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Episode 1: The Problem

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Episode 1 Sources & Citations

• Spotlight by Tim McCarthy. Open Road Films, 2015.
• Utah Health Status Update. Utah Department of Health and Human Services, April 2024.
• Child Sexual Abuse Statistics. Utah Women & Leadership Project, 2022.
• The Sins of Brother Curtis by Lisa Davis. Scribner, 2014.
• Ward and Branch Families: Part of Heavenly Father’s Plan for Us by Virginia H Pearce. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 1993.
• Priesthood Power by Thomas S. Monson. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 2011. 
• “Mormons Paying $3 Million to Settle Sex Abuse Case” by Gustav Niebuhr. The New York Times, 5 Sept. 2001.
• Boston Globe / Spotlight / Abuse in the Catholic Church. Boston.com.
• “Mormon Church has misled members on $100 billion tax-exempt investment fund, whistleblower alleges” by J. Swaine, D. MacMillian, & M. Boorstein. The Washington Post, 17 December 2019.
• Murphy v. Ramsey, 114 U.S. 15 (1885).
• This is No Harm by Marvin J. Ashton. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 1982.
• Children by Boyd K. Packer. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, May 2002.
• Statistics. National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 2018.

Deep Dive 1: Church Reporting & Discipline

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Episode 2: The Response

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Episode 2 Sources & Citations

• Abuse Help Line Church Resource Page. (2024). Churchofjesuschrist.org.
• Personal Worthiness to Exercise the Priesthood by Gordon B. Hinckley. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, May 2002.
• Heaven’s Helpline by Murray Jones. NZ Herald, 2024.
• Eternal Families by Henry B. Eyring. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 2016.
• The Widow’s Mite Report. The Widow’s Mite Report, 2021.
• The Mormon Corporate Empire by John Heinerman and Anson Shupe. Beacon Press, 1988.
• “The Mormon Church - Land Lord.” Florida Trend, 26 December 2014.
• ”Who’s Buying Nebraska? Corporations, investors grabbing giant chunks of Nebraska farmland.” Nebraska Public Media, 17 November 2023.
• Personal Worthiness to Exercise the Priesthood by Gordon B. Hinckley. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 2002.
• It Is Not Good for Man or Woman to Be Alone by Sheri Dew. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 2001.
• Serving in the Bishopric. Churchofjesuschrist.org, 2020.
• The Correct Name of the Church by Russell M. Nelson. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2018.
• Hold Up Your Light by J. Richard Clarke. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1985.
• The Miracle of Forgiveness by Spencer W. Kimball. Bookcraft Inc., 1969.

Deep Dive 2: The Boy Scouts of America

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Episode 3: The Culture

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Episode 3 Sources & Citations

• What Is True? by Russell M. Nelson. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 2022.
• “Episode 197: Polygamy, Mormonism and Child Abuse” by Lindsay Hansen Park, host. Year of Polygamy — The Story of Mormon Plural Marriage, 31 March 2024.
• BITE Model of Authoritarian Control by Steven Hassan. Freedom of Mind Resource Center.
• Priesthood Authority in the Family and the Church by Dallin H. Oaks. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 2005.
• Ministering with the Power and Authority of God by Russell M. Nelson. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 2018.
• Priesthood— Authority and Power by H. Burke Peterson. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 1976.
• Obedience to Law Is Liberty by L. Tom Perry. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 2013.
• Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life by Robert D. Hales. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 2010.
• Let God Prevail by Russell M. Nelson. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 2020.
• Are You In A Cult? by Steven Hassan. Survey. Freedom of Mind Resource Center.
• Missionary Program. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Press release. June 2025.
• As We Meet Together Again by Thomas S. Monson. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 2010.
• Opposition in All Things by Dallin H. Oaks. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 2016.
• Peace of Consciousness and Peace of Mind by Richard G. Scott. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2004.
• Come, Join with Us by Dieter F. Uchtdorf. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 2013.
• Peace of Conscience and Peace of Mind by Richard G. Scott. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 2004.
• Unspecified Dissociative Disorder. Traumadissociation.com, June 2025.

Episode 3 Update with Dr. Julie Hanks

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Deep Dive 3: "Be Ye Therefore Perfect"

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Deep Dive 3 Sources & Citations

• Families are Forever by David B. Haight. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 1976. 
• Modesty: Reverence for the Lord by Robert D. Hales. Ensign, August 2008. 
• It Shows in Your Face by Elaine S. Dalton. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 2006.
• No Time for Contention by Marvin J. Ashton. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 1978.
• Hum your favorite hymn by M. P. Adams & K. N. Dayley. Children’s Songbook. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1978, 1989 IRI.
• Acts of Faith by Rodney Stark & Roger Finke. University of California Press, 2000.

