Mormon Discussion Podcast

On Monday February 10th 2020, the Wall Street Journal, released a exclusive interview with Mormon Leaders regarding the Faith’s amassed 100 Billion Plus in investments. Wall Street Journal’s audio https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/the-mormon-church-100-billion-secret-fund/124ce913-14e4-4d9e-aaa9-6e75e96f6514?fbclid=IwAR06jINGEidlav4datrnr4LY9Ovkj7AeskMgSQVkuhWWetnaIf5e93FGzsE We examine 6 sound bites from the WSJ podcast and examine whether the LDS Church is being honest about its wealth and why it avoided… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 347: Mormon Billions and the Wall Street Journal The post Mormon Discussion: 347: Mormon Billions and the Wall Street Journal appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we begin our first live broadcast of the Mormon Discussion Podcast. We will engage the topic of Joseph Smith’s Treasure Digging and welcome live call ins to the show and discuss the messy issue of Joseph Smith’s Treasure Hunting and use of Seer Stones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seer_stone_(Latter_Day_Saints) https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/27599/3/Parker_Stuart_AC_201103_PhD_thesis.pdf http://undergroundnotes.com/graphics7/Dialogue_V27N03_211.pdf Palmyra Magic Timeline http://en.fairmormon.org/Joseph_Smith/Seer_stones http://en.fairmormon.org/Joseph_Smith/Seer_stones/%22Rock_in_hat%22_used_for_Book_of_Mormon_translation http://en.fairmormon.org/Book_of_Mormon/Translation/Joseph’s_use_of_the_seer_stone_as_a_youth http://fr.fairmormon.org/Joseph_Smith/Seer_stones… Read More »Mormon Discussions: 346: Re-Broadcast – Joseph Smith’s Folk Magic and Seer Stones The post Mormon Discussions: 346: Re-Broadcast – Joseph Smith’s Folk Magic and Seer Stones appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today I share a list I having been working on.  It has to do with Mormon Absurdities.  The goal was to provide a list of items, that in order to believe Mormonism, one must accept these items as reconcilable, if one accepts the official narrative of their faith and the words of their prophets. These… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 345: Mormon Absurdities The post Mormon Discussion: 345: Mormon Absurdities appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we discuss the August 2019 New Era Article on Vaping, Coffee, Tea, Marijuana, and Opioids.  Todays episode dives into the logic of why each item is forbidden and how that logic not only differs with each other thaey also make little sense when juxtaposed against other substances that are not banned and even supported… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 344: Vaping, Coffee & Tea, Marijuana and an Irrational God The post Mormon Discussion: 344: Vaping, Coffee & Tea, Marijuana and an Irrational God appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

TRIGGER WARNING We will be discussing the topic of Sex Abuse and while not discussing the incidents specifically this episode may be triggering to some. Today we sit down with a friend Kindra Celani and discuss her experience with Sex Abuse and its connection to the LDS Church.  She shares how her abuser used Mormonism… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 343: Kindra Celani: The Axe Forgets, The Tree Remembers The post Mormon Discussion: 343: Kindra Celani: The Axe Forgets, The Tree Remembers appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

There are multiple examples of Joseph Smith’s manipulation of vulnerable women in order to pressure them into a polygamous relationships.  The Partridge sisters, Lucy Walker, Fanny Alger, The Lawrence Sisters.  Today we share the story of Nancy Rigdon and the Happiness Letter.  Nancy, Daughter of Early Church Leader Sidney Rigdon is a prime example of… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 342: Nancy Rigdon and the Happiness Letter The post Mormon Discussion: 342: Nancy Rigdon and the Happiness Letter appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today I talk about my navigation of the drugs as well as coffee and tea as a teenager including and my eventual abandonment of those things when I join Mormonism and follow Mormonism’s Word of Wisdom.  I discuss that after losing belief in Mormonism, the Word of Wisdom becomes just arbitrary rules, no longer upheld… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 341: Coffee – A Word of Wisdom The post Mormon Discussion: 341: Coffee – A Word of Wisdom appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

A friend messages me the other day and says, “your not going to believe this”.  “what”, I ask.  “The Church has removed Boyd K Packer’s Little Factory Talk”, he informs me.  “That’s impossible…. deleting a General conference talk completely…. forever?  no way” I tell him…….. Well he was right and today we play that talk… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 340: The Little Factory The post Mormon Discussion: 340: The Little Factory appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

It has been a long time coming, but my wife Amanda and I sat down to have a conversation about our journey.  We tell our combined story as a couple and what our life journey has looked like.  Be patient with both of us, My wife is much more introverted when it comes to a… Read More »Mormon Discussion Podcast: 339: My Amazing Wife Amanda Reel The post Mormon Discussion Podcast: 339: My Amazing Wife Amanda Reel appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We sit down today with Jessica Foutz.  Jessica is a dear friend of mine who I have known for several years.  I have watched Jessica go from having her Mormon Shelf crash to seeing her dive into Faith and Cognitive development along with her deep interest in wise voices speaking to growth and development like… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 338: Jessica Foutz – Developmental Tools The post Mormon Discussion: 338: Jessica Foutz – Developmental Tools appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.