please visit Angel.comFollow us at:Instagram:@WardRadioWorldwideFacebook: @WardRadioWorldwideTwitter: WardRadioShowTikTok: WardRadioWorldwideTo subscribe to "The Women of Ward Radio" Youtube Channel, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbu-wpRztV-8TYXClhUZhhwTo Subscribe to Cardon Ellis' Adventure Channel, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/@CardonEllisAdventures

Adam Whitbeck left. Then he came back. Then, in one month, he got his patriarchal blessing, drove 15 young men to camp, was ordained an elder, and went to the Payson Temple.This episode is for the person who already knows the Church is true on paper — and still can’t feel it.We talk about:- Why an *intellectual* testimony can keep you from leaving… and still not make you act- The blessing that named young men — and the phone call two hours later- Washing and anointing: “the scales lifted from my eyes”- Three kinds of testimony: intellectual, experiential, spiritual- John 7:17 — do His will, *then* you’ll know- Chris Blythe’s convert story: cigarette, Book of Mormon, “can I go on a mission?”- What the endowment actually felt like after the internet told him it would be weirdIf you’re going through the motions and waiting for a witness first — this is the episode that says **take the next step anyway.**#ComeBack #LatterDaySaints #WardRadioChapter Markers2:00 – Adam’s back — and he just got endowed 2:30 – Comfort without meaning 3:20 – Intellectual testimony without a spiritual one 4:10 – Going through the motions 4:30 – Patriarchal blessing 5:15 – Two hours later: drive 15 young men to camp 6:40 – “Maybe there’s something to this” 7:00 – Ordained an elder 7:15 – Payson Temple 8:00 – “Thank you for waiting for me” 8:50 – Scales lifted at the washing and anointing 10:00 – Sponsor: Brother Joseph 10:15 – Brad: I remembered you feeling the Spirit 11:15 – Sense vs. want 11:40 – To anyone considering coming back: keep going 12:20 – John 7:17 — do, then know 13:00 – Three testimonies: intellectual, experiential, spiritual 14:10 – Intellectual testimony as a shield 15:00 – Form of godliness, denying the power 16:00 – Experience reinforces the principle 16:40 – Sometimes you act with no whoosh 18:40 – Chris: convert, fall, porch, cigarette, fire 21:20 – Three ways God builds a convert 22:20 – “Where’s the weird part?” 23:10 – Bible already prepared him for the temple 24:00 – Symbols when words aren’t enough 25:20 – What’s still hard to believe? 26:20 – Journal the wrestle 27:20 – Welcome back Become a member of this channel to get early access to videos and members only content:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmsAFGrFuGe0obW6tkEY6w/joinSupport the channel by purchasing equipment to help make content through our Amazon Wish List (please write a limerick in the "gist notes" and we will read it on the show!): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AQLMTSMBM4DC?ref_=wl_shareTo order Ward Radio Branded "merch", please visit: https://www.wardradio.com/category/all-products For this and more, please visit: WardRadio.comNow go do your ministering! (Home Teaching)🍿For more information on the October 2nd, 2026 Event, please visit https://www.wardradio.com/event-details/ward-radio-pre-screening-of-brother-joseph-again⚡For more information on Go And Do Travel, please visit https://www.goanddotravel.com/1126wavemakersWe would also like to thank the following generous sponsors:⚡For more information on scripture notes please visit: https://scripturenotes.com/?via=wardradio⚡For more information on the Angel Studios Guild , please visit Angel.comFollow us at:Instagram:@WardRadioWorldwideFacebook: @WardRadioWorldwideTwitter: WardRadioShowTikTok: WardRadioWorldwideTo subscribe to "The Women of Ward Radio" Youtube Channel, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbu-wpRztV-8TYXClhUZhhwTo Subscribe to Cardon Ellis' Adventure Channel, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/@CardonEllisAdventures

This is a **touchy** conversation. Treat it that way.Latter-day Saints believe we have a Mother in Heaven. That part is real. What is *not* revealed is whether she is the Holy Ghost, whether there is one Mother or many, or how the Godhead is structured beyond what the scriptures already say.We are speculating. We say that out loud.In this episode:- Kwaku’s case: divine wisdom / Sophia / feminine Spirit- The problem: the Holy Ghost is spoken of as “he” in scripture- President Oaks: “Heavenly Mother or Mothers” — we don’t know- Chris Blythe’s two practical rules from current Church culture: 1. Don’t teach that Heavenly Mother *is* the Holy Ghost 2. Don’t publicly pray to Heavenly Mother- A 1843 Franklin D. Richards note that the Holy Ghost is “in a state of probation” — contested, not canon- Elohim as plural, justice and mercy, masculine and feminine- The Monad, graduated intelligences, and why infinite-regress god-chains get ugly- Why stuffing Heavenly Mother into the Godhead to “give her a seat” may be the wrong instinct**Guardrails first.** Unity in the essentials. Liberty in the non-essentials. Reverence the whole way down.This is not a declaration of doctrine. If you clip it like it is, you missed the episode.#HeavenlyMother #HolyGhost #LatterDaySaints #WardRadioChapter Markers0:00 – Cold open: dove, not falcon 1:30 – Green-room question: is the Holy Ghost Heavenly Mother? 2:30 – Kwaku: “If I had to pick…” 4:00 – Sophia, wisdom, and the jump to the Holy Ghost 4:50 – Oaks: Mother or Mothers — we don’t know 5:20 – Scriptures call the Spirit “he” 6:20 – Fast-and-testimony energy 7:40 – Sophia in Proverbs 8 and Gnosticism 8:50 – Sponsor: Brother Joseph screening 9:00 – Chris’s Sophia dream 10:20 – “I won’t make Mother inferior to the Son” 10:40 – 1843 note: Holy Ghost in probation 12:00 – JSP revisions and “gospel fluff” concerns 13:00 – Is the Godhead even a hierarchy? 14:10 – One Heavenly Mother, or many? 15:10 – Elder Renlund / Gospel Topics: stick to what we know 16:10 – Two rules: don’t teach she’s the Holy Ghost; don’t pray to her publicly 17:30 – Elohim is plural — is Mother in “the image of God”? 19:00 – Don’t force her into the Godhead for representation points 19:40 – Ancient religions and feminine wisdom 20:30 – The Monad and “single to the glory of God” 22:00 – Graduated intelligences 24:20 – Spirit person ≠ lesser person 25:10 – Why an endless chain of Gods is terrifying 26:40 – What if a trusted messenger rebelled later?Become a member of this channel to get early access to videos and members only content:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmsAFGrFuGe0obW6tkEY6w/joinSupport the channel by purchasing equipment to help make content through our Amazon Wish List (please write a limerick in the "gist notes" and we will read it on the show!): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AQLMTSMBM4DC?ref_=wl_shareTo order Ward Radio Branded "merch", please visit: https://www.wardradio.com/category/all-products For this and more, please visit: WardRadio.comNow go do your ministering! (Home Teaching)🍿For more information on the October 2nd, 2026 Event, please visit https://www.wardradio.com/event-details/ward-radio-pre-screening-of-brother-joseph-again⚡For more information on Go And Do Travel, please visit https://www.goanddotravel.com/1126wavemakersWe would also like to thank the following generous sponsors:⚡For more information on scripture notes please visit: https://scripturenotes.com/?via=wardradio⚡For more information on the Angel Studios Guild , please visit Angel.comFollow us at:Instagram:@WardRadioWorldwideFacebook: @WardRadioWorldwideTwitter: WardRadioShowTikTok: WardRadioWorldwideTo subscribe to "The Women of Ward Radio" Youtube Channel, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbu-wpRztV-8TYXClhUZhhwTo Subscribe to Cardon Ellis' Adventure Channel, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/@CardonEllisAdventures

Before *A New Hope*, George Lucas wrote **five complete scripts**. They are not the movie you know...In the early drafts:- The heroes weren’t Jedi. They were the **Dai Nogas**- The Force was the **Force of Others** — split into **Ashla** (good) and **Bogan** (evil)- A holy man called **the Skywalker** found the Force and trusted it to his **12 children**- Those children became the Jedi Bendu — *servants* of the Force- A padawan named **Darklightner** fell, taught Sith pirates, and the light went extinct- Draft 2 has Luke kill Darth Vader in a **five-minute duel on top of the Death Star**- Draft 3 opens with a fake scripture: *“In the time of greatest despair there shall come a savior… the son of the suns.”*Reid Moon owns all five drafts. We walk through the Christian / messianic scaffolding Lucas later sanded off — plus the original Obi-Wan line that never made the film, how these scripts survive at auction, and the one controversy the pages actually settle:Han shot first.#StarWars #WardRadio #GeorgeLucas### Chapter Markers0:00 – Intro 2:00 – Star Wars as the unofficial Mormon movie 2:40 – Five totally different scripts before filming 3:05 – Draft 1: Dai Nogas, King Kayos, Legions of Lettow 4:10 – How “Dianoga” became the trash-compactor monster 4:45 – Why the prequels wrecked Vader 7:05 – Draft 2: Jedi Bendu of Ashla 8:00 – Black Knights of the Sith 8:45 – The holy man called the Skywalker 9:30 – Ashla and Bogan 10:15 – He entrusted the Force to his 12 children 11:20 – Jedi means servant 12:20 – A Great Apostasy in the first scripts 12:50 – Sponsor: Brother Joseph screening 13:00 – Darklighter falls to the Bogan 13:50 – Luke kills Vader in five minutes on the Death Star 14:15 – Darklighter and Vader merge 15:20 – Draft 3 quotes “scripture”: Journal of the Whills 15:40 – “There shall come a savior… the son of the suns” 16:50 – Tatooine’s two suns 17:30 – Dark Lords of the Sith 18:00 – Drafts 4–5: a galaxy far, far away / Luke Starkiller 18:50 – They went off-script 30% of the time 19:00 – The Obi-Wan vs. Vader line Lucas didn’t want 20:05 – “A spoon perceives the taste of food” 21:00 – Did Obi-Wan give up the ghost? 22:10 – Why the religion got quieter 22:40 – Reading pre-famous George Lucas 25:20 – How Reid got all five drafts 27:10 – Named copies: Roger Christian, Anthony Daniels 29:20 – Disney can’t yank these off the auction block 30:05 – Sharing the scripts with fans 31:30 – Han shot first. It’s in the draft. 32:30 – OutroBecome a member of this channel to get early access to videos and members only content:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmsAFGrFuGe0obW6tkEY6w/joinSupport the channel by purchasing equipment to help make content through our Amazon Wish List (please write a limerick in the "gist notes" and we will read it on the show!): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AQLMTSMBM4DC?ref_=wl_shareTo order Ward Radio Branded "merch", please visit: https://www.wardradio.com/category/all-products For this and more, please visit: WardRadio.comNow go do your ministering! (Home Teaching)🍿For more information on the October 2nd, 2026 Event, please visit https://www.wardradio.com/event-details/ward-radio-pre-screening-of-brother-joseph-again⚡For more information on Go And Do Travel, please visit https://www.goanddotravel.com/1126wavemakersWe would also like to thank the following generous sponsors:⚡For more information on scripture notes please visit: https://scripturenotes.com/?via=wardradio⚡For more information on the Angel Studios Guild , please visit Angel.comFollow us at:Instagram:@WardRadioWorldwideFacebook: @WardRadioWorldwideTwitter: WardRadioShowTikTok: WardRadioWorldwideTo subscribe to "The Women of Ward Radio" Youtube Channel, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbu-wpRztV-8TYXClhUZhhwTo Subscribe to Cardon Ellis' Adventure Channel, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/@CardonEllisAdventures

Brittany the Shadow, Sean Layton from Ward Radio Games, and Ethan Fausett, Discord Moderator, join Cardon Ellis and the World Wide Ward Radio fan base discuss Lindsay Clancy, Mormon Girlz, and enjoy some ginger snaps!

Kwaku El and Maddy Packer team up with Cardon Ellis and Brittany the Shadow to teach people how to recognize toxic "cry-bullism" online, and instruct us how to respond to it. It's gonna be fun.

Alright... so.... how was drive-through Church? #Pro-LDS #mormon

Another debate between a "Mormons-are-heretics" evangelical and a god-head-is-awesome" Mormon went really well for the 'mormon'

Are Young Single Adult Wards helping people get married… or just teaching them how to stay single?In this episode we go after a question a lot of people are whispering:Should the Church dissolve YSA wards?We talk about:- Why early-2000s Mormon culture felt warmer — and why that energy is gone- Why so many YSA sacrament meetings feel cold, cliquey, and transactional- The “guys on one side, girls on the other” synagogue vibe- Elders Quorum getting shoved into kitchens, stages, and overflow closets- Utah dating TikToks and the collapse of asking people out- Ego, vanity, and “baddie culture” vs. actual friendliness- Why putting singles only with other singles can trap people in Peter Pan mode- A better model: keep records in family wards, keep singles *activities*, change the Sunday structure- The wild (half-serious) proposal for a stake-wide Sunday night YSA gathering with dinner- Why men checking out of dating is not just a “red pill” talking pointThis one is messy, funny, and uncomfortable on purpose. The point isn’t to dunk on anyone. The point is that if the current system isn’t producing friendship, discipleship, or marriages, it should be on the table.#YSA #LatterDaySaints #Dating #WardRadioChapter Markers0:00 – “I think we should dissolve YSA wards” 1:30 – Early 2000s Mormon culture vs. now 4:00 – Why YSA wards feel cold and unfriendly 6:00 – Separate seating and Elders Quorum in closets 8:30 – Utah dating TikToks: nobody likes anybody 10:20 – Ego culture and the rise of the “baddie” 11:10 – Sponsor: Go and Do Travel 12:00 – “Something inside them dies” 13:40 – Guys checking out of asking girls out 17:20 – Circular delusion in friend groups 19:00 – It’s not wokeism — it’s ego 21:00 – Conference talks vs. the actual YSA experience 23:00 – This is not a red-pill “women shouldn’t vote” take 25:30 – Caste systems, young men, and historical blowback 28:00 – Human dignity over looks, money, and status 30:00 – Solution: put singles in family wards 32:00 – Trump bit: shutdown of YSA wards 33:50 – Keep singles activities, change Sunday worship 35:20 – Stake-wide Sunday night YSA meeting + dinner 38:50 – Men need to level up (gym, clothes, effort) 41:10 – Harley vs. Zara 43:00 – The one-year dating boycott idea 46:00 – “This is a bit… with some truth in it” 48:00 – Closing: come back together as equalsBecome a member of this channel to get early access to videos and members only content:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmsAFGrFuGe0obW6tkEY6w/joinSupport the channel by purchasing equipment to help make content through our Amazon Wish List (please write a limerick in the "gist notes" and we will read it on the show!): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AQLMTSMBM4DC?ref_=wl_shareTo order Ward Radio Branded "merch", please visit: https://www.wardradio.com/category/all-products For this and more, please visit: WardRadio.comNow go do your ministering! (Home Teaching)⚡For more information on Go And Do Travel, please visit https://www.goanddotravel.com/1126wavemakersWe would also like to thank the following generous sponsors:⚡For more information on scripture notes please visit: https://scripturenotes.com/?via=wardradio⚡For more information on the Angel Studios Guild , please visit Angel.comFollow us at:Instagram:@WardRadioWorldwideFacebook: @WardRadioWorldwideTwitter: WardRadioShowTikTok: WardRadioWorldwideTo subscribe to "The Women of Ward Radio" Youtube Channel, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbu-wpRztV-8TYXClhUZhhwTo Subscribe to Cardon Ellis' Adventure Channel, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/@CardonEllisAdventures

