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In this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Dr. Erin Stiles to discuss her research for her new book, "The Devil Sat on My Bed: Encounters With the Spirit World in Mormon Utah"

Dr. Stiles is not LDS but was raised in northern Utah and grew up with the Mormon traditions of spiritual encounters including both benevolent and evil spirits. In this fascinating discussion, we dig into Mormon lore, first hand accounts, and share some of our own haunting experiences.

We know you'll enjoy this spine tingling and extremely interesting look at spiritual manifestation!

Amazon link to Erin's book, hard copy and Kindle are available now and the paperback will be available on March 7th, 2024

https://tinyurl.com/tz43pw33

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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon give updates on both the Cody, WY and Heber Valley Temple, UT situations as they continue to play out.

Both cities have active citizens' groups who are going through proper legal channels to try to change the proposed temple sites to locations more in line with zoning regulations and the look and feel of the town.

It's very interesting to look at these two situations as a whole. The church is using very similar strategies in each city to make sure their planned temples are built as intended. A lot can be learned from awareness of both situations.

Past Mormonish episodes on the Heber Valley and Cody, WY temples:

https://youtu.be/8_h-ei-6cq0?si=gS9bC7k320OEIAJh

• Ep64: LDS Church Sues and Financially...

• Ep78: A Tale of Two Temples: Cody, WY...

• Ep71: Heber Valley Mormon Temple Loca...

• Ep64b: Update: Cody, WY Temple Story

• Ep64: LDS Church Sues and Financially...

For more information on how to donate to the citizens' group in Cody, go to Preserve Our Cody Neighborhoods on FB

For more information on how to donate to the citizens' group in Heber Valley, go to

Email [email protected]

Social Media Facebook and Instagram - SaveWasatchDarkSkies Facebook and Instagram -

HeberValleyTempleInfo and HeberValleyTempleInfoDiscussionPage

Venmo @Better-Location

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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Master Peace, Ron Yorgason to discuss the Brigham Young and Orson Pratt slavery and race debates in 1850’s Utah.

These speeches, which have only recently become available, are a disturbing part of history, not only for the state of Utah but also for the LDS church.

While difficult to listen to, they paint a picture of the views, attitudes, and rhetoric that permeated early Utah territory. They also highlight the tragic enslavement of indigenous people of the era, which is not always discussed.

****Trigger warning: Hate speech***

Articles and websites discussed in this episode

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/12/01/new-website-slavery-early-utah/

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/02/20/byu-explores-unsettling-truths/

https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/this-abominable-slavery/page/welcome

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On a current events episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon explore the events surrounding Aaron Sherinian being called as the new LDS church's Managing Director of Communications.

Aaron Sherinian was announced as the new church spokeman on January 9th, 2024 and stated on LinkedIn that he would start his new role immediately. Rebecca and Landon search social media to discover evidence that he has started acting in his new capacity, if any exists.

Controvery erupted following the annoucement after it was discovered Aaron posted pictures of himself at a Pride Parade and made pother posts about being an ally to the LGBTQ community. Progressive Mormons thought this choice of church spokesman pointed to more inclucivity and a positive step forward. More conservative Mormons questioned whether this choice was appropriate.

Silence on the part of Aaron only leads to more questions.

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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon sit down with Dr. Darrell Ray, founder of the Recovery From Religion organization to discuss the theory behind his book, "The God Virus: How Religion Affects Our Lives and Cultures.

Dr.Ray's innovative theory compares biological virus strategies of survival and domination to methods of religious propagation throughout the world. Once you understand these innovative concepts, you will view religion in a whole new way.

Dr. Ray is one of our favorite guests and we just love to talk to him. We know you'll really enjoy the conversation too.

Dr. Ray's Links:

Recovering From Religion

https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

"The God Virus: How Religion Affects Our Lives and Cultures," Dr. Darrell Ray

"Sex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality," by Dr. Darrell Ray

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On Part II of this extremely informative episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon sit down with our knowledgeable friend, Andrew Schnobrich, to do a deep, yet accessible dive into The Book of Abraham.

Andrew has created a slide show and presentation that helps all of us more clearly understand the overwhelming problems with the BOA translation and Joseph Smith's claim to have translated it from Reformed Egyptian.

Andrew's comprehensive slide presentation takes us through this translation process step by step, to help us understand the multiple problems and discrepancies that exist in what is supposed to be a prophetic translation of a record written by Moses' own hand.

Once you understand the real meaning of the characters and the drawings, it becomes obvious Joseph Smith did not translate this papyri correctly by any stretch of the imagination. This creates a big problem for the Pearl of Great Price and the LDS church itself.

This is Part II of a two part series on The Book of Abraham.

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On this special episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by a wonderful returning guest, Cultural Hall, to give you all "the talk" your parents may have avoided!

Buckle your seatbelts as we 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..

Previous Mormonish episode with Cultural Hall

https://youtu.be/JY-FcQeQXsg?si=MQkn0ovTUiNT-8T5

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On this episode of Mormonish, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Professor Matthew Harris to discuss the question of whether America was originally founded as a Christian nation or a secular republic. Evangelicals would have you believe that God played a prominent role, while the nones may believe otherwise.

This debate has resulted in a culture war over the narrative that shapes The United States today. Professor Harris helps us sift through the information to better understand the religious beliefs that informed the men who founded our country. The answer to this question might surprise you!

Previous Mormonish episode with Matt Harris

https://youtu.be/2wohbsBJGvY?si=3t06PvoSKizrNVHD

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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Landon and Rebecca discuss the theology around same-sex sealings in the LDS temple. We explore the idea of the past use and meanings of sealings in many different ways that may pave a path going forward for same-sex temple marriage.

Using an essay written by law professor Nate omen, “A Welding Link of Some Kind:

Exploring a possible theology of same-sex marriage sealings,” we dig deep into this controversial and very interesting topic

Nate Oman Essay

https://nateoman.substack.com/p/a-welding-link-of-some-kind

Mormonish Podcast Episode about the Priesthood Ban

https://youtu.be/-GtmBwCIQC4?si=Ca8KUZThqkIGih1A

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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon sit down with attorney Kolby Reddish to discuss the recent charges against a stake president in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania regarding failure to report abuse of a child.

This situation has brought up many different avenues of discussion, including the liability of individual members as they fulfill their callings. This is something most members don't think about, but there are many scenarios where one might find themselves in a difficult situation.

Kolby weighs in on the legal ramifications of clergy penitent privilege and calling the LDS church legal hot line in cases of abuse. He also tells us more about individual member liability, We learned so much from Kolby and we know you will too.

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