Patrick McKay is an apostle for the Joint Conference of Restoration Branches (JCRB.) He’ll discuss breaking away from the RLDS Church, and his attempts to unify the Restoration Movement. We’ll talk about how he uses the Book of Mormon to do that. I’ll also ask him about archaeological, DNA, and other problems with the Book of Mormon, and whether he
This is a re-release of our interview from 2017 with BYU professtor Dr. Richard E Bennett, my name twin. We’re going to talk about temples, especially how LDS Temple worship evolution over the past 2 centuries in the LDS Church. How much did the Kirtland Temple cost? How is Masonry involved? What changes have been made to temple work? What
Did you know there are over 500 Mormon Denominations?! Rick Bennett won’t cover them all but will give a guided tour of some of the groups that date to the time of Joseph Smith, as well as some of the newest groups out there! I’ll introduce you to several Mormon schisms. Check out our conversation… Copyright © 2022 Gospel Tangents
Lachlan MacKay is one of the historians who helped authenticate the Joseph Smith daguerreotype that appears to be the prophet Joseph Smith. Lach is not only a descendant of Joseph Smith, but he is also an apostle for the Community of Christ. We’ll talk about how he authenticated the photo, whether it could be Hyrum, and what it would take
Get SECRET EPISODES Adam Stokes, Apostle for the Assured Way RickBJanuary 25, 2023 Adam Stokes is a convert to the Elijah Message Movement and has met with Bickertonites and Community of Christ prior… Read More Explaining Book of Mormon Star (2 of 2 Jerry Grover) RickBJanuary 19, 2023 We’re continuing our conversation with Jerry Grover. This time we’re looking to
On April 21, 2021, we lost an amazing historian, Michael Quinn. As we end 2021, I wanted to look back at those we lost. This interview was recorded Nov 3, 2017 and I wanted to share some of the highlights of the interview. GT: I know in the 1980s you wrote a chapter, I believe it
Mormons and most Christians observe Sunday, the first day of the week, as a day of worship. James Strang taught his followers, on the other hand, that they should observe a 7th day Sabbath. It turns out that Strang had a revelation saying the proper day of worship was the 7th day, rather than the first. What other differences are
I’m excited to introduce historian Melvin Johnson. He’s written a biography on early Mormon pioneer John Pierce Hawley. Hawley traveled extensively among several Mormon groups from Nauvoo to Salt Lake to Texas. Johnson tells about some of the early Mormon persecutions, and this was one I hadn’t heard of! GT : Okay, so what you’re saying is, as Joseph was
It’s sad to say that some groups that believe in the Book of Mormon are notorious for the crimes they have committed. In our final conversation with Steve Shields, we will discuss the Lafferty brothers, and Ervil Lebaron. Both groups were involved in murder. Steve: It’s really hard to deal with some of those that are just so grossly offensive in
