In this festive holiday episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined once again by the wonderful Rob Lauer, as we explore the little known history of the ban on Christmas.  Rob tells us more about Christmas's checkered past as certain groups of religious zealots attempted to eradicate Christmas forever. Rebecca, Landon, and Rob also share Christmas memories and the new meanings they find during the holidays after deconstruction of previous beliefs. And as a bonus feature, we recite our favorite Christmas poem, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas in Old Nauvoo!"  Merry Christmas to all! We hope you have a joyous holiday season! ***How to DONATE to Mormonish Podcast: If you would like to financially support our podcast, you can DONATE to support Mormonish Podcast here: https://www.mormonishpodcast.org/support Also at: PayPal: https://paypal.me/BiblioTechMedia Venmo: @BiblioTechMedia We appreciate our Mormonish viewers and listeners so much! Contact Mormonish Podcast: mormonishpodcast@gmail.com

How the Puritan Grinch Stole Christmas with "'Twas the Night Before Christmas in Old Nauvoo!"

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On this episode of Mormonish, Rebecca and Landon are joined by author Alyssa Grenfell to discuss her fascinating new book, "How to Leave the Mormon Church: An Exmormon's Guide to Rebuilding After Religion."  In this excellent "field guide" to everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask about leaving the Mormon Church, Alyssa answers the tough questions, the sensitive questions, the humorous questions, and every question in-between as she shares her personal journey of discovery in a way that will help countless others find peace and joy moving forward.   It was a pleasure to speak with Alyssa and we know you'll love what she has to say. Alyssa's links: Link to book: https://amzn.to/3WUqo2q Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyssadgrenfell/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alyssadgrenfell TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alyssadgrenfell?lang=en  ***How to DONATE to Mormonish Podcast:  If you would like to help financially support our podcast, you can DONATE to support Mormonish Podcast here. Mormonish Podcast is a 501(c) (3)  https://donorbox.org/mormonish-podcast  ****WE HAVE MERCH! **** If you’d like to purchase Mormonish Merch, you can visit our Merch store here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/mormonishmerch  We appreciate our Mormonish viewers and listeners so much!  Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to Mormonish Podcast!  Contact Mormonish Podcast: mormonishpodcast@gmail.com

Alyssa Grenfell: She Wrote The Book On How To Leave The Mormon Church

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon sit down with anthropologist Jason Palmer to discuss LDS temple building in Peru. Many of the same elements of the LDS church's playbook used in the United States to push a temple through city government in an area it is not zoned for, seem to be used on the international stage too,. Jason is the author of the "Forever Familias: Race, Gender, and Indigeneity in Peruvian Mormonism," and shares his expertise with us as we shine a spotlight on two Peruvian LDS temples and the intricate process of governmental approval required to get them built. You might be pretty surprised by this conversation. ***How to DONATE to Mormonish Podcast:  If you would like to help financially support our podcast, you can DONATE to support Mormonish Podcast here:  https://www.mormonishpodcast.org/support  Also at: PayPal: https://paypal.me/BiblioTechMedia?cou... Venmo: @BiblioTechMedia  ****WE HAVE MERCH! **** If you’d like to purchase Mormonish Merch, you can visit our Merch store here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/mormonishmerch  We appreciate our Mormonish viewers and listeners so much!  Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to Mormonish Podcast!  Contact Mormonish Podcast: mormonishpodcast@gmail.com

LDS International Temple Building: The Same Controversial Playbook?

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by David Morris to dive into the history of the LDS church’s For The Strength of Youth Pamphlet. Since the mid-1960s, this pamphlet has been given to young people in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints to guide their behavior and make sure they understand the dos and don’ts of growing up in the LDS church.  David has compiled visuals from these pamphlets, posters, pictures and more, throughout the decades to present us with a clear idea of what the purity culture themes were and how they have changed today. We know you’ll find this episode nostalgic as we take you back through the pamphlets of your youth. ***How to DONATE to Mormonish Podcast: If you would like to help financially support our podcast, you can DONATE to support Mormonish Podcast here: https://www.mormonishpodcast.org/support Also at: PayPal: https://paypal.me/BiblioTechMedia?cou... Venmo: @BiblioTechMedia ****WE HAVE MERCH! **** If you’d like to purchase Mormonish Merch, you can visit our Merch store here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/mormonishmerch We appreciate our Mormonish viewers and listeners so much! Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to Mormonish Podcast! Contact Mormonish Podcast: mormonishpodcast@gmail.com

Latter Day Shame Culture: For the Strength of Youth

On this really important episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Aaron Brewster, a faithful Latter Day Saint, with experience in financial planning, accounting, and years of callings as ward clerk and executive secretary.  Aaron approached Mormonish with a really important topic he felt very strongly about sharing informaton on, tithing! In this episode, Aaron delves into the reasons everyone misunderstands tithing and how it should be paid, and all from a faithful perspective.  He clearly explains the financial trap that paying tithing the wrong way sets for families who are caught in an endless cycles of insolvancy. And he gives us strategies to pay tithing in the right way that is a win win for members and the church.  Even as post Mormons we have family members who pay tithing. This really infomative episode gives you faithful tools to help members and leaders of the church rethink tithing contributions in a completely faithful way.  ***How to DONATE to Mormonish Podcast:  If you would like to help financially support our podcast, you can DONATE to support Mormonish Podcast here:  https://www.mormonishpodcast.org/support  Also at: PayPal: https://paypal.me/BiblioTechMedia?cou... Venmo: @BiblioTechMedia  ****WE HAVE MERCH! **** If you’d like to purchase Mormonish Merch, you can visit our Merch store here: <a...

Tithing Debunked: We've Been Paying it Wrong All Along w/Aaron Brewster

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast we continue to update you on the ongoing heated situations involving the Lone Mountain, NV, Heber Valley, UT, Cody, WY, McKinney, TX and Bakersfield, CA proposed LDS temples. Again, we continue to paint a big picture perspective of the strategies used by the LDS church to get each of these temples built.   Timestamps:  Heber Valley, UT begins at 0.0 McKinney, TX begins at 28:55 Cody, WY 1:15:05 Lone Mountain, TX 1:38:00 Bakersfield, CA 2:30:20   ***How to DONATE to Mormonish Podcast:  If you would like to help financially support our podcast, you can DONATE to support Mormonish Podcast here:   https://www.mormonishpodcast.org/support   Also at: PayPal: https://paypal.me/BiblioTechMedia?cou... Venmo: @BiblioTechMedia   ****WE HAVE MERCH! **** If you’d like to purchase Mormonish Merch, you can visit our Merch store here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/mormonishmerch   We appreciate our Mormonish viewers and listeners so much!   Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to Mormonish Podcast!   Contact Mormonish Podcast: mormonishpodcast@gmail.com

How the Puritan Grinch Stole Christmas with "'Twas the Night Before Christmas in Old Nauvoo!"

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