This episode we finish our discussion of the LDS Gospel Topics Essay Mother in Heaven Matthew the Nuclear Calvinist kicks off the episode with a question about why the doctrine of a Mother in Heaven is considered authoritative doctrine when the direct support for it amounts to hearsay that Joseph Smith taught it along with the fact that it made it into an LDS Hymn He notes that the doctrine that Adam was God has been declared to be heresy by subsequent LDS leaders even though Brigham Young taught it and claimed that Joseph Smith taught it We hope that [... more]

Michael swung by Outer Brightness to discuss the LDS Gospel Topics Essay on the LDS doctrine of a Mother in Heaven In this first part of the conversation they discuss how they viewed thsi doctrine when they were LDS and whether or not they felt an affinity for the doctrine Finally they discuss each of the passages from LDS canon that are cited in the essay as supportive of the doctrine [... more]

Matthew the Nuclear Calvinist and the Apostate Paul were invited by our friend Jeremy Howard to go on the Do Theology Podcast to answer some blunt questions This is the second part of that interview [... more]

A MRM classic week that originally aired January [... more]

Hey Fireflies Welcome to this bonus episode of Outer Brightness From Mormon to Jesus The Apostate Paul here I'm recording a new intro for this episode because since Matthew the Nuclear Calvinist and I recorded this episode on July the state of affairs has changed So in this intro I'm going to provide a quick timeline In or the LDS Church began publishing Gospel Topics Essays designed to allow church members to learn about difficult topics in LDS Church history and doctrine directly from the Church's official website rather than other online sources These essays have the imprimatur of the [... more]

In the final episode of this -week series Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson take a closer look at the chapter written by Margaret M Toscano on Joseph Smith's Teachings on Priesthood Temple and Women from the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series For a look at the entire series and articles written on each of Continue reading Gospel Topics Chapter Toscano ' [... more]

In the final week of this -week series Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson take a closer look at the chapter written by Caroline Kline and Rachel Hunt Steenblik in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series For a look at the entire series and articles written on each of the Gospel Topics essays visit https www mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

In the final week of this -week series Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson take a closer look at the chapter written by Caroline Kline and Rachel Hunt Steenblik in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series For a look at the entire series and articles written on each of the Gospel Topics essays visit https www mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

In the final week of this -week series Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson take a closer look at the chapter written by Caroline Kline and Rachel Hunt Steenblik in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series For a look at the entire series and articles written on each of the Gospel Topics essays visit https www mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

In the final week of this -week series Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson take a closer look at the chapter written by Caroline Kline and Rachel Hunt Steenblik in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series For a look at the entire series and articles written on each of the Gospel Topics essays visit https www mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

This is our final week of a series focusing on books given away to other general authorities and church employees by the First Presidency between to If the First Presidency thought these books were worthy of being reprinted using expensive leather covers and gilded pages they must be reliable and worthy to be Continue reading Christmas Book Citations Harold B Lee Part ' [... more]

This is our final week of a series focusing on books given away to other general authorities and church employees by the First Presidency between to If the First Presidency thought these books were worthy of being reprinted using expensive leather covers and gilded pages they must be reliable and worthy to be Continue reading Christmas Book Citations Lorenzo Snow Part ' [... more]

This is our th week of a series focusing on books given away to other general authorities and church employees by the First Presidency between to If the First Presidency thought these books were worthy of being reprinted using expensive leather covers and gilded pages they must be reliable and worthy to be Continue reading Christmas Book Citations Lorenzo Snow Part ' [... more]

This is our th week of a series focusing on books given away to other general authorities and church employees by the First Presidency between to If the First Presidency thought these books were worthy of being reprinted using expensive leather covers and gilded pages they must be reliable and worthy to be Continue reading Christmas Book Citations Jesus the Christ Part ' [... more]

This is our th week of a series focusing on books given away to other general authorities and church employees by the First Presidency between to If the First Presidency thought these books were worthy of being reprinted using expensive leather covers and gilded pages they must be reliable and worthy to be Continue reading Christmas Book Citations Jesus the Christ Part ' [... more]

This is the sixth week of a series focusing on books given away to other general authorities and church employees by the First Presidency between to If the First Presidency thought these books were worthy of being reprinted using expensive leather covers and gilded pages they must be reliable and worthy to be Continue reading Christmas Book Citations Joseph Smith Part ' [... more]

This is the th week of shows covering the LDS Church book Saints The Standard of Truth Today Bill and Eric consider the origination of the doctrine of Heavenly Mother [... more]

A look at some of the teachings of former Apostle Melvin J Ballard based on a question of current apostle M Russell Ballard concerning what he would ask his grandfather if he were still alive Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson have a lot of questions they would ask and this week we are asking lots Continue reading Beliefs of Melvin J Ballard Part ' [... more]