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317-318: BYU Professor Charles Harrell and the Evolution of Mormon Doctrine

January 25, 2012
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317-318: BYU Professor Charles Harrell and the Evolution of Mormon Doctrine

In this episode, BYU Professor Charles Harrell discusses his new book entitled: “This Is My Doctrine: The Development of Mormon Theology.”  Please remember that you can purchase this book at a discount using the code: MSTORIES.  Proceeds will go to Mormon Stories. “In this first-of-its-kind comprehensive treatment of the development of Mormon theology, Charles Harrell traces the history of Latter-day Saint doctrines from the times of the Old Testament to the present. He describes how Mormonism has carried on the tradition of the biblical authors, early Christians, and later Protestants in reinterpreting scripture to accommodate new theological ideas while...

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313-316: John and Brooke McLay – From CES to Ex-Mormons

January 8, 2012
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In this episode we interview John and Brooke McLay. John served for 14 years as an employee of the LDS Church Education System (CES). In this capacity he served as: a seminary teacher and principal, an institute teacher and director, a BYU Education Week speaker and an EFY Director....

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312: Mormon Expression Interviews John Dehlin

January 3, 2012
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312: Mormon Expression Interviews John Dehlin

In this episode John and Zilpha Larsen interview John Dehlin.

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307-311: Translating the Book of Mormon with Brant Gardner

December 28, 2011
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In our 5-part conversation with Brant Gardner about his new book entitled “The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon,” we discuss most of the major issues with the Book of Mormon including: Joseph Smith’s use of folk magic, the Book of Mormon translation process (including the peep...

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Genuine Mormon Relationships: Houston, TX – January 20th-22nd, 2012

December 18, 2011
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Genuine Mormon Relationships: Houston, TX – January 20th-22nd, 2012

“Maintaining Positive Relationships Through Empathy and Dialogue” Friday Evening, January 20th, 2012, 6:00 p.m. 4807 Yorkshire Street, Sugarland, TX, 77479 Dinner and a LIVE! John Dehlin Mormon Stories interview of Houston’s Bill Prince. Bill will tell the story of his family’s experiences when they learned about the connection between Mormonism...

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305-306: Flunking Sainthood with Jana Riess

December 15, 2011
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Today we spend two good hours with author and scholar Jana Reiss.  Jana is the author/editor of nine books, including: Mormonism for Dummies and What Would Buffy Do?  Jana is a convert to the LDS Church, and also has a Ph.D. from Columbia University. In this episode Jana discusses:...

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How has your local Mormon Stories community helped you stay active in the LDS Church?

December 11, 2011
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MS Friends, A very dear friend (who happens to still value his membership in the LDS Church) is being threatened with a stake disciplinary council for holding a regional Mormon Stories conference, and for his involvement in his regional MS Facebook community. Consequently, we’re gathering testimonials from people who...

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304: Inside the Phoenix Mormon Stories Support Community

November 22, 2011
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In this episode, four members of the Phoenix Mormon Stories Support Community – Kendahl, Lauren, Scott, and James — discuss: 1) the value that this community has played in their lives, and 2) the lessons they have learned about how to successfully run such a community. If you are interested in...

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Seeking Input on Your Questions/Needs Regarding Faith Transitions

November 19, 2011
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Hey everyone, Joanna Brooks, Brian Johnston and I (along with other Mormon Stories friends) are collaborating on pulling together some content (articles, books, podcasts, etc.) to help people who are struggling in an LDS faith transition.  At this early stage, we just want to know what types of questions...

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302-303: James McLachlan — Compelling Mormonism

November 17, 2011
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James McLachlan is a professor of philosophy and religion at Western Carolina University, and is actively involved in academic discussions of Mormonism as a co-chair of the American Academy of Religion’s Mormon Studies Group and a board member and past president of the Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology....

