# Ep 42: Mormonism's relationship with media since day one (With historian Benjamin Park)

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Podcast: [Mormons in Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mormons-in-media-7075837)
Published: 2026-03-07T14:26:58+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rebbie-brassfield/episodes/Ep-42-Mormonisms-relationship-with-media-since-day-one-With-historian-Benjamin-Park-e3g2ipl
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Duration seconds: 3658

## Resource

Since its inception, the Church has used media to attempt to relate to the wider world. We talk about church messaging in the early days, how it shifted to assimilate after polygamy, the golden age of Gordon B. Hinckley, and how it paved the way for the Mormon Moments 1 and 2.0. Check out Ben on the internet! - YouTube Channel - Instagram

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