Gospel Tangents Podcast

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Gospel Tangents Podcast Podcast

Gospel Tangents explores Mormon History, Science, Theology, and is a resource to learn more about real Mormon History by interviewing historians, scientists, experts, and authors. These podcasts will help generate future documentaries.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Ties Between Freemasonry & LDS Temple (Cheryl Bruno 4 of 4)

    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.

    41 min

  2. SEP 12

    Should we Take Polygamy Skeptics More Seriously? (Cheryl Bruno)

    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 to follow Copyright © 2024 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission.

    31 min

  3. SEP 9

    Why Emma Denied Polygamy (Cheryl Bruno)

    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.

    41 min

  4. SEP 7

    Did Joseph Renounce Polygamy? (Cheryl Bruno & John Dinger 3 of 3)

    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.

    24 min

  5. SEP 5

    Showdown with Brigham Young & Sidney Rigdon (John Dinger, Cheryl Bruno 2 of 3)

    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.

    30 min

  6. SEP 3

    Almost Prophet is Nearly Forgotten? (John Dinger & Cheryl Bruno 1 of 3)

    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.

    26 min

  7. SEP 2

    GT Live! Contest Winner + Chat with Amanda

    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

    27 min

  8. AUG 31

    Joseph’s Magic Show with David Whitmer (Jim Lucas/Jonathan Neville)

    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 people. GT  01:17  He was there for the translation? Jonathan  01:18  Sidney Rigdon was. Jim  01:18  For the demonstration using the stone in the hat. So, he describes his one event. GT  01:24  Was this like a magic show? What is this? Jim  01:26  It's Joseph trying to satisfy people's curiosity by using his seer stone in the hat to try to give him an idea of how the translation is working. GT  01:36 I mean, it feels like a woman with a crystal ball: "I can see the future." I mean, is that what he's doing basically? Jim  01:42  Well, if you follow the seer stone in the hat account, that's what the whole thing was. And we're saying, no, no. That's not what the whole thing was. It was Joseph. I mean, there was an account of a cousin of the Whitmer’s was working at the Whitmer home, as a housemaid or whatever. And she was like, "What's going on upstairs? What are these two guys doing up there? This is really weird." They come down and they're all glow-y and spiritual and stuff. Something strange is going on here. I'm quitting and going home. And I'm going to tell everybody the Whitmer cousins have gone crazy, unless I'm told what's going on. So it was that kind of thing which Zenas Gurley uses this great expression "awful curiosity." And there's probably a lot of other people really [wondering,] "So what's going on? How's this work?" So, Joseph did this demonstration. He pulled out his peep stone, which was a seer stone, which he carried around with him all the time. I call it his pet rock. He really liked it. It's a beautiful stone, if it's the one the Church has in its archives. GT  02:53  The white one or the brown one? Jim  02:54  Yeah. Jonathan  02:54  The brown one. GT  02:54  Both? Jim  02:56  Well, mainly people are talking about the striped one, the brown and white striped one. Jonathan  03:01  Which Jerry says came from Wyoming or somewhere. Jim  03:04  Right, right. Jerry Grover says that that kind of a stone was in the gut of a dinosaur, and that's why it's so smooth because dinosaurs, they're like birds. They'd have these stones in their guts to help them digest, and then when they died, it fell out and so forth. So, he says that that kind of a stone would be especially rare in eastern Pennsylvania. Jonathan  03:39  Or New York. Jim  03:40  So when Willard Chase found it, you can understand that he had never seen a rock like this before. I mean, you must know rockhounds, people who like to collect rocks. So, this was a really special, neat looking rock. That's what Joseph got and carried around with him until he gave it to Oliver Cowd...

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Gospel Tangents explores Mormon History, Science, Theology, and is a resource to learn more about real Mormon History by interviewing historians, scientists, experts, and authors. These podcasts will help generate future documentaries.

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  • Creator
    Rick B
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    200
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