Mormon Stories Podcast

Follow Holly's journey as John, Jenn and Holly discuss her faith crisis and building her comedy career beyond religion. Show Notes: MEGA Holly Laurent Website Duncan Trussell Family Hour Holly’s parent’s band Good News Circle Tyler Glenn MS Episode Why I left. Why I stayed. Book Bart Ertman Jesus and John Wayne Book Exvangelical podcast Second City in Chicago Humanize me Cara Santa Maria Mormon St...

Join John, Jenn and Holly Laurent from MEGA Podcast as we hear her high demand upbringing from an Evangelical religious space. Show Notes: MEGA Holly Laurent Website Duncan Trussell Family Hour Holly’s parent’s band Good News Circle Tyler Glenn MS Episode Why I left. Why I stayed. Book Bart Ertman Jesus and John Wayne Book Exvangelical podcast Second City in Chicago Humanize me Cara Santa Maria Mo...

John, LDS Discussions and Nemo go over the tight and loose translations of the Book of Mormon. Special Guest: Nemo the Mormon LDS Discussions Essay on Tight vs. Loose Translation Episode Show Notes _________________________ LDS Discussions is made possible by generous donors! Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: One-time or recurring donation through Donorbox Supp...

Join Margi and John for our next episode of Thrive Stories tomorrow, Tuesday May 24th, at noon (MST). Marc Oslund will be joining us in the studio! Marc spent most of his young adult life and the entirety of his time in the Mormon church trying to fit in. After converting to Mormonism, Marc’s tendency to be hard on himself grew into scrupulosity--a form of religious OCD that made his self-worth pl...

Join John, Jenn and Maven as we explore the Making of Maven. She takes us through her faith crisis and reconstruction with touching stories, beautiful insight and hope. Show Notes: Mormonism live D&C Reference about Spirits: D&C 129:4-8 Emma Pt. 2 - Philippines MIssion Episode Mormon Stories Podcast of Jennifer and Steph MS David Bokovoy Episodes Tabitha’s Way Food Pantry Jordan and McKay MS Podca...

Tune in today at 1pm MST to join John, Jenn and Maven, from Mormonism Live, for part one of Maven's Mormon Story. Her story begins in rural Utah, next door to Fundamental Mormons, and later serving an LDS mission. In part 2, join John, Jenn and Maven as we explore the Making of Maven. She takes us through her faith crisis and reconstruction with touching stories, beautiful insight and hope. Show N...

What would you think if your Church Leaders were on the defendant's witness list of your child's sex abuser? In this episode, we will discuss a disturbing Mormon sex abuse case in which the Branch and Stake presidents submitted affidavits that would have aided the dismissal of new charges brought against Elders Quorum President and registered sex offender Michael Adam Davis. Join us this Tuesday e...

While God (in the D&C), Joseph Smith, and most Mormon Prophets certainly knew who the Lamanites were, DNA Science has put the modern Church in a precarious position. Today, The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints claims not to know anything about who and where the descendants of the Book of Mormon people are even though the record was explicitly preserved for them.  Join John, Mike, and Ge...

Join John and Anthony Miller as he shares about his Mormon Faith Crisis TEDx talk with us LIVE this coming Monday, May 16th, at 2:30 PM MST. Show Notes: Anthony’s TEDx Talk: Anthony Miller MS Episode:  Sunstone Thrive Beyond Religion Billings Mormon Spectrum group:  Mormon Discussions Kyle Ashworth MS Podcast Recovering Agency (Book) by Luna Lindsey Corben: Brene Brown books:  Mormon Faith Crisis...

Join our new European Producer Nemo the Mormon as he interviews Christina, who left the Mormon Church as a Youth in The Netherlands. Christina will share with us how an encounter with Dieter F. Uchtdorf planted the seed of her faith transition, what the state of the LDS church in The Netherlands is, and share the LDS experience from a Dutch perspective! Show Notes: Zelf on the Shelf YouTube Ex-Mor...

Join us for another fascinating conversation with LDS discussions on the lost 116 pages of the Book of Mormon. LDS Discussions Essay on The Lost 116 Pages Episode Show Notes _________________________ LDS Discussions is made possible by generous donors! Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: One-time or recurring donation through Donorbox Support us on Patreon Pick “...

Join Margi and John for our next episode of Thrive Stories this coming Tuesday at noon (MST).   One of the most pressing questions parents ask after a faith shift is, “What do I do about my kids?” Without orthodoxy, the way forward feels disorienting. In this interview, Jon Ogden, co-founder of UpliftKids.org , suggests that a strong foundation already exists in the form of science and wisdom. Wit...

