1408: Mark Hofmann Forgeries and Mormon Church Cover-ups – John Hamer
https://youtu.be/0Kor8tlgLos Join us today as the brilliant John Hamer returns to help us dig deeper into: The main Mark Hofmann Forgeries, and The main attempts to "cover-up" unfavorable history by the Mormon church. A copy of John Hamer's PDF [...]
1390: Undefining ‘God’ with John Hamer
https://youtu.be/SH2MTZ4djzc After losing your orthodox Mormon faith, have you given up on the possibility of any sort of belief in and/or association with "God" or "Jesus"? More importantly, are you seeking to fill some of the existential and/or [...]
John Hamer
My name is John Hamer. I’m a historian, map-maker, editor, and publisher. I grew up in the LDS Church in the 1970s and 80s in the Midwestern U.S. as a seventh-generation Mormon on my mother’s side. I left the [...]
1219: John Hamer – “Rethinking Spirituality Beyond Mormonism” (THRIVEDAY 2019)
Today we feature John Hamer's speech from THRIVEDAY 2019. This speech was delivered before a live audience in Salt Lake City, UT on November 17, 2019. John Hamer Download MP3
1082-1083: How the Book of Mormon was Created, by John Hamer
Join us now for this Mormon Stories Podcast episode, where historian John Hamer offers his theory as to how the Book of Mormon was created. These episodes are best seen as a continuation of our discussion from earlier this [...]
1063-1065: The Book of Mormon’s 19th Century Context – John Hamer
In this Mormon Stories Podcast interview, historian John Hamer discusses the 19th century historical and cultural context—largely forgotten today—that informed the composition of the Book of Mormon. John Hamer graciously created a number of slides that give important visual cues [...]
1008-1009: Folk Magic, Joseph Smith, and Mormon Origins with John Hamer
Join us as we sit down with John Hamer, historian of the Latter-day Saint movement and a Seventy in Community of Christ to try to understand some of the basics of Mormon Origins. In this first episode of the [...]
612-613: Reviewing 2015 with J. Nelson Seawright, John Hamer, Jamie Hanis-Handy, and Marisa Calderwood
Part 1: https://traffic.libsyn.com/mormonstories/MormonStories-612-2015YearInReviewPt1.mp3 Part 2: https://traffic.libsyn.com/mormonstories/MormonStories-613-2015YearInReviewPt2.mp3 In this episode we assemble an all-star panel to discuss the events of Mormonism in 2015. Panelists include Dr. J. Nelson Seawright, John Hamer, Jamie Hanis-Handy, and Marisa Calderwood. [...]
526-527: John Hamer on Community of Christ as a Church Home for Transitioning Mormons
Mormon Stories alumnus John Hamer returns to talk about Community of Christ as a viable spiritual home for transitioning Mormons in this two-part video series. John Hamer was raised LDS, but became a doubting teenager and left organized religion [...]
503: Discussing the New LDS.org Polygamy Essays Part 1 — With Lindsay Hansen Park, John Hamer and J. Nelson-Seawright
This week The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released its long-awaited series of essays on polygamy in Kirtland/Nauvoo, Utah and post-manifesto polygamy, igniting a firestorm of discussion online. In this episode, we bring together an all-star cast [...]
422-423: John Hamer on Returning to Mormonism Through the Community of Christ
In today's episode we interview John Hamer, who left Mormonism and religion/belief altogether with no intent to return (after graduating from BYU). We explore how John's relationship with his partner, Mike, helped him to discover his love for Mormon [...]
116-117: John Hamer – The LDS Succession Crisis of 1844 and the Beginnings of the RLDS Church to the Community of Christ
In part 1, John Hamer discusses the LDS Succession Crisis after Joseph Smith's death, and the ground that it laid for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (or Community of Christ). In part 2, we discuss [...]
1483: Joseph Smith’s Revelation and Mission to the “Lamanites” – John Larsen
https://youtu.be/88uzdQit5fw How many of Joseph Smith’s revelations were a success and how many have the church needed to redefine overtime? Today we are honored to have John Larsen in studio for an epic breakdown of Joseph Smith’s revelation [...]
1728: Joseph Smith and Dartmouth College – Randy Bell
Join John and special guest Randall Bell in exploring a lesser-studied era of Joseph's life and his family connections to nearby Dartmouth. Randall believes he has discovered a significant number of tie-ins between Dartmouth and early Mormon doctrines. Do [...]
1691: Polygamy Apologetics, Spiritual Wifery, etc w/ LDS Discussions – 29
Join John, Mike & Elisha Lee as they discuss common problematic apologies around the practice of polygamy in early Church History.
1682: Joseph Smith’s Plural Marriage Proposals Pt 2 w/ LDS Discussions – 27 Gallery1682: Joseph Smith’s Plural Marriage Proposals Pt 2 w/ LDS Discussions – 27
Apologetics, Church History, Joseph Smith, LDS Discussions, Marriage & Family, Mixed Faith Marriages, Mormon Culture, Mormon Doctrine, Polygamy
1682: Joseph Smith’s Plural Marriage Proposals Pt 2 w/ LDS Discussions – 27
https://youtu.be/0JC4xsc9lCI Download MP3 Join Mike (LDS Discussions), Elisha, and John for Part 2 as they look at the techniques of influence that Joseph Smith used to propose to his plural wives. Helen Mar Kimball's age reduction digital [...]
1666-1668: Stake Counselor Confronts General Authorities – Evan and Weston Smith
Evan became an advocate for LGBTQ people in the Church. His position as a Stake Presidency Counselor led him to a few confrontations/discussions with General Authorities and a later meeting at Church Headquarters where they discussed Evan’s progressive beliefs on LGBTQ matters.
1615: How the Book of Mormon was Composed w/ LDS Discussions – 10
https://youtu.be/7L-68kZfubU https://traffic.libsyn.com/mormonstories/MormonStories-1615-BoMAuthorship.mp3 Download MP3 A recap of how scholars can show the Book of Mormon is a 19th century text and a look at how Joseph Smith could have produced it. Blog Show notes: Book of Mormon [...]
1604: Joseph Smith’s Surrounding Influences in the Book of Mormon w/ LDS Discussions – 07
https://youtu.be/thqU87oDMD0 Download MP3 Join John and Mike from LDS Discussions as they breakdown the surrounding influences of the Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith. LDS Discussions Essay on Surrounding Influences LDS Discussions is made possible by generous [...]
1594: DNA and the Book of Mormon w/ LDS Discussions – 05
https://youtu.be/-2ZE27eW2bo Download MP3 While God (in the D&C), Joseph Smith, and most Mormon Prophets certainly knew who the Lamanites were, DNA Science has put the modern Church in a precarious position. Today, The Church of Jesus-Christ of [...]
