Mormon Discussion Podcast

Today we talk about the far reaching repercussions beyond the sole issue of the priesthood ban.  I attempt to show our Church is growing up and while this announcement provides problematic issues to work on such as defining Doctrine and how we as members dissent it also shows great maturation of the Church and may… Read More »067: Repercussions of the LDS.org’s Race article The post 067: Repercussions of the LDS.org’s Race article appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

I sit down with Valerie Hudson and discuss feminism and being who you are in spite of the pressure to conform. we also touch on subjects like mental illness, her conversion, and the ordain women movement. Dr. Valerie Hudson joined the faculty of the Bush School in 2012 as the George Bush Chair. An expert… Read More »066: Valerie Hudson: Mormon Feminist The post 066: Valerie Hudson: Mormon Feminist appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we spend time discussing the narrative and timeline of the Priesthood ban, it subsequent rescinding. We also talk about the wider breadth of its impact on Doctrine http://www.lds.org/topics/race-and-the-priesthood?lang=eng http://www.pbs.org/mormons/interviews/holland.html https://mormonstories.org/other/Lowry_Nelson_1st_Presidency_Exchange.pdf http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/trial-of-your-faith?lang=eng http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=1570 The post 065: Race, Priesthood, and Doctrine appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

In today’s episode we explore who is called of God and where those called of God can be found. We end correlating this with understanding how we should treat those of other faiths. – Are only leaders in the LDS church “called” of God? – Is there a valid reason to be arrogant on any… Read More »064: Called Of God The post 064: Called Of God appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Todays episode is an interview with Mark Ashurst-McGee. He is an employee of the Church History Department. He is also one of the editors on the Joseph Smith Papers project. Bro. Ashurst-McGee received a B.A. and B.S. from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1994,[4] and an M.A. in History from Utah State University (USU) in… Read More »063: Mark Ashurst-McGee: Church History Department The post 063: Mark Ashurst-McGee: Church History Department appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today I sit down with Seth Payne.  A religion and Mormon Studies scholar.  We discuss why people leave the LDS faith and what ways we could better support them Seth was one of the presenters at the 2013 FairMormon Conference and his paper he presented is included below http://www.sethpayne.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2013/08/Pastoral-Apologetics-FAIR-FINAL.pdf http://www.sethpayne.com/ex-mormon-narratives/ http://www.sethpayne.com/new-mormon-history/ The post 062: Seth Payne appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Unity vs Diversity Are these two ideals on two opposite ends of the Spectrum or are these two compatible allies in a Christlike effort to bring all unto Christ.  I weigh in on these two ideals and attempt to show the following – Why we sometimes feel the need to make others fit a mold… Read More »061: Unity vs Diversity The post 061: Unity vs Diversity appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

My interview with Blair Hodges.  He works in Public Affairs with the Neal A Maxwell institute.   We discuss the changes at the Maxwell institute, the general status of faith struggles in the Church, along with his working alongside Richard Bushman and Terryl Givens.  We discuss faith and how we each are different in how we… Read More »060: Blair Hodges: Maxwell Institute The post 060: Blair Hodges: Maxwell Institute appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We sit down with LDS author Susan Swann author of the book “Coming Home: A Mormon’s Return to Faith” Description of her book: Susan’s story of her painful journey away from her Mormon faith and her road back home delivers a message of hope and encouragement that will help others also struggling to find their… Read More »059: Susan Swann: Coming Home The post 059: Susan Swann: Coming Home appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Critics cite The Church as intentionally creating a simple sanitized view of the Translation of the Book of Mormon.  But what really happened?  Here is my personal take on the Translation process and what I think is a very good shot at the real storyline.  Did the Church intentionally hide information?  What are we to… Read More »058: Seer Stones and Treasure Digging The post 058: Seer Stones and Treasure Digging appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.