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385-386: Fiona and Terryl Givens and “The God Who Weeps”

November 21, 2012
By John Dehlin
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In this two-part interview we speak with Fiona and Terryl Givens on the release of their new book “The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life.” In part 1, we interview Fiona about her life. In part 2, we speak with both Terryl and Fiona Givens about their new book.

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384: Falling in Love with Joseph Smith and Jane Barnes

November 14, 2012
By jeffgrubbs
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As the 3rd feature of our Mormon Stories Book Club series (organized by Heather Olson Beal), we feature Jane Barnes and her new book Falling in Love with Joseph Smith,accompanied by the following readers:  Rob Lauer, Erin Hill, Cheryl Bruno, John Dehlin, and Dayna Patterson.  Please click on the link...

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383: Mr. Deity’s Brian Dalton Discusses Book of Mormon Racism with Dan Wotherspoon and Charles Harrell

November 4, 2012
By John Dehlin
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This Mormon Matters episode hosted by Dan Wotherspoon examines the status of the claim that the Book of Mormon teaches that dark skin is a curse from God, that because of their wickedness God cursed a group of people and actually brought about a miraculous change in their skin color...

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381-382: 2012 New York City Conference Pts. 3 & 4 – Political Panel and Story Sharing

November 4, 2012
By John Dehlin
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2012 New York City Conference Mormon Stories Pts. 3 & 4 – Political Panel and Story Sharing.

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380: 2012 New York City Conference Pt. 2 with Elna Baker

October 28, 2012
By John Dehlin
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Elna Baker speaks at the 2012 Mormon Stories conference in New York City.

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379: 2012 New York City Conference Featuring Richard Bushman, Andrew Kimball and the Sabre Rattlers

October 21, 2012
By John Dehlin
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Richard Bushman and Andrew Kimball speak, and the Sabre Rattlers perform at the 2012 New York Mormon Stories conference.

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Strategy Announcement for 2012

October 11, 2012
By John Dehlin
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Mormon Stories Listeners/Supporters, If you can, please take the time to listen to the strategy announcement below.  A few important highlights: We are shifting our emphasis back to podcasts for the next few years.  Podcast changes include the following: Mormon Stories will add: A monthly book club discussion with...

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377-378: Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet with John G. Turner

October 10, 2012
By John Dehlin
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As the 2nd feature of our Mormon Stories Book Club series (organized by the brilliant Heather Olsen Beal), we feature John G. Turner and his new book “Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet, accompanied by Dialogue Foundation chair elect Morris Thurston.  Please click on the image to the right to purchase your...

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376: Margaret Young – Race and Gender Dynamics in Modern Mormonism

October 8, 2012
By John Dehlin
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A Thoughtful Faith’s Kylan Rice presents an interview with LDS author, filmmaker, and playwright Margaret Young. In this interview Margaret shares her story of how she became enthralled with Mormon Race Dynamics, and how she has spent her life as an advocate for Black Mormon issues in LDS culture....

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374-375: Eldon Kartchner Pts. 3 & 4: Losing Heather to Cancer, Grief, and its Impact on Faith

September 18, 2012
By John Dehlin
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In parts 3 and 4 of a 4-part series, Eldon Kartchner discusses: 1) losing his wife, Heather, to cancer, 2) his grieving process, and 3) the impact her death has had on his religious faith.  In part 4, Eldon is joined by several family members to discuss their reactions...

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372-373: Eldon Kartchner Pts. 1 & 2 – Living a Successful Mixed-Orientation Marriage, and Not Recommending It

September 16, 2012
By John Dehlin
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In parts 1 and 2 of a 4-part series, Eldon Kartchner discusses: losing his battle against same-sex attraction as a Mormon, and his experience living a successful mixed-orientation marriage as a gay Mormon. He also discusses his feelings about the Josh and Lolly Weed story. Part 1 Part 2

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370-371: Philip Barlow and A Thoughtful Faith

September 9, 2012
By John Dehlin
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Philip Barlow is editor of the book “A Thoughtful Faith,” which was pivotal in my faith transition as a BYU student and beyond.  He currently sits in the Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture, at Utah State University. He earned a B. A. from Weber State College and...

