1346: Shannon Caldwell Montez – The Secret Mormon Meetings of 1922
Join us today as we bring back the wonderful, groundbreaking historian Shannon Caldwell Montez. https://youtu.be/HivE1b5KLuc Previously on Mormon Stories, Shannon shared with us: Her research regarding how LDS Church general authority, historian, and chief apologist B.H. Roberts lost his [...]
1337: Shannon Caldwell Montez – From Wife and Mother to Groundbreaking Mormon Historian
How does an orthodox Mormon wife and mother become a groundbreaking historian? Join us today on Mormon Stories Podcast as Shannon Caldwell Montez shares with us her journey to become a historian after living an orthodox Mormon life for [...]
1336: The Rise and Fall of B.H. Roberts – with Shannon Caldwell Montez
Have you ever wondered how much the top-level Mormon church leaders know about the problems with LDS Church truth claims, and for how long they have known about these problems? Long before Grant Palmer’s unnamed General Authority lost his [...]
1822: Mormon Apologetics: The Problems w/ LDS Discussions Ep. 46
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEPhRob5GUI Download MP3 Mormon apologetics have been around ever since Mormonism has existed. Join with Mike, Nemo and John as they discuss the types of apologetics that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [...]
1812: Mormon Prophet, Russell M. Nelson’s Teachings on Doubts w/ LDS Discussions Ep. 45
https://youtu.be/JJHV5E_Q8jU Download MP3 In this interview, we delve into how Russell M. Nelson, the leader of the LDS Church, addresses doubt. Nelson's 2021 talk on doubts and "lazy learners" encourages members to "choose to believe" and not [...]
1804: Legendary Mormon Whistleblowers w/ John Larsen
https://youtu.be/KA1xVdfS3VU Download MP3 Since the beginning of the Church, there have been former members who turn whistle-blower and have written exposés. In this episode we will do a review of the most impactful of these through history. [...]
1800: How the Church Handles Doubt w/ LDS Discussions Ep. 44
https://youtu.be/dkQdfBWNBCo Download MP3 In this eye-opening episode of LDS Discussions, Mike, John Dehlin, and Nemo the Mormon explore the Mormon church's approach to handling doubt. They take a brief historical journey into the realm of Mormon doubt [...]
1777: Honest Conversation with Mormon Bishop – Bishop Moroni Ortiz
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.
1760: Growing Up Mormon With Lori Vallow Daybell – Cousin Megan Conner
https://youtu.be/-bjoN15ZKBY Download MP3 Today accused murderer Lori Vallow’s cousin, Megan Conner, shares what it was like to grow up as a cousin to the Cox family. She also discusses the Mormon ties to the Lori Vallow and [...]
1716: What are the Kinderhook Plates? w/ LDS Discussions – 33
https://youtu.be/3FgXbAV_kFI Download MP3 Did Joseph Smith have another shot at translating ancient scripture, or is it just rumor? Mike, Nemo and John take a look at the Kinderhook Plates. What were they? Did Joseph Smith try to [...]
1700: Mormon Apostle Dallin H. Oaks RESPONDS to Member’s Opposing Vote!
UK YouTuber Nemo confronts Mormon Apostle Dallin H. Oaks.
1693: Jerald & Sandra Tanner – Despised and Beloved Critics of Mormonism | MSP Book Club
Join us for our first Mormon Stories Book Club episode covering LIGHTHOUSE - Jerald and Sandra Tanner, a biography written by Ronald Huggins.
1684-1686: A Japanese-American Mormon Story – Jeff and Larissa Kindred
Join us as we meet Jeff & Larissa Kindred and follow their stories growing up as Latter-day Saints. Jeff's story includes a grooming scoutmaster, his love of sports, attending Snow College, and serving a mission in Jackson, Mississippi where he dealt with scrupulosity, unhealthy diet and exercise, becoming AP, and wrestling with racism in the Church culture & scripture. Larissa's story involves her Japanese-American heritage, and gives a brief introduction on the history of anti-Japanese sentiment in Utah, including having been home to a Japanese "Work" Camp in Topaz. Larissa tells of the struggles her grandparents faced assimilating into Utah Culture and dealing with the loss of their own. Larissa also describes racism she experienced growing up in American Fork, UT and Mormon culture's ideals matching white beauty standards.
1645-1647: Anthropology & Mormonism – Dr. Thomas Murphy
The Mormon Church has struggled with the engraved racist passages in its most holy book of scripture such as the divine curse that came upon the Lamanites turning them into loathsome people with a skin of blackness. Anthropologist Dr. Thomas Murphy joined John and Gerardo to discuss racism in The Book of Mormon and how Joseph Smith stole native culture, mixed it with racist ideas of his time, published it, and sold it as theirs. We also discuss how these racist ideas contained in the Book of Mormon have transcended into modern Mormon Culture and beliefs.
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 [...]
1609: Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon w/ LDS Discussions – 08
https://youtu.be/QV3Si2N9mo4 Join John and Mike from LDS Discussions as they discuss the Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon! Show Notes: LDS Discussions Shannon Caldwell Montez Thesis MS Episodes with Shannon Caldwell Motez Secret Mormon meetings of 1922 Did [...]
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 [...]
1522-1523: Surviving Purity Culture at BYU-Idaho – Chandler Roberson
https://youtu.be/zcZ5YSD3bY0 https://youtu.be/QStLkekh-Uc Chandler Roberson was raised as a devout Mormon, and always wanted to be the best Mormon she could be. In her teenage years, Chandler had a few abusive relationships with Mormon boys, where she felt forced to [...]
1443-1447: Recovering Agency – Examining Mormon Mind Control w/ Luna Lindsey Corbden
https://youtu.be/kFyVcsLK_dM https://youtu.be/-EJpivWUutM https://youtu.be/7kzVU15eKnU https://youtu.be/lR1mw3cpLCs https://youtu.be/YxQuVrFucWc John Dehlin interviews Luna Lindsey Corbden, author of Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control, which employs the tools of social psychology to identify ways in which the Mormon Church uses coercive [...]
1342: Did B.H. Roberts Lose His Testimony of the Book of Mormon?
As many of you will recall, Shannon Caldwell Montez joined us on Mormon Stories Podcast in July, 2020 to tell us her own story, as well as to tell us the story of B.H. Roberts - the LDS Church [...]