Join us for an epic episode on the Mormon teaching of Noah and the worldwide flood with Dr. Simon Southerton and renowned geologist Dr. David Montgomery, professor of geology at the University of Washington in Seattle. We will discuss the probability of Noah’s flood being a factual event in history and how the Mormon Church has dealt with this issue. Dr. Southerton will share an interesting Austra...

Join John, Jenn, Randy Bell and RFM as we go through Randy’s 15 steps of critical thinking for Mormons. What steps did you skip as an active believing Mormon? Show Notes: Post Traumatic Thriving Mormonism Live Heaven’s Gate Mormon Stories Podcast with Randy Bell Mormon Stories Podcast with RFM Mormon Stories "From TBM to RFM Part 1" Mormon Stories "From TBM to RFM Part 2" Miniature Guide to Critic...

Join John Larsen, Carah Burrell, and John Dehlin for an extensive exploration of the implications of the LDS Church’s Plan of Salvation. Show notes: Mormon Expression Mormon Expression Donorbox ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikT...

Description: Join John, Jenn and Mike from LDS Discussions as we break down the “translation” of the Book of Mormon. Did Joseph use the “spectacles” and breastplate found with the Gold Plates? Or his seer stone and a hat? Or the “Urim & Thummim”? Or nothing at all?  Does it even matter? LDS Discussions Essay on Book of Mormon Translation Episode Show Notes _________________________ LDS Discussions...

Jillian Orr became a national news story last week when she flashed rainbow colors sewn into her graduation gown during her graduation from Brigham Young University - coming out as bisexual. This is her story. Show notes:  Matt Easton MS Interview Jeff Holland Musket talk MS episode Number of women in BOM Latter-gay stories "On the Record" document CES Letter Jillian’s Instagram Account Glennon Do...

Today John is joined by LDS Discussions and Nemo to review the history of the "Golden Plates" as they relate to the creation of the Book of Mormon.  Who did the first accounts come from of the existence of these plates? Were they real? What became of attempts to see, show, or steal them? What implications do these stories have on Mormon origins and beliefs regarding encounters with celestial being...

Join Margi and John for our next episode of Thrive Stories this coming Tuesday at noon (MST). Come listen and participate in the conversation as we talk to Dre Robinson, cofounder of BeautyLab.   Dre will   talk a bit about her life growing up as a smart, assertive, and driven woman existing in a structure and culture that had a very limiting beliefs about women and their roles in the home, life,...

Join John and Jenn for part two of our interview with popular Mormon podcaster Radio Free Mormon, wherein he shares with us the story of how he lost his Mormon faith. Listen to Part 1 of this interview by clickig the links below:  On Apple Podcasts On Spotify Show Notes: Radio Free Mormon podcast Mormonism Live with RFM and Bill Reel "A Treasured Testament," by Russell M. Nelson, Ensign , July 199...

Mormon Stories Donors, We are super excited to let you know that we have organized a special event for you next week in Salt Lake City. Beloved Mormon podcaster Radio Free Mormon (RFM) ( Radio Free Mormon podcast and Mormonism Live Podcast ) will be in town, and so we have scheduled an intimate evening with him...and YOU (our beloved donors)! The event will be held on April 26th at 7pm in American...

Join Margi and John for our next episode of Thrive Stories this coming Tuesday at noon (MST). Come listen and participate in the conversation as we talk to Holly Ashton Wallin. Holly will talk about the role of passion in her life, beginning as a young girl where she was a dreamer, a lover and a fighter. She will take us through how she lost herself along the way--and with that, her passion. Holly...

John John, Jenn, and special guest Aimee Heffernan as we check in with Natasha Helfer on the one year anniversary of her excommunication from the Mormon church, largely in response to her work as a licensed sex therapist to Mormons and ex-Mormons. Show Notes: Natasha Helfer's Pre-Excommunication reflections on Mormon Stories Live Vigil at Natasha's Excommunication Natasha's Post-Excommunication De...

In this interview, Sandra Tanner talks about her journey with the book of Mormon from an LDS member who believed the Book of Mormon to be scripture, to a born-again Christian who continued to use the Book of Mormon as scripture, to her doubts about the Book of Mormon, to her ultimate rejection of the book as Scripture, and finally to her later work as a critic of the book. Show Notes: Jerald and S...

Legendary researcher Sandra Tanner joins us for our third episode on Joseph Smith's polygamy and how the LDS church deals with this controversial subject. In this final episode, we will discuss the final part of Doctrine and Covenants 132, which tends to go unnoticed by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Follow along with textual references to Doctrine and Covenants 132 Sh...