Why are Mormons? #mrbeat

<p>Mr. Beat gives a brief history of Mormonism, a uniquely American religion. A special shout out to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MrTerry" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‪@MrTerry‬</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CynicalHistorian" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‪@CynicalHistorian‬</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MLaserHistory" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‪@MLaserHistory‬</a> for their help making this video.Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat. Filmed by Matt Beat and Shannon Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Creative commons credits: Aaron Shafovaloff, Don LaVange, Jon Ridinger, Ken Lund, J. Stephen Conn, Tim Stewart, Nyttend, EGDJ, and Mangoman. Music by Bad Snacks, LATASHA, Quincas Moreira, Sextile, Density &amp; Time, and White Hex.Related videos:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl8B55MqOQo&amp;t=0s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">   • American Exceptionalism but as a Reli...  </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIv8xg2JxEE&amp;t=0s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">   • Don’t oversimplify Mormon history | R...  </a> Here's an annotated script with footnotes: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUl5VVBIWjFuaG5oS3NwQ2hQQlFfalBZaVFRd3xBQ3Jtc0ttUjd1V1g3bjd2cFc0b2piNnpzV09tZHB1THZJN0NabUtObVNjcm10WmdQVW1OOHMyUWpyakltRzBxa0dybFByYlI1bm1Xem9DOUpXeW5RWkdvM2FIV0ZQdm5IMzA5NWdfVkphd0VUTDhWajdBeFEyNA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1pzNMYHeMhrgv0AdDiiRrObszgi9Cc3EzFFjEE8vWa-U%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&amp;v=0t64fl01tL8" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p...</a>Sources/further reading:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnZrSFRMYWRCN0I1ZVpXRjRkUU54X24tQldlQXxBQ3Jtc0trYXU2YUpGdUNYd2NXZE5JdWZ0ODJlV0NBc3NfaHdKODIzRGs2OWh4X0tRbjFvcnJRVzMwNUpGZUpJYlFlOWNlSlJVNWJMQ0lPRnk0SlAwWnVzT0Z1TkFlRlpVdEhmUnd2VHZyV09uN0N5aXFfU0tlOA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fhistory.churchofjesuschrist.org%2F&amp;v=0t64fl01tL8" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkF3NVpYbFI2Z2R3X3Mwd3Y3Ty1QSGNmakY5d3xBQ3Jtc0tuWGFqNkh2Tk9MbE53R0J4WjJzaDdRSkJ1UDBNUEZkTUxjRDYtY19IODlCTTFWb2lhOVIxNHlGSlhHWWlLc0FIOWxZaURmN3k1QWRfZThXNG1Ubk01X2lVbGFPOEczUUdPRkY5ekRpNEJwOUktOXp6cw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mormonwomenshistoryinitiative.org%2F&amp;v=0t64fl01tL8" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mormonwomenshistoryinitia...</a> <a 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