Gospel Tangents Podcast

Where are the lost diaries of 2 of Modern Mormonism's most famous authors: Juanita Brooks & Michael Quinn? Joe Geisner tells us. Joe also gives a sneak peek to Writing Mormon History Volume 2. Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/WoF9w0gZUpo Don’t miss our other conversations with Joe! https://gospeltangents.com/people/joe-geisner/ 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.

Joe Geisner discusses the lost Orson & Parley Pratt diaries and we'll dive deep into the Parley Pratt murder, just prior to the Mountain Meadows Massacre. What other important documents are lost to history? Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/SPDD1UUjdlI Don’t miss our other conversations with Joe! https://gospeltangents.com/people/joe-geisner/ 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.

Joe Geisner gave a presentation at Sunstone in August about lost Mormon documents. Does he include the Lost Spalding Manuscript? We'll focus on lost documents and consored General Conferences addresses. Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/gJppRwaL0l8 Don’t miss our other conversations with Joe! https://gospeltangents.com/people/joe-geisner/ 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.

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

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.

Emma wanted William Marks to be the next prophet. What happened when Brigham Young & Sidney Rigdon had other plans? William Marks was so trusted by the Smith family that he helped prepare Joseph's body for burial.  Cheryl Bruno & John Dinger, the biographers of William Marks answer. Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/qC6f-U12Qys 0:00 Reactions to Polygamy 19:16 Martyrdom of Joseph 21:01 Defending Sidney Rigdon 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.

Did you know Emma Smith wanted William Marks to lead the Church following Joseph's death? His is an "almost prophet." Why has this important man been forgotten in both LDS & RLDS Churches? John Dinger & Cheryl Bruno are biographers of William Marks. Their book is titled, "Come Up Hither to Zion." Check out more in our conversation... https://youtu.be/ZgLLkdmnFsg 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.

In this GT Live, we'll announce the contest winner and have a chat with Dr Amanda Hendrix-Komoto! Check it out! https://youtube.com/live/c392p-_0La8  

Jim Lucas & Jonathan Neville explain why they think David Whitmer's description of the translation process of Book of Mormon isn't reliable. Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/TYPzopAsWyM Don’t miss our other conversations with Jim Lucas: https://gospeltangents.com/people/jim-lucas/ Joseph’s Magic Show GT  00:32  Did you finish what you wanted to say about David Whitmer? Jim  00:34  No, we've got to finish David Whitmer. Jonathan  00:36  We got sidetracked a little bit. Jim  00:38  So anyway. GT  00:38  That's what tangents are all about. Right? Jim  00:39  Right. So David Whitmer, I'll make it quick. He's in Fayette, where 78% of the Book of Mormon is translated. But he's not a translator. He's not a scribe. He was never a scribe. He never really says explicitly that he was present for the translation, except for maybe this one time when he describes everybody was there in this one account where he says, "Oh, everybody was there; all of my family, the Smiths came over, and bunch of other p

The Comstock Act of the 1800s is still affecting us today, especially Utah & Idaho abortion laws. Dr Amanda Hendrix-Komoto from Montana State University discusses current abortion fights in Utah and Idaho and how history influences us today. Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/YBMowwjTbJ8 Don’t miss our other conversations with Amanda: https://gospeltangents.com/people/amanda-hendrix-komoto/ Comstock Act Today Idaho's Abortion Fight   Utah's Abortion Fight Widespread Agreement on Abortion   Tragic Late-Term Abortion Story Why Amanda Writes about Hard Things Last Thoughts   Ina Coolbrith & Minerva Teichert   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.

We're diving into the contentious issues of birth control & abortion. Should abortion be prevented at all costs, or do Americans support it in the life & health of the mother? Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/9ZjjwNozUuo Don’t miss our other conversations with Amanda: https://gospeltangents.com/people/amanda-hendrix-komoto/ Abortion & Reproductive Rights Trek & Menses   19th Century Methods to Determine Pregnancy Menses/Abortion in 19th Century   Lucy Stanton McCary's Abortion Killings Comstock Law Homemade Birth Control   John C Bennett   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.

"Imperial Zions" discusses how Mormon in Utah interacted with Native Americans there. There are good stories, and there are bad stories, just like the rest of America. We'll dive in deeper with Dr Komoto. Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/4yMZUNmdE8g Don’t miss our other conversations with Amanda: https://gospeltangents.com/people/amanda-hendrix-komoto/ Racism Against Native Americans   Stories of Native American Abuse   Can Natives Inherit from Whites?   Support Indigenous Cultures   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.