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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by favorite recurring guest, Ganesh Cherian as we delve into the influential Whitmer family who shaped more of Mormonism than most realize.

Ganesh paints a picture of the Whitmers influence that had a great effect on Joseph during his time in their home and theorizes that the church would look very different than it does today without their religious influence.

As we explore their anti-catholic sentiment which became part of the LDS church for almost a century and a half, we also discuss the Whitmers and the Adam Clark Commentary. Could the Whitmers have influenced Joseph to use this bible commentary in The Book of Mormon itself as Kolby Townsend's new research suggests.The Whitmer family is a rabbit hole that needs to be explored and Ganesh helps us at least scratch the surface.

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Mormonish is proud to be able to bring you the ONLINE WORLD PREMIER of the first 25 minutes of the award winning film, "Ronald's Little Factory!"

Many of you have followed "Ronald's" journey and were frustrated that it never came to a theater near you! Well now you can view the entire movie online

Director Brent Bokovoy is going to give a FREE LINK to the movie to anyone that shares this episode on social media!

Watch the episode including the 25 minute free clip from the movie to get more details on how to get your FREE LINK to RONALD'S LITTLE FACTORY!

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by the amazing Emily Grayson to discuss her in depth presentation on the new LDS garments.

Emily shares the history of LDS modesty culture and explores the strong emotions the new garments which seem to relax these standards bring.

As we wrestle with the past and try to understand the future of modesty requirements in the LDS church, we all uncover truths and deeply held beliefs that continue to impact women both in and out of the church today.

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With General Conference weekend coming up, it's important to remind ourselves of the kind of advice and counsel the LDS leadership gives us.

Buckle your seatbelts as Mormonish's Rebecca and Landon are joined by Culch to delve into the history of masturbation warning messages from the church through the decades.

Our focus will be on the Mark E. Peterson pamphlet, "Steps to Overcoming Masturbation," as we take you through the wild ride that represents most of our growing up years.

And of course we couldn't cover this topic without a shout out to Elder Boyd K. Packer's "The Little Factory" talk as well.

Hopefully no one will be too triggered.. We were pretty triggered just taping the episode, haha..

(This episode was originally aired on February 20th, 2024)

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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by the wonderful Charles Harrell to discuss his new research into the history of the LDS belief that Jesus was born on April 6th, not December 25th.

To most of us growing up, the idea of the April 6th birthday was a fact that Mormons knew and the rest of the world didn't. We had special knowledge.

But this special knowledge come from? And why don't we hear this date mentioned at all anymore?

Charley shows us the origins of the April 6th claim and how it became gospel truth only to slowly slip out of use in recent decades. This is a microcosm for many teachings that were gospel truth in a different era.

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(This episode was originally aired on December 23, 2023. Dr. Bell's presentation is phenomenal and we believe more people need to see it!)

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by two incredible guests, Dr. Randy Bell and Radio Free Mormon, to discuss the difference between ethical magic and unethical magic and its use in manipulating people either for entertainment, or far more sinister purposes. Randy Bell is the owner of the world's largest collection of Houdini artifacts and uses these amazing items to take us on a journey through the history of magic tricks and magical stunts. As we learn more about how magic actually works, we come to understand that magicians follow a set pattern to trick their audiences. Radio Free Mormon demonstrates a phenomenal magic trick that left us speechless to illustrate this point. Ethical magic is used by magicians to deceive an audience that wants to be deceived. This is entertainment. Mormonism uses tricks too, often on an unsuspecting audience that believes the deception with lasting, lifetime consequences. Join us for this phenomenal presentation from Dr. Randy Bell and RFM as we delve into magic, manipulation, and Mormonism.

(This episode was originally aired on December 23, 2023. Dr. Bell's presentation is phenomenal and we believe more people need to see it!)

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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, we are joined by favorite returning guest, Ganesh Cherian to discuss something other than The Book of Mormon! We tackle the provocative topic of sex and Mormonism as we break down the teachings, the problems inherent in many of the teachings, and the conflict between what we are being taught and reality.

Ganesh brings unique and personal insights to the topic from the perspective of a former Bishop who dealt with newly married couples as they navigated the teachings/problems/conflict hurdles in real life.

It was fascinating to discuss this topic and share personal experiences being raised in the LDS church. I'm sure many of our viewers and listeners can relate.

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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Nemo the Mormon to discuss a hot button issue in the McKinney Texas Temple scenario, the United Methodist Church Bell Tower ordinance.

This issue is very easy to misunderstand so we take everyone carefully through the Fairview Town Council and Fairview Planning & Zoning Board meeting minutes step by step. Our hope to clarify the confusion and help everyone understand what actually happened with the United Methodist bell tower over the last 18 years.

The LDS church seems to want to use this as precedence that would allow them to build a 173 ft tall steeple. In the simplest terms, while the town council back in the day did comment that they didn't have a problem with the belltower, they then would have followed the process to send the plan back to Planning & Zoning to work on issues related to codes like the height and decibel of the bells.

Nothing was approved, nothing was signed with final signatures for height and decibel and the tower was never built. Eleven years later the Methodist church built a much smaller tower.

(This episode originally aired last year but the "bell tower defense" continues to be used over and over by faithful Mormons. It's important to understand the truth.)

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On this episode of Mormonish, Rebecca and Landon are joined by trial lawyer Frank Stucki to discuss the kind of cases former LDS missionaries bring to court seeking justice.

Frank is a civil trial lawyer licensed in Utah who has personally sat in depositions and in the courtroom during civil litigation that stems from experiences on an LDS mission.In our episode he brings to light the types of abuses; physical, sexual, emotional, religious, etc. that may occur while someone is serving an LDS mission.

This is a very eye opening and sobering episode and I'm sure many of our viewers and listeners can relate to many of the scenarios we go through.

Our intent in sharing this information is to help all of us find positive ways to support missionaries and prepare them for the experience by promoting autonomy, even under the restrictive missionary system.

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(Mormonish has had many people reach out and ask about this episode since I mentioned it on The Mormon Newscast. Because of renewed interest, we're reposting it a year and a half later.)

A favorite Mormonish returning guest, Rob Lauer, told us about his experiences as a theater major at BYU in the early 1980s.

The late 1970s and 1980s were a difficult time for LGBT students who were attending BYU. They were hunted down and entrapped and forced to live a hidden life or be removed from school.

Rob described an off campus house, affectionately called, "The Beaver Cleaver" house, where several LGBT theater majors lived together and dealt with the difficult environment that existed at BYU during that time. The bright spot in this whole era was their connection with each other and the life long friendships they formed.

We asked Rob if he thought his former roommates might ever consider coming on our podcast to share their experiences. Rob told us he was in contact with these wonderful men, but they had never spoken publicly about that era at BYU. But he would ask them.

Unbelievably, the roommates felt ready to tell their stories and we are so honored to have them on Mormonish Podcast as they reconnect with each other, reminisce, work through some difficult trauma, and share their wonderful humor and positive outlook today even as they look back on the pain they experienced.

You will be forever changed by this episode, I know we were.

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