402-405: Brian C. Hales – Joseph Smith’s Polygamy
Part 1: Dr. Brian C. Hales refutes Grant Palmer's podcast and article on sexual allegations against Joseph Smith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yKWmTwg8Rk Click here to obtain the PowerPoint presentation for this podcast. Click here to listen to Grant Palmer's podcast outlining his interpretation of sexual [...]
1834: Mormon Polygamy Under Brigham Young w/ Lindsay Hansen Park and Bryan Buchanan
https://youtu.be/fEHeS_XNyac Download MP3 We explore the tumultuous history of Mormonism after Joseph Smith's death, including Brigham Young's succession and controversial doctrines like polygamy and blood atonement. Lindsay Hansen Park and Bryan Buchanan guide us through the schisms, [...]
1815: Mormon Polygamy Under Joseph Smith w/ Lindsay Hansen Park and Bryan Buchanan
https://youtu.be/uPukJiqc4wE Download MP3 In this engaging interview with historian Bryan Buchanan and Lindsay Hansen Park (Year of Polygamy Podcast) we delve into the complex history of Joseph Smith's controversial practice of polygamy. What evidence supports his multiple [...]
1797: Joseph Smith’s Polygamy Practice is Indisputable w/ Radio Free Mormon
Discover Rylee and JoCee Porter's challenges in a life intertwined with the LDS church, where their father served as an Ensign Peak Advisor, part of the Mormon Church's controversial investment company.
1565: Mormon Polygamy Apologetics w/ Sandra Tanner Pt. 2
https://youtu.be/FdqEHz9hu9o Sandra Tanner joins John, Gerardo, and Jenn to discuss the context left out of LDS Church curriculum about early Mormon polygamy and to respond to the followHIM podcast featuring Church Women's Historian Kate Holbrook. Follow along with [...]
Richard Bushman admits Mormon leaders misled members with a false narrative
Today we honor faithful Mormon church historian Richard Bushman on his birthday. Aside from his service as a Mormon church stake president and patriarch, Dr. Bushman is perhaps best known as the author of "Rough Stone Rolling" - a [...]
Progressive and Post-Mormon Influencers — A Starter List
William Law Statement of Purpose: In 2020 we are experiencing a "Mormon Renaissance" of sorts, as the LDS church (under President Russell M. Nelson) is making historic changes to accommodate long-fought-for progressive and post-Mormon concerns. While countless [...]
Polygamy
No area of Mormonism is as controversial and ill-understood as the practice of polygamy, which lasted for an uninterrupted period of approximately seventy years. Early LDS prophets, such as Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, John Taylor, as well as other [...]
964-967: Jeanne and Jason Booth on Losing Your Faith as Bishop and Bishop’s Wife
What would cause a sitting Mormon bishop and his wife to lose their testimonies while he is serving as bishop - leading him to resign as bishop? Jeanne and Jason's story is another in a series of episodes where we [...]
596: Bill Reel Discusses His Falling out with FAIR and His Faithful Dissent of LDS Policy
https://traffic.libsyn.com/mormonstories/MormonStories-596-BillReel2.mp3 In this episode former LDS Bishop Bill Reel returns to Mormon Stories to discuss his falling out with the LDS apologetic group FAIR (including his conflict with apologist Brian Hales), and his faithful dissent from the LDS [...]
530: Kirk and Lindsay Van Allen – Facing Church Discipline for Rejecting Polygamy (D&C 132)
In this episode we interview Kirk and Lindsay Van Allen, who are currently facing LDS Church discipline for publicly rejecting Joseph Smith's revelation about polygamy, which can be found in Section 132 of the Doctrine and Covenants. Kirk and [...]
