Joseph Smith’s Protology: How are Spirit Babies Created?
In this last episode with Dr. Bill Smith, we’ll cover the other issues from his book on section 132. We’ll talk about the evolution of
In this last episode with Dr. Bill Smith, we’ll cover the other issues from his book on section 132. We’ll talk about the evolution of
In a previous conversation with Dr. Bill Smith, we talked about how polygamous sealings were considered nearly permanent. There are cases in which those can
With General Conference coming up this weekend, Dr. Bill Smith and I speculate on some possible future revelations coming up! Would Official Declaration 3 deal
Some Protestants, such as Born-Again Christians, believe that one can be saved in heaven—assured salvation. Did early Mormons believe in something similar? Was polygamy a
Oliver Cowdery has been accused of practicing polygamy before he was authorized to do so. In our next conversation with Dr. Bill Smith we’ll address
Emma Smith often vacillated between accepting and rejecting polygamy. In our next conversation with Dr. Bill Smith we will talk about how she vacillated between
According to the Bible, King David and Solomon had hundreds of wives and concubines, yet the Book of Mormons condemns this practice. How does this
Section 132 of the Doctrine & Covenants was given to Joseph Smith when he inquired about questions about polygamy in the Bible. Dr. Bill Smith
Between 2013-2015, the LDS Church published a series of essays dealing with sensitive topics in the LDS Church. They are known as the Gospel Topics
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.