It has finally happened. I received a disciplinary notice from my stake president. Would those who feel any attachment to this podcast or to me, would you please send positive thoughts into the universe for my family and friends. I always knew that full honesty and transparency and shining a light on unhealthiness and deception […]
Today guest host Brittney Hartley sits down with Bill Reel from Mormon Discussions Podcasts and discusses his current relationship with Mormonism. In this 2 hour interview Bill tackles what got him to this place as they discuss many of the important moments along this journey. They tackle where he is at currently including where his […]
Today we sit down with Sam Young and discuss his effort to protect Latter-day Saint children. Sam shares the why of his involvement in this issue, what he is doing to accomplish this, what would need to change, and how the Church is reacting. We talk about transparency, forthrightness, and the shielding of this institution […]
PT 2 Bill Reel is widely known within the Mormon podcast world as a fellow traveler on the road many of us have found ourselves on—often quite reluctantly. At one time, we have thrived within Mormonism. It contributes greatly to our identity, and provides our primary social group. It helps shape our thinking and character in […]
PT 1 Bill Reel is widely known within the Mormon podcast world as a fellow traveler on the road many of us have found ourselves on—often quite reluctantly. At one time, we have thrived within Mormonism. It contributes greatly to our identity, and provides our primary social group. It helps shape our thinking and character in […]
Today we read an incredible blog post written by “Thinker of Thoughts“. Faith crises are all the rage. Everybody’s talking about them. Okay, well not everybody. Mainly the people who have gone through them. Most other people are probably wishing that the people who keep bringing them up would just go away. They are like the […]
Today we hit on Boundaries. Healthy boundaries and more specifically unhealthy boundaries. We use the example of a Bishop’s interview with a youth. We directly talk about the distorted boundaries in this interaction but we also speak about how distorted boundaries travel with us through life and set up a relaxed and blind trust in […]
We reached out to the listeners a few months back and asked the listeners if they could ask me (Bill Reel) anything, what would it be. This is part 2 of a series titled “Ask Me Anything”. Chris Bloxham is the host today and I am the one fielding the questions. Please check out part two […]
We reached out to the listeners a few months back and asked the listeners if they could ask me (Bill Reel) anything, what would it be. Today is part 1 of a series titled “Ask Me Anything”. Chris Bloxham is the host today and I am the one fielding the questions. Please check out part […]
Gina Colvin, the host of “A Thoughtful Faith” podcast and Bill Reel , host of “Mormon Discussion Podcast” get together for a chat about what it takes to still be engaged in the LDS Church when so many of their friends have left. They discuss the development of their young testimonies but reflect on […]
Today Chris and Clay join me again for a round-table discussion about the eleven witnesses to the Book of Mormon. We talk at length about our assumptions that the Three Witnesses has a spiritual event, that the Eight Witnesses had a physical event, whether their experience was consistent, and how the Institutional Church may have […]
Today we sit down to talk to Sam Brown LDS author and scholar and discuss the upcoming conference “New Perspectives on Joseph Smith and Translation” that is taking place on March 16th 2017 from 9am to 5:30pm at Utah State University and is free to the public. We talk about the conference, translation, and Book of […]
Today I sit down with Duane Alexander Miller, author of “Living Among the Breakage: Contextual Theology-Making and Ex-Muslim Christians” Duane tells us about the transition that Muslims entering Christianity are making. The disruption or “faith crisis” they are having in islam, what it means to leave their faith and what transitions and adaptations they make enter […]
Today we sit down and discuss the a study done to delve into who is the doubting Mormon. A study was done and presented to top LDS Leaders on the topic. Today we delve into the data and find out what is known about these folks and what we know about the growth of this […]
As I have attended various firesides and opened myself up to Questions and Answers, what seems to be the most interesting points is the specific ways I reconcile tensions in Mormonism. Recently in particular a group of folks were deeply intrigued at how I approach a Temple Interview. That for them there is such a […]
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