VISIONS OF GLORY: THOM HARRISON and HIS INFLUENCE ON CHAD DAYBELL, TIM BALLARD and JODI HILDEBRANDT

PART 1 of HIDDEN TRUE CRIME'S COLLABORATION WITH MORMON STORIES PODCAST with Host John Dehlin and Lauren Matthias.What do Chad Daybell, Tim Ballard, Jodi Hildebrandt all have in common?Is it Thom Harrison, author of Visions of Glory?PART ONE explores a book that Hidden True Crime host Lauren Matthias believes motivated the extreme beliefs of not just Chad and Lori Vallow, but also Tim Ballard and recently imprisoned therapist Jodi Hildebrandt. Thom Harrison is a Utah therapist who published a book called "Visions of Glory" in 2012, focusing on three of his alleged near-death experiences (including personal visitations from Jesus Christ). Thom Harrison and his book have been highly influential across the Mormon "prepper" community, and particularly in the lives and stories of Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow, Tim Ballard, Jodi Hildebrandt, as well as other "preppers" such as Julie Rowe, Rod Meldrum, and alleged abuser-therapist Maurice Harker.Megan Conner, Lori Vallow Daybell's cousin, as well as Mindy Caldwell, cohost these two episodes exploring the book Visions of Glory, and the influence that Thom Harrison has had an extremist Mormon prepper community. Other pertinent Hidden True Crime Episodes: Daybell crash courseChad Daybell speech Braxton Southwick InterviewJodi Hildebrandt beliefsTim Ballard LAUREN MATTHIAS has worked as an anchor and reporter for ABC, NBC, and FOX News in Idaho and Salt Lake City, Utah. She spent a decade reporting on a diverse range of topics from high profile crimes to Presidential visits.. In 2015 she received the Idaho State Broadcaster’s Association Best Reporter award. She left the reporting world to produce the Hidden True Crime Podcast along with her husband Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist, and is a frequent contributor on News Nation.WEBSITE: https://hiddentruecrime.com/TO SUPPORT: https://www.patreon.com/hiddentruecrime https://paypal.me/hiddentruecrimeOur Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: acorns.com/HIDDENTRUECRIME* Check out Armoire: armoire.style/HIDDENTRUECRIME* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code HIDDENTRUECRIME for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out Ro Body: ro.co/HIDDEN* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/* Check out Sono Bello : sonobello.com/HIDDENTRUECRIME* Go to badlandsranch.com/HIDDENTRUECRIME to get up to 50% off your regular-priced dog food order with a 90-day money-back guarantee.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/hidden-a-true-crime-podcast1836/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy