A former seminary teacher got the opportunity to present lots of his questions to the Church Historian recently. Wait till you hear what happened! RESOURCES:… Read More »Seminary Teacher Schools Church Historian: Mormonism Live: 130
In this video we delve into the history behind how the LDS Church came to have its name and how its official name has changed… Read More »Mormonism Live: 129: How The Mormon Church Got Its Name
This past week 60 Minutes the CBS TV Journalism Show covered the event of the Church having its finances exposed by whistleblower David Nielson. We… Read More »Gone In 60 Minutes: Mormonism Live: 128
The story of Joseph Smith and Henry Caswall (Caswell) and the Greek Psalter incident is a historical event that took place in 1842 in Nauvoo… Read More »The Greek Psalter Incident – Another Tale of Translation: Mormonism LIVE: 127
RFM and Bill sit down with Jim Bennett to discuss his recent appearances on “Midnight Mormons” and take a look at all the rhetoric around… Read More »Mormons & Muskets with Jim Bennett: Mormonism Live: 126
When the Phrase “Ongoing Restoration” showed up around 2020 Critics paused as this seemed to be the Church saying something different as if the Church… Read More »Mormonism Live: 125: Gospel Fully Restored or Just The Beginning Of An Ongoing Restoration?
In this week’s edition, RFM and Bill sit down with Dan McClellan, former scripture translation supervisor for the LDS Church. Dan received his bachelor’s degree… Read More »Biblical Scholarship with Dan McClellan: Mormonism LIVE: 124
Years ago Jonathan Streeter wrote a blog post titled “Fix your faith crisis with this one weird trick!” that was deeply influential on Bill. So… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 123: Wood Tools vs Steel Tools w/ Jonathan Streeter
This General Conference had lots of interesting twists and turns that have now had time to ruminate in the minds of RFM and Bill Reel.… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 122: GenCon CXCIII
Joseph Smith’s First Vision ushered in the restoration of the Gospel. It had Heavenly Father and His Son coming through the Heavens to visit the… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 121: Joseph Smith’s First Vision in Context: A Comparative Analysis
Tonight RFM and Bill take a look at how both Top Church Leadership and local leaders extend pressure for dissenting voices to be silent. The… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 120: Silencing Dissent – Mormon Style
RFM has received the the video and audio from his second information request and report back regarding what was turned over by law enforcement. Once… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 119: Cordon Homicide – Epilogue
Many are going through great lengths to justify the massive hoards of wealth the Church has accumulated on the backs of its believers, even going… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 118: How Mormons Twist Scripture to Worship Wealth w/ David Bokovoy
In this week’s episode we discuss the recent news of the Temple Changes and just how far the original Endowment has been altered. And the… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 117: Changes To The Temple & The Ethics of Ensign Peak Advisors
On June 27th 1844, Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet, was martyred at Carthage Jail by a mob. Or at least that is how the generally… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 116: Who Really Killed Joseph Smith?