Mormon Stories Podcast

For decades, and heavily over the past ten years, Mormon historians, podcasters, and critics have been urging the LDS Church to be more open and honest about Joseph Smith's use of folk magic and a peep stone/hat in his production of the Book of Mormon text. On August 4th, 2015 the LDS Church released the third volume of the Joseph Smith Papers, which includes the printer's manuscript of the Book o...

In this episode we interview Lindsay Hansen Park to discuss her experiences producing the Year of Polygamy podcast.

Kristy Money is impressive on so many levels. She graduated from BYU at age 19, completing a Ph. D. in counseling psychology at age 25 ( dissertation  on LDS suicide) She serves on the  Ordain Women board of directors  as a co-founder of OW, assembled the famous "6 discussions" for Ordain Women, and is the host of  Ordain Women podcast . She has authored three incredibly influential op-eds for the...

Kristy Money is impressive on so many levels. She graduated from BYU at age 19, completing a Ph. D. in counseling psychology at age 25 ( dissertation  on LDS suicide) She serves on the  Ordain Women board of directors  as a co-founder of OW, assembled the famous "6 discussions" for Ordain Women, and is the host of  Ordain Women podcast . She has authored three incredibly influential op-eds for the...

Kristy Money is impressive on so many levels. She graduated from BYU at age 19, completing a Ph. D. in counseling psychology at age 25 ( dissertation  on LDS suicide) She serves on the  Ordain Women board of directors  as a co-founder of OW, assembled the famous "6 discussions" for Ordain Women, and is the host of  Ordain Women podcast . She has authored three incredibly influential op-eds for the...

On June 25th My Book of Mormon podcast host David Michael came to Salt Lake City to discuss the conclusion of his reading the Book of Mormon from cover to cover.  The event was held at Squatter's Pub and was so heavily attended that people had to be turned away at the door.

An audio recording of a meeting held June 13th, 2015. Dallin H Oaks and Richard E Turley Jr. spoke to a congregation about church history and apostasy.

On June 3rd, 2015 Alan Rock Waterman (blogger at  Pure Mormonism ) was excommunicated from the LDS (Mormon) Church for blogging about his beliefs and differences with LDS Church policies.  In this episode Rock and his wife Connie retell the experience of his disciplinary council.      

Rock Waterman is a prominent Mormon blogger who maintains belief in all of the fundamental LDS Church truth claims (e.g., God, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon).  His beliefs are similar to those of Denver Snuffer, in that he believes that the modern, corporate LDS Church is  failing to follow the teachings of the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants, and consequently has strayed from Chri...

Marisa and Carson tiscuss their excommunication from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on May 21, 2015.

Dr. Gina Colvin is an essential progressive Mormon voice in 2015 for many reasons: She is a "multi-generation life long Mormon" with a multi-racial/international perspective on Mormonism.  Specifically, she is a New Zealander of Māori, English, Irish, Welsh, German and French descent. She is a  professor (i.e., lecturer) at the University of Canterbury , with an emphasis on "the history and future...

Dr. Gina Colvin is an essential progressive Mormon voice in 2015 for many reasons: She is a "multi-generation life long Mormon" with a multi-racial/international perspective on Mormonism.  Specifically, she is a New Zealander of Māori, English, Irish, Welsh, German and French descent. She is a  professor (i.e., lecturer) at the University of Canterbury , with an emphasis on "the history and future...

Taylor Knuth-Bishop was an active LDS Church member and seminary graduate who considered himself "heterosexual with same-sex attraction" until he met the love of his life, Sean Knuth-Bishop. Taylor and Sean fell in love and were eventually legally married during the now-famous 2014 Grammy performance wherein Macklemore, Madonna, and Queen Latifa married 33 same-sex couples during the performance o...

This event, organized by Kate Kelly, was held in New York City on Saturday, April 25th, 6:30pm.  Billed as "A Curated Revue of Hilarious Tales from Mormondom," it entailed a delightful evening of Mormon (and post-Mormon) storytelling and humor. Sean Carter: Harvard Law graduate and professional legal humorist (www.lawhumorist.com). Sean is the author of the first-ever comedic legal  treatise – “If...

In June of 2012 I interviewed Tom Phillips, former LDS church stake president in London, England U.K.  In this interview he discusses the following: His early experiences as a bishop and stake president in the LDS church, along with is friendship with LDS apostle Jeffrey R. Holland. His experience receiving a secret/sacred LDS church ordinance called the " Second Anointing ," wherein he was anoint...

In June of 2012 I interviewed Tom Phillips, former LDS church stake president in London, England U.K.  In this interview he discusses the following: His early experiences as a bishop and stake president in the LDS church, along with is friendship with LDS apostle Jeffrey R. Holland. His experience receiving a secret/sacred LDS church ordinance called the " Second Anointing ," wherein he was anoint...

In June of 2012 I interviewed Tom Phillips, former LDS church stake president in London, England U.K.  In this interview he discusses the following: His early experiences as a bishop and stake president in the LDS church, along with is friendship with LDS apostle Jeffrey R. Holland. His experience receiving a secret/sacred LDS church ordinance called the " Second Anointing ," wherein he was anoint...

In June of 2012 I interviewed Tom Phillips, former LDS church stake president in London, England U.K.  In this interview he discusses the following: His early experiences as a bishop and stake president in the LDS church, along with is friendship with LDS apostle Jeffrey R. Holland. His experience receiving a secret/sacred LDS church ordinance called the " Second Anointing ," wherein he was anoint...

In June of 2012 I interviewed Tom Phillips, former LDS church stake president in London, England U.K.  In this interview he discusses the following: His early experiences as a bishop and stake president in the LDS church, along with is friendship with LDS apostle Jeffrey R. Holland. His experience receiving a secret/sacred LDS church ordinance called the " Second Anointing ," wherein he was anoint...

Micah Nickolaisen has been an important participant in the Mormon Internet for the past  three years.  His activism began in 2012 as co-founder of both the "A Thoughtful Faith" and the "Exploring Sainthood" podcasts/communities - both of which sought to encourage thoughtful and faithful LDS Church activity/participation.   After losing his faith/confidence in the LDS Church in 2013, and in reactio...

Micah Nickolaisen has been an important participant in the Mormon Internet for the past  three years.  His activism began in 2012 as co-founder of both the "A Thoughtful Faith" and the "Exploring Sainthood" podcasts/communities - both of which sought to encourage thoughtful and faithful LDS Church activity/participation.   After losing his faith/confidence in the LDS Church in 2013, and in reactio...

Micah Nickolaisen has been an important participant in the Mormon Internet for the past  three years.  His activism began in 2012 as co-founder of both the "A Thoughtful Faith" and the "Exploring Sainthood" podcasts/communities - both of which sought to encourage thoughtful and faithful LDS Church activity/participation.   After losing his faith/confidence in the LDS Church in 2013, and in reactio...

An April 15th, 2015 six board members from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities had a meeting with BYU students to get the the most authentic feedback possible about religious and academic freedom at BYU -- without the administration present. This is a full audio recording of that meeting.

John Larsen is the influential founder and host of  Mormon Expression podcast , and of the  White Fields Educational Foundation . This is his story.

Kirk and Lindsay Van Allen are facing LDS Church discpline for rejecting the LDS doctrine of polygamy (as found in DYC 132).  This is their story.