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369: Exploring LDS Temple Wedding Exclusion and Inclusion

September 2, 2012
By John Dehlin
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In this episode three active, believing LDS church members explore LDS temple wedding exclusion and inclusion.  A big thanks to Jean Bodie for organizing this episode.

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Seattle Conference with Kristine Haglund and Brent Metcalfe – October 19th-21st

August 29, 2012
By John Dehlin
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“Infinite Shades of Black and White” A Mormon Stories Conferences Statement of Purpose can be found at the end of this page. Friday, October 19th 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. – POTLUCK SOCIAL Location: 81 Vine Street #500, Seattle, WA 98199 SATURDAY, October 20th Location: Woodland Park Community of Christ, 5555 Phinney...

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368: “A Thoughtful Faith” Episode 1 – Greg Prince’s “Manifesto for Change”

August 26, 2012
By John Dehlin
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For the inaugural episode of the new “A Thoughtful Faith” podcast, Micah Nickolaisen interviews Greg Prince.  Greg is well known for his historical contributions and grassroots activism within the LDS Church, and is an advocate for better curriculum, scholarship, gender equality, and open dialogue within Mormon discourse and church policy....

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366-367: Joanna Brooks – The Book of Mormon Girl

August 6, 2012
By John Dehlin
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In this episode we interview Joanna Brooks – author of the newly released The Book of Mormon Girl: A Memoir of an American Faith published by Simon & Schuster. In part 1, John interviews Joanna about her book. In part 2, Joanna discusses The Book of Mormon Girl with...

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365: Why I Stay — John Dehlin

July 28, 2012
By John Dehlin
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This presentation was delivered as part of the 2012 Salt Lake Symposium held on July 27th. To listen to the entire session, click here. The text for the talk can be found here.

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363-364: Bishop Bill Reel on Being a Mormon Bishop, a Critique of Mormon Stories, and Resolving Faith Struggles

July 19, 2012
By John Dehlin
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Bill Reel is currently serving as Bishop of the Sandusky ward of the Cleveland Ohio Stake. In this interview we begin by discussing Bishop Reel’s conversion to the church AFTER reading Fawn Brodie’s “No Man Knows my History”, and his avid pursuit of Mormon apologetics after his baptism. We...

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362: Overcoming Pornography Addiction

July 13, 2012
By John Dehlin
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In this episode, Tony discusses his approach for overcoming pornography addiction within a Mormon paradigm.

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361: Introduction to Mormon Stories Sunday School

July 4, 2012
By John Dehlin
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             Mormon Stories Sunday School is a new podcast led by Bible scholar Jared Anderson. You can visit the site at www.MormonSundaySchool.org. In this first episode, Jared outlines the vision, tone, goals, and proposed content of this Sunday School podcast. There will be a weekly...

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356-360: 2012 Salt Lake City Conference with Jana Reiss, Claudia Bushman and Andrew Ainsworth

July 2, 2012
By John Dehlin
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Part 1: Jana Reiss and Peter Breinholt Part 2: Andrew Ainsworth and Peter Breinholt Part 3: Claudia Bushman, Michael Fife and Stephanie Lauritzen Part 4: Benji Schwimmer and Story Sharing Time Part 5: Comedian Bengt Washburn

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355: What Mormon Stories is Trying to Do, and How to Keep it Alive

June 25, 2012
By John Dehlin

In this presentation we try to cover the following: 1) what are Mormon Stories and the Open Stories Foundation trying to do? and 2) what can be done to keep them both alive.

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353-354: Sons of Perdition — The Lost Boys of the FLDS Church

June 6, 2012
By John Dehlin
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Sons of Perdition (the movie, produced by Tyler Measom and Jennilyn Merten) follows three boys after they leave their FLDS families and community in Colorado City, Utah. With limited educations and rarely a stable address, the obstacles are enormous. All the boys have big dreams—starting with the hope of...

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