Gospel Tangents Podcast

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Busting Utah’s Slavery Myths (Paul Reeve/Christopher Rich 1 of 3)
It's time to bust some slavery myths about Utah Slavery. Dr Paul Reeve & Christopher Rich have written a book called "This Abominable Slavery." Was Brigham Young making Utah a slave state or a free st
Rick Gets Feisty in Mailbag (GT Live!)
Rick Gets Feisty with some anti-vaxxers! I'm going to answer questions & give out a free book, "Writing Mormon History," edited by Joe Geisner. - https://youtube.com/live/6MV4ULK-qTM
Lost Diaries of Juanita Brooks & Michael Quinn (Geisner 3 of 3)
Where are the lost diaries of 2 of Modern Mormonism's most famous authors: Juanita Brooks & Michael Quinn? Joe Geisner tells us. Joe also gives a sneak peek to Writing Mormon History Volume 2. Check o
Parley Pratt Murder & MMM (Joe Geisner 2 of 3)
Joe Geisner discusses the lost Orson & Parley Pratt diaries and we'll dive deep into the Parley Pratt murder, just prior to the Mountain Meadows Massacre. What other important documents are lost to hi
Pratt Murder & MMM (Joe Geisner)
Joe Geisner discusses the lost Orson & Parley Pratt diaries and we'll dive deep into the Parley Pratt murder, just prior to the Mountain Meadows Massacre. What other important documents are lost to hi
Lost Book of Mormon Documents (Joe Geisner 1 of 3)
Joe Geisner gave a presentation at Sunstone in August about lost Mormon documents. Does he include the Lost Spalding Manuscript? We'll focus on lost documents and consored General Conferences addresse
How Kirtland Temple Sale Affects Visitors (Rick B)
Paul Debarthe from the Community of Christ asked me to comment on the sale of the Kirtland Temple, properties in Nauvoo, and other properties transferred from Community of Christ to the LDS Church. Wh
Movie Review – Six Days in August (GT Live!)
I'll review the new movie "Six Days in August," about Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, & the succession crisis. I'll also give a podcast update. Check out our conversation... We'll do a book drawing for "
New Temple in Missouri for Fundamentalist Mormons!
It's cool to be part of history! I worked on the new Fundamentalist Mormon Temple in Bountiful, Missouri, which will be dedicated Oct 12, 2004. I went out the weekend before to tour the temple and mee
Reform Mormon Ordinances with No Leaders? (Rob Lauer)
With no leadership, how do they do Reform Mormon ordinances? How do they view priesthood, sealings, endowment, sacraments, baptisms, etc? Rob Lauer discusses Reform Mormon ordinances. Check out our co