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In episode three of this series, Dr. John Knight Lundwall discusses his third thesis, “The text of the Book of Mormon cannot be derived from the description of the gold plates.” Dr. Lundwall re-examines the claim that an ancient, one-thousand-year history was written on a stack of gold plates in an unknown language by looking at the gold plates themselves (as described by witnesses and others). Wh...

What happens when the LDS church wants to build a temple in your town? In this episode of Mormonish, Rebecca and Landon dig into the ongoing Cody, WY temple situation to uncover the tactics the church is using to manipulate the outcome. The new temple is slated to be built in a neighborhood not zoned for this type of structure. With concerns over traffic, dark skies, height requirements, and more,...

On another collaborative episode in The Gospel Topics Essays Series with The Backyard Professor, Rebecca and Landon dive into the Gospel Topics Essay, "DNA and Book of Mormon Studies" with special guest, anthropologist Dr. Thomas Murphy. Mormons of a certain age all grew up knowing that the Book of Mormon was a record of the Nephites and Lamanites who were the "principle" ancestors of the Native A...

Mormonish joins Mormon News Roundup to dive into all the news in the Mormon landscape this week. We always love collaborating with Dives as we dissect all the interesting new of the day. Catch up and be in the know! You can watch Mormon News Roundup each week on Sunday night at 7:30 MT We appreciate our Mormonish viewers and listeners so much! If you would like to support our podcast, you can DONA...

In Part 2 of Mormonish Podcast's ongoing series, Dr. John K. Lundwall expounds on his research discussed in Part 1, New Groundbreaking Research Dismantles Book of Mormon Authenticity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu6VV9Nfq3E Dr. Lundwall further probes the problems with Book of Mormon authenticity based on oral, secondary oral, and literary cultures in the pre–Columbian Americas. He also respon...

On this episode of Mormonish, Rebecca and Landon sit down with the amazing Kyle Bishop, a faith transitions coach, whose organization "Beyond God and Religion" is helping people everyday to move past religious trauma and thrive in new lives. Kyle is a major presence on Tik ToK and Instagram as he works to help people move away from damaging belief systems and toward a new way of living that create...

Is the LDS church making progress when it comes to child protection? Mormonish podcast cohosts Rebecca and Landon are joined by the wonderful Sam Young from Protect Every Child, and Ian Wilks and Jim Bennett from Inside Out Podcast, to discuss the recent positive developments in church policy on background checks in the UK. Sam shares his story as he fought to implement changes to stop in appropri...

Can you be a moral person once you’ve stepped away from your religion? This seems to be a question that is often asked about someone who has left their faith. On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, we dive into ethics and morality with our special guest, Widow’s Mite spokesperson, Professor Spencer Anderson. Spencer has recently appeared in the last of a three part Mormon Stories series on church f...

Dr. John Knight Lundwall, who holds a PhD. in comparative myth and religion, joins Mormonish to provide a groundbreaking analysis of oral versus literary societies in the pre–Columbian Americas. His extensive scholarly work proves that it's impossible for a book with the literary complexity of the Book of Mormon to have even existed anywhere in the Americas during the Book of Mormon era. We consid...

Did Joseph Smith record D&C 132, the revelation on plural marriage? A growing number of members of the church and splinter groups believe that Joseph Smith did not practice polygamy, but rather, this practice was instituted by Brigham Young. They also believe that any written record of Joseph's polygamy, including D&C 132 was created years later by Brigham Young to make it appear that Jose...

On another collaborative episode in The Gospel Topcs Essays Series with The Backyard Professor, Rebecca and Landon dive into the Gospel Topics Essay, Becoming Like God. Most of us grew up in the church with the narrative that we would someday become gods and create our own worlds. This was not something we misunderstood, but something that was taught in sunday school lessons, seminary, sacrament m...

On this episode of Mormonish, we have a wonderful conversation with Scott Dyer of Rameumptom Ruminations, part of the Mormon Discussions group. Rameumptom Ruminations is a podcast that focuses on Mormon theology, as Scott uses philosophy, literature and art to deconstructs the mainstream interpretations of scripture and see the world in a healthier way. Scott discusses his struggles with paralyzin...

On another collaborative episode in The Gospel Topcs Essays Series with The Backyard Professor, Rebecca and Landon dive into the Gospel Topics Essay, Mother in Heaven. We discuss the sacred, not secret nature of Mother in Heaven, where we first hear mention of her, and what her role is. The idea of Mother in Heaven is gaining popularity and leaving both members and post Mormons wanting to know mor...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon have a wonderful conversation with former law professor and play-wright Debora Threedy. Prior to becoming a law professor at the Univesity of Utah, Debora graduated and worked in theater. During her time in Utah, Debora delved into the hisotry of the region and stories from the past. The events at the Mountain Meadows Massacure on...

On another collaborative episode in The Gospel Topics Essays Series with The Backyard Professor, Rebecca and Landon dive into the Gospel Topics Essay, Are Mormons Christian? This is a question we hear more and more often with many different answers and perspectives. In this episode we explore what it even means to be Christian and learn more about the early Christian sects. Is there a single defin...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon interview the amazing Geoff Pingree, Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker, National Geographic photographer, writer, and Professor of Cinema Studies at Oberlin College. Geoff's journey from valedictorian at BYU and one of the founders of Provo's 7th East Press to post Mormon filmmaker, photographer, and professor, is absolutely fascinati...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon interview the amazing Geoff Pingree, Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker, National Geographic photographer, writer, and Professor of Cinema Studies at Oberlin College. Geoff's journey from valedictorian at BYU and one of the founders of Provo's 7th East Press to post Mormon filmmaker, photographer, and professor, is absolutely fascinati...

When is a fundraiser not a fundraiser? Recently an invitation surfaced inviting interested parties to a dinner where LDS apostle, Elder Rasband is the keynote speaker. The cost of the dinner is $250 a plate and it's sponsored by Scripture Central (formerly Book of Mormon Central.) Many people questioned the implication of the invitation and took to social media to discuss it. Is this a fundraiser...

Can faithful members and post Mormons find common ground? On this fascinating episode of Mormonish, cohosts Rebecca and Landon sit down with former bishop and stake presidency member, Ian Wilks and faithful apologist, Jim Bennett, to discuss their unlikely collaboration and new podcast “Inside Out.” Ian grew up in a coal mining town in Wales and his story of living on the streets and finding the c...

When is revelation simply policits? In this special rerelease of Mormonish Podcast, cohosts Rebecca and Landon discuss the LDS 1978 “revelation” to lift the Priesthood Ban. All of us are familiar with the epic revelation, but many don't realize there were decades of behind the scenes politics, infighting and lobbying by the Q15 at play before the Priesthood Ban was finally lifted. Many of the...

On a special collaborative series, Mormonish cohosts Rebecca and Landon team up the one and only Backyard Professor, Kerry Shirts for a deep dive into the LDS church’s Gospel Topics Essays! Using the book, “The LDS Gospel Topics Series: A Scholarly Engagement,” by Matthew L Harris and Newell G Bringhurst, we plan to explore each Gospel Topics Essay thoroughly and completely! So look for more episo...

On this episode of Mormonish, cohosts Rebecca and Landon join forces again with Dives and Mormon News Roundup, to cover this week's news in the Mormon landscape. Alot of interesting things came out in the first week of June and we dig in and bring all the hard hitting info to our viewers on both programs. We also discuss Thrive Women's Conference and the Utah Pride Parade. It was a big weekend for...

Can a patriarchal blessing give guidance on issues of gender? In this episode of Mormonish, cohosts Rebecca and Landon are joined by one of our favorite guests, LGBTQ advocate, Melisa Mons, as we discuss a presentation that was given last year at the FAIR Conference. Although the presentation was given a year ago, it was rereleased recently to advertise the upcoming FAIR Conference 2023. The prese...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon have a wonderul conversation with our very good friend, Liz Phillips. Liz is the granddaughter of murdeed polygamist prophet, Rulan Allred. She grew up in polygamy, joined the mainstream LDS church as a teenager, and then lhad eft both as an adult. Liz talks about her upbringing in polygamy, her superwoman persona in the LDS church, and...

On a special financial update episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Canadian tithing whistleblower, Nigel Kennett. In his profession as an accountant, Nigel stumbled upon the fact that the LDS church was sending $100,000,000 or more to BYU-Provo, BYU-Idaho, and BYU-Hawaii annually. After asking local leaders for clarification, he eventually took the information to a Canadi...