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300-301: LDS Women and Sexual Desire with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

November 9, 2011
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This workshop on LDS Women and Sexual Desire was delivered on September 23rd, 2011 by Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife. In this presentation, Jennifer speaks to LDS women about the cultural and psychological barriers to sexual desire, as well as how to shift one’s relationship to sexuality to make it more...

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299: LDS Bishop Kevin Kloosterman’s Talk on Homosexuals in the LDS Church

November 7, 2011
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While we understand that nuance and context are sometimes difficult to capture in news articles, we are worried that some of the framing in this SL Tribune article (especially the headline) might give the wrong impression about LDS Bishop Kevin Kloosterman’s talk on homosexuals in the LDS Church, which was given...

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Circling the Wagons – a conference for LGBTQ Mormons and their friends, families and allies

November 3, 2011
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We are VERY excited to announce our first-ever Mormon Stories conference dedicated to the issues of homosexuality/same-sex attraction within Mormonism.  The conference will be held in Salt Lake City November 4th – 6th, 2011, and will be geared towards: 1) those who come from a Mormon background and who...

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298: We Really Need Your Support

October 28, 2011
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Mormon Stories Listeners / Community Members – This is John, and I/we really need your help. Over the past several months, in spite of the quality interviews/presentations we’ve delivered (Terryl Givens, Michael Quinn, Michael Coe, Joanna Brooks, Daniel Peterson, Greg Prince, etc.), and in spite of the many regional...

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297: 2011 Washington D.C. Conference Testimony Meeting

October 21, 2011
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On October 15th, the 2011 Washington D.C. Mormon Stories Conference was held in the home of Greg and JaLynn Prince.  Eighty splendid community members were in attendance.  In this segment, members of the Washington D.C. Mormon Stories community bear their testimonies.             Thanks to...

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296: Why Mormon Stories, Why I Left, and Why I Stay

October 21, 2011
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On October 15th, the 2011 Washington D.C. Mormon Stories Conference was held in the home of Greg and JaLynn Prince.  In this presentation: John Dehlin discussed the motives behind Mormon Stories Steve Kovalenko delivered a presentation on why he left the LDS Church, Chelsea Shields Strayer who explained why...

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295: Greg Prince on “Big Tent Mormonism”

October 20, 2011
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On October 15th, the 2011 Washington D.C. Mormon Stories Conference was held in the home of Greg and JaLynn Prince.  Eighty splendid community members were in attendance.  In this presentation, Greg Prince discussed his perspectives on “Big Tent Mormonism.”

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294: Childhood Sexual Abuse with Dr. Barbara Morrell

October 20, 2011
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In today’s interview, Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Dr. Barbara Morrell — a licensed psychologist working in the Brigham Young University Counselling and Psychological Services. She divides her time between doing psychotherapy and coordinating the Stress Management and Biofeedback Services. Her interest in and experience with treating childhood sexual abuse...

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289-293: Terryl Givens — An Approach to Thoughtful, Honest and Faithful Mormonism

September 28, 2011
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Terryl Givens did graduate work at Cornell University in Intellectual History and UNC Chapel Hill where he received his PhD in Comparative Literature. He holds the James A. Bostwick chair of English, and is Professor of Literature and Religion at the University of Richmond, where he teaches courses in 19th century studies, and...

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288: Treating Depression in Mormon Culture

September 27, 2011
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Natasha Helfer Parker (the Mormon Therapist) interviews Dr. Christopher Helfer and Dr. Vicki Winkle, two 4-year residents at the University of Utah in the psychiatric program, regarding depression. Both were raised in the LDS faith. This podcast offers basic education as to what clinical depression entails, current “best practice”...

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285-287: D. Michael Quinn – 21st Century Mormon Enigma

September 17, 2011
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On August 12th, 2011 Mormon Stories held an event in honor and celebration of Mormon Historian D. Michael Quinn.  Michael Quinn is undoubtedly one of the most important historical figures in 20th and 21st century Mormonism. Michael Quinn has a Ph.D. in history from Yale University and worked as an LDS church...

