Person in LDS History: Bruce McConkie

Matt Harris

Inside the Room for 1978 Revelation (Matt Harris 4 of 6)

Can you imagine being inside the room for 1978 revelation? The journals of Marion D Hanks take us there when the 1978 revelation was announced

RickB August 12, 2024

Cristina Rosetti

Great & Abominable Church? (Part 4 of 4 Cristina Rosetti)

Bruce R McConkie is famous for advocating that the Catholic Church is the “Great & Abominable Church” mentioned in the Book of Mormon. Is that

RickB July 6, 2023

Willie Grills

Rev Grills on Atonement Theories (Part 2)

We’ve been talking a lot about the different atonement theories lately. I put together this 30 min clip of Rev Willie Grills and I discussing

RickB August 6, 2022

Why LDS Leaders Don’t Like Popular Speakers (Part 6 of 8)

LDS Leaders often frown on popular speakers. Why is that? In our next conversation with Dr. Margaret Toscano, we’ll talk about how popular speakers create

RickB February 19, 2020

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Rick Bennett, Host of Gospel Tangents

Rick Bennett is the friendly, independent historian at the heart of Gospel Tangents LDS Podcast: The Best Source for Mormon History, Science, and Theology. When he isn't interviewing Mormon scholars, prophets, and others, he is teaching math and statistics at Utah Valley University. He also freelances as a research biostatistician in the fields of Dermatology and Traumatic Brian Injuries, as well as in the network television/cable T.V. industries as a sports statistician. Rick holds a Master of Statistics Degree from the University of Utah.