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1622: Samantha Shelley - Self-Healing after a Mormon Faith Crisis w/ Margi Dehlin

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Direct download: MormonStories-1623-GlobalFlood.mp3
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Tue, 12 July 2022

Join Margi and John for our next episode of Thrive Stories. Samantha Shelley (co-host of Zelph on the Shelf) will be stopping by the studio to share her journey from childhood growing up in England in an atheist/agnostic home through her teen years where she converted to Mormonism and into young adulthood when Sam left the church and began to rebuild her life and sense of self. We will talk about the wounds that emerged during those years as well as how Sam coped. If you have ever wondered about what it means to heal ourselves, this is the conversation for you! If you are interested in hearing more about reparenting, conscious coping, healing, or if you just want to hear some wisdom from Samantha--we would love to have you join us!

Tara Brach
- True Refuge:
- Radical Acceptance:
Tao de Ching:
The Tao of Pooh:
The Comfort Crisis:

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1621: Suffering Abuse in the Shadow of Mormon Prophets - Christine Burton

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Tue, 5 July 2022

Christine Carol Robinson Burton is the niece of the late Mormon prophet Gordon B. Hinckley, and the daughter of Oliver Preston Robinson and Christine Hinckley Robinson. Christine's father, Preston or "Pres" was a prominent professor of advertising a the University of Utah, general manager of the Deseret News Publishing Company and editor of the Deseret News, and a personal mentor to the late Mormon prophet Thomas S. Monson. Preston was mentioned seven different times in the LDS Church-approved biography of Thomas S. Monson.

In Christine's heartbreaking and inspiring story, she relates several tragic Mormon-related stories, including:

Experiencing psychological, physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her parents.
Feeling deep confusion trying to reconcile her parents' abuse with her own self-worth, given that her parents/family were publicly lauded on multiple occasions by several Mormon prophets as being exemplary. This included her father being called as mission president in England, and both of her parents receiving their Second Anointing after the abuse.
Her attempts to tell both Gordon B. Hinckley and Thomas S. Monson (as sitting prophets/apostles) about the abuse she experienced at the hands of her parents - wherein she was told by both that she needed to "put it behind her."
The death by suicide of her gay son.
Her loss of Mormon faith.
Her commitment to helping others heal and grow after Mormonism.

We hope you find value in this heartbreaking and inspiring episode.

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1620: Adam & Eve and Mormon Truth Claims w/ LDS Discussions - 11

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Thu, 30 June 2022

A look at the historicity of Adam and Eve and the impact that scholarship has on the scriptures of Mormonism.

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1619: The Plight of a Young Mormon Bishop in the U.K. - YouTube's "Priesthood Dispatches"

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Thu, 30 June 2022

Called as an LDS/Mormon Bishop in the U.K. at just 23 years old, we will explore the effect such a calling has on someone so young. Join John Dehlin and Nemo the Mormon as they take time to get to know the man behind “Priesthood Dispatches”! PD is a man of many stories, and we can’t wait to explore them with you all!

If you or anyone you know is affected by abuse, please reach out to the numbers below:

For help in the UK 08088 010818

For help in the USA 800.656.HOPE

Show Notes:

Nemo’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NEMOTHEMORMON/
Priesthood Dispatches: https://youtube.com/channel/UCx5yNRufseSR_JxYC8GJ2iA

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1618: Growing Up in Polygamy - Sam and Melissa Zitting Wyson Part 2

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Mon, 27 June 2022

Join John and Jenn as they hear the unique Mormon Story of Sam and Melissa Zitting Wyson. Sam grew up in the FLDS church in Short Creek. After leaving the FLDS at age 18 he converted to the mainstream LDS church. He then met and fell in love with his beautiful wife, Melissa.

Listen in part two as Sam and Melissa begin to question doctrine of the LDS faith and their transition together out of the mainstream LDS church.

You can find them on their amazing YouTube channel Growing Up In Polygamy! https://www.youtube.com/c/GrowingUpinPolygamy

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1617: Growing Up in Polygamy - Sam & Melissa Zitting Wyson Part 1

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Mon, 27 June 2022

Listen in part two as Sam and Melissa begin to question doctrine of the LDS faith and their transition together out of the mainstream LDS church.

You can find them on their amazing YouTube channel Growing Up In Polygamy! https://www.youtube.com/c/GrowingUpinPolygamy

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1616: Mormons Respond to Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey on Netflix - Warren Jeffs vs. Joseph Smith

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Fri, 24 June 2022

To what extent are Joseph Smith & Warren Jeffs similar vs. different?

The new Netflix documentary called "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey" deals with the history of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its current prophet Warren Jeffs.

In today's episode, John and Jenn are joined by:

Sam and Melissa from the super popular "Growing Up in Polygamy" YouTube channel. Sam was raised in the FLDS church under Rulon and Warren Jeffs, and Melissa was raised in the mainstream LDS/Mormon church.
Joanna, also raised in the FLDS church.

