[Mormonism Live: 227] Welcome to the alternate reality where Joseph Smith never practiced polygamy, the angels with swords were just metaphors, and dozens of wives—including teenagers and already-married women—somehow just… didn’t exist. In this week’s episode of Mormonism Live, Bill Reel and Radio Free Mormon are joined by Mormonism Historian Dan Vogel as they dive headfirst into the bizarre and baffling claims of the “Polygamy Deniers”—a fringe group, but growing number of Mormon defenders who insist, against overwhelming historical evidence, that Joseph Smith was monogamous. Armed with logic, primary sources, and just the right amount of snark, we dismantle the contorted reasoning and cherry-picked narratives that fuel this historical revisionism.

Why deny what the historical record screams? What tactics do these deniers use to twist facts into faith-promoting fiction? And why does this matter for modern Mormonism? Join us for a wild ride through the land of bad apologetics, historical amnesia, and the desperate need to preserve a prophet’s purity—no matter the cost to truth. This is one you won’t want to miss.

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Evidence Joseph Smith Practiced Polygamy
Part 1 – https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/144aaam/the_evidence_laid_out_that_joseph_smith_was_the/
Part 2 – https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/144ahjo/the_evidence_laid_out_that_joseph_smith_was_the/
Part 3 https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/144aqlr/the_evidence_laid_out_that_joseph_smith_was_the/

Child abuse is rampant in the Mormon Church. You can’t go a week without seeing a new case reported in the Utah newspapers. Austin Fife devotes a whole chapter to the issue in his LIght and Truth Letter. Now, RFM and his faithful attorney companion, Kolby Reddish, demolish these lame excuses, with the help of a special guest. Together they dismantle the Light and Truth Letter point by point!

Mormonism & The Charles Anthon Affair

The Strange Meeting That Shaped a Scripture In this episode, we unravel one of the most curious and consequential moments in early Mormon history: the mysterious encounter between Martin Harris and Professor Charles Anthon. Was it a miraculous fulfillment of prophecy… or a carefully staged attempt to lend scholarly credibility to Joseph Smith’s golden plates? We dive into: The origins of the Anthon Transcript and the infamous “Caractors” document Conflicting accounts: Harris’s prophetic tale vs. Anthon’s fraud accusation The strange mix of languages alleged on the Book of Mormon—Egyptian, Chaldaic, Assyriac, Arabic—and what they really meant A compelling theory: Did Joseph Smith lift characters from Adam Clarke’s Bible commentary to impress the experts? Join us as we explore the tangled web of faith, deception, and linguistic sleight of hand that helped launch a movement. Was Professor Anthon duped? Did Harris hear what he wanted to hear? And could this whole event have been engineered to fulfill Isaiah’s “sealed book” prophecy? This is Mormonism & The Charles Anthon Affair — and the questions it raises are just as fascinating as the answers.

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Coverage of the April 2025 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Sunday Afternoon General Conference Session. The talks are over, the applause has faded, and the teleprompters have gone to sleep. Now it’s time for something unscripted.

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In this episode of Radio Free Mormon, we take a deep dive into the April 2025 Sunday Afternoon LDS General Conference — exploring the messages, the moments, and the meaning behind the words. If you watched with faith, frustration, or just morbid curiosity, we’ve got you covered with a take that’s thoughtful, grounded, and unafraid to ask the harder questions.

Curious what they really said—and didn’t say? Want thoughtful commentary that respects your intelligence, wherever you land on the faith spectrum? Tune in for a conversation that’s bold, respectful, and always insightful.

The curtain has fallen on another Conference performance. Now comes the part where we talk about what really happened.

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Coverage of the April 2025 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Sunday Morning General Conference Session. The talks are over, the applause has faded, and the teleprompters have gone to sleep. Now it’s time for something unscripted.

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Coverage of the April 2025 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Sunday Morning General Conference Session. The talks are over, the applause has faded, and the teleprompters have gone to sleep. Now it’s time for something unscripted.

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In this episode of Radio Free Mormon, we take a deep dive into the April 2025 Sunday Morning LDS General Conference — exploring the messages, the moments, and the meaning behind the words. Whether you felt uplifted, unsettled, or just unsure what to make of it all, you’re in the right place for honest, intelligent analysis that digs deeper.

Curious what they really said—and didn’t say? Want thoughtful commentary that respects your intelligence, wherever you land on the faith spectrum? Tune in for a conversation that’s bold, respectful, and always insightful.

Whether you’re a believing Latter-day Saint, a nuanced middle-way seeker, or someone who’s walked away but keeps and ear to the ground—this is the place for your General Conference coverage.

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Coverage of the April 2025 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Saturday Evening General Conference Session. The dust has settled, the teleprompters are cooling down, and the Tabernacle has gone quiet once more. Now it’s time for the real analysis.

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In this episode of Radio Free Mormon, we take a deep dive into the April 2025 Saturday Evening LDS General Conference — exploring the messages, the moments, and the meaning behind the words. Whether you found comfort, confusion, inspiration, or a raised eyebrow, this is the place for thoughtful, unflinching, and occasionally humorous commentary that goes beyond the headlines.

