Mormon Stories Podcast

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158: Improving Your Marriage After an LDS Crisis of Faith Pt. 2 Jun 03, 2010

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In this three-part episode, Dan and Laurie Gallagher discuss Laurie's loss of testimony as Dan remained a believer -- and how they both worked through their issues to actually improve their marriage and family relationships.

157: Improving Your Marriage After an LDS Crisis of Faith Pt. 1 Jun 03, 2010

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156: An LDS Family Discusses Their Divorce, Part 3 May 28, 2010

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In this three-part episode, long-time listener Glenn brings on his divorced parents and fellow siblings to discuss the family divorce from an LDS perspective.

155: An LDS Family Discusses Their Divorce, Part 2 May 28, 2010

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In this three-part episode, long-time listener Glenn brings on his divorced parents and fellow siblings to discuss the family divorce from an LDS perspective.

154: An LDS Family Discusses Their Divorce, Part 1 May 28, 2010

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In this three-part episode, long-time listener Glenn brings on his divorced parents and fellow siblings to discuss the family divorce from an LDS perspective.

153: Dr. Janet Bennion - Living Among Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy as an Anthropologist May 20, 2010

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Janet Bennion is an associate professor of anthropology, specializing in alternative sexuality in nontraditional religious movements in the Intermountain West, specifically among Mormon fundamentalist polygynists. She has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from University of Utah and a Masters in Social Organization from Portland State University. Her doctoral expertise lies in cross-cultural perspectives of sexuality, gender and society, and women of the fundamentalist world. Her scientific publications include two major ethnographic works and two comparative analyses of Mormon polygynous women, as well as many peer-review journal articles. Women of Principle: Female Networking in Contemporary Mormon Polygyny (Oxford University Press 1998) offers an in-depth study of gender roles and sexual norms in the Apostolic United Brethren sect in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana, cataloging women's conversion stories. This ethnography shows that while abuses do exist, some women achieve ironic ascendance and satisfaction in fundamentalism. Desert Patriarchy (University of Arizona Press 2004) presents her theory explaining the role of the desert environment (Chihuahua, Mexico) in the development and maintenance of a patriarchal gender ideology. Her model identifies several factors -- male supremacy, female network, non-secular education, imbalanced sex ratios, alternative sexuality, and circumscription -- which work to facilitate the longevity of desert patriarchal communities.

152: Daymon Smith Pt. 4 - Is the LDS Church Serving God, Mammon, or Both? May 13, 2010

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In part 4 of a 4 part series with LDS Anthropologist Daymon Smith, we discuss some final reflections from his new book, The Book of Mammon, including the new City Creek Mall project, and the potential spiritual implications of the corporate LDS church for the 21st century and beyond.

151: Daymon Smith Pt. 3 - The LDS Church as a Corporation, and the Corporation as a Church May 13, 2010

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In part 3 of a 4 part series with LDS Anthropologist Daymon Smith, we discuss Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -- and the implications for the church of running a massive, multi-billion dollar corporation.

150: Daymon Smith Pt. 2 - The Life and Death of Mormon Speculation and the Rise (and Costs) of Correlation May 13, 2010

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In part 2 of a 4 part series with LDS Anthropologist Daymon Smith, we discuss the formation of the correlation department within the LDS church, and its effects on the church today.

149: Daymon Smith Pt. 1 - Federal Prosecution, Post-Manifesto Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism May 12, 2010

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In part 1 of a 4 part series with LDS Anthropologist Daymon Smith, we discuss the U.S. government's prosecution of the LDS church for polygamy in the late 1800s, post-manifesto polygamy and the rise of Mormon Fundamentalism.

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