Mormon Discussion Podcast

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 disillusionment” in the LDS Church. On Sunday, religion correspondent Laurie Goodstein profiled a Mormon leader who had his own crisis of faith as he learned about historical inaccuracies in official Church teachings: things like Joseph Smith’s polygamy and DNA evidence that challenges the Book of Mormon. Doug is joined by Goodstein and others for a look at Mormon belief in the digital age and at how the Church is responding. Guests:   Laurie Goodstein, New York Times, Some Mormons Search the Web and Find Doubt   John Dehlin, Mormon Stories Podcast, Understanding Mormon Disbelief   Kimberly Lewis, Feminist Mormon Housewives, Supporting the Faith Quest Philip Barlow, Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture, Utah State University, author of A Thoughtful Faith 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  <—Holland PBS Interview The Book of Mormon, says Critics, is a made up Book of Fiction created Joseph Smith as a hoax as he pulled the wool over our eyes.  I can’t see it that way.  I see the Book of Mormon as deep and full of spiritual insights.  I see the Book of Mormon teaching to multiple levels and today we talk about one of those.  Joseph was a young man and he was one person and yet the Book of Mormon seems to be a mix of immature naive writers and deep wise experienced ones.  Today we discuss how The Book of Mormon is complex and how it parts of it are contained teachings that seem to speak very much to Fowler’s Stage 5.  Hope you enjoy 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.   His Books David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism http://www.amazon.com/David-McKay-Rise-Modern-Mormonism/dp/0874808227 Power from on High: The Development of Mormon Priesthood http://www.amazon.com/Power-High-Development-Mormon-Priesthood/dp/156085071X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372945711&sr=1-1&keywords=gregory+prince+priesthood 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 view unique and he is the impetus for my taking a deeper look at the law of tithing, I also implore people to take a look at a followup episode I did on Tithing where I share where I stand on the subject http://puremormonism.blogspot.com/ https://mormondiscussion.podbean.com/2013/07/29/tithing-gross-net-or-leftover/ 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 http://www.gregkofford.com/products/joseph-smith-polygamy-vol-1-history http://www.gregkofford.com/products/joseph-smiths-polygamy-vol-2-history http://www.gregkofford.com/products/joseph-smiths-polygamy-vol-3-theology Brian’s Websites http://www.josephsmithspolygamy.com/ http://www.mormonfundamentalism.com/ 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 Prodigal children 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 I may well be the only regular Church attender among them.  An outsider may say they are not religious, but this experience may show there is something more then attending Church. With my Grandmother laying peacefully in the casket,  and her husband having passed away over 6 years ago; this meant these 8 grown kids were now without both parents, something most of us must deal with at some point.  As the funeral started (Which I was blessed to officiate) we began with a couple of songs played by CD.  One of them is included here.  “Will the Circle be unbroken”.   These 8 children who loved their Mother dearly started in one by one in singing the song.  Some of them including my father were hovered over, crying in deep heaving motions and yet maintaining the most beautiful Chorus. I felt the Spirit.  I recognized then and felt the truth once again, That God loves all his Children, That families (not just those in the church) are eternal.   That my family made up of what many would consider to be an non religious group if Church attendance is the standard we are measuring by; and yet to hear them all sing a song that speaks to their roots, their family bond, and the loss of their Mother; I was wrapped up in the spirit of the moment and I hope as you picture it you might be too. Will the Circle be unbroken?  Yes it can be restored……. how you ask, because Families are together forever!!!! 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 aspects of the different accounts. We also talk about faith crisis and how best o handle Church as the one struggling and how you are of much worth to the Church. My main way of recording the interviewee’s voice didn’t work out, so a backup program was used but sound quality suffers slightly due to that, but this interview is full of insights that will be beneficial to the listener, so I hope you’ll hang in there. http://deseretbook.com/Joseph-Smiths-First-Vision-Steven-C-Harper/i/5081861 E-book version http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Smiths-First-Vision-ebook/dp/B00BF2Z872 This was a great interview and I hope you are blessed by it. The post 034: Steven Harper: The First Vision appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

This is the the True and Living Church. What does that mean? What are the implications of that? Does it give us a right to arrogance or elitism? Does membership in it improve our chance for salvation? We explore that question and topic today on MormonDiscussion Please consider donating to the podcast as it is those donations that keep this podcast going. Thank you to those who have.   The post 033: True And Living Church appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

DEEPER MEANING OF THE SACRAMENT Presentation on the Symbolism, Covenant, and Power of the Sacrament. We discuss what it means to be willing and how that word applies to the Ordinance of the Sacrament. How the Sacrament both Cleanses us and Sanctifies us and whether we are covenanting to Keep the Commandments or being willing to do so. As always feedback is much appreciated. reelmormon@gmail.com The post 032: Deeper Meaning of the Sacrament appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.