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Podcast: Timesuck with Dan Cummins
Episode: 341 - The Kirtland Cult Killings and Jeffrey Lundgren: 1 of 2
Description: The craziest cult story I had never heard of. Jeffrey Lundgren was a cult leader and a mass leader before being caught, imprisoned, and executed. What a wild ride he had before it all came to an end. Twisted sexual desires, doomsday predictions, and more. Â Today I tell the first of two parts of this tale. Who was Jeffrey Lundgren? How did he twist RLDS/Community of Christ teachings to convince his followers that he was the prophet Joseph Smith preached of who would redeem Zion for the faithful? Â After giving a refresher on the foundations of Mormonism, how th...