Curious what they really said—and didn’t say? Want thoughtful commentary that respects your intelligence, wherever you land on the faith spectrum? Tune in for a conversation that’s bold, respectful, and always insightful. Whether you’re a believing Latter-day Saint, a nuanced middle-way seeker, or someone who’s walked away but keeps and ear to the ground—this is the place for your General Conference coverage. Subscribe. Stay curious. Think deeper. #LDSConf #Mormonism #GeneralConference2025 #RadioFreeMormon #PostMormon #FaithfulMormon #CriticalThinking

Coverage of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Saturday Afternoon General Conference. The dust has settled, the teleprompters are cooling down, and the Tabernacle has gone quiet once more. Now it’s time for the real analysis.

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In this episode of Radio Free Mormon, we take a deep dive into the April 2025 Saturday Afternoon LDS General Conference — exploring the messages, the moments, and the meaning behind the words. Whether you found comfort, confusion, inspiration, or a raised eyebrow, this is the place for thoughtful, unflinching, and occasionally humorous commentary that goes beyond the headlines.

Curious what they really said—and didn’t say? Want thoughtful commentary that respects your intelligence, wherever you land on the faith spectrum? Tune in for a conversation that’s bold, respectful, and always insightful. Whether you’re a believing Latter-day Saint, a nuanced middle-way seeker, or someone who’s walked away but keeps and ear to the ground—this is the place for your General Conference coverage. Subscribe. Stay curious. Think deeper. #LDSConf #Mormonism #GeneralConference2025 #RadioFreeMormon #PostMormon #FaithfulMormon #CriticalThinking

Coverage of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Saturday Morning General Conference. The dust has settled, the teleprompters are cooling down, and the Tabernacle has gone quiet once more. Now it’s time for the real analysis.  In this episode of Radio Free Mormon, we take a deep dive into the April 2025 Saturday Morning LDS General Conference — exploring the messages, the moments, and the meaning behind the words. Whether you found comfort, confusion, inspiration, or a raised eyebrow, this is the place for thoughtful, unflinching, and occasionally humorous commentary that goes beyond the headlines.

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Curious what they really said—and didn’t say? Want thoughtful commentary that respects your intelligence, wherever you land on the faith spectrum? Tune in for a conversation that’s bold, respectful, and always insightful. Whether you’re a believing Latter-day Saint, a nuanced middle-way seeker, or someone who’s walked away but keeps and ear to the ground—this is the place for your General Conference coverage. Subscribe. Stay curious. Think deeper. #LDSConf #Mormonism #GeneralConference2025 #RadioFreeMormon #PostMormon #FaithfulMormon #CriticalThinking

[Mormonism Live 225] What if one of the most foundational parts of the Book of Mormon wasn’t ancient at all—but lifted from a 19th-century Methodist Bible commentary? In this episode, Mormonism Live dives into what may be the most significant academic finding in Mormon studies in decades: compelling evidence that Joseph Smith used Adam Clarke’s biblical commentary—a massive, scholarly work from the early 1800s—as a source while “translating” Isaiah into the Book of Mormon. Based on Colby Townsend’s stunning new paper, we break down direct textual connections, show how Smith edited Isaiah using Clarke’s scholarly notes, and explore what this means for the Church’s truth claims, the notion of “translation,” and the very origin story of the Book of Mormon. This episode could change the conversation around Joseph Smith’s methods forever. Don’t miss this deep dive into what looks like the scholarly smoking gun behind one of Mormonism’s sacred texts.

RESOURCE:
Colby Townsend’s Paper – https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jbr-2024-0001/html
Interview with Haley Lemmon Wilson https://mormondiscussionpodcast.org/2018/05/haley-lemmon-joseph-smith-translation-revelation-plagiarism

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What happens when your faith tells you that your identity is a flaw to be corrected? In this episode, we sit down with Sam Nieves, a conversion therapy survivor, board member of the Conversion Therapy Survivor Network, and a clinically trained therapist with a background in Cognitive Psychology. Sam takes us deep into his lived experience growing up in Mormonism, where his sexuality and even his skin color were framed through a toxic theology of righteousness. In a LDS/Mormon belief system where “becoming white and delightsome” was once literal doctrine, Sam learned early on to associate purity with whiteness—and straightness. That twisted framework blurred lines in deeply harmful ways, pushing him into the shadows of shame and eventually into conversion therapy. Sam will walk us through the devastating process—how it was initiated, including messaging from MTC leadership, and how it affected his psyche, his sense of self, and his path to healing. This episode doesn’t just expose what goes on behind the closed doors of so-called “conversion therapy”—it empowers vulnerable listeners to recognize red flags and find help. Sam shares insights from both his trauma and his training, offering critical resources and language for anyone caught in similar webs of psychological and spiritual manipulation. Warning: This conversation includes themes of trauma, homophobia, and racial messaging within religious contexts. But it also includes truth, clarity, and hope.
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