Today Radio Free Mormon, finds himself deep behind enemy lines, as he tackles the recent retraction of the faith promoting story told by Elder Jeffrey R Holland about one brother finding his long lost sibling while on his mission.  Take a deep breath, grab your ice cold herbal tea, and enjoy an intellectual walk though the history of this episode in LDS History.

Resources:

Elder Holland Shares Account of “Missionary Speech of All Time” with New Mission Presidents – Google Cache

Deseret News – Elder Holland releases statement regarding missionary story

Desert News – Elder Holland withdraws Church News missionary story

Church News – Elder Holland Releases Statement Regarding Missionary Story

http://rogerwilco-ldsreport.blogspot.com/

http://www.texashoustonsouthmission.com/weekly-presidents-pen/2016/4/25/presidents-pen-4-25-16  this link is now broken (site removed this page) –  here is cached version = https://web.archive.org/web/20170801050830/http://www.texashoustonsouthmission.com/weekly-presidents-pen/2016/4/25/presidents-pen-4-25-16

http://eldercowansouthafrica.blogspot.com/

http://savvysmissionaryblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/carry-on.html

http://hermanaalisonknight.blogspot.com/2015/11/one-month-down-17-to-go.html

http://eldergideonbenge.blogspot.com/2017/07/an-invitation-to-come-home.html

https://stareshinagee.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/18-nov-2015-letter-to-his-mother-the-time-is-at-hand/

http://shiningmissionary.blogspot.com/2016/06/56.html?m=1

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickleus/sets/72157623567278714/

https://mormoncurtain.com/topic_jeffreyrholland.html

http://www.exmormon.org/mormon/mormon587.htm

Today we delve into Part 2 regarding the process by which Apostles became the ruling body in the LDS Church.  The different leadership bodies, who had a higher authority and stewardship, what happened at Joseph Smith’s death, who he had appointed as his successor, and how the Quorum of the twelve removed every other possible contender to take leadership upon Joseph’s death.  And finally the suspicious death of Samuel Smith which some believe was just one more step taken by the 12 to usurp any possible claim outside of themselves that aspired to leading the Church.

TRANSCRIPT

Today we delve into the process by which Apostles became the ruling body in the LDS Church.  The different leadership bodies, who had a higher authority and stewardship, what happened at Joseph Smith’s death, who he had appointed as his successor, and how the Quorum of the twelve removed every other possible contender to take leadership upon Joseph’s death.

TRANSCRIPT

Today Radio Free Mormon throws us a curveball and shows us things are not so easy to brush off.  That while there are many contradiction in Mormonism that work against its claims, there are also other sides to that coin.  Namely paradoxes that call us to take the another look at Mormonism including today’s look into the Book of Mormon.  Just as we thought we might be heading down a wrong road, he points us to a road sign that suggests it may actually be a right road.  The road sign? ………  Numerology in the Book of Mormon.  No not your weird cousins type of numerology where one deciphers the numbers in your life as if reading a palm.  Rather what numbers meant to the Israelites and Jews and the Middle Eastern cultures and why strangely, those systems show up in great explainable yet statistically significant ways.

RESOURCES:

rationalfaiths.com/hebrew-numerology-book-mormon/

https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/node/8

Today Radio Free Mormon releases his newest episode newest episode “Murder Most Foul”.  Today RFM explores the slaying of Laban and all the motives and correlations that the Book of Mormon puts on display giving insight into it as a text and into the mind of Nephi.  After just taking us down the wrong roads, RFM now walks us back into a serious consideration of the Book of Mormon!!!

Today “Radio Free Mormon” continues with its newest episode “Wrong Roads”.  Today RFM explores what it means to walk the logic all the way out on situations when God gives a revelation dictating the wrong answer as the right answer so that you as the receiver of a wrong answer in revelation will eventually learn the right answer by realizing God had given you the wrong answer in order to give you the right answer.

Resources:

https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2013-09-016-wrong-roads?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/new-era/2005/07/wrong-roads-and-revelation?lang=eng

http://www.ldsliving.com/Mormon-Message-from-Elder-Holland-Wrong-Roads-/s/74180

Disclaimer:

The thoughts and views of any given podcast series and host represents only the views of that host and not necessarily Bill Reel or Mormon Discussion Inc.

Today “Radio Free Mormon” continues with its newest episode “April 2017 General Conference Autopsy Report”.  Today Radio Free Mormon continues pursuing the deeper happenings of our recent General Conference pulling out themes and data that can give us a glimpse into the inner sanctum.

RESOURCES:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-freeway-fire-20150707-story.html

http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/07/07/52941/glassell-park-fire-burns-mormon-church-collapsing/

http://www.mission.net/japan/sendai/page.php?lang=eng&pg_id=4656

http://preparetoserve.com/japan-sendai-mission/

https://www.lds.org/church/news/japan-earthquake-tsunami-update?lang=eng

http://www.mission.net/japan/sendai/page.php?pg_id=5268

Today Mormon Discussion Podcast and Radio Free Mormon combine our thoughts into a two part Conference Review of the April 2017 General Conference.  We look back in part one at Saturday’s Sessions and in Part two we hit on the Sunday Sessions along with some themes that run throughout conference.  We hope you enjoy

Today Mormon Discussion Podcast and Radio Free Mormon combine our thoughts into a two part Conference Review of the April 2017 General Conference.  We look back in part one at Saturday’s Sessions and in Part two we hit on the Sunday Sessions along with some themes that run throughout conference.  We hope you enjoy

Today “Radio Free Mormon” continues with its newest episode “A Spirited Debate”.  Today RFM Re-visits some thoughts a listener shared from the last Radio Free Mormon Episode “The Amazing Contradicting Joseph Smith”.  RFM adds new context and new information that makes Joseph’s Contradictions even more amazing… and spirited.

RESOURCES:

Source for conversation about about the Quote “I never thought it was right to call up a man and try him because he erred in doctrine, it looks too much like methodism and not like Latter day Saintism. Methodists have creeds which a man must believe or be kicked out of their church. I want the liberty of believe as I please, it feels so good not to be trammeled. It don’t prove that a man is not a good man, because he errs in doctrine”

Site Conversating about the Willard Chase / Toad-Moroni Source:   “He repaired to the place of deposit and demanded the book, which was in a stone box, unsealed, and so near the top of the ground that he could see one end of it, and raising it up, took out the book of gold; but fearing some one might discover where he got it, he laid it down to place back the top stone, as he found it; and turning around, to his surprise there was no book in sight. He again opened the box, and in it saw the book, and attempted to take it out, but was hindered. He saw in the box something like toad”

A source discussing Lectures on Faith #5 and the Elder mcConkie quote:  “Using the holy scriptures as the recorded source of the knowledge of God, knowing what the Lord has revealed to them of old in visions and by the power of the Spirit, and writing as guided by that same Spirit, Joseph Smith and the early brethren of this dispensation prepared a creedal statement on the Godhead. It is without question the most excellent summary of revealed and eternal truth relative to the Godhead that is now extant in mortal language. In it is set forth the mystery of Godliness; that is, it sets forth the personalities, missions, and ministries of those holy beings who comprise the supreme presidency of the universe. To spiritually illiterate persons, it may seem hard and confusing; to those whose souls are aflame with heavenly light, it is a nearly perfect summary of those things which must be believed to gain salvation”