The focus for today's episode will be the similarities and differences between Mormon church founder Joseph Smith and FLDS church prophet Warren Jeffs.

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1615: How the Book of Mormon was Composed w/ LDS Discussions - 10

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Thu, 23 June 2022

A recap of how scholars can show the Book of Mormon is a 19th century text and a look at how Joseph Smith could have produced it.

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1614: Mormons and the Increasingly Toxic Great Salt Lake Lake with John Larsen

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Wed, 22 June 2022

The Great Salt Lake is currently facing an environmental disaster that threatens the seat of Mormonism. What is the responsibility of the church and how will they respond? Join us for an episode with John Larsen, Carah, and John about this fascinating discussion.

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1613: Persecuted by The Mormon Church - A Modern Case of Lying for the Lord - Douglas & Brennen

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Wed, 22 June 2022

Join us for an epic but daunting story of the Mormon Church going out of its way to persecute and discipline a same-sex married and non-endowed member who was trying to live a happy life outside the fear and shame of Mormon orthodoxy. With audio recordings of phone calls, meetings, and the Disciplinary Council itself, we will show the constant misrepresentations, deflections, and gaslighting perpetrated by the Bishop and the Stake President to protect the good name of the church. A modern case of lying for the Lord.

After moving out of his home-Stake, not attending church for 4 years, and 6 months after posting on Facebook about getting married to the love of his life, Brennen was handed a letter at his door. He was utterly stunned and confused as he read the document signed by his childhood bishop who was summoning him to a Disciplinary Council on the basis of his same-sex marriage.

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1612: Evangelical to ex-Christian - Rachel Wunderli pt. 2

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Mon, 20 June 2022

Join us as we continue Rachel’s story through her LDS faith crisis to Evangelical Worship Leader to Ex-Christian.

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1611: From Mormon to Evangelical Christian - Rachel Wunderli pt 1

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Mon, 20 June 2022

Join John and Jenn as we hear Part 1 of Rachel’s Mormon Story! From growing up on the east coast, the difficulties of moving to Utah in high school and the pressure of a temple marriage.

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1610: The King James Bible Problem in the Book of Mormon w/ LDS Discussions - 09

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Wed, 15 June 2022

Join John and Mike as they discuss the mistranslations in the King James Version that end up in the Book of Mormon and the problems it presents.

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1609: Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon w/ LDS Discussions - 08

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Tue, 7 June 2022

Join John and Mike from LDS Discussions as they discuss the Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon!

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1608: Parenting After Mormonism with Rachel - Margi & John Dehlin

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Tue, 7 June 2022

Join Margi and John for our next episode of Thrive Stories this coming Tuesday at noon (MST).

Rachel of PostMormon Parenting on Instagram will be joining us in the studio! Rachel was born and raised in a Mormon family on the east coast. She spent her youth preparing to be a “mother in Zion.” She had three children before her faith transition, and her parenting style was modeled after the examples she found in the scriptures and at church. During and after her faith transition, she realized that this style was doing more harm than good, and things needed to change. Hear her story and WHAT has changed in her parenting style on Thrive Stories!

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1607: Growing up with Teal Swan - Diana Hansen Ribera

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Mon, 6 June 2022

Teal Swan is a highly controversial New Age guru with millions of online followers. Teal specifically markets her services to vulnerable, often suicidal individuals, and advances highly controversial and/or damaging beliefs and techniques including:

Encouraging graphic suicidal ideation.
Nurturing false memories and false accusations of ritual abuse by family members through thoroughly debunked recovered memory techniques.
Waterboarding as a trauma treatment.
Downplaying the severity of death by suicide by likening it to “hitting the reset button” into a future reincarnated life.

Teal’s practices are covered more thoroughly in the recently released Hulu series entitled “The Deep End.” Several deaths by suicide have been attributed to Teal’s practices.

In today’s episode we interview Diana Hansen Ribera, who was one of Teal’s closest childhood and adolescent friends. In her interview, Diana provides thorough detail to challenge Teal’s false claims of being a victim of satanic ritual abuse and sex trafficking as a child, and explains how Teal developed her coercion skills and harmful techniques with Diana — that Teal would eventually employ on a broader scale.

Warning: This interview contains graphic and disturbing content. Viewer and listener discretion is advised.

Show Notes:

Zelph on the Shelf YT channel
Zelph on the Shelf MS episode
The Deep End Hulu Series
MS Satanic Ritual Abuse episode
Jared Dobson MS episode
The Gateway podcast episode on Teal
BBC Episode on Teal
Teal’s interview by Idaho journalist
Girl, Interrupted movie
You’re Wrong About podcast Human trafficking episode
Remembering Satan Book
Diana's Email: DianaTellsHerTruth@gmail.com

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1606: Mormon Cosmology - Science vs. Mormonism - w/ Dr. Simon Southerton

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Category:Religion -- posted at: 4:22pm MST

Sat, 4 June 2022

Join Simon, John, and Gerardo as they discuss Mormon Cosmology as it relates to the origin and development of the universe based on LDS teachings and scriptures.

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1605: Responding to Mormon Apostle David Bednar's National Press Club Conference - Pt 2

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Thu, 2 June 2022

Join us for the last part of our response to Elder David Bednar's most interesting section of his National Press Club Conference in which he is questioned about the declining LDS membership in the US, same-sex marriage, and the $100 billion Church fund.

John, Jenn, RFM, and Gerardo will be discussing Elder Bednar's remarks and what he left out!

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1604: Joseph Smith's Surrounding Influences in the Book of Mormon w/ LDS Discussions - 07

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Tue, 31 May 2022

Join John and Mike from LDS Discussions as they breakdown the surrounding influences of the Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith.

LDS Discussions Essay on Surrounding Influences

1603: The Tower of Babel w/ John Larsen

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Tue, 31 May 2022

Join John Dehlin, John Larsen and Carah Burrell tonight at 7:00PM MT as they discuss the Tower of Babel as only John Larsen can!

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1602: Responding to Mormon Apostle David Bednar’s National Press Club Presentation

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Tue, 31 May 2022

Please join us today at 2pm mountain as we respond to Mormon Apostle David Bednar’s recent National Press Club conference in Washington DC. We will be welcoming call-ins from our audience.

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1601: Becoming a Post-Christian Improv Comic - Holly Laurent Pt. 2

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Thu, 26 May 2022

Follow Holly's journey as John, Jenn and Holly discuss her faith crisis and building her comedy career beyond religion.

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1600: Growing up as Evangelical Christian - Holly Laurent Pt. 1

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Wed, 25 May 2022

Join John, Jenn and Holly Laurent from MEGA Podcast as we hear her high demand upbringing from an Evangelical religious space.

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1599: Tight vs Loose Translation of the Book of Mormon w/ LDS Discussions - 06

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Tue, 24 May 2022

John, LDS Discussions and Nemo go over the tight and loose translations of the Book of Mormon.

Special Guest: Nemo the Mormon

LDS Discussions Essay on Tight vs. Loose Translation

1598: Overcoming Religious Shame and Scrupulosity - Marc Oslund

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Tue, 24 May 2022

Join Margi and John for our next episode of Thrive Stories tomorrow, Tuesday May 24th, at noon (MST). Marc Oslund will be joining us in the studio! Marc spent most of his young adult life and the entirety of his time in the Mormon church trying to fit in. After converting to Mormonism, Marc’s tendency to be hard on himself grew into scrupulosity--a form of religious OCD that made his self-worth plummet. Marc began to believe that he was never good enough--a belief that took a steep toll on his mental health. After years of suffering, Marc acquired skills that aligned with principles of innate worth, shame resilience, mindfulness, self-compassion that allowed him to overcome his scrupulosity. This episode conveys Marc’s experience ending the hustle to find worth and the lessons learned in the process of coming home to himself.

Disclaimer: although Marc is a mental health professional and therapeutic principles are conveyed in this episode, this not meant to be considered mental health treatment or professional advice.

Show Notes:

Marc’s MS series
Scrupulosity MS Episodes:
Lance Allred MS episodes
Redefining masculinity with Lance Allred
Tattoos on the Heart
Greg Boyle Book Series
Brene Brown Book Series
Secular Buddhism

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1597: Becoming Maven - Pt. 2

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Thu, 19 May 2022

Join John, Jenn and Maven as we explore the Making of Maven. She takes us through her faith crisis and reconstruction with touching stories, beautiful insight and hope.

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1596: Maven's Mormon Story - Pt. 1

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Wed, 18 May 2022

Tune in today at 1pm MST to join John, Jenn and Maven, from Mormonism Live, for part one of Maven's Mormon Story. Her story begins in rural Utah, next door to Fundamental Mormons, and later serving an LDS mission.

In part 2, join John, Jenn and Maven as we explore the Making of Maven. She takes us through her faith crisis and reconstruction with touching stories, beautiful insight and hope.

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1595: Mormon Church Defends Minnesota Leader of Sexual Assault

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Wed, 18 May 2022

What would you think if your Church Leaders were on the defendant's witness list of your child's sex abuser? In this episode, we will discuss a disturbing Mormon sex abuse case in which the Branch and Stake presidents submitted affidavits that would have aided the dismissal of new charges brought against Elders Quorum President and registered sex offender Michael Adam Davis.

Join us this Tuesday evening as LDS Member Michael Benjamin walks us through the details of this alarming case in which The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, once again, chooses to protect the institution over sexually abused children.

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1594: DNA and the Book of Mormon w/ LDS Discussions - 05

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Tue, 17 May 2022

While God (in the D&C), Joseph Smith, and most Mormon Prophets certainly knew who the Lamanites were, DNA Science has put the modern Church in a precarious position. Today, The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints claims not to know anything about who and where the descendants of the Book of Mormon people are even though the record was explicitly preserved for them.