Olivia Dunson — better known as "Inspire.w.Olivia" — is one of the fastest-rising Gen Z Latter-day Saint voices on Instagram and TikTok.Short, funny, honest, and occasionally savage.In this episode we play her viral reels, talk about the backlash she got from people who insist Mormons aren’t Christian, and get into why her page is connecting so fast:- Why “You’re a real Christian, though… right?” hits so hard- The cross-necklace controversy- Why authenticity beats black-and-white “if you have questions, leave” culture- The coming **ex-ex-Mormon wave**- Why people who leave and come back can become spiritual powerhouses — and why we still shouldn’t forget the people who quietly stayed- What the Church is actually failing Gen Z on: inviting questions, then freezing when the questions get real- Modesty, lived experience, and why Sunday School teachers panicIf you’ve been watching young members leave *and* come back, this one explains the mood on the ground.Find Olivia: **inspire.w.olivia** on Instagram and TikTok.#LatterDaySaints #GenZ #OliviaDunson #WardRadioChapter Markers0:00 – Intro: Meet Olivia Dunson / Inspire with Olivia 1:10 – Why Gen Z relates to her 3:30 – Millennials vs. Gen Z faith 5:10 – Viral reel: “You’re a real Christian, though…” 5:40 – The savage follow-up reel 6:20 – Olivia joins: Trinity backlash and hate comments 7:00 – “Mormons can’t wear crosses” 8:10 – The “wrong Jesus” argument 9:40 – Why authenticity works 11:00 – “The crying girl on the Internet” 14:00 – Best and worst parts of LDS content creation 15:30 – The reconvert / XX-Mormon wave 17:00 – CES Letter era vs. now 18:30 – Childlike faith → complex faith → stronger faith 20:00 – Don’t only lionize people who left and came back 22:30 – How to help Gen Z’s faith 24:00 – Leaving without malice vs. “everything is a lie” 25:50 – Is an ex-ex-Mormon wave coming? 26:00 – What’s driving people back 29:40 – What our culture is failing Gen Z on 30:50 – Modesty questions teachers are afraid to answer 36:40 – Wrap-up + where to find OliviaBecome a member of this channel to get early access to videos and members only content:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmsAFGrFuGe0obW6tkEY6w/joinSupport the channel by purchasing equipment to help make content through our Amazon Wish List (please write a limerick in the "gist notes" and we will read it on the show!): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AQLMTSMBM4DC?ref_=wl_shareTo order Ward Radio Branded "merch", please visit: https://www.wardradio.com/category/all-products For this and more, please visit: WardRadio.comNow go do your ministering! (Home Teaching)⚡For more information on Go And Do Travel, please visit https://www.goanddotravel.com/1126wavemakersWe would also like to thank the following generous sponsors:⚡For more information on scripture notes please visit: https://scripturenotes.com/?via=wardradio⚡For more information on the Angel Studios Guild , please visit Angel.comFollow us at:Instagram:@WardRadioWorldwideFacebook: @WardRadioWorldwideTwitter: WardRadioShowTikTok: WardRadioWorldwideTo subscribe to "The Women of Ward Radio" Youtube Channel, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbu-wpRztV-8TYXClhUZhhwTo Subscribe to Cardon Ellis' Adventure Channel, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/@CardonEllisAdventures