Episode 4: The History

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Episode 4 Sources & Citations

• The Mormon Question: Polygamy and Constitutional Conflict in Nineteenth-Century America by Sarah Barringer Gordon. University of North Carolina Press, 2002. 
• Sunstone - More Than One Way To Mormon. Sunstone.org.
• “Episode 01: Fanny Alger” by Lindsay Hansen Park, host. Year of Polygamy — The Story of Mormon Plural Marriage, 1 January 2014.
• Mormon polygamy before Nauvoo? The relationship of Joseph Smith and Fanny Alger by Don Bradley. In The Persistence of Polygamy: Joseph Smith and the Origins of Polygamy. John Whitmer Books, 2010.
• The Laws of God are Blessings by ElRay L. Christiansen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 1975. 
• “E51: Joseph Smith, Outlaw Prophet” by Lindsay Hansen Park and Bryan Buchanan, hosts. Sunstone History Podcast, 5 November 2021. 
• Manifesto. Churchofjesuschrist.org.
• The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy by Carol Lynn Pearson. Pivot Point Books, 2016. 
• The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage. Churchofjesuschrist.org.
• Trust in the Lord by Dallin H. Oaks. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 2019. 
• United States v. Murphy, 41 U.S. 203 (1842). 
• “Episode 62: Post-Manifesto Marriages” by Lindsay Hansen Park, host. Year of Polygamy — The Story of Mormon Plural Marriage, 12 November 2014.
• “Episode 68: The 1886 Revelation” by Lindsay Hansen Park, host. Year of Polygamy — The Story of Mormon Plural Marriage, 9 December 2014. 
• Your Holy Places by Ann M. Dibb. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 2013.
• “Episode 53: Nauvoo Expositor, Part 1” by Lindsay Hansen Park and Bryan Buchanan, hosts. Sunstone History Podcast, 3 December 2021. 
• Morrill Anti-bigamy Act of 1862 by John Vile. The Free Speech Center, January 2009.
• 1887 Edmunds-Tucker Act Full Text. Bhroberts.org, 2023.
• ”Episode 56: Mormon Polygamy in the Mexican Colonies” by Lindsay Hansen Park, host. Year of Polygamy — The Story of Mormon Plural Marriage, 29 September 2014.

Deep Dive 4: Utah's Accident & Design

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Deep Dive 4 Sources & Citations

• The Present, Past, and Future of LDS Financial Transparency by Samuel D. Brunson. Dialogue Journal, Volume 48, No. 1, 13 September 2022. 
• The Mormon Image in the American Mind: Fifty Years of Public Perception by J. B. Haws. Oxford University Press, New York, 2013. Online edition, Oxford Academic, 2014. 
• Church encourages civic participation by Jason Swenson. Church News. 20 March 2004. 
• Get Informed, Get Involved. Churchofjesuschrist.org. 2014.
• LDS Church encourages member involvement in political process by Carrie A. Moore. Deseret News, 22 September 2008.
• The Streets of Salt Lake City by T. R. Reid. Washington Post, 28 September 1985. 
• Salt Lake streets have seen many changes over past 150 years by Marc Haddock. Deseret News, 13 July 2009.
• Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of the Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900, New Edition by Leonard J. Arrington. University of Illinois Press, 2005.

Episode 5: Repression

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Episode 5 Sources & Citations