Join John, Mike, and Gerardo as they discuss how the LDS Church has responded to DNA Studies that show that Native Americans are the descendants of eastern Asian populations instead of Israelites.

LDS Discussions Essay on DNA and the Book of Mormon

1593: Mormon Faith Crisis Journey TEDx w/ Anthony Miller

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Tue, 17 May 2022

Join John and Anthony Miller as he shares about his Mormon Faith Crisis TEDx talk with us LIVE this coming Monday, May 16th, at 2:30 PM MST.

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1592: Leaving the LDS Church as a Youth in The Netherlands w/ Nemo

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Thu, 12 May 2022

Join our new European Producer Nemo the Mormon as he interviews Christina, who left the Mormon Church as a Youth in The Netherlands.

Christina will share with us how an encounter with Dieter F. Uchtdorf planted the seed of her faith transition, what the state of the LDS church in The Netherlands is, and share the LDS experience from a Dutch perspective!

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1590: Lost 116 Pages w/ LDS Discussions - 04

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Tue, 10 May 2022

Join us for another fascinating conversation with LDS discussions on the lost 116 pages of the Book of Mormon.

LDS Discussions Essay on The Lost 116 Pages

1589: What to Offer Your Children After a Faith Shift - w/ Jon Ogden

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Tue, 10 May 2022

Join Margi and John for our next episode of Thrive Stories this coming Tuesday at noon (MST). One of the most pressing questions parents ask after a faith shift is, “What do I do about my kids?” Without orthodoxy, the way forward feels disorienting. In this interview, Jon Ogden, co-founder of UpliftKids.org, suggests that a strong foundation already exists in the form of science and wisdom. With this foundation, we don’t have to feel like we’re starting with nothing.

If you would like to nominate someone you know who would be a great candidate for a THRIVE interview, please nominate them (or yourself) here.

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1588: Noah's Flood w/ Dr. Simon Southerton

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Fri, 6 May 2022

Join us for an epic episode on the Mormon teaching of Noah and the worldwide flood with Dr. Simon Southerton and renowned geologist Dr. David Montgomery, professor of geology at the University of Washington in Seattle. We will discuss the probability of Noah’s flood being a factual event in history and how the Mormon Church has dealt with this issue. Dr. Southerton will share an interesting Australian perspective regarding the flood.

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1587: Critical Thinking After Mormonism with Randy Bell and RFM

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Thu, 5 May 2022

Join John, Jenn, Randy Bell and RFM as we go through Randy’s 15 steps of critical thinking for Mormons. What steps did you skip as an active believing Mormon?

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1586: The Mormon Plan of Salvation - Extended Edition with John Larsen

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Wed, 4 May 2022

Join John Larsen, Carah Burrell, and John Dehlin for an extensive exploration of the implications of the LDS Church’s Plan of Salvation.

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1585: Book of Mormon Translation w/ LDS Discussions - 03

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Tue, 3 May 2022

Description: Join John, Jenn and Mike from LDS Discussions as we break down the “translation” of the Book of Mormon. Did Joseph use the “spectacles” and breastplate found with the Gold Plates? Or his seer stone and a hat? Or the “Urim & Thummim”? Or nothing at all?

Does it even matter?

LDS Discussions Essay on Book of Mormon Translation

1584: Coming Out at BYU Graduation - Jillian Orr

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Fri, 29 April 2022

Jillian Orr became a national news story last week when she flashed rainbow colors sewn into her graduation gown during her graduation from Brigham Young University - coming out as bisexual. This is her story.

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1583: Golden Plates and the Book of Mormon w/ LDS Discussions - 02

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Thu, 28 April 2022

Today John is joined by LDS Discussions and Nemo to review the history of the "Golden Plates" as they relate to the creation of the Book of Mormon.

Who did the first accounts come from of the existence of these plates? Were they real? What became of attempts to see, show, or steal them? What implications do these stories have on Mormon origins and beliefs regarding encounters with celestial beings, including the God supposedly at the center of their coming forth?

Special Guest: Nemo the Mormon on YouTube

LDS Discussions Essay on the Golden Plates

1582: Redefining Gender Roles after Mormonism - Dre Robinson's THRIVE Story

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Tue, 26 April 2022

Join Margi and John for our next episode of Thrive Stories this coming Tuesday at noon (MST). Come listen and participate in the conversation as we talk to Dre Robinson, cofounder of BeautyLab. Dre will talk a bit about her life growing up as a smart, assertive, and driven woman existing in a structure and culture that had a very limiting beliefs about women and their roles in the home, life, and the world. As things began to fall apart, Dre came into her own and began embracing and redefining herself in ways that have allowed her to show up in her relationships and in life in an integrated and honoring way. .Join us in a conversation about gender roles and the limiting structure of the gender binary! Thrive Stories is a new podcast series where Margi (alongside John or Jenn) will be interviewing a member of the community twice per month. The interviews will be shorter (1-2 hours), story-based, but will be focused on a particular aspect of healing and growth AFTER a Mormon faith crisis (thus the THRIVE name). They will happen on Tuesdays at noon (MST). Some examples of areas of thriving include: Family Relationships, Healthy Boundaries, Finding Community, Finding Meaning/Purpose, Dealing with Grief/Death, Religion after Mormonism, Health Sexuality, Parenting, Improving Physical Health, Identity, Health Marriage/Relationships, Secular Spirituality, Word of Wisdom 2.0, and Women Finding Their Own Voice after Mormonism.

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1581: From TBM to RFM Pt. 2 - How Radio Free Mormon Lost his Faith

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Tue, 26 April 2022

Join John and Jenn for part two of our interview with popular Mormon podcaster Radio Free Mormon, wherein he shares with us the story of how he lost his Mormon faith.

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A Special Evening with Radio Free Mormon - 4/26/2022 in American Fork, UT

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Wed, 20 April 2022

Mormon Stories Donors,

We are super excited to let you know that we have organized a special event for you next week in Salt Lake City.

Beloved Mormon podcaster Radio Free Mormon (RFM) (Radio Free Mormon podcast and Mormonism Live Podcast) will be in town, and so we have scheduled an intimate evening with him...and YOU (our beloved donors)!

The event will be held on April 26th at 7pm in American Fork, Utah. There will be some treats, RFM will be preparing some remarks, and then we will invite you to ask RFM any question you want.

It should be a fun evening, and most importantly, it will be your/our chance to let RFM know how much he has meant to you/us over the years.

Please join us if you are able. Seating will be limited (150 max). Cost is $15/person and proceeds from the event will go to cut RFM a big fat check to thank him for his amazing work. You can register for the event here. The exact address for the event will be emailed to you register, a few days before the event.

We hope to see some of you there! And thank you for donating to support Mormon Stories Podcast. We couldn't do it without you.

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Tue, 19 April 2022

1580: Finding the Fire Within - Holly Ashton Wallin's THRIVE Story

Join Margi and John for our next episode of Thrive Stories this coming Tuesday at noon (MST). Come listen and participate in the conversation as we talk to Holly Ashton Wallin. Holly will talk about the role of passion in her life, beginning as a young girl where she was a dreamer, a lover and a fighter. She will take us through how she lost herself along the way--and with that, her passion. Holly eventually came to experience the loss of her marriage, her faith, her career path, and her health. Witness how Holly rebuilt her identity and her life after loss by connecting back to that fire within. What does it mean to live “a life on fire?” Join us to find out!

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1579: Natasha Helfer's Sex-Communication - One Year Later

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Tue, 19 April 2022

John John, Jenn, and special guest Aimee Heffernan as we check in with Natasha Helfer on the one year anniversary of her excommunication from the Mormon church, largely in response to her work as a licensed sex therapist to Mormons and ex-Mormons.

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1578: Sandra Tanner’s Journey with the Book of Mormon - An Interview with Chris Thomas

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Mon, 18 April 2022

In this interview, Sandra Tanner talks about her journey with the book of Mormon from an LDS member who believed the Book of Mormon to be scripture, to a born-again Christian who continued to use the Book of Mormon as scripture, to her doubts about the Book of Mormon, to her ultimate rejection of the book as Scripture, and finally to her later work as a critic of the book.

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1577: The TRUTH About Joseph Smith's Polygamy w/ Sandra Tanner - pt 3

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Fri, 15 April 2022

Legendary researcher Sandra Tanner joins us for our third episode on Joseph Smith's polygamy and how the LDS church deals with this controversial subject. In this final episode, we will discuss the final part of Doctrine and Covenants 132, which tends to go unnoticed by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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1576: Cara Santa Maria’s Mormon Story

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Thu, 14 April 2022

Cara Santa Maria is a Los Angeles Area Emmy and Knight Foundation Award winning journalist, science communicator, television personality, author, and podcaster. Cara is the science correspondent on National Geographic's popular television series Brain Games as well as the creator and host of the weekly science podcast Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria. In addition to co-hosting the long-standing Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast, she also coauthored the Skeptics Guide to the Universe book.

Cara was also raised Mormon. This is her story.

*Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of suicidal ideation. If you need help, reach out:

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1575: Joseph Smith and Treasure Digging w/ LDS Discussions - 01

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Wed, 13 April 2022

Over the last decade the Mormon Church has officially admitted that Joseph Smith and his family believed in and practiced treasure-seeking using folk magic and occult methods. However, many people overlook how these illegal and disreputable practices are closely related to the stories that Joseph would tell later, including the creation of the Book of Mormon. In this episode, Mike from LDS Discussions talks to us about Joseph Smith’s treasure digging and how it relates to the Book of Mormon story and the Church as a whole.

