Name: The Kirtland Bank: Q&A
Uploaded: 2025-10-21T08:51:32.712734852Z
Duration: 1970-01-01T00:04:42.657Z
Description: Why did Church leaders start a bank in Kirtland--and how did people react when it collapsed? Historians Elizabeth Kuehn and Mason Allred talk through a difficult moment in early Church history.

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The Kirtland Bank: Q&A

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Why did Church leaders start a bank in Kirtland--and how did people react when it collapsed? Historians Elizabeth Kuehn and Mason Allred talk through a difficult moment in early Church history.

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