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‘Mormon Land’ — Historian D. Michael Quinn talks about his exploration of LDS Church wealth. What he found may surprise you; it did him.

(Tribune file photo) D. Michael Quinn at the LDS Church History Library on Aug. 9, 2013. Quinn's new book about Mormon church finances has just been released.

Historian D. Michael Quinn has released the final volume of his “Mormon Hierarchy” trilogy with a deep look at the LDS Church’s wealth and financial prowess — along with the economics and theology that drive the Utah-based faith.

After decades of research, Quinn joins Tribune Editor Jennifer Napier-Pearce and managing editor David Noyce on “Mormon Land” to discuss what he found — from Mormonism’s humble beginnings to its current global empire. The results may surprise you; they did him.

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