Catholics believe life begins at conception. Most others believe in a pre-earth life, pre-existence or a reincarnation into the current life. Martin Tanner describes the pre-existence from scripture, history and belief, from the perspectives of Judaism, Early Christianity, Catholicism, the Orthodox Church, Protestant faiths and from the Latter-day Saint perspective. Citing scriptures and examples from Near-Death Experiences, he provides compelling evidence for a pre-existence. 

Host Martin Tanner explains why critics who claim the eleven papyrus scraps the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints obtained in 1967 from The Metropolitan Museum of Art are the documents from which Joseph Smith translated the Book of Abraham, are demonstrably wrong. Martin describes what is on the eleven Joseph Smith Papyri, why they cannot be the papyri from which the Book of Abraham was translated, and what happened to the papyri from which the Book of Abraham was translated. 

Host Martin Tanner describes the traditional belief that Moses himself wrote the first five books of the Bible, with evidence from archaeology, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and internal documentary evidence. He also describes the new so-called "scholarly" approach which suggests the five Books of Moses were written and compiled by many others, who attributed their work to Moses for credibility.

In this episode, host Martin Tanner describes how Near-Death Experiences confirm Mormon doctrine.  He also describes the Near-Death Experiences of ten prominent Latter-day Saints, including Church Presidents Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, and Apostles David B. Haight and Jeffrey R. Holland.

In this episode of Religion Today, host Martin Tanner shares little known facts about the D&C, including that a committee decided which of Joseph Smith's revelations would be included and which would be excluded. The D&C is by far the most historically accurate series scriptures ever recorded. Why? All revelations in the D&C were written down as they were received, or within a day or two after. That cannot be said of the Book of Mormon, Old Testament, New Testament, Pearl of Great Price, or any other scripture.