Mormons - Origin Stories - History Cafe

Mormons, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where did they come from?
What do they believe in?
What was it about 19th century USA that allowed such a movement to flourish?

Listen
https://open.spotify.com/show/0SSwFPVLeSqfGCUY8BLD1K

Read and Explore (The Mormon perspective)
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm?lang=eng
https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes/104/

Watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUW7j9GmXjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kieCFwMqKtE
American primeval
The Book of Mormon