LDS Discussions Essay: Treasure Digging

1574: How Mormonism Saved an Evangelical’s Life - Steven Pynakker Pt. 5

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Fri, 8 April 2022

Join us for part 5 of our interview with Steven Pynakker, host of Mormon Book Reviews.

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1573: An Evangelical Consults the Mormon Church: Steven Pynakker Pt. 4

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Thu, 7 April 2022

Join us for part 4 of our interview with Steven Pynakker, host of Mormon Book Reviews.

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1572: What an Evangelical Loves about Mormonism - Steven Pynakker Pt. 3

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Wed, 6 April 2022

Join us for part 3 of our interview with Steven Pynakker, host of Mormon Book Reviews.

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1571: How the Book of Mormon Was Created - Evangelical Steven Pynakker Pt. 2

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Tue, 5 April 2022

Have you ever wanted a credible explanation for how the Book of Mormon was created?

Steven Pynakker knows more about Mormonism and Mormon history than 99.9% of all Mormons…. combined. Join us today as Steven shares his views on how the Book of Mormon was created.

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1570: An Evangelical Christian Encounters Mormonism - Steven Pynakker Pt. 1

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Mon, 4 April 2022

Steven Pynakker, host of the Mormon Book Reviews YouTube channel, shares with us his story of how he gained an avid interest in Mormonism growing up as an Evangelical Christian.

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1569: From Mormon Prepper to Ex-Mormon - Emma Pt. 3

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Wed, 30 March 2022

Since the founding of Mormonism in 1830 there has been a core belief in the imminent 2nd coming of Jesus Christ (thus the "Latter-day Saints" portion of the Mormon church's official name). Within modern Mormonism over the past few decades there has been an increasing trend towards "end times" preparedness - wherein ultra-orthodox Mormons begin preparing for the 2nd coming of Jesus by selling their 401k's and retirement plans, moving to rural areas, attending "Prepper" conferences like "Preparing a People," building fortresses, stockpiling food/weapons/ammunition/tents/trailers, denying traditional health care to children, etc., and preparing (i.e., "prepping") for the arrival of Jesus. This movement has been at best benign (for a few), but for many has led to extreme behaviors, divided families, financial ruin, a host of emerging "prophets" (e.g., charlatans) who prey on this mentality (e.g., Julie Rowe), and in some cases murder (e.g., Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow story).

Emma was raised in a Mormon Prepper household. In Part 3 of our 3-part series with Emma, she discusses "coming out" as lesbian while as BYU student, and how her emerging LGBTQ identity, along with family rejection and problems with her family's "Prepper" beliefs, led her to lose faith in the Mormon church, and to become alienated from her orthodox Mormon family.

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1568: A Mormon Missionary in the Philippines - Emma Pt. 2

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Tue, 29 March 2022

In Part 2 of our 3-part interview with Emma about being raised as a Mormon "prepper," Emma discusses what it was like to serve an LDS mission in the Philippines, which included a corrupt wherein missionaries were encouraged to baptize impoverished Filipinos at any cost and by any means necessary, largely out of a desire to inflate mission statistics. See Parts 1 and 3 of this series with Emma to learn about the Mormon "Prepper" movement.

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1567: Growing up as a Mormon Prepper - Emma Pt. 1

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Mon, 28 March 2022

Emma was raised in a Mormon Prepper household. In Part 1 of our 3 part series with Emma, she discusses what it was like to grow up in a Mormon Prepper household.

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1566: Improving Mental Health After Mormonism - Jake Bellenfant's THRIVE Story

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Thu, 24 March 2022

Join Margi, John, and Gerardo for our next episode of Thrive Stories this coming Tuesday at noon (MST). Come listen and participate in the conversation as we talk to Jake Bellenfant. Find out how Jake has processed the damaging experiences of his youth and young adulthood growing up gay in the church and how he has reclaimed his own mental health. In addition, listen to how Jake has navigated grief and loss in witnessing both the death of his mother and the loss of his community. Jake is now a mental health advocate, studying at the #1 ranked Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at Vanderbilt University. He aspires to improve the mental health of populations across the lifespan and in marginalized groups that are struggling with mental illness-- particularly those who have suffered the mental health effects of undue influence, high demand belief systems, abusive family dynamics, and religious trauma.

Thrive Stories is a new podcast series where Margi (alongside John and Carah) will be interviewing a member of the community twice per month. The interviews will be shorter (1-2 hours), story-based, but will be focused on a particular aspect of healing and growth AFTER a Mormon faith crisis (thus the THRIVE name). They will happen on Tuesdays at noon (MST). Some examples of areas of thriving include: Family Relationships, Healthy Boundaries, Finding Community, Finding Meaning/Purpose, Dealing with Grief/Death, Religion after Mormonism, Health Sexuality, Parenting, Improving Physical Health, Identity, Health Marriage/Relationships, Secular Spirituality, Word of Wisdom 2.0, and Women Finding Their Own Voice after Mormonism.

If you would like to nominate someone you know who would be a great candidate for a THRIVE interview, please nominate them (or yourself) HERE.

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THRIVE story application form link
Prop 8
Podcast (icarly) Jennette McCurdy
Empty Inside Podcast
Kolby Sorensen MS Episode
Combating Cult Mind Control
Steven Hassan website
Mind Over Mood
Utah Crisis Line
Mindfulness Meditation
Steven Hassan - Influence Continuum Podcast
Recovering Agency
Documentaries on cult control and mental control:
- Bad Vegan - Netflix
- Wild Wild Country - Netflix
- The Matrix - HBO Max, Peacock TV & Redbox
- Pleasantville - Prime Video, Vudu Movie & TV Store, Redbox., Apple TV
- Tangled - Disney +
- Holy Hell - Amazon Prime
- The Invention of Lying - Prime Video, Vudu Movie & TV Store, VUDU, Apple TV or Redbox
- Smallfoot - Prime Video, VUDU, Vudu Movie & TV Store or Redbox
- The Vow - Hulu

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1565: Mormon Polygamy Apologetics w/ Sandra Tanner Pt. 2

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Wed, 23 March 2022

We've whipped up another epic episode discussing the context left out of LDS church curriculum around early Mormon polygamy. Sandra Tanner joins Mormon Stories as a special guest to address comments made on the followHIM podcast by church historian Kate Holbrook. Join John, Sandra, and Gerardo live Monday at 4:30pm MT.

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1564: Rodney Meldrum and the Book of Mormon Heartland Model Pt. 3

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Thu, 17 March 2022

Join us for Part 3 of our interview with Rodney Meldrum, wherein we discuss his beliefs regarding the Book of Mormon Heartland model.

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1563: Redefining Sexuality and Body Autonomy - Faith Erickson's THRIVE Story

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Wed, 16 March 2022

Join Margi, John, and Carah for our next episode of Thrive Stories this coming Tuesday at noon (MST). Come listen and participate in the conversation as we discuss sexuality, body confidence, and owning our own stories from this minute forward. Faith has found deeper meaning and exhilaration in celebrating sexuality and body autonomy in her life after Mormonism.

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1562: Mormonism and Logical Fallacies Pt. 1 - w/ John Larsen

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Tue, 15 March 2022

Join us for Part 1 of a multi-part series where John Larsen discusses Mormonism and logical fallacies. We talk about how fallacious arguments are natural to the human brain and how people in and outside of the Mormon church use bad reasons to keep their line of thinking alive.

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1561: When a Mormon Missionary Reads the CES Letter - Kolby Sorensen

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Mon, 14 March 2022

Join hosts John Dehlin and Gerardo Sumano as they explore what happens when a Mormon missionary reads the CES Letter.

Kolby Sorensen was raised a devout Mormon in West Valley and West Jordan, Utah. In 2020, he was called to serve a mission as the COVID pandemic began, when missionaries were encouraged to use social media to proselytize.

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1560: Loving & Leaving Mormonism - Lizzy & Spencer Bean pt. 3

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Fri, 11 March 2022

Welcome back Lizzy and Spencer Bean for the third and final part to their delightful, authentic, hilarious Mormon Stories interview! We dive in head-on in this episode hearing about how marriage for these two young Mormons was not what they expected. But with an interesting reframe to spirituality from an LDS therapist, Lizzy and Spencer’s autonomous spirituality began to emerge like never before. After having enough of spiritual gatekeeping and finding a way to make marriage finally work from them, Spencer describes almost being kicked out of BYU and the situation he was put in by a bishop telling him he had one week to read the Book of Mormon or lose his ecclesiastical endorsement. There are too many topics to list that we cover in this epic final episode with Lizzy and Spencer, but among them are: How and why some Mormons decide to supplement LDS church teachings with New Age spirituality, how wearing garments and Mormon body standards affect women, how empathizing with friends in the LGBTQ community can wake a person up to the realities and harms of Mormon doctrine, and so many other great insights and analogies that help describe why a couple would love Mormonism and choose to leave it!

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1559: Loving & Leaving Mormonism - Lizzy & Spencer Bean pt. 2

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Thu, 10 March 2022

Welcome back Lizzy and Spencer Bean for part 2 of their delightful Mormon Stories interview! In part two, we have Spencer tell us about his upbringing in Orem, Utah as the son of the bishop and what led him to develop a testimony of the church. We hope you like our chat as we let it take us into discussions on missionary work in the developing world, undue influence, death, and the Plan of Salvation. Stick around for some interesting insights from Spencer’s mission to Sweden and even a story about Midsummer with Hans Maddsen’s brother, Leif.

We named this series “Loving and Leaving Mormonism” to allow our guests to speak authentically to their all-around good experiences being raised members of the LDS faith and hope you’ll stick around to listen to part three as Lizzy and Spencer describe the events and information that made them think twice about their membership in the religion they love.

