Using secular sources, Justin Dyer responds to false claims surrounding membership retention in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dr. Justin Dyer is a professor of religious education at BYU. He’s got a Ph.D. in human and community development. He has published over 80 academic studies and has been cited over 3,000 times in academic research. He teaches classes on family, religion, and statistics. He recently published research on Latter-day Saint Religiousness, Well-Being, and Retention. When I saw this eye-opening data he uncovered, I had to bring him on the show.

Genesis teaches that Adam and Eve were our first parents. Or does it? LDS historian Ben Spackman is back, and in this episode we'll be discussing the historicity of Adam and Eve's story, and whether modern revelation can agree with modern science. Ben is here to blow minds and write dissertations...and he's all out of dissertations.

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In this episode, historian Ben Spackman reacts to his previous popular (and only sliiightly controversial) interview about potential future change in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Want to know more about President Dallin H. Oaks? Richard Turley (today's guest) literally wrote the book.

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In this episode, David sits down with polygamy expert, author, and historian Brittany Chapman Nash to talk about the boots-on-the-ground stories of men and women who lived polygamy in early Utah. We talk about what finally brought Nash peace on this subject.Check out Brittany Chapman Nash's book, "Let's Talk About Polygamy"! It's truly one of a kind and extremely accessible.

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Joseph Smith once taught ordinances "are not to be altered or changed." But how do we reconcile that with the fact that over the years temple ordinances have changed? In this episode, I sit down with Church historian, Dr. Jonathan Stapley, to clarify that issue and many specific changes to the temple ceremony, like the removal of the oath of vengeance and the penalties.

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In this episode, David sits down with polygamy expert, historian, and author Brittany Chapman Nash. Polygamy among Latter-day Saints in early Utah has been a hot topic for over 150 years, and in this episode we talk about what you've heard that might be true, false, or a mixture of both truth and error.

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He was a poorly-educated guy who was visited by an angel, produced a new work of scripture, and became the leader of a world religion. I'm not talking about Joseph Smith — I'm talking about Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Many critics claim that Joseph Smith's truth claims really aren't that special, because Muhammad did something similar (and *nobody* in their right mind believes that Muhammad was inspired... right? ... right guys?). In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Dan Peterson to investigate just how similar Joseph and Muhammad actually are.

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The witnesses of the Book of Mormon "golden plates" either lied, were tricked, or were telling the truth. In this episode, David sits down with long-time scholar Daniel C. Peterson to talk about the different theories, and whether or not they align with the available evidence.

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In this episode, David Snell and special guest Terryl Givens talk about perhaps the most controversial divide between members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (colloquially, Mormons) and mainstream Christianity: The nature of God. Buckle up!

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