Erin Gluth Spencer
Hello, I'm Erin Gluth Spencer. I was born and raised in Houston, Texas. I love being a Texan! My twin sister and I were among the proud Texans hanging not one, but two, Texas flags from our Taylor Hall [...]
A Comprehensive List of the Problems with Mormonism: Please provide input.
Image Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcQthyiTA7c I'm putting together a comprehensive list of the problems with Mormonism. Please provide input. What did I leave out? What would you change? What should I remove? Thanks in advance!!!! Joseph Smith’s character Joseph [...]
1070-1071: Dan Vogel – The Book of Mormon Witnesses and the Magical Worldview
Continuing our discussion with preeminent Joseph Smith historian Dan Vogel, we dive deep into explaining the authorship of the Book of Mormon including these topics: The credibility of the Book of Mormon Witnesses Theories around Entheogens (Hallucinogenic substances) and [...]
1068-1069: Dan Vogel – The Book of Mormon as “Revelation” Instead of “Translation”
Continuing our discussion with preeminent Joseph Smith historian Dan Vogel, we dive deep into explaining the authorship of the Book of Mormon including these topics: Nephi/Moroni confusion Book of Mormon Geography and the Hill Cumorah Limited Geography Theory The [...]
1066-1067: Dan Vogel – Theories of Book of Mormon Authorship
We are excited to welcome back preeminent Joseph Smith historian Dan Vogel to Mormon Stories Podcast. In these episodes, we continue our deep dive into explaining the authorship of the Book of Mormon including these topics: The Solomon Spaulding manuscript [...]
Anthon Script
As his affiliation and financial commitment to Joseph Smith deepened, immediately prior to the publishing of the Book of Mormon, Martin Harris sought greater confirmation of Smith's prophetic calling. In 1828 at Harmony, Pennsylvania, Joseph Smith copied some characters from [...]
Witnesses
In the LDS Church, much emphasis is placed on the “witness” of three men who said that they saw ancient plates of gold which were translated by Joseph Smith into the Book of Mormon, as well as eight additional [...]
Your Support for Mormon Stories and the OSF in 2016 and Beyond
Dear Listeners and Friends, TLDR; If any of you have benefited from, or value the work I've been doing over the past year/10 years with Mormon Stories, Mormon Transitions, and the Open Stories Foundation, please consider making a recurring donation today [...]
Why was Kate Kelly Excommunicated, but You Have Not Yet Been?
In Kristine Haglund's recent article in Slate Magazine regarding the end of the "Mormon Moment," she wrote: "Around the same time that Kelly was excommunicated, the host of the popular Mormon Stories podcast, John Dehlin, was threatened with disciplinary action as [...]
511: Jan Shipps — New History of the Prairie and Mountain Saints; Race and Gender
Mormon Stories is very proud to introduce its newest sister podcast -- Mormon Studies Podcast! In its inagural episode, host Brent Metcalfe interviews Jan Shipps. Jan is professor emeritus of history at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and a former [...]
