Gospel Tangents Podcast

Paul Debarthe from the Community of Christ asked me to comment on the sale of the Kirtland Temple, properties in Nauvoo, and other properties transferred from Community of Christ to the LDS Church. What was transferred and what are the changes in ownership mean to visitors? Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/qp6-ZBemMfE Don’t miss our other conversations with Rob! https://gospeltangents.com/people/rob-lauer/ Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission. transcript to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission.

I'll review the new movie "Six Days in August," about Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, & the succession crisis. I'll also give a podcast update. Check out our conversation... We'll do a book drawing for "3 Plays for Latter-day Saints" by Rob Lauer, and I'm here to discuss your questions & my recent polygamy videos. https://youtube.com/live/P14N1yvAAyA Don’t miss our other conversations with Rob! https://gospeltangents.com/people/rob-lauer/ Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission. transcript to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission.

It's cool to be part of history! I worked on the new Fundamentalist Mormon Temple in Bountiful, Missouri, which will be dedicated Oct 12, 2004. I went out the weekend before to tour the temple and meet the independent group who built the temple. It will be open to all sincere believers, no tithing or recommend required. (There will be a screening process though. They won't let just anyone in!) Anyway, come explore the temple with me! https://youtu.be/WGP_y64dzMs Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission. transcript to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission.

With no leadership, how do they do Reform Mormon ordinances? How do they view priesthood, sealings, endowment, sacraments, baptisms, etc? Rob Lauer discusses Reform Mormon ordinances. Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/XbBgXbpc9oQ Don’t miss our other conversations with Rob! https://gospeltangents.com/people/rob-lauer/ 54:53 Founder of Reform Mormonism 59:37 Uniqueness of Reform Mormonism 1:04:52 Keep Priesthood After Excommunication? 1:07:59 Reform Mormon Endowment 1:29:12 No Devil in Book of Mormon? 1:38:46 Organizing Website & Endowment 1:42:25 Best Joseph Smith Biographies 1:47:41 Live & Proxy Sealings 1:53:08 Reform Ordinances 2:04:05 Finishing Rob's Story Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission. transcript to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission.

Rob Lauer left the LDS Church not once, but twice! He tells why he came back in between and why he finally decided to leave Mormons & become a Reform Mormon. Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/j5YLcn_75k8 Don’t miss our other conversations with Rob! https://gospeltangents.com/people/rob-lauer/ 32:50 Leaving Mormon Culture 36:23 Coming Back 43:37 Leaving Mormons a 2nd Time 45:49 Being Single in a Married Church 49:34 Joining Reform Mormonism 51:54 Drunk Visions? Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission. transcript to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission.

Rob Lauer is a Reform Mormon. Before that, however, he was converted to the LDS Church by none other than Fawn Brodie & the Tanners! He knew more about the Church as a teenager than most missionaries! Check out more in our conversation... https://youtu.be/0I7fi-M7DP0 0:00 Intro to Reform Mormonism 4:07 Methodist Schism 6:11 Converted to LDS By Brodie & Tanners! 21:11 BYU Culture Shock 25:46 BYU Digger Don't miss our other conversations with Rob! https://gospeltangents.com/people/rob-lauer/ Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission. transcript to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission.

What are the connections between freemasonry & the LDS Temple endowment? Cheryl Bruno discusses the latest findings in her book "Method Infinite." Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/hq9qe90sirA Don't miss our other conversations with Chery!  https://gospeltangents.com/people/cheryl-bruno/ transcript to follow 0:00 Is Freemasonry Tied to Polygamy? (Method Infinite) 4:48 Did Joseph Rip off Freemasonry? 15:26 Did Joseph Restore Something that Never Existed? 18:20 Danites in Kirtland? 20:45 Masonic Elements in Kirtland 22:15 Too Much Masonry in Cheryl's Book? 23:54 Were Masons Mad That Joseph Let Women be Masons? 30:54 Masonic Involvement in Joseph's Murder 35:01 Gallatin Election Battle Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission. transcript to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission.

Cheryl Bruno is making both mainstream Mormon historian & polygamy skeptics upset. On the one hand, she says polygamy skeptics are making good points about original documents questioning the traditional narrative about Joseph Smith's polygamy. On the other hand, she upsets skeptics because she believes Joseph practiced polygamy. Should we be more careful about claims Joseph practiced polygamy? Check out our conversation...   Don't miss our other conversations with Chery!  https://gospeltangents.com/people/cheryl-bruno/ transcript to follow 0:00 Giving Polygamy Deniers Credibility? 05:48 Why Cheryl is Convinced of Joseph's Polygamy 10:21 Reliability of Clayton Journals 16:22 William Marks Accounts of Polygamy 18:27 Cowdery Excommunication 21:54 Religious vs Historical Arguments 24:54 Is it ok to throw out late evidence? 28:02 Why Temple Lot Case CAN be trusted Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission. transcript to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission.

What's the reason Emma denied polygamy just before her death? Was Emma Smith bound to secrecy? Was it a trauma response? Cheryl Bruno answers that in our next conversation... https://youtu.be/2PtSqgzcaOo transcript to follow 0:00 Intro to Book Editing 7:57 Emma's Polygamy Denials 9:37 Did Emma Agree to Partridge Sisters Polygamy 22:01 Why Emma Denied Polygamy 29:37 Emma's Other Denials 36:24 Strongest Case for Emma's Denials Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission. transcript to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission.

Did Joseph Smith Renounce Polygamy? William Marks said "Yes" on multiple occasions! We'll find out more details from John Dinger & Cheryl Bruno, co-authors of the William Marks biography. Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/-f6RAkcIUPM transcript to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission. transcript to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission.