Some claim youth, Gen-Z, and Gen-Z are leaving the Church, but this is misleading. No church maintains 100% retention of all its members over a lifetime. Compared with all other denominations, the LDS Church has a higher retention rate in all age groups: youth, Gen-Z, Gen-X, Boomers, etc. Martin Tanner shares information about levels of missionary service, activity levels of all age groups, and educational levels inside and outside the LDS Faith.

There were many metal plates containing Nephite records. In this episode of Religion Today, Martin Tanner presents sources describing the quantity of records and where they were deposited: in a rock cavity or cave. He describes the efforts to locate such a cave and records, in the hill by the Smith farm. Martin also describes the various locations in Mesoamerica, in Southern Mexico and Northern Guatemala where caves, fountains of water, lakes and streams are located, as described in the Book of Mormon.

In this episode of Religion Today, Martin Tanner describes Jesus's personality from the scriptures and near-death experiences, including love, mercy, kindness, and focus, as well as anger, fatigue and a sense of humor.

The focus of Jesus and God is usually on their identical abilities, personalities and purposes. But in this episode, Martin Tanner points out the differences between God and Jesus about the Atonement, whether Jesus resurrected himself, God resurrected Jesus, or the Spirit resurrected Jesus. Also, New Testament verses say God only knows when the Second Coming will happen, no one else, not even Jesus knows. These are all, slight, but fascinating differences between God and Jesus, which make the Trinitarian concept of God impossible.

Is the United States Constitution hanging by a thread? Where did that idea come from? How will the members of the Church, or Elders of Israel, help save the U.S. Constitution? In this 250th USA Anniversary podcast, host Martin Tanner answers these and other questions.

Martin describes the Apostle Paul's physical appearance, his voice, and exactly what the "thorn in the flesh" was, as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 12:7.

Your host, Martin Tanner, gives examples of Signs of the Times before the Second Coming of Jesus that have definitely been fulfilled. Then he gives examples of Signs of the Times that will still take many years to be fulfilled.

Martin Tanner explains the similarities, differences, and overlap between the Spirit of God, Light of Christ, Holy Spirit and Holy Ghost. He describes Joseph Smith's final sermon in June 1844 in which Joseph Smith said the Holy Ghost is a person, who will have the opportunity to be born and acquire a body.

Emanuel Swedenborg, born in 1688, died 1772, taught that God is a man, those who go to Perdition do so because they denied the truth, there are three degrees of glory in heaven, consecration is practiced in heaven, etc. Did Joseph Smith, born in 1805, borrow from Swedenborg? Martin Tanner explains why Joseph Smith did not borrow from Swedenborg and why there is some overlap in their teachings.

Isaiah was born circa 740 BC and died circa 681 BC. Lehi left Jerusalem about 600 BC a few years before it was conquered by Babylon. Martin Tanner explains how Isaiah Chapters 40-66, which talks about Jerusalem being conquered, the Jews exiled and their return, could have been written in Isaiah since those events happened after Isaiah died. Also, since Lehi left Jerusalem in 600 BC, before the events mentioned in Isaiah 40-66 happened, how could they be on the Brass Plates and how could they be quoted, in part, in the Book of Mormon? Martin gives the three explanations suggested by scholars.