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1558: Loving & Leaving Mormonism - Lizzy & Spencer Bean pt. 1

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Wed, 9 March 2022

Mormon Stories viewers are in for a treat with this series of episodes as we interview married couple Lizzy and Spencer Bean. In part one, we dive into Lizzy’s story and unique upbringing as just one of two siblings in a Mormon family with convert parents in Upstate New York. We discuss the influence of her involvement with the Palmyra Pageant on her developing testimony as well as the Mormon propensity towards music and theater. Other topics include the culture shock after arriving in Provo when her dad’s career led him to teach music education at BYU, and acclimating to the very LDS saturated environment as she developed her musical and theatrical talents. We named this series “Loving and Leaving Mormonism” to allow our guests to speak authentically to their all-around good experiences being raised members of the LDS faith and hope you’ll stick around to listen to part three as Lizzy and Spencer describe the events and information that made them think twice about their membership in the religion they love.

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Announcing: The Open Arms Collective

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Wed, 9 March 2022

Join Jenn as she introduces a new addition to Open Stories Foundation. The Open Arms Collective is a group of women and gender non-binary individuals meeting monthly along the Wasatch Front, with open arms, to embrace our family and friends wherever they are on their faith journey!

We hold monthly events to empower, learn, create and build community together.

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1557: A Ukrainian Mormon Story - Ksenia Andrukhiv Everton

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Tue, 8 March 2022

Join us Monday afternoon for a special episode with Ksenia Andrukhiv Everton from Ukraine. Get ready for a fascinating story about her family's journey in the Mormon Church. She will also talk to us about Russia’s war on Ukraine.

European defenders are in huge need of military-grade Helmets and Armory Vests for Territorial Defense Battalions. The Ukrainian American Coordinating Council (financial coordinator), Razom for Ukraine (media partner), and International Charitable Foundation “Come back alive” (end user) with CO Foundation Serhiy Prytula (end user) are uniting their efforts to purchase this necessary equipment. Please consider a donation here.

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Should We Let THRIVE Die?

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Mon, 7 March 2022

Recently the THRIVE Beyond Religion Foundation has been under attack by the Mormon church’s apologists, the Salt Lake Tribune, some vocal TikTokkers, and a few other Ex-Mormons. Such attacks have taken a heavy toll on many in the THRIVE Board, and on the THRIVE Community overall.

Please join members of the THRIVE Foundation board of directors this Monday at 9am (mountain) as we ask ourselves and the post-Mormon community whether or not we should allow the THRIVE Foundation to die.

Note: Our heartfelt support goes out to the people of Ukraine. Please join us Monday afternoon for a special Mormon Stories Podcast episode about Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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1556: Adam, Eve, and pre-Adamites - Mormon Doctrine vs. Science w/ Dr. Simon Southerton #02

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Category:Religion -- posted at: 3:32pm MST

Mon, 7 March 2022

Did a single first pair of humans (Adam and Eve) ever exist? Join us this Friday at 4:00 pm MT for an epic discussion with Dr. Simon Southerton about Mormonism’s core doctrine of Adam and Eve. We will analyze the conflicts between the undisputed fact of human evolution and the belief that all humans descended from a single couple of humans in Jackson County, Missouri. We will break down the different ways in which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its apologists have responded to conflicting scientific evidence and the ongoing debate regarding the existence of pre-Adamites. In addition, Dr. Michael Westaway will be joining us to speak about his groundbreaking research regarding the Mungo Man, the oldest and most famous human skeleton in Australia dated at 42,000 years, which was voted in the top 10 papers of the year by Science magazine in 2016.

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1555: Mormon Polygamy Apologetics w/ Sandra Tanner Pt. 1 - A Mormon Scoops Special!

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Fri, 4 March 2022

The one and only Sandra Tanner joins Mormon Scoops as a special guest to address comments recently made on the Follow Him podcast by church historian Kate Holbrook. Join Carah, John, Gerardo and Sandra for this epic episode starting Thursday at 4:30pm mountain time!

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1554: Rodney Meldrum Pt. 2 - On Mormonism and Racism

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Thu, 3 March 2022

Join us for our interview with Rod Meldrum, founder of the Book of Mormon Heartland Model. In this episode we explore Rod's Mormon faith.

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1553: Rodney Meldrum Pt. 1 - Founder of the Book of Mormon Heartland Model

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Category:Religion -- posted at: 3:35pm MST

Thu, 3 March 2022

Join us for our interview with Rod Meldrum, founder of the Book of Mormon Heartland Model.

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THRIVE Day for Women - April 2, 2022

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Category:Religion -- posted at: 3:30pm MST

Thu, 3 March 2022

We are super excited to announce our next THRIVE Day for Women, which will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 in Orem, Utah. The event will be emceed buy Julienna Viegas, and speakers will include:

Tiffany Roe
Natasha Helfer
Leah Young
Donna Kelly
Suzy Benson

The purpose of all THRIVE events is to promote healing, growth, and community for post-Mormons. THRIVE is a non-profit, and is priced only to cover the event costs, which includes lunch.

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