From celebrating Holy Week and Palm Sunday, to wearing cross jewelry, using mainstream Christian terminology, listening to Christian rock music, old Christian hymns in the new LDS hymn book, a cross replacing the Moroni icon on Google Maps, talking about grace, and more, the LDS church seems to be moving in a direction that our grandparents and even parents wouldn't recognize.

Mormonish sits down with our favorite Evangelical, Steve Pynakker to discuss this apparent shift closer to mainstream Christianity and what it means for the LDS membership.

We also discuss the "hard stops" that exist in the LDS church when it comes to reframing or replacing existing doctrines. Are there some things they just won't or can't give up even if it means never fully being considered Christian?

Most of us have heard about Brigham Young‘s 15 year-old wife Clarissa Decker. Until now she is thought to be the youngest wife of Brigham Young‘s 56 wives. The age gap between them was 27 years.

More recently, confusion over the birthdate of Brigham’s wife Elizabeth Fairchild, or maybe outright manipulation of the dates, could indicate that Brigham Young actually had a wife who was only 13 years old and there was a 29 year age gap.

We encourage all amateur historians and armchair genealogist to follow the records like we did. Don’t take our word for it. 

(Graphic on thumbnail is not Elizabeth Fairchild, but represents a 13-year-old child of the era.)

Author Dane Campbell joins Mormonish to discuss his new book "Growing Up With Satan" and the larger framework of the LDS theology surrounding Satan that was very, very real to those who were raised in the LDS faith.

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When you belong to a strong religious tradition the questions of life after death are often very clearly delineated for you. You know what's coming next. When you step away from your faith tradition, life after death, or what comes next, often becomes the biggest question you will wrestle with.

The Good Book Club read the book, "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande and we're bringing the insights and information from our discussion to Mormonish.

Special guest Kate Flint, Landon and Rebecca open up about their previous and new perspectives on the great unknown of death in this very important episode.

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Mormonish is joined once again by Kendel Christensen for a part two of his exploration of Mormons, post Mormons, and the difficulty of recognizing, setting, and enforcing healthy boundaries.

This is an important topic because healthy boundaries are at the root of relationships and can determine success, satisfaction, dissatisfaction, or failure of relationships. Being raised in the LDS church often did not allow us to set, respect, or even understand healthy boundaries or their importance.

Kendel brings a wealth of sources, resources, and knowledge to this topic in this very important part two of our discussion on healthy boundaries.

I've linked part one in the show notes if you missed it.

Part 1: https://youtu.be/5iNJ1LgHK9U

Kendel's Book "Life Simplified: Handy Lifehacks for Ordinary People" https://a.co/d/7QhOxA4

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Rebecca and Landon are joined by favorite returning guest Ganesh Cherian to discuss the theme of violence that ran through Joseph Smith's life and early Mormonism.

Ganesh clearly lays down a pattern and the results of this reoccurring theme.

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Just in time for Pioneer Day 2025 we are rereleasing our episode on the tragedy of the Willie and Martin handcart companies.

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Landon gives an excellent presentation on the events surrounding the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies' tragic journey west.

This presentation was originally a The Good Book Club episode and we're excited to share this important discussion of these tragic events. For too long, the LDS church's narrative has hidden key details and created an inspiring narrative that doesn't reflect reality.

The discussion centers around the excellent book on this topic, "

Devil's Gate: Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy' by David Roberts

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The LDS Church has changed its name several times in its history. It appears the most recent version will drop the "of Latter-day Saints." Rebecca and Landon are joined by Dr. Randy Bell to discuss the history of rebranding in the LDS church and what it means.

The Book of Mormon has been translated into many languages and given to people across the globe. But does the Book of Mormon that is being read in other countries contain the same scripture the rest of us are reading? Is there a difference in what is included based on the audience it is intended for?

Our special guest on this episode

delves into the practice of only translating and providing certain sections of the Book of Mormon for certain areas of the world. What is left in and what is taken out is very telling.

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Lori Vallow recently sat down with reporter Nate Eaton of the East Idaho News for a jailhouse interview. We couldn't think of a more perfect person to dissect the interview with than Lori's cousin and podcaster, Megan Conner. (@third_verse)

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