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On this breaking news update, Mormonish Podcast's Rebecca and Landon are joined by attorney Kolby Reddish as we dissect the district court's August 26th ruling in favor of the LDS church in the suit over the Cody WY temple. This has been a long process that Mormonish has covered every step of the way. We will continue to bring you coverage of the Cody LDS temple as the Preserve Our Cody Neighborho...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast Rebecca and Landon are joined by Radio Free Mormon as we take a look at a notice of intent to sue received by the town of Fairview Texas the day after their August 6th vote to deny the LDS church's application to build a 43,000 sq ft, 173 ft tall LDS temple. The details of the proposed lawsuit might surprise you as well as who is actually suing. ****WE HAVE MER...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by attorney Kolby Reddish as we discuss RLUIPA, a key component in the Fairview LDS temple situation. RLUIPA stands for the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. The LDS church uses this law to intimidate towns by insinuating that their zoning ordinances and laws are superseded by RLUIPA and the church can sue town...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Kendel Christensen to discuss the science behind changing your mind or changing other people's minds. Kendel originally presented this info at one of our The Good Book Club Meetings and we thought it was so important and relevant, we asked him to bring it to Mormonish. Kendel draws from the insights found in Dave McKraney's boo...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon delve into the LDS church's rocky relationship with the town of Nauvoo and learn not much has changed in almost two centuries. In a scenario that will sound familiar to everyone who follows LDS temple building with Mormonish, the underhanded tactics used by the church to push through a new temple visitors' center follow the same playbook. Yo...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon discuss the LDS quest for perfection not only in their spiritual lives but perhaps in their appearances too. How much do the words of church leaders influence this ideal of beauty? Let's take a look at the subtle and not so subtle messages to LDS members that influence their attitudes and actions. ***How to DONATE to Mormonish Podcast: If yo...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon discuss the LDS quest for perfection not only in their spiritual lives but perhaps in their appearances too. How much do the words of church leaders influence this ideal of beauty? Let's take a look at the subtle and not so subtle messages to LDS members that influence their attitudes and actions. ***How to DONATE to Mormonish Podcast: If yo...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon share information on an application to build a new mosque in McKinney Texas. The McKinney Islamic Association has outgrown their present place of worship and would like to build a larger building. This application was denied by the McKinney Planning & Zoning Board. The juxtaposition between the mosque application in McKinney and the LDS...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by favorite returning guest Radio Free Mormon as we delve into the secret world of apologetics and currently serving LDS missionaries. Everyone knows that missionaries have questions. Whether it's something posed by a companion, an investigator that brings up an uncomfortable issue with the church, or even a question that the miss...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by linguist and creator of the Romulan language in the Star Trek Universe, Trent Pehrson. Trent uses his expertise in linguistics to dissect the Anthon Transcript and evaluate the truth claim that this documents contains characters transcribed by Joseph Smith directly from the gold plates. His method for systematically determining...

Just in time for Pioneer Day , on this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Landon gives an excellent presentation on the events surrounding the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies' tragic journey west. This presentation was originally a The Good Book Club episode and we're excited to share this important discussion of these tragic events. For too long, the LDS church's narrative has hidden key details...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon discuss the LDS church's recent offer to the small Texas town of Fairview of "substantial concessions" during negotiations involving the proposed McKinney Temple. Just how substantial were these concessions anyway? You're about to find out! Rebecca and Landon also navigate us through a new unofficial website promoted by the church to share i...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Ember Tonge to discuss her hilarious story of having her own mother troll LDS dating sites pretending to be Ember in order to line up dates for her.  We all agree that parents usually have our best interests at heart, but the high demand high control aspects of Mormon perfectionism add a level to normal interactions t...

On this episode of Mormonish, Rebecca and Landon are joined by favorite returning guest, Dr. John Lundwall as we ask ChatGPT two questions. First, give us 50 reasons the Book of Mormon is false. And second, give us 50 reasons The Book of Mormon is true. ChatGPT does not disappoint and the three of us delve into the answers one by one to gain a clearer understanding of the big picture of Book of Mo...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by a favorite recurring guest, Cultural Hall to take a trip down the walk of fame as we discuss celebrity encounters with The Book of Mormon. With the phrase, "Every member a missionary" ringing in LDS members' ears, it's no wonder that some take the giant leap of handing the signature scripture to a member of the rich and famous...

On this breaking news episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon delve into the strange scenario surrounding new Utah Jazz NBA draft pick, Kyle Filopowski.  Information surfaced this week that Kyle's fiance, Caitlin Hutchinson is almost six years his senior and started dating him when he was in high school and she was in her 20s.  Added to this scenario is Kyle's family claiming th...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast Rebecca and Landon dive into the latest affidavit in the ongoing Tim Ballard lawsuits. This affidavit was given on June 4th by Ryan Fisher, a close associate and business partner of Tim Ballard. The details of this affidavit were so surprising to Mormonish that we had to drop everything and create an episode to dissect the shocking allegations. If true, the sys...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Nemo the Mormon to discuss a hot button issue in the McKinney Texas Temple scenario, the United Methodist Church Bell Tower ordinance. This issue is very easy to misunderstand so we take everyone carefully through the Fairview Town Council and Fairview Planning & Zoning Board meeting minutes step by step. Our hope to clarif...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast Rebecca and Landon sit down with the wonderful Anthony Miller to discuss leadership training materials created by Elder Dallin H. Oaks that instruct leaders how they can spot someone who is either in apostasy or headed for apostasy. The list of signs of apostasy and the recommendations for helping someone in apostasy are very revealing. We loved this conversati...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon take a look back at the President Gordon B. Hinckley era of temple building. There was a different vision decades ago in which small, accessible temples would dot the land and fit in with neighborhoods, communities and be a beacon of good will. What changed? To answer this question, we explore the rivalry between Gordon Bl Hinckley and now p...

On this episode of Mormonish, Rebecca and Landon are joined once again by fan favorite Ganesh Cherinian to delve deeper into the concept of finding Joseph Smith himself in the Book of Mormon. Ganesh draws startling parallels between the life of Joseph Smith and King Mosiah as we take what seems like it could be a more autobiographical journey through the Book of Mormon than we had previously thoug...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Landon and Rebecca watch the Fairview Texas Town Council Meeting and provide insightful commentary. The Town Council meeting was held on June 4th, 2024 in Fairview Texas. On the meeting agenda is the LDS church's request to build a 63 ft building with a 171 ft spire in a residential neighborhood. Emotions run high as residents of Fairview and LDS members who l...

On this temple update Rebecca and Landon discuss new information about the Bakersfield, CA proposed temple.  The last news article we read about this temple included the statement that the church had tabled the plans to mollify neighbors. This does not seem to be the case based on new information. ***How to DONATE to Mormonish Podcast: If you would like to help financially support our po...

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast Rebecca and Landon have a fascinating discussion with Brandon Crockett and Alex Criddle about their new proof of concept project "EntheoMagus," a 40-minute documentary delving into the possibility that Joseph Smith and the early Mormons were using psychedelic sacraments.as a means to connect with the divine. This idea is gaining momentum as the mainstream learn...

In this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Michelle Stone and Bill Reel to discuss land deeds transferred by Joseph Smith to various individuals in Nauvoo. Both Michelle (132 Problems) and Bill Reel (Mormon Discussions) have produced multiple podcasts on this topic and approach it from different points of view. There's a lot to be gained from a dialogue like this as we...