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E173: How Should Mormons Write History? Apr 29, 2024

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History is a dangerous profession in the LDS Church, sometimes leading to excommunication. Stephen Carter explores why history is such a charged topic—and what Ethiopian leopards have to do with it.

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E172: What Really Happened When Phineas Got His New Wives? Apr 09, 2024

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One fine July Sunday in Relief Society, Deja Earley was asked to share a story about her Mormon ancestors. Her story did not go down well. In this episode, Deja tries to come to terms with her polygamous forebears.

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E171: The Movie that Turns Easter on its Head. Mar 27, 2024

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Testimony meeting would be a terrible place for Stephen Carter to talk about the movie that finally made him feel a connection to the atonement. Hint: It has connections to Lord of the Rings, Avatar, and Run Lola Run.

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E170: The Weird New Atonement Theory You Can’t Talk About in Sunday School. Mar 04, 2024

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The Atonement is all about suffering. Or is it? In this episode, Stephen Carter stumbles across a new atonement theory that would stop any Sunday school lesson in its tracks. Yet, it fits perfectly into the Plan of Salvation.

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E169: Where Do We Go From Here? Part II Feb 28, 2024

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In Part II of Gregory Prince’s article, he explores what he thinks the LDS Church has done right and what kinds of changes both it and its members will need to go through to meet current and future challenges.

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E168: Where Do We Go From Here? Part I. Feb 25, 2024

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Gregory A. Prince has been watching the LDS Church for 75 years. And it has changed. A lot. Some changes have been constructive; some have been devastating. What does Prince see as the best way forward from where we are now? What will this path demand of the Church organization and its members?

E167: Why I Stay. Jan 29, 2024

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Carol Lynn Pearson is known for her long-standing advocacy for the LGBT community in the LDS Church. This episode presents her thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of the Church, and why she continues to engage with it.

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E166: What Makes the True Believer Tick? Jan 08, 2024

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Using Eric Hoffer’s book “The True Believer,” Stephen Carter explores how Mormonism became a mass movement and the surprising way its cycle is playing out today.

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E165: His Eye Is on the Sparrow. Dec 11, 2023

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The New Testament is full of healing stories. But in real life, not so much. Dana Haight Cattani talks about her struggle with cancer.

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E164: In the Mountains, No One Can Hear You Swear. Dec 05, 2023

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After a tour of the Orem Temple’s art with Stephen Carter, Michael Stubbs talks about how difficult it is for him to find God in nature—even when hiking with a bunch of rowdy Young Men!

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