Podcast Episode on the Gospel Topic Essay: Plural Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

This is the next in our series of podcast episode discussions regarding how my friends and I experienced the Church History Gospel Topics Essays. For this episode, my co-hosts were Lindsay Hansen Park, Bill Reel, and Allan Mount. Episode 10 is a review of the Essay titled: Plural Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ …

Podcast Episode on the Gospel Topic Essay: Race and the Priesthood

This is the next in our series of podcast episode discussions regarding how my friends and I experienced the Church History Gospel Topics Essays. For this episode, my co-hosts were Julienna Viegas, Ryan de Roque, and Allan Mount. Episode 9 is a review of the Essay titled: Race and the Priesthood This Essay, the footnotes, …

Top 5 Episodes from The Liturgists Podcast

The Liturgists Podcast has been extremely helpful for me during my process of faith deconstruction and reconstruction from Mormonism during the last 4+ years. The Liturgists Podcast primarily relates to the experiences of those who have unpacked fundamentalist evangelical Christian beliefs.  I found my experiences unpacking Mormonism as very similar to the co-hosts of the …

Podcast Episode on the Gospel Topic Essay: Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints

This is the next in our series of podcast episode discussions regarding how my friends and I personally experienced the Church History Gospel Topics Essays. For this episode, my co-hosts were Bill Reel and Allan Mount. Episode 8 is a review of the Essay titled: Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints This Essay has …

Podcast Episode on the Gospel Topic Essay: Mother in Heaven

This is the next in our podcast episode discussions regarding how me and my friends individually experienced the Church History Gospel Topics Essays. For this episode, my co-hosts were Blaire Ostler and Jana Johnson Spangler, and we also had contributions from Brittney Hartley. Episode 7 is a review of the Essay titled:  Mother in Heaven …

Podcast Episode on the Gospel Topic Essay: Book of Mormon and DNA Studies

This is another in our podcast episode discussions regarding how we each experienced the Church History Gospel Topics Essays. In this episode, Sarah Newcomb and Michele Vroom are my co-hosts. Hope you enjoy it. Here is a link to the Mormon Discussion Podcast page with links to the audio and supporting cites and resources: Mormon …

Across the Aisle: Communicating Through Differences in Faith and Belief, 2019 SLC Sunstone Symposium

I'm grateful for the opportunity I had to co-present with Nick Stewart and Matt Harward this last summer. Matt Harward is active in the Church.  He served a mission, attended BYU, and married in the Temple.  He has served as a Bishop and as a Stake High Councilor.  Matt has four children--the oldest and the …

Israelite Origins and Mormonism (Ryan Wimmer’s 2019 Sunstone Symposium, guest post)

Audio for 2019 Sunstone Symposium, session #126, Israelite Origins and Mormonism, by Ryan Wimmer: Ryan Wimmer received a B.A. in History from the University of Utah, and an M.A. from Brigham Young University.  He has been published in the John Whitmer Historical Journal, and he has presented papers at the Mormon History Association, and other …

6-Part Interview with Mormon Stories, Episodes 1159-1165

I am so grateful for the opportunity I had Monday, August 5, 2019, to spend the day with my friend John Dehlin to share my story and thoughts in an interview for the Mormon Stories Podcast.  A couple weeks later, I had the opportunity to record an epilogue episode, #1165. The feedback I have received …

Podcast Episode on the Gospel Topic Essay: Becoming Like God

This is the next in our podcast episode discussions my friends Bill Reel and Allan Mount regarding how we each experienced the Church History Gospel Topics Essays. Episode 4 is a review of the Essay titled:  Becoming Like God The "Becoming Like God" Essay has the potential to really affect readers/listeners differently--depending upon their own …