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A collection of RadioWest conversations about LDS history, faith, and culture.

Sacred Mormon Garments

 Late last month, the LDS Church published a video to explain a Mormon practice that has been a curiosity for outsiders: the Temple Garment. It’s underclothing worn by faithful members and is considered a sacred symbol of their religious commitment. Wednesday, our guest is religion scholar Colleen McDannell. We’re talking about the temple garment: its history, the way Mormons have incorporated it into their daily lives and how these and objects of various faiths connect the believer to the divine.

Watch "Sacred Temple Clothing" published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkTz_NQqKA8

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Colleen McDannell is professor of History and Sterling M. McMurrin Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Utah. Among her books is Material Christianity: Religion and Popular Culture in America [Indiebound|Amazon] and The Christian Home in Victorian America [Indiebound|Amazon]

Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.