Mormon Discussion Podcast

My interview with Nick Galieti, host of the Good Word podcast. Nick Galieti is a man of many passions and opportunities. From a young age Nick has embraced music. That love of music has lead to a career as a performer, and currently as a sound engineer and record producer. Music led to film and… Read More »043: Nick Galieti- The Good Word The post 043: Nick Galieti- The Good Word appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

What is Tithing?  Many love to jump in here and state their definition and unknowingly impose it on others.  But what Does the Lord say and perhaps more importantly for us as Latter-Day Saints, what does the Church say on this matter officially.  Is tithing paid on Gross wages, net wages, or leftover after all… Read More »042: Tithing: a nuanced view The post 042: Tithing: a nuanced view appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

This is a a link to the podcast RadioWest and is linked from their site – http://radiowest.kuer.org/post/mormon-belief-digital-age All credit is given to this site for this link.   Please check out radiowest – http://radiowest.kuer.org/   Their description of this broadcast –  Thursday, we’re talking about what the New York Times has called a “wave of doubt and… Read More »Bonus: Radio West: Hans Mattson and Doubting Mormons The post Bonus: Radio West: Hans Mattson and Doubting Mormons appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

http://www.pbs.org/mormons/interviews/holland.html  Read More »041: Moroni 7 and Fowler Stage 5 The post 041: Moroni 7 and Fowler Stage 5 appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We sit down with Greg Prince and discuss Faith Crisis, the difficult issues and his book “David O McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism“ Greg is a well known persona in Mormon Thought.  He is well informed, well spoken, and offers flexible alternative ways to see the gospel while still leading with Faith.  … Read More »040: Greg Prince on Faith and David O. McKay The post 040: Greg Prince on Faith and David O. McKay appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we interview Rock Waterman, author of the blog “Pure Mormonism”.  Rock shares with some of his views: his testimony of the gospel restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith along with his struggle at times with current Church Policy and Doctrine including such things as tithing, sealings as marriage, and others.  While I find Rock’s… Read More »038: Rock Waterman: Pure Mormonism The post 038: Rock Waterman: Pure Mormonism appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We sit down with Brian Hales, LDS author of “Joseph Smith’s Polygamy”  We ask him the hard questions fast and furious and does a great job answering them.  We discuss polygamy, Polyandry, Joseph’s withholding the knowledge of the practice from the public and even general membership. Brian’s Book can be found at Greg Kofford Books… Read More »037: Brian Hales : Polygamy The post 037: Brian Hales : Polygamy appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We talk to the owner of the Blog http://Reconverted.Org Tony as we will call him, tells his story of his battle with pornography, his excommunication from the Church and divorce from his wife.  His walk us through his Leaving the Church and his return through re-baptism.  It is a great story of one of God’s… Read More »036: Reconverted Dot Org The post 036: Reconverted Dot Org appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

I wanted to share a spiritual experience I had this week.  My Grandmother passed away this week.  Funeral was yesterday.  She had 8 kids including my Dad.  At her funeral it struck me the strength and the connection and binding power in families.  I am the only member of the Church in my family, and… Read More »035: Will The Circle be Unbroken The post 035: Will The Circle be Unbroken appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Steven C Harper until recently was a professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU. He has written several books and has contributed to the Joseph Smith Papers project. In our interview we focus on his book “Joseph Smith’s First Vision – A Guide to Historical Accounts” and discuss the context, differences, unity, and other… Read More »034: Steven Harper: The First Vision The post 034: Steven Harper: The First Vision appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.