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281-284: Eugene England’s Life and Legacy

September 14, 2011
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281-284: Eugene England’s Life and Legacy

Eugene England (1933–2001) (his website can be found here) was one of the founders and great leaders in Mormon Studies and independent Mormon discussions. He and four others founded Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, for which he served as its first editor. He was instrumental in the creation...

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Questions for Terryl Givens

September 12, 2011
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Questions for Terryl Givens

I have a very unique opportunity to interview someone who (in my mind, anyway) is one of the most important minds in 21st century Mormonism: Terryl Givens.  He’s written several books on Mormonism — all published through Oxford Press, including: The Viper on the Hearth: Mormons, Myths, and the...

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280: How to Have Better Sex in Your Mormon Marriage

September 3, 2011
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280: How to Have Better Sex in Your Mormon Marriage

In today’s episode Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife joins Natasha Helfer Parker (the Mormon therapist) and John Dehlin to discuss…..sex: specifically, how to have a better sex life in your Mormon Marriage. Reference was also made to the following: Dr. Finlayson-Fife will be having a 2-day workshop on sexuality and desire...

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275-279: One Mormon Family’s Battle with Mental Illness and Depression

August 28, 2011
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275-279: One Mormon Family’s Battle with Mental Illness and Depression

In this episode, Natasha Helfer Parker anonymously interviews a mother/son duo about the unique challenges of experiencing mental illness as an active Mormon family.  Mother and son candidly discuss what they went through as she faced a nervous breakdown, comorbidity of several diagnoses, suicidality and her history of sexual abuse during her childhood.  Discussion...

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271-274: LDS Apologist – Dr. Daniel C. Peterson

August 19, 2011
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Daniel C. Peterson is a professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University and currently serves as editor-in-chief of BYU’s Middle Eastern Texts Initiative. He is a member of the executive council of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute...

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268-270: Dr. Michael Coe – An Outsider’s View of Book of Mormon Archaeology

August 12, 2011
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268-270: Dr. Michael Coe – An Outsider’s View of Book of Mormon Archaeology

Dr. Michael Coe is the Charles J. MacCurdy professor emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University and curator emeritus of the Division of Anthropology at the school’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. He is an expert on the Maya, who inhabited the same part of Mexico and Central American where...

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267: Michael Quinn, History and the Mormon World View

August 6, 2011
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This episode is a rebroadcast from the 1995 Salt Lake Sunstone Symposium. Entitled, “The Church Years: Michael Quinn, History, and the Mormon World View,” it includes Dr. Martha Sonntag Bradley interviewing D. Michael Quinn about his life as a Mormon church historian.

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266: “Coming Out” as Gay to Mormon Parents

August 1, 2011
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266: “Coming Out” as Gay to Mormon Parents

Natasha Helfer Parker interviews J. Seth Anderson and his parents about what it was like for their family when Seth told them he was homosexual. Seth is a community activist and self proclaimed local historian in Phoenix, Arizona. Born in Provo, UT, he grew up in Utah, California and Arizona....

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264-265: BYU Professor and LDS Church Employee Kendall Wilcox Comes out as Gay

July 8, 2011
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264-265: BYU Professor and LDS Church Employee Kendall Wilcox Comes out as Gay

Kendall Wilcox is a lifelong member of the LDS church, returned missionary, BYU graduate, filmmaker, BYU professor, producer for BYUTV…..and he is (now) an openly gay man AND an LDS church employee.  This is his story, and below are the links to his 2 new initiatives: 1) Empathy First...

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263: 2011 SLC Conference Pt. 5 – Comedian Bengt Washburn on Mormonism

July 7, 2011
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On June 11, 2011, members of the Mormon Stories community held their 2nd regional conference in Salt Lake City. After the conference, Comedian Bengt Washburn performed a short routine on Mormonism.

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