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       On Sacred Ground - Reflections on Joseph Smith by Truman G Madsen
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                              General Information
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Type.................: 8-part Documentary Series
Resolution...........: 720 x 480
Video Format.........: MPEG4 (m4v)
Encoding.............: FFmpeg
Source...............: DVD 16x9
Original Format......: NTSC
Genre................: Documentary
Number of Episodes...: 8

Websites.............: http://trumanmadsen.com/video.php
		       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_G._Madsen

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				Description
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Distilled from a lifetime of study and reflection on the life 
of the Prophet Joseph Smith... as only Truman Madsen can provide. 
Beautifully filmed on location at dedicated Church historical sites, 
the focus of this series is Joseph's place among world religions 
and his lasting influence. Truman not only illuminates the events 
and writings of the time, but touches on the deeper insights that 
elude the casual observer. As you walk with Truman Madsen you will 
find your way to the side and even the heart of Joseph. You will know 
that you are standing with him on sacred ground. An excellent resource 
of rare insights into both the life and the teachings of Joseph Smith. 

Video files are ripped from the original complete 4-disc DVD 
collection, which is currently SOLD OUT and going for enormous amounts 
on Ebay and Amazon.  Also I used Subrip to extract the DVDs' subtitles, 
and these .srt files are included as well.  Enjoy this tremendous gem
of spiritual wisdom, delivered by one of the most engaging LDS scholars 
of all time.

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				NOTES
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Truman Grant Madsen (13 December 1926 - 28 May 2009) was an emeritus 
professor of religion and philosophy at Brigham Young University and 
director of the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near 
Eastern Studies. 

Mr. Madsen was a celebrated LDS philosopher, essayist, teacher and 
biographer. He was also a grandson of Heber J. Grant.

He held the Richard L. Evans Chair in Religious Studies at BYU and had 
been guest professor at Northeastern University, Haifa, and Graduate 
Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif.

Mr. Madsen had sponsored several symposia on comparative religions and 
was one of the editors and a contributor to the five-volume Macmillan 
Encyclopedia of Mormonism. 

He was a prolific author, a recognized authority on Joseph Smith, and 
a popular lecturer among Latter-day Saints.