Gospel Tangents Podcast

Gospel Tangents Podcast


Latest Episodes

Explaining Book of Mormon Star (2 of 2 Jerry Grover)
January 19, 2023

We're continuing our conversation with Jerry Grover. This time we're looking to the stars. The Book of Mormon star is unique because when night came, it did not get dark. How can that be explained? Je

Book of Mormon Geology (1 of 2 Jerry Grover)
January 16, 2023

One of the big differences between the Heartland & Mesoamerican Theories of the Book of Mormon deals with volcanoes. Very few people have studied Book of Mormon geology. During the destruction found i

Paul Toscano’s Role in Hofmann Case (2 of 2)
January 12, 2023

Paul Toscano had a minor role in the Hofmann Case. Paul was good friends with Steve Christensen, the first man killed by Mark Hofmann over what turned out to be the Salamander Letter forgery, although

Edwards Phrases in Book of Mormon (Jonathan Neville 2 of 2)
January 05, 2023

We're continuing our conversation with Jonathan Neville discussing similarities between theologian Jonathan Edwards and the Book of Mormon. What are some of these Edwards phrases found in the Book of

Jonathan Edwards Influence on Book of Mormon (Neville 1 of 2)
January 02, 2023

Jonathan Neville believes Joseph Smith often used words and ideas from 18th century theologian Jonathan Edwards. Who is Jonathan Edwards? Neville claims Edwards was sort of a Billy Graham figure of hi

Deep Dive Mormon Schisms (John Hamer 2 of 2)
December 29, 2022

We're going to take a deep dive into modern Mormon schisms, from the ones dating to Joseph Smith's death to modern ones. Last time we did an overview of the Succession Crisis. This time we'll learn ho

Succession Crisis (John Hamer 1 of 2)
December 26, 2022

Following the death of Joseph Smith, a succession crisis enveloped the Church. Several vied for leadership. While most people recognize Brigham Young and Joseph Smith III, there were several other lea

International Mormons: LDS Cricket in Pakistan/Armenian Artist (Casey Griffiths 2 of 3)
December 24, 2022

Christmas Bonus! I accidentally cut out a short segment about an LDS Cricket team in Pakistan, as well as LDS Armenian artists, and some artifacts from the School of the Prophets. So here's a bonus ep

Joseph Merrill, the Science Apostle (Casey Griffiths 3 of 3)
December 22, 2022

Joseph Merrill was an apostle who died in the 1950s. He advocated strongly that science & faith need not be in conflict. A former VP of the U of Utah, he advocated for theological training for LDS Sem

50 More Relics of the Restoration (Casey Griffiths 1 of 3)
December 19, 2022

I'm excited to have Dr Casey Griffiths back on the show. He's a Church History professor at BYU and we're going to talk about 2 of his newest books, 50 Relics of the Restoration & Truth Seeker. He's t