Gospel Tangents Podcast

Gospel Tangents Podcast


Latest Episodes

Nauvoo Polygamy (John Turner 5 of 6)
June 25, 2025

We're diving into Nauvoo polygamy & Joseph Smith's many wives. How often did he have sexual relations with his wives? Was it less frequent than many think? John Turner attempts to answer. Check out ou

Fanny Alger Affair/Old Major (John Turner 4 of 6)
June 23, 2025

The origins of polygamy are murky. Was there an 1831 revelation on the topic? What was the nature of the Fanny Alger relationship? We'll also discuss Zion's Camp, and Joseph Smith's dog, Old Major, wh

Were Golden Plates Real? (John Turner 3 of 6)
June 21, 2025

What does John Turner believe about the Golden Plates? Were they made of tin as Dan Vogel asserts? What about the First Vision controversy? Does John think Joseph was a pious fraud? Did Joseph take ad

Ranking JS Bios/First Vision Controversy (John Turner 2 of 6)
June 19, 2025

Fawn Brodie, Richard Bushman, and Dan Vogel have the 3 most popular biographies on Joseph Smith prior to John Turner's latest. Which is best? John will answer that and we'll discuss the First Vision a

Newest Biography of Joseph Smith (John Turner 1 of 6)
June 17, 2025

How did a non-Mormon who teaches in Virginia get interested in Mormon History? John Turner has written the newest biography of Joseph Smith. He is a professor of History at George Mason University and

Land Deeds in Nauvoo & D&C 132? (Mary Ann Clements 4 of 4)
June 15, 2025

What do Land Deeds in Nauvoo have to do with D&C 132? It turns out there is a controversy where an argument is made for and against 132 being legit vs forgery. Mary Ann Clements weighs in on the contr

How do Land Deeds Relate to D&C 132? (Mary Ann Clements 4 of 4)
June 14, 2025

What do Land Deeds in Nauvoo have to do with D&C 132? It turns out there is a controversy where an argument is made for and against 132 being legit vs forgery. Mary Ann Clements weighs in on the contr

Polygamy & S America Revelations (David Hocking 4 of 4)
June 13, 2025

Many scholars have made the claim that the polygamy revelation in D&C 132 is really 4 different revelations mashed into one. Does David Hocking agree? We will discuss that revelation, along with the r

Changes in Revelations (David Hocking 3 of 4)
June 12, 2025

We'll discuss changes in revelations for the Doctrine & Covenants and JST. Joseph Smith got a revelation to get a Canadian copyright for the Book of Mormon. It didn't succeed. Is this a failed revela

Zelph Revelation (David Hocking 2 of 4)
June 09, 2025

We'll discuss the revelations from 1834-1838 including the uncanonized Zelph Revelation. In 1834, Joseph Smith changed the name of the church from Church of Christ to Church of the Latter Day Saints.