PLURAL MARRIAGE: Brian Hales, (researcher, editor & author) joined with me tomorrow night (Sun • Jan 11 • 5-7 pm MST) to discuss his new book. His wife, Laura, also participated adding her thoughts to the discussing.

118. Mormon Marriage

117. LDS Handcart Project & Others

116. Looking Into Scripture #4

115. Looking Into Scripture #3

114. Looking Into Scripture #2

112.Conversation with the author Karen Phippen Browne: 

Most people I have known and served with over the years never knew about these misgivings, because my whole background and persona reflected religious strength and testimony. I was born into an active LDS family, was faithful to my baptismal and temple covenants, served a full-time mission, married in the temple, and raised three wonderful children in the ways of the Lord. I served in many capacities within the wards and stakes where I resided and tried very hard to reach out to others to help them wherever I was needed. In other words, I was a typical Latter-day Saint woman.

But underneath it all, I was a Doubting Thomas. Despite my activity in the Church, there was always within me a steaming cauldron of doubt and insecurity about the very belief system to which I had dedicated my life. Most of the time, I could keep the pot on simmer because after all, I would tell myself, any religious belief a person professes is simply a matter of choice anyway. I chose to believe, just like everybody else. But still that persistent little voice of doubt would bubble up until, from time to time, the cauldron would boil over requiring yet another Herculean effort to get the lid back on.

We only touched some of the numerous topics she has pursued. Her book begins "Evidence of Divine Creation" and concludes with "Help for the Doubting Thomas." I highly recommend her approach providing many of her thoughts and pondering a wide range of LDS and non-LDS sources identified in the Index.

_{108. Book of Mormon: Mesoamerica}

Daniel Johnson was my guest. As LDS, he has had much interest in the Book of Mormon, especially research into the archaeology and history of Book of Mormon lands, referring to Mesoamerica.

He is the principal author of An LDS Guide to Mesoamerica and the upcoming An LDS Guide to the Yucatan.

Of course, we, including a number of callers, discussed this topic from several angles.

His blog is very interesting including many photos of Mesoamerica.

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_{111. Upcomming FAIRMORMON Convention 2014}

Michael Ash and I discussed:

• History of FAIR now FAIR MORMON, an apologetic advocate on numerous aspects of Mormonism
• To be held in Provo
• 14 sessions - Revelations, LDS Women, Book of Abraham, anti-Mormon attack ...
• A critical discussion on the Book of Mormon with a caller

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110. Sunstone Symposium • 40th Year • Two Guests

Mary Ellen Robertson and Michael joined me and several callers discussing aspects of the past 40 years of the Sunstone Symposium and the upcoming 2014 Symposium. 

Some 100 sessions will address such some topics: 

• Mormons & Catholics
• Ordaining women
• Church discipline
• Sexual topics
• Trafficking
• Joseph Smith's theology
• LDS history
• Faith
• Doubt ...

109.Brigham Young's Remark?

"Brethren, this Church will be led onto the very brink of hell by the leaders of this people, then God will raise up the one `Mighty and Strong' spoken of in the 85th Section of the Doctrine & Covenants to save and redeem this Church."     
                                               by Brigham Young [??]

DURING the past 90 years, many have cited this startling remark. I have found it in a numerous books, pamphlets, unpublished sources, un-counted times on the internet, hundreds in private and public conservation, twelve times in Truth magazine published from 1936 to 1952, and now I find it in the five volume set The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, published in 2009.

Although, those who cite this remark, seldom give a source. But, some have given one or more of the following: a date, an event, a location, who were there, who heard it, written in a diary, found in the Church History Library and now in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young.

To me there are some things to think about. 

Certainly, Brigham Young said many things which have been written, some which have been passed on orally, most never recorded and a number or statements have been attributed to Brigham Young, but not until 50 years after his death.

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107.Author of The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith

Matthew Bowman is the author The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith. I began talking to him on the second hour. We talked about a number of developments from 1830 until now. I highly recommend this book for Mormons and non-Mormons.

During the first hour, I had:

• a conversation with an ex-Mormon about his new view about Joseph Smith on plural marriage, and;
• a conversation with an ex-Mormon who claims to be Jesus' prophet. We debated his claim that President Grant decided to replace the D&C with a digest version so LDS would not know about a number of doctrines.

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106. Strengthening Marriage: Dr. Paul Brandt

My guest is a psycho-therapist, Sunday School teacher (Class -Strengthening Marriage) and an author. We discussed a number of topics including:

Marriage problems increasing internationally and among LDS

A new LDS marriage class

Two manuals

LDS issues in the past and in the present

Church use of extensive research

Divorce

Birth control

Sexuality

Singles

Dr. Brandt's book One But Not Lonely

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105. Gift & Power: Translating the Book of Mormon

Author: Brandt Gardner

The author, callers and I discussed some of the numerous topics related to the production of the Book of Mormon. These are several of the topics:

• Regarding to the Book of Mormon, what does translation mean?
• Who gave the information - God, Angel, Joseph Smith or someone thought it up?
• Who supplied the wording?
• What are the believers views, or the non-believers?
• What are the many varied views?

