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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by favorite returning guest, Rob Lauer to discuss LDS funerals. Many people see LDS funerals as an attempt to proselytize their doctrine and The Plan of Salvation with little attention paid to the person who has passed away. There are many horror stories of LDS funerals completely ignoring the family, the wishes of the family, and...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by a former LDS mission nurse to discuss the concerning topic of missionary mental health. Our guest served as a mission nurse in a South American mission and saw first hand the struggle with mental health many missionaries have. Pulling back the curtain of secrecy, she shines a light on efforts to support and help missionaries in...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Landon and Rebecca discuss the history of LDS temple sealings, as we begin to realize it's not at all what we were taught it was. We explore the idea of the past use and meanings of sealings in many different ways that may pave a way to see temple sealings in a whole new light and perhaps even create a way forward for same-sex temple marriage. Using an very in...

On this episode of Momonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon delve into a question posed on faithful social media by someone considering joining the LDS church. This potential convert seemed to have an issue believing the Book of Mormon to be historical and reached out on social media to ask if you can be LDS and not believe in the historicity of the book. The answers from faithful members give great i...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Master Peace, Ron Yorgason to explore the question, "Do Mormons believe in guardian angels?" I'm sure we have all heard the stories from the pulpit or from family members telling of miraculous rescues or events involving guardian angels. Some Mormons believe that your guardian angel is a deceased relative who has been assigned...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon read through comments found on faithful social media discussing the LDS church's intent to sue the town of Fairview Texas over their proposed temple. The comments give us a window into what the faithful LDS think about their church pursuing litigation to achieve their goals. The results were very eye opening! ***How to DONATE to Mormonish Po...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Landon and Rebecca are joined by a favorite returning guest, Kendel Christensen as we discuss boundaries and the impact being raised LDS has on our ability to understand and set them. The LDS focus on obedience and selflessness greatly impacts the ability to understand healthy boundaries and this is something many post Mormons struggle to do. Kendel brings us...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon discuss two letters sent to the town of Fairview Texas indicating that the church intends to sue the town over the proposed LDS temple. The church had made a statement last week that they still intended to submit an application to the town council that would then go to a vote in Planning & Zoning and Town Council. What does this new deve...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, we discuss the LDS church's missed application submission of their revised plan for the LDS temple in Fairview, Texas. According to a non binding agreement arrived at through mediation, the LDS church agreed to submit a new application to the Fairview Texas town council on January 13th, 2025. This never happened. Now new information is available as the LDS chu...

On this fascinating episode of Mormonish Podcast, Landon and Rebecca are joined by Troy Leavitt as we dive into the complex world of artificial intelligence. Troy takes us through a timeline of what we can expect from AI capabilities in the near future. It's a pretty mind blowing timeline and will be a reality far sooner than most of us can imagine. One of the most interesting questions surroundin...

A panel discussion with author Matt Harris On this episode of Mormonish, we share a The Good Book Club meeting with author Matt Harris to discuss his groundbreaking book, “Second Class Saints: Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality.” Members of the book club have the chance to ask Matt anything and everything they’ve ever wanted to know about the lifting of the Priesthood ban, Matt’s r...

ver wonder why the Book of Mormon seemed so special and personal to you? On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Ganesh Cherian to discuss the literary devices within the Book of Mormon that function like "clickbait" to draw the reader even further in. Much of what you loved about the Book of Mormon was actually in the gaps and blanks you filled in with your own mind...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by the founder of QuitMormon, Mark Naugle, for an extremely informative discussion on one of the most important tools in post Mormondom! QuitMormon is a website that helps facilitate removing your records from the LDS church and effectively ending your membership. The fact that this kind of procedure, including the use of notary,...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by former BYU professor Jason Bergman who appeared in the recent Salt Lake Tribune article discussing the ecclesiastical crackdown on BYU professors. Professor Bergman saw fist hand the increasingly tight grasp BYU had on it's professors, starting with Elder Holland's "Musket Talk" which Bergman attended, the new "Loyalty Oath" th...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Master Peace, Ron Yorgason as we explore reincarnation theology in the early Mormon church. Few people realize that Joseph Smith was studying with a Kabbalah scholar in the months before his death and had become fascinated with the idea of reincarnation. Ron explains this emerging concept of multiple mortalities and plural prob...

On this special New Year's Eve episode of Mormonish Podcast, Landon and Rebecca share responses from social media in answer to the question, "So, just how Mormon were you.." Combing through hundreds of responses, we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of being raised Mormon. Mormonish Podcast wishes everyone a very Happy New Year and we look forward to bringing you many more podcasts with the...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Jackie Matthews to discuss orthodoxy in the LDS church. Using the best seller, "Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of my Hasidic Roots" by Debora Feldman, as our guide, we discuss hasidic Judaism with all of its rituals and practices and delve into the question of what makes a religion extreme? Are there variations within a f...

In this festive holiday episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined once again by the wonderful Rob Lauer, as we explore the little known history of the ban on Christmas. Rob tells us more about Christmas's checkered past as certain groups of religious zealots attempted to eradicate Christmas forever. Rebecca, Landon, and Rob also share Christmas memories and the new meanings they...

On this episode of Mormonish, Landon and Rebecca are joined by Kolby and Cami Reddish to discuss post Mormon parenting, especially regarding holiday traditions. Kolby and Cami have a lot of insight when it comes to children and magical thinking and talk about many creative ways to foster critical thinking in children. Whether you have children or grandchildren, this is a must see episode! ***How t...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon explore the birth of Jesus narrative found in Matthew and Luke. Is the Christmas story just a story? What is true and what isn't true about both Matthew and Luke's accounts of the virgin birth. This episode will change the way you think about the beloved nativity story. ***How to DONATE to Mormonish Podcast: If you would like to help financi...

"Fairview United" is holding a holiday celebration in the town of Fairview, Texas on Friday, December 20th from 6-7 at the town hall! The "Legal Defense Fund Choir" will be performing and there will be a candlelight vigil, hot cocoa, caroling and more! If you're in the area, stop by and enjoy the holiday cheer. Not in the area? Mormonish will share footage so stay tuned! "Fairview United" is a gra...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon dive into the LDS Gospel Library to take a look at church history stories especially for kids. The stories are faith promoting in what they do share but it's what they don't talk about that is the most revealing. We also cover the new introduction to The Book of Mormon, another example of leaving the rest of the story out. In addition to tou...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Anthony Miller as we dive into the relationship between Biblical scholarship and the scriptural works of the Restoration. Do the events of the Bible have to literally be true for the Restoration scriptures to be true? What is the relationship between the Bible and Joseph's translations? Anthony takes a thoughtful look at these...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by the wonderful Rob Lauer as we delve into the world of Broadway and the influence of Mormonism on theater as a whole. Many don't realize that an early Broadway play about polygamy was not only very successful, but changed the theater world forever. We love talking with Rob about this topic and we're sure you'll find the discussi...

Want to know the real LDS attendance stats? The LDS church counts the numbers for Sunday attendance religiously every Sunday but these numbers are never made public. Return & Report gives anyone who attends an LDS ward the chance to do their own counting and add their data to the big picture. Return & Report is systematically collecting the data to give us an accurate view of LDS meeting a...