• The Influence Continuum by Steven Hassan. Freedom of Mind Resource Center, 2018. 
• Learning Through Life’s Trials by Larry Richman. Brigham Young University-Idaho Campus Devotional, March 2010. 
• Be One With Christ by Quentin L. Cook. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 2024.
• Incest Rates in America & Beyond. Incest AWARE, 2024.
• Child Sexual Abuse Statistics. National Center for Victims of Crime, 2024. 
• Sexually Assaulted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics by D. Finkelhor, H. Hammer & A. Sedlak. NISMART. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. Ojp.gov,  2008. 
• Incest Effects. Incest AWARE, 2024.
• Child Maltreatment. World Health Organization, 2024. 
• Plural Marriage. Churchofjesuschrist.org, 2025. 
• For years Utah’s LGBTQ children were subjected to conversion therapy. That’s about to end by Kashmira Gander. Newsweek, 22 January 2020. 
• Gay Rights and the Mormon Church: Intended Actions, Unintended Consequences by Gregory A. Prince. University of Utah Press, 2019. 
• 8: The Mormon Proposition by Reed Cowan & Steven Greenstreet. David v. Goliath Films, 2010.
• Interview with Elder Dallin H. Oaks and Elder Lance B. Wickman: “Same-Gender Attraction.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 2006. 
• Dallin Oaks says shock therapy of gays didn’t happen at BYU while he was president. Records show otherwise by Peggy Fletcher Stack. Salt Lake Tribune, 16 November 2021.
• LDS Church opposes proposed rule that would ban “conversion therapy” by Lee Davidson. Salt Lake Tribune, 15 October 2019. 
• Utah Legislature codifies ban on conversion therapy while addressing therapists’ concerns by Katie McKellar. Deseret News, 17 February 2023.
• General Handbook includes 6 newly rewritten chapters, new policy on prejudice and other updates by Sydney Walker. Church News, 18 December 2020. 
• HB0228. Utah.gov, 2022.
• 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health. The Trevor Project. 2022. 
• After 37 Years of Trying to Change People’s Sexual Orientation, Group is to Disband by Ian Lovett. New York Times, 20 June 2013. 
• To Young Men Only by Boyd K. Packer. Archive.org, archived 2016. 
• LDS Church ‘retires’ Mormon apostle’s ’little factories’ pamphlet by Peggy Fletcher Stack. Salt Lake Tribune, 21 November 2016. 
• Working Together to Protect Our Children. Scouting.org, 2005. 
• Scout’s Honor: Sexual Abuse in America’s Most Trusted Institution by Patrick Boyle. Prima Publishing, 1994. 
• David Finkelhor. Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire.
• Healing the Tragic Scars of Abuse by Richard G. Scott. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, April 1992.

Deep Dive 5: A Guide for Parents

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Deep Dive 5 Sources & Citations

• Scope of the Problem: Statistics. RAINN. Rainn.org. 2024.
• Resources for Adults & Families. Darkness to Light. D2l.org, March 2025.

Episode 6: Healing

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Episode 6 Sources & Citations

• Preventing and Responding to Abuse: Instruction Outline for Stake and Ward Council Meetings. Churchofjesuschrist.org.
• Suicide Among Youth in Utah by Michael Stanley. Utah Department of Health and Human Services, 2022. 
• Youth and young adult suicides in Utah 2014-2023. Utah Department of Health and Human Services. Violence and Injury Prevention Program, 2025. 
• A Decade of Decision Making: Prosecutorial Decision Making in Sexual Assault Cases by Ashley K. Fansher and Bethany Welsh. Social Sciences, 2023. 
• The Criminal Justice System: Statistics. RAINN. Rainn.org, 2020. 
• Long-term Consequences of Child Sexual Abuse. Darkness to Light. D2L.org, 2024. 
• Survivors of Incest Anonymous. Siawso.org.
• 1in6 - Sexual Abuse & Assault of Boys. 1in6.org.

Deep Dive 6: A Survivor's Legal Guide

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Deep Dive 6 Sources & Citations

• Visit Kosnoff.com with questions or to discuss a potential claim with Tim

Episode 7: Justice

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Episode 7 Sources & Citations

• The Only True Church by Boyd K. Packer. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 1985.
• God vs. the Gavel: Religion and the Rule of Law by Marci A. Hamilton. Cambridge University Press, June 2005. 
• Justice Denied: What America Must Do to Protect Its Children by Marci A. Hamilton. Cambridge University Press, April 2012. 
• Stay in the Boat and Hold On! by M. Russell Ballard. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2014.
• Child Sex Abuse SOL Treatise. CHILD USA, March 2025. 
• Delayed Disclosure by Andrew Ortiz. CHILD USA, 2024.
• The Importance of Reputation by O. Leslie Stone. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 1975.
• How Other Religious Organizations Echo the Roman Chatholic Church’s Rule Against Scandal — A Precept that Entrenches and Perpetuates Cycles on Child Sex Abuse: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Part One in a Two-Part Series by Marci A. Hamilton. Findlaw, 30 September 2016. 
• Come, Join with Us by Dieter F. Uchtdorf. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference, October 2013. 
• Settlement reached in suit alleging Mormons overlooked abuse. Associated Press. Apnews.com, updated 1 April 2018.
• YSA Face to Face with Elder Oaks and Elder Ballard. Churchofjesuschrist.org, 2017.
• End CSA & Trafficking: Statute of Limitations Reform. Childusa.org, 26 February 2020.