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104. Development of Mormon Theology.

Date 2011-11-13 

103."Fires of Faith" The Translation of the Bible into English

• 2011-11-06

  This year is the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible published in 1611. 

• BYUtv has produced an impressive 3 mini series which portrays and discusses the translations of the Bible in English from William Tyndale's (1525) to the King James Version (1611). 
• My guest is Lee Groberg, an independent film producer. He is the director and producer for BYUtv's remarkable documentary. He wrote, interviewed and coordinated filming with more than 400 actors and extras, eighteen international scholars, in eight different countries.

  And with him are: Derek Marquis, the managing director of BYU Broadcasting and Fred Woods, Professor of Church History & Doctrine and on the Hebrew from BYU.

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102.Thoughts and Ideas on the KJV

Date: 2011-10-16

A number of thoughts and ideas on the KJV and other translations. 

Comments on the upcoming guest, Bill Keller an internet evangelist, claims that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not Christians and to vote for Mitt Romney is to vote for Satan.

101.Development of the D&C: Some Thoughts

Some Thoughts

Church History Library Extensive sources David O. McKay & Spencer W. Kimball 

Some Points D&C - 1876, 1833, 1835, 1921 Beginning of the D&C

List of sections added to the D&C in 1876 Comparing the development of the D&C & the New Testament Why was the D&C changed in 1876?

100.Science & Mormonism 2

This is a further discussion of this topic, which will continue in the next podcast.

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• This is the 24 July 2006 episode.

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99. Science and Mormonism

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How did Joseph Smith view himself? 

How do Mormons view of him? 

What critics have stated what Joseph Smith claimed for himself?    

Some say that there is a long list of the Official Mormon Doctrine.
Thoughts and ideas about this claim are discussed on this program.

96.Christians vs Mormons; Christians vs Christians; Mormons vs Mormons 

James White, a long time opponent of the LDS Church, was a guest this week on a local SLC radio program. 

Some years ago, White and I discussed a number of topics on about a dozen programs. On this Mormon Miscellaneous program I commented on some of his views this week. He claims that there are wide differences between the Christians and Mormons. Of course he asserts that Mormons are not Christians. Here, I point out that there are many wide differences between many Christians; Mormons and non-Mormon Christians.

Following a are some of the comments: 

• LDS often say Jesus is subordinate of the Father.
• Is Jesus God?
• There are wide differences among the non-LDS Christians  
• Changes in the KJV made by JS

  　 

95. Sayings from Joseph Smith's Sermons

Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDS

94. LDS Tales, Dubious Accuracy & Testimony

2005-12-08

93. Claims that Joseph Smith Was a Con Man

• Joseph Smith's 1826 Trial 

• The claim Joseph Smith killed someone 

• Several accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision 

• Three accounts in Acts of Paul's vision 

• Four accounts in the NT on Jesus' transfiguration 

• Joseph Smith's Book of Mormon

  Attitude 

• Excommunication 

• Common Consent 

• Trying the spirits

92.Book of Mormon Discussion

This discussion includes several topics: 

• Deification

• Mormons and Moonmen

• Joseph Smith's great sermon, the King Follett Discourse

• Book of Mormon historicty and the historical questions 

• The role of Joseph Smith and God in its foundation  

91. Joseph Smith Papers Project: Two Revelations Manuscripts

These two manuscript revelations were written in the 1830s, and now published recently in 2009. They include a number Joseph Smith's revelations from 1829 to 1835. One of the manuscript was recently found and the other has been known for many years and available in the Church History Library. 

90. Writings of the

Early Christians 100-125 AD 

89. 29 Years of Mormon Miscellaneous 

88. A Catholic and a Mormon #2 

87. A Catholic and a Mormon

My guest, Vic Scaravilli, is a Catholic interested in Catholic apologetics, with an interest in Mormon claims and belief. This was my first Catholic guest in 29 years. We discussed:

• Are Mormons Christians?
• Defining Christ and Christian
• Question of diversity on Jesus in the New Testament
• Considering the view of Jesus found in Mark, Could the author of that work be considered a Christian?
• Origins of the New Testament canon
• Questions of Authority
• When do Mormons claim the Church apostatized?

86.The Nauvoo High Council Minutes

We discussed the upcoming Mormon Historical Association Annual Conference including a number of the topics to be covered, the history of the MHA and how a typical Conference is conducted. 

84. Mike Haxton, an ex-Mormon Bishop 

 83. Early Publications of LDS Revelations

82. More on the Temple Ceremony 

 81. Big Love and the Temple Ceremony 

80. Doctrine and Covenants #2

An overview of the history of the D&C from 1828 to 1981 discussing some: 

• additions 
• deletions
• modifications
• historical situations
• doctrinal points

79. Genesis of the Joseph Smith Papers Project

My guest was Ron Esplin, Managing Editor of the Joseph Smith Papers Project.