Mormon Discussion By Bill Reel

We sit down with Janet Eyring. She tells her story of being a seeker, losing faith and leaving the Church, the sense of loss from having missed out on the faith of her youth while spending 20 years outside the Church, and her return the LDS Church. We talk about how her advice for those… Read More »071: Janet Eyring: Once Was Lost But Now Am Found The post 071: Janet Eyring: Once Was Lost But Now Am Found appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today I want to express my Gratitude for what “The powers that be” (First Presidency, Quorum of the 12 Apostles, Curriculum committee, and others who impact what I hear and learn on Sundays) have done to help me in my trial of faith.  I also want to ask and offer ideas on behalf of me… Read More »070: My request to Church Leadership The post 070: My request to Church Leadership appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

[[[ WARNING — WARNING — WARNING ]]] – This episode contains mature conversation that may be inappropriate for young listeners. Today we sit down with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, licensed psychotherapist, who Specializes in Individual and Couples Counseling. We talk today about LDS sexuality, how it is affected by LDS Culture and Doctrine and how to… Read More »069: Jennifer Finlayson-Fife: LDS sexuality The post 069: Jennifer Finlayson-Fife: LDS sexuality appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today’s episode focuses on discussing some assumptions about what we know about the 12 Apostles in the Meridian of Time.  We use as a backdrop for this episode an article titled “Fishers of Fish, Fishers of Men” where non LDS author Jerome Murphy-O’Connor discusses the Historical context of these men were.  We end this episode… Read More »068: Fisher’s of Men The post 068: Fisher’s of Men appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we talk about the far reaching repercussions beyond the sole issue of the priesthood ban.  I attempt to show our Church is growing up and while this announcement provides problematic issues to work on such as defining Doctrine and how we as members dissent it also shows great maturation of the Church and may… Read More »067: Repercussions of the LDS.org’s Race article The post 067: Repercussions of the LDS.org’s Race article appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

I sit down with Valerie Hudson and discuss feminism and being who you are in spite of the pressure to conform. we also touch on subjects like mental illness, her conversion, and the ordain women movement. Dr. Valerie Hudson joined the faculty of the Bush School in 2012 as the George Bush Chair. An expert… Read More »066: Valerie Hudson: Mormon Feminist The post 066: Valerie Hudson: Mormon Feminist appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we spend time discussing the narrative and timeline of the Priesthood ban, it subsequent rescinding. We also talk about the wider breadth of its impact on Doctrine http://www.lds.org/topics/race-and-the-priesthood?lang=eng http://www.pbs.org/mormons/interviews/holland.html https://mormonstories.org/other/Lowry_Nelson_1st_Presidency_Exchange.pdf http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/trial-of-your-faith?lang=eng http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=1570 The post 065: Race, Priesthood, and Doctrine appