Mar 27 2025 147 mins 194
Today we are re-introducing Sandra Tanner to a new generation of Mormons, exMormons, and never-Mormons. Both Sandra and her husband Jerald have strong Mormon backgrounds. When he was only eighteen, Jerald began to have doubts about his faith. When they began dating, Sandra Tanner also began to doubt. Throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s Jerald and Sandra Tanner were among the first to begin publishing on the problems with Mormon history and its truth claims. They opened a bookstore called the Utah Lighthouse Ministry and began publishing their research. Today we are going to talk about their discoveries on topics such as changes to the Book of Mormon, the problems with the Book of Abraham translation, the Kinderhook plates, how the Church covered up problematic parts of its history, and how they impacted hundreds of people in and out of the Mormon church. You won’t want to miss this episode!
00:04:00 Topics we are going to cover today
00:05:24 Changes to the text of the Book of Mormon
00:25:40 The usage of the seer stone and an “exact” translation
00:32:00 The Book of Mormon as a revelation rather than a translation
00:33:45 Problems with the Book of Abraham translation
00:49:12 The Church came up with the Catalyst Theory
00:54:00 The Kinderhook Plates issues
01:14:10 Other “Cover-ups” that the church has done
01:28:00 Nephi vs. Moroni
01:31:55 Changes to D&C
01:38:10 Discussion of Michelle Stone’s claims & Sandra’s response
01:54:55 “We felt the obligation to set the record straight”
01:59:00 How does Sandra respond to critics that say she should continue to deconstruct Christianity
02:25:20 Conclusion
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