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The Divine History of America series with GK Mangelson, Rod Meldrum, and Brill Hernandez. This episode covers the miraculous events in America’s founding that have been systematically removed from our history textbooks.
GK Mangelson, who has studied George Washington for over 50 years, shares powerful stories including:
• The Bulletproof George Washington at the Battle of Monongahela (1755) — four bullet holes through his coat, two horses shot under him, yet he was the only officer left standing
• A Native American chief’s prophecy: “He shall be the chief of nations, and people yet unborn will hail him as the founder of a mighty empire”
• Washington’s 67 documented “desperate moments” where only divine intervention saved the cause
• The Constitutional Convention — how 55 opinionated men from radically different backgrounds reached consensus on 200+ clauses
• Benjamin Franklin weeping as he signed the Constitution at age 81
• King George’s War — how a prayer at the Old South Church in Boston summoned a hurricane that destroyed the French fleet before they could attack the colonies
These stories were once standard American education. They are no longer taught.
Historian and international lecturer GK Mangelson joins Rod Meldrum to explore the divine history and destiny of America — from Nephi’s panoramic vision in the Book of Mormon to the founding fathers and the Constitution.
GK has lectured in all 50 states over a 30-year career. After retiring in 2017, he dedicated himself to presenting America’s divine history from a Latter-day Saint perspective — including the Book of Mormon connections that most audiences never hear.
RESOURCES MENTIONED: -
“Miracles of America: Birth of a Nation” — GK Mangelson
“The Real George Washington” — National Center for Constitutional Studies - “The Real Benjamin Franklin” / “The Real Thomas Jefferson” — NCCS -
“Covenant Nation” — Donald Conley - “The Founding Fathers: Uncommon Heroes” — Steven Allen
“The Constitution of the United States Made Easy” —Lonnie Crocket - “Promises of the Constitution” — Pamela Romney Openshaw
“The Spirit of Liberty” — Susan Freeman
“The Spirit of America: Patriotic Addresses” — America’s Freedom Festival
UPCOMING EVENT: FIRM Foundation Book of Mormon Evidence Expo April 16-18, 2026 Gail Miller Convention Center, Salt Lake Community College, Sandy, Utah GK Mangelson presents “What Is America’s Divine Destiny?” — Saturday, 10am-12pm
RESOURCES MENTIONED: - “Miracles of America: Birth of a Nation” — Helen Thomas Robson & William Norton (available at bookofmormonevidence.org)
Painting of founding fathers at St. George Temple
Michael Bedard
UPCOMING EVENT: FIRM Foundation Book of Mormon Evidence Expo April 16-18, 2026 Gail Miller Convention Center, Salt Lake Community College, Sandy, Utah offers.bookofmormonevidence.org/expo-april-26
SPONSORS: Cardio Miracle Legacy Tours & Travel — American Covenant Sacred Histories Tour (June 5-18), Iceland Tour, Book of Mormon Chronology Tour (Sept 14-27)
0:00 — Introduction: Rod Meldrum, GK Mangelson, Brill Hernandez
0:18 — Sponsors: Cardio Miracle, Legacy Tours & Travel
0:40 — Why younger generations don’t know America’s miracles
1:10 — The Book of Mormon calls this “a land choice above all others”
1:50 — “Our freedoms are a gift from heaven” — the founding fathers’ testimony
2:30 — The Bulletproof George Washington: Battle of Monongahela (1755)
4:45 — Four bullet holes, two horses shot — Washington’s letter to his brother
5:30 — 15 years later: the Native American chief’s prophecy over Washington
7:30 — “He shall be the chief of nations” — fulfilled 30 years later
8:15 — The book: Miracles of America, Birth of a Nation (Helen Robson)
9:30 — Washington’s 67 desperate moments in the Revolutionary War
10:30 — The Miracle in Philadelphia: the Constitutional Convention
11:30 — 55 opinionated men from different walks of life
13:00 — How they arrived at consensus on 200+ clauses
14:00 — Benjamin Franklin signs the Constitution at age 81 — “the old man wept”
15:30 — Why history has slandered the founding fathers
17:00 — The founding fathers appeared at the St. George Temple
18:00 — King George’s War: the prayer that destroyed the French fleet
19:00 — Governor Shirley declares a universal day of fasting and prayer
19:30 — Reverend Thomas Prince’s prayer at the Old South Church
20:45 — The sudden hurricane that sank over half the French fleet
22:00 — Admiral De Anvil’s suicide — mission unaccomplished
22:30 — “Our freedoms are a gift from heaven” — the colonists knew
23:00 — Only 1% of humanity has experienced freedom like this
23:30 — Modern miracles: America as the world’s superpower
25:00 — Preview: What is America’s Divine Destiny?
Get a free ebook here:offers.bookofmormonevidence.org/wih
The Divine History of America series with GK Mangelson, Rod Meldrum, and Brill Hernandez. This episode covers the miraculous events in America’s founding that have been systematically removed from our history textbooks.
GK Mangelson, who has studied George Washington for over 50 years, shares powerful stories including:
• The Bulletproof George Washington at the Battle of Monongahela (1755) — four bullet holes through his coat, two horses shot under him, yet he was the only officer left standing
• A Native American chief’s prophecy: “He shall be the chief of nations, and people yet unborn will hail him as the founder of a mighty empire”
• Washington’s 67 documented “desperate moments” where only divine intervention saved the cause
• The Constitutional Convention — how 55 opinionated men from radically different backgrounds reached consensus on 200+ clauses
• Benjamin Franklin weeping as he signed the Constitution at age 81
• King George’s War — how a prayer at the Old South Church in Boston summoned a hurricane that destroyed the French fleet before they could attack the colonies
These stories were once standard American education. They are no longer taught.
Historian and international lecturer GK Mangelson joins Rod Meldrum to explore the divine history and destiny of America — from Nephi’s panoramic vision in the Book of Mormon to the founding fathers and the Constitution.
GK has lectured in all 50 states over a 30-year career. After retiring in 2017, he dedicated himself to presenting America’s divine history from a Latter-day Saint perspective — including the Book of Mormon connections that most audiences never hear.
RESOURCES MENTIONED: -
“Miracles of America: Birth of a Nation” — GK Mangelson
“The Real George Washington” — National Center for Constitutional Studies - “The Real Benjamin Franklin” / “The Real Thomas Jefferson” — NCCS -
“Covenant Nation” — Donald Conley - “The Founding Fathers: Uncommon Heroes” — Steven Allen
“The Constitution of the United States Made Easy” —Lonnie Crocket - “Promises of the Constitution” — Pamela Romney Openshaw
“The Spirit of Liberty” — Susan Freeman
“The Spirit of America: Patriotic Addresses” — America’s Freedom Festival
UPCOMING EVENT: FIRM Foundation Book of Mormon Evidence Expo April 16-18, 2026 Gail Miller Convention Center, Salt Lake Community College, Sandy, Utah GK Mangelson presents “What Is America’s Divine Destiny?” — Saturday, 10am-12pm
RESOURCES MENTIONED: - “Miracles of America: Birth of a Nation” — Helen Thomas Robson & William Norton (available at bookofmormonevidence.org)
Painting of founding fathers at St. George Temple
Michael Bedard
UPCOMING EVENT: FIRM Foundation Book of Mormon Evidence Expo April 16-18, 2026 Gail Miller Convention Center, Salt Lake Community College, Sandy, Utah offers.bookofmormonevidence.org/expo-april-26
SPONSORS: Cardio Miracle Legacy Tours & Travel — American Covenant Sacred Histories Tour (June 5-18), Iceland Tour, Book of Mormon Chronology Tour (Sept 14-27)
0:00 — Introduction: Rod Meldrum, GK Mangelson, Brill Hernandez
0:18 — Sponsors: Cardio Miracle, Legacy Tours & Travel
0:40 — Why younger generations don’t know America’s miracles
1:10 — The Book of Mormon calls this “a land choice above all others”
1:50 — “Our freedoms are a gift from heaven” — the founding fathers’ testimony
2:30 — The Bulletproof George Washington: Battle of Monongahela (1755)
4:45 — Four bullet holes, two horses shot — Washington’s letter to his brother
5:30 — 15 years later: the Native American chief’s prophecy over Washington
7:30 — “He shall be the chief of nations” — fulfilled 30 years later
8:15 — The book: Miracles of America, Birth of a Nation (Helen Robson)
9:30 — Washington’s 67 desperate moments in the Revolutionary War
10:30 — The Miracle in Philadelphia: the Constitutional Convention
11:30 — 55 opinionated men from different walks of life
13:00 — How they arrived at consensus on 200+ clauses
14:00 — Benjamin Franklin signs the Constitution at age 81 — “the old man wept”
15:30 — Why history has slandered the founding fathers
17:00 — The founding fathers appeared at the St. George Temple
18:00 — King George’s War: the prayer that destroyed the French fleet
19:00 — Governor Shirley declares a universal day of fasting and prayer
19:30 — Reverend Thomas Prince’s prayer at the Old South Church
20:45 — The sudden hurricane that sank over half the French fleet
22:00 — Admiral De Anvil’s suicide — mission unaccomplished
22:30 — “Our freedoms are a gift from heaven” — the colonists knew
23:00 — Only 1% of humanity has experienced freedom like this
23:30 — Modern miracles: America as the world’s superpower
25:00 — Preview: What is America’s Divine Destiny?
