Looking back at 2017: Top 20 Moments
[paypal-donation] Happy New Year. I’m your host of Gospel Tangents, Rick Bennett. We’re counting down the Top 20 Moments that were most surprising moments in
[paypal-donation] Happy New Year. I’m your host of Gospel Tangents, Rick Bennett. We’re counting down the Top 20 Moments that were most surprising moments in
[paypal-donation] Joseph Smith built temples in Kirtland and Nauvoo. The LDS Church has more than 100 temples in operation now, worldwide. In our last conversation
Trivia question for you: what was the first LDS temple outside the United States? The answer is below but see if you can guess before
You’ve probably heard lots of ghost stories, Ouija boards, and other supernatural phenomenon. I was surprised to hear Dr. Richard Bennett, a BYU professor of
It was once a common practice for faithful LDS Church members to be sealed Church leaders until about the 1890s when President Wilford Woodruff put a
This next episode is full of surprises! I’ve got 2 sample quotes below! Mormons know that the Kirtland Temple is currently owned by the Community
Modern LDS Temples are opened to the general public only prior to dedication. Following the dedication, only Mormons who meet certain standards of conduct are
If you’re interested in “real” books, I’ve got 3 new titles on paperback. (I’m testing the waters on paperback.) These are available at Amazon, and
Baptism for the dead is one of the most unique things Mormons do in all of Christianity. What were the events that led Joseph to
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.