Mormon Stories - LDS (Unofficial - MormonThink.com) Truth Seeker
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Mormon Stories podcast, created by John Dehlin, was retired in 2007. MormonThink.com is re-posting this podcast, along with John's other works, for those who still want/need the information. Because John released all of his podcast episodes with a Creative Commons license, we are within our full legal rights to post them here.
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001: Kiddie Baps...My Mission Experience in Guatemala
I served an LDS mission in Guatemala in the late 1980s. As my mission progressed, we began to average over 700 baptisms per month, with some companionships baptizing over 40 in one month. When I tried to talk with my mission president about the issue--it got messy. Today we claim 12+ million in the Church, but truth be told, less than 1/2 of them actually consider themselves Mormon....and thus the reason why activity rates are so closely guarded.
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002: Gregory Prince and "David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism"
David O. McKay presented a dramatic contrast to his predecessors: an athletic, movie-star-handsome, clean-shaven figure who often wore a white double-breasted suit; contrasted to the dark-suited, bearded polygamists (or, in the case of George Albert Smith, son of a polygamist) who preceded him as Church President ever since Joseph Smith. In an age prior to professional image-makers, he instinctively grasped the importance of appearance, and coupled it to the substance of a professional educator to become an icon of Mormonism whose persona did much to change the negative image of the Church in much of the world.
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003: Gregory Prince, David O. McKay and the Blacks/Priesthood Issue"
David O. McKay presented a dramatic contrast to his predecessors: an athletic, movie-star-handsome, clean-shaven figure who often wore a white double-breasted suit; contrasted to the dark-suited, bearded polygamists (or, in the case of George Albert Smith, son of a polygamist) who preceded him as Church President ever since Joseph Smith. In an age prior to professional image-makers, he instinctively grasped the importance of appearance, and coupled it to the substance of a professional educator to become an icon of Mormonism whose persona did much to change the negative image of the Church in much of the world.
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004: Inside the Mind of an Anti-Mormon
Inside the Mind of an Anti-Mormon
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005: Masonry and Mormonism -- An interview with Greg Kearney, a lifelong, multi-generational Mormon and Master Mason"
The Mason/Mormon connection consistently ranks as a top 10 issues for those who are struggling with, or who have left the LDS Church. Greg Kearney, a lifelong, multi-generational Mormon and Master Mason, discusses the history of Masonry, how it became associated with the LDS Church, and why this association is a positive, and not a negative one.
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006: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Mormon Cybergalaxy
Over the past 2-3 years, LDS-themed blogs have literally erupted with activity. Today, there is an entire ecosystem of LDS bloggers, and literally hundreds of LDS blogs in the Internet. In this 2005 Sunstone Seattle presentation (to which I was invited to speak), I review the LDS Bloggernacle (past and present), and then discuss my vision for what might be possible in the future, including podcasts, wikis, screencasts, and multimedia content. I also discuss the importance of Sunstone and Dialogue reaching out to these communities.
Customer Reviews
Bravo!!!
Thanks for the raw and candid stories. These podcasts have saved me thousands in mental health counselor costs. I would have get so alone if I didn’t have these stories that have mirrored my lived experience with Mormonism.
Great show!
I love this show. I’ve been listening for years. I love John, he’s so great to listen to. Patient, knowledgeable, and just so wonderful. I do find Carah very exhausting. It seems like she’s always trying to be funny, and those attempts to be funny are often ill timed and not good in nature considering topics discussed, overall it can just be too much. I have really enjoyed the episodes with Gerardo.
Listen to the Original
The Original was NOT retired. It is still going strong.