1585: Book of Mormon Translation w/ LDS Discussions – 03
John, Jenn and Mike from LDS Discussions break down the “translation” of the Book of Mormon.
1570-1574: An Evangelical Christian Encounters Mormonism – Steven Pynakker
https://youtu.be/yAZqrUNWvaQ https://youtu.be/a7U4zY-cYbU https://youtu.be/JoLzA4CKmCs https://youtu.be/ELSFpRlbyto https://youtu.be/ggCNIv23U0s Steven Pynakker, host of the Mormon Book Reviews YouTube channel, shares with us his story of how he gained an avid interest in Mormonism growing up as an Evangelical [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Kristen Gluth Cranney
Hello, my name is Kristen Cranney and I live in Bentonville, Arkansas which is in the very NW corner of the state, home to Wal-mart headquarters, and where everyone you meet is a Razorback fan...go Hogs! You could call [...]
The THRIVE Project
To learn more about the THRIVE Foundation, and upcoming THRIVE events, please click here. "THRIVING Beyond Orthodox Mormonism" project is an effort to provide tips, tricks, inspiration, and hope to those who are questioning, doubting, and/or leaving orthodox Mormonism [...]
Folk Magic / Treasure Digging
Folk magic and occult beliefs were a part of early American and Mormon culture, affecting practice and doctrine in profound ways. Despite the scientific enlightenment movement that swept across Europe, Americans of diverse social classes and education levels inherited [...]
937: LDS Church has more than $32 Billion in stock investments alone
Mormon News Podcast Episode 3 - 5.31.18 John Dehlin, Ryan McKnight, Sean Carter, and John Hamer discuss: June 25 premiere of Believer movie, featuring John Dehlin and many others. The 5/30/18 Mormon Leaks documents that shed light into the [...]
935: McKenna Denson, BSA, Cannabis, Fake Apology on Racism, Swedish Rescue 2018
We are very excited to launch Mormon News Podcast. This weekly, hour-long podcast is distributed by Open Stories Foundation. A diverse panel representing varied voices within the Mormon experience will discuss recent news relating to the faith. Hosted by [...]
Old Episode List
Presentations "Why People Leave the LDS Church and What We Can Do About It" The Youtube version The screencast (requires a PC and Microsoft Internet Explorer to view) "How to stay in the LDS Church after a major trial [...]
Announcing: Mormon Stories Podcast – The Book!
For those of you looking for a worthy end-of-year donation project, we are super excited to announce that we have begun work on the first volume of what we hope to be a series of books derived from our [...]
796-797: LDS Church Purchases Printer’s Manuscript of Book of Mormon for $35M and BYU Now Serves Coke
With dueling "breaking news" events on September 21 within Mormondom, John tackles both topics with guests John Hamer and Wesley Monahan. At a hefty price tag of $35M, the LDS Church purchased the original printer's manuscript of the Book [...]
700: How the LDS Quorum of Twelve Apostles Think – Enemies List and “Area Business Weekends”
In this episode, an all-star panel reviews a recently leaked presentation created by the quorum of the twelve apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The presentation is entitled "Area Business Weekends," is dated December 8, [...]
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 [...]
586-587: Responding to the LDS Church’s Clarification on its Same-Gender Marriage and Children Policies
Today the LDS Church released a clarification to the new policies on same-gender marriage and children. Michael Otterson (Managing Director of LDS Church Public Relations) also released a memo entitled "Understanding the Handbook." To analyze the clarification and memo, have have assembled [...]
552: An Analysis of the LDS Church Seer Stone Announcement
For decades, and heavily over the past ten years, Mormon historians, podcasters, and critics have been urging the LDS Church to be more open and honest about Joseph Smith's use of folk magic and a peep stone/hat in his production of the Book [...]
426-429: A Visual History of the Community of Christ (RLDS)
In this 4 part series, John Hamer discusses the history of the Community of Christ (RLDS church). Part 1 -- Restoration Origins to the 1844 Succession Crisis: In Part 1, John Hamer briefly discusses the diversity within Latter Day [...]
132-134: Karen Armstrong’s “The Case for God” and Mormonism Parts 1-3
I would like to kick off the inaugural "Mormon Stories Book Club" with our first book: Karen Armstrong's "The Case for God". In Part 1, I re-publish Terry Gross' 2009 Fresh Air interview with Karen Armstrong. Please listen to [...]
Bringing Mormon Stories back….
Lately I’ve been feeling a very strong pull to bring Mormon Stories back. If I were to do so, I would target few areas I feel really strongly about: […]
Seeking Permabloggers for New Group Blog on Mormon Culture
As an act of obedience to Elder Ballard, I’m looking into the option of turning Mormon Matters into a group blog (like T&S, BCC, the Cultural Hall and FMH). Our slant would be: […]