Ep. 42: It's a Cult of Personality

"Two Women Sue Church When Christ Fails to Appear"

In a small Utah town, a self-proclaimed prophet convinced dozens of followers that the Second Coming had a date on the calendar. When it didn't happen the way he said, he didn't lose his followers. He just adjusted the story.

This week, Crystal and Andrea head to Manti, Utah, to unpack the rise of a charismatic leader who claimed direct communication with God, built a following through seances and secret plural marriages, and somehow talked his way out of a failed apocalypse. Along the way: whispered VHS tapes, a memoir from a woman who lived it, and a lawsuit headline you have to read twice to believe.

Faith, control, and a prophecy that just wouldn't quit.