Mormon Discussion Halloween Edition.  Today we sit down with Zach Derr and discuss ghost and spirit stories within Mormonism.  We talk about how some of these are explainable but that others seem to be beyond explanation.  We talk of myth and our need to give explanations for things we otherwise can’t explain.  We talk about… Read More »283: Special Halloween Edition 2017

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The Family: A Proclamation To The World – How was it created?  Why was it created?  What is the timeline for its creation?  Today in a special joint episode Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel from Mormon Discussion tackle these questions and more.  Want to know the backdrop and context of the creation of the… Read More »SPECIAL EPISODE: The Backdrop and Context of The Family A Proclamation to the World

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Today we take the phrase “The Lord will not permit the prophet to lead the Church astray” and dissect it.  What do orthodox members believe that means?  What does history tell us?  What have leaders said?  And in the end Can we have confidence and trust in the answers we get from Prophets, from our… Read More »283: The Prophet Will Not Lead The Church Astray

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Elder Oaks gave a talk this past week that raises for me several questions. Here are the things he seemed to have said and my questions that follow. Remember it is Elder Oaks himself who stated that “Questions are honored” and so I hope you will do just that by taking them seriously. Also, Elder… Read More »282: Elder Oaks, Common Consent, And Un-Canonized Doctrine

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Orthodox members of the Church constantly point at progressive Mormons as falling off the path, as inappropriately raising a critical voice, as having done something contrary to the path Jesus had set.  Today we revisit the life of Jesus.  We examine his interaction with his religious leaders.  We examine his behavior within his True and… Read More »281: Jesus & His True And Living Church

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This is an audio recording of the presentation “Mormon Discussion Presents: A Dialogue on Gospel Topic Essays”.  This was held at the Home of Bill Reel, host of Mormon Discussion Podcast, in Southern Utah on September 16th.  Sound quality is slightly less than desirable but this went so well and the discussion may be extremely… Read More »Mormon Discussion Presents: An Exploration of the Gospel Topic Essays

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Today we discuss the Word of Wisdom or better yet section 89 of the D&C.  Today we talk about the history of the Word of Wisdom, what it means to be Revelation or better yet what it means to be Canon, better yet what it means to be binding on the people.  And if Binding… Read More »280: Word Of Wisdom

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The episode starts with sharing upcoming events we are planning then dives into the episode “Rabbit Holes” Alice was encouraged into the rabbit hole but once she entered there was no turning back.  In Mormonism too there are rabbit holes and they too never end where we expected.  As we look at the question of… Read More »279: Rabbit Holes and Upcoming Events

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Today we discuss at length the Temple Lot Case.  Why the RLDS (Community of Christ) and Hedrickite (Church of Christ) branches were bickering and fighting, why the LDS branch got involved, How the case got resolved, and most important what we learn about Mormonism from those who testified.  Fake Deeds, Cease and Desist Orders, Dodged Questions,… Read More »278: Temple Lot, Hedrickites, RLDS, and Carnal Intercourse

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This audio program is hosted by Bill Reel, an active faithful Latter-day Saint who has himself gone through a difficult and painful faith transition and has remained active in the Church.  This program is for the loved ones of those struggling in hopes for understanding and a safe space to have conversations. You likely received this… Read More »Stages of Faith & Building Bridges

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