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Nephite Temple Near Nauvoo? (Jay Mackley 2 of 2)
There is a claim that there is a Nephite Temple across the Mississippi River from Nauvoo. Does Jay Mackley think there is evidence? In our final conversation with Limited Heartland Geographer Jay Mack
Limited Geography Heartland (Jay Mackley 1 of 2)
I'm excited to have Jay Mackley on the show. You probably didn't know there is more than 1 Heartland Theory out there. A lot of people think that the current models cover too much area, but Jay has a
Great & Abominable Church? (Part 4 of 4 Cristina Rosetti)
Bruce R McConkie is fomous for advocating that the Catholic Church is the "Great & Abominable Church" mentioned in the Book of Mormon. Is that offensive to Cristina Rosetti, a Catholic? She'll respond
Intro to Mormon Polygamists (Part 3 of 4 Cristina Rosetti)
How did Catholic scholar Cristina Rosetti get interested in Mormon polygamists? Did she really attend an LDS Young Single Adult Ward? We'll find out more about her background, as well as the TLC Churc
How Mormon Studies Converted to Catholicism (2 of 4 Cristina Rosetti)
How did a Born Again Christian converted to Catholicism while studying Mormonism? Dr Cristina Rosetti answers. Check out our conversation... - https://youtu.be/GOBnPmGGRjw - transcript to follow - Cop
Cristina’s Born Again Faith Crisis (1 of 4)
Dr Cristina Rosetti grew up pretty uninterested in religion. Yet she converted both to the Pentecostal Church and then Catholicism, while finding great joy studying not just Mormonism but Mormon Funda
Satan is Fruit of Tree of Knowledge? (3 of 3 Val Larsen)
Is Satan the Fruit of Tree of Knowledge? Is Divine Mother in the Temple ceremonies? We'll talk about these and other issues like why Christ was baptized, and why Dr Val Larsen thinks Moral Influence i
Temple is Great & Spacious Building? (2 of 3 Val Larsen)
Is the Jerusalem Temple the Great & Spacious Building mentioned in the Book of Mormon? Is Divine Mother, theosis/exaltation in the Book of Mormon? Dr Val Larsen says "Yes!" He also thinks Laman & Lemu
Was Lehi a Polytheist? (Val Larsen 1 of 3)
Dr Val Larsen thinks Lehi was a polytheist! That's quite a statement! Val holds two Ph.D. 's, one in English and the other in Marketing. He teaches at James Madison University. He shares how he thinks
Pros/Cons of Delmarva Theory (Laura Hathaway 2 of 2)
Last time we discussed the pros of the Delmarva Theory of the Book of Mormon. This time we'll dive into the skeptics questions. How does Laura Hathaway handle iron swords, horses, silk, DNA, 3 days of