As most Mormons are just now beginning to learn, Joseph Smith left multiple and varied First Vision accounts that changed dramatically over time. Joseph Smith’s 1st handwritten First Vision account …
1441: Questions I Would Ask Richard Bushman
This week we celebrate the birthday of faithful Mormon historian and scholar Richard Bushman – author of Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, and former Mormon church stake president and patriarch. …
1405-1406: Sandra Tanner – Reflections on Mark Hofmann and “Murder Among the Mormons”
Part 1: Sandra shares her memories and experiences with Mark Hofmann. Part 2: Sandra shares her reflections on “Murder Among the Mormons.” This week Mormonism and the world (basically) have …
1404: View of the Hebrews and the Book of Mormon – A Review by Radio Free Mormon
“View of the Hebrews” is a book first published in 1823 by Ethan Smith of Vermont. In “View of the Hebrews,” Ethan Smith argues (among other things) that the Native …
1397: Civil War – John Gee vs. the Joseph Smith Papers Project
Recently, BYU Egyptologist John Gee published an article via the online Mormon apologetic website “The Interpreter” – attacking the scholarship of the Joseph Smith Papers Project, specifically Volume 4 of …
1396: Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon – William L. Davis
Please join me as I interview Dr. William L. Davis about his book “Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon.” In this …
1388: Recreating the Book of Mormon Plates with Trent Told
In this short Mormon Stories Episode I sat down with Trent Told, who created a prototype of Joseph Smith’s Book of Mormon Plates. Based on Dan Vogel’s theories surrounding the …
1379: Belief After the CES Letter – Polygamy, Racism, LGBTQ Issues, and Prophets – Jim Bennett Pt. 3
Jim Bennett is the author of “A Faithful Reply to the CES Letter.” He is also the son of the late Utah U.S. Senator Bob Bennett. In Part 2 of …
1378: Belief After the CES Letter – Book of Mormon, Book of Abraham, First Vision, Kinderhook Plates – Jim Bennett Pt. 2
Jim Bennett is the author of “A Faithful Reply to the CES Letter.” He is also the son of the late Utah U.S. Senator Bob Bennett. In Part 2 of …
1344: Captain Kidd, Treasure Digging, Joseph Smith, and the Book of Mormon
Today I will be reviewing my recent research into the topic of how the pirate Captain William Kidd and the practice of New England treasure digging that followed Kidd directly …
1257-1259: Dr. Chris Thomas – A Pentecostal Reads the Book of Mormon
On today’s episodes of Mormon Stories, we interview Dr. Chris Thomas as we discuss his book “A Pentecostal Reads The Book of Mormon.” We begin by discovering Dr. Thomas’ religious …
1207-1210: Mike Brown – Examining Mormon Truth Claims
Today we interview Mike Brown. Mike is interesting and important to Mormon Stories Podcast for a number of reasons. 1) Mike has a compelling story of how Mormon Truth Claims …
1189-1191: Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Parallels to the Beginnings of Mormonism – Chris Shelton
Today we sit down with ex-Scientologist and Youtuber Chris Shelton to discuss a brief history of Scientology – with a focus on parallels between Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and …
1104-1105: The Spaulding Theory with Bryce Blankenagel
We’re excited to finally bring on Bryce Blankenagel of the Naked Mormonism Podcast to Mormon Stories! His preparation, thorough research, and absolute brilliance are on display as Bryce gives us the …
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 …
1074: Joseph Smith’s Involvement in Folk Magic and Treasure Digging
As part of the Mormon Stories “Truth Claims” initiative, in this episode I will be reading the essay on Joseph Smith’s involvement in Folks Magic and Treasure digging found here: …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …