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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon discuss their experience going to see the movie, "The Oath," which opened in theaters nationwide on Friday, December 8th. According to Rotten Tomatoes the movie is described as follows.

"400 A.D., in a forgotten time of Ancient America, a lone Hebraic fugitive must preserve the history of his fallen nation while being hunted by a ruthless tyrant but rescuing the King's abused mistress could awaken a warrior's past.

The movie is directed, produced, and starred in by Darin Scott who has been a part of many LDS themed movies. This movie has been over a decade in the making and has a unique story of its own.

Seeing the Book of Mormon portrayed on the big screen is always interesting, but this movie is something different. Please let us know what your thought on "The Oath" are? Did you see it? Will you see it? How so you feel about the LDS founding scripture being portrayed on the big screen?

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In this episode of Mormonish podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by accounting professor, Dr. Spencer Anderson as we explore the truth behind the LDS Giving Machine’s that are popping up in cities all over the United States!

On the surface Giving Machines seem to be a fun and festive way to donate to people in need. However, questions have arisen over the use of these machines to generate publicity for the church itself. Is the LDS Church simply a middle man taking credit for someone else’s generosity?

Rebecca and Landon talk with an Executive Director of a nonprofit who received donations from the Giving Machine program. They also take a field trip to the mall to try out the Giving Machine themselves. What we learned might surprise you, so make sure to tune in.

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In this episode of Mormonish podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by the wonderful Dr. Margaret Toscano to talk about recent events involving women, equality, and who gets to sit on the stand in the LDS church.

Social media is buzzing with the news that a decade old tradition of having women in leadership sit on the stand during LDS sacrament meeting in the Bay Area, came to an end abruptly with a cease and desist order from the church.

Margaret shares her invaluable perspective on the ongoing struggle for equality that women in the church face, and the historical patterns she has observed.

We were honored to have Margaret join us for this very important episode. Her knowledge and insights shed so much light on the bigger picture for all of us!

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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon have a wonderful converstion with "No Nonesense Spirituality's" Britt Hartley.

We discuss the concept that spirituality is a human need and is connected to the myths that join us together. Once we truly are able to connect to ourselves we can not only find purpose and meaning in life, we can also face difficulties along the way.

Britt shares her own faith journey and the valuable lessons she learned along the way. We also discuss the state of religion in general, especially in terms of generational differences between Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z.

This was a wonderfully enlightening conversation and also very timely as Britt shares positive strategies to navigate sometimes difficult family or interpersonal dynamics that arise during the holidays.

We know you'll learn as much as we did from this thought provoking and encouraging conversation.

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Mormonish is so excited to have reached our 100th episode! And this is probably one of the most unique, wonderful, and emotional episodes of Mormonish Podcast we have ever taped.

A few months ago Landon and Rebecca interviewed the wonderful playwright Rob Lauer, who 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.

During that episode, 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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In this special Thanksgiving episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon eat pumpkin pie and take a look at the Pilgrims and the Puritans in their historical context. Much has been made of the idea that the story of the Pilgrims has a deep connection to the Restoration. Many books and videos have been produced on this topic and Mormonish wanted to understand exactly what that connection was. Join us for an informative and revelatory look at the Pilgrims and their destiny. And did we mention, there's pie!

Happy Thanksgiving to all from Mormonish Podcast!

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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon are joined by Dr. Randy Bell and Sophronia to discuss the recent allegations that the LDS church may have provided tithing information on high net worth members to Tim Ballard and OUR in order to solicit donations.

We also discuss the Prop 8 era when wealthier LDS members were called upon to give money to a third party political entity to influence a vote, and both Randy and Sophronia share their personal stories. We also talk about the fall out from the LDS's influence on the Prop 8 vote.

We don't know what discovery will show in the court case against Tim Ballard and whether it will reveal these allegations of using tithing records are true, but we found it fascinating to discuss past instances of this kind of shared tithing donation information.

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On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon joined by Dr. Matthew Harris as we delve into the world of Mormon nationalism and the legacy of Ezra Taft Benson. This topic is more relevant than ever as we seem to see a growing faction of Mormonism embracing white Christian nationalism.

In the mid-twentieth century, Ezra Taft Benson was a deeply controversial figure who served not only as Secretary of Agriculture under Dwight Eisenhower but also as a member the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.His ongoing battle to preach against communism and warn memebers that the United States was on the road to moral decay, put him at odds with many both politically and within the church.

The prophet and other members of the Quorum attempted to discipline Benson for allowing his political views to influence his religious leadership, but he continued to advocate for the John Birch Society and other radical causes, while promoting Christian nationalism.

Benson's legacy lives on today and even seems to be gaining momentum, as illustrated by the recent OUR and Tim Ballard information that has come to light. We know you'll be as fascinated as we were to dive into this very important topic.

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In this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca and Landon celebrate our 1 year birthday! Mormonish Podcast aired it's first episode on November 17, 2022 and it seems like just yesterday.

Join us as we take a look back at all our wonderful and amazing guests, the scholarly topics we covered, the late breaking news, and more!

Thank you everyone, we couldn't have done it without all of you!

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On another collaborative episode in The Gospel Topics Essays Series with The Backyard Professor, Rebecca and Landon dive into the Gospel Topics Essay, "First Vision Accounts." The First Vision account we all grew up with was the quintessential telling of the story and we never considered there might be other versions. And that was by design.

In this revelatory episode we discuss how each of the First Vision accounts differ, why no one seemed to know anything about any account until years later, how the church wants to spin the narrative that conflicting accounts actually make the experience more true, and more. As we read through the essay and dissect each part, a larger picture of a coverup begins to emerge.

The hero's of the situation are Jerald and Sandra Tanner whose unwavering scholarship forced church leaders to eventually admit that more than one account of the First Vision existed and had been kept from the public. Some of this information can hardly be believed as we explore each twist and turn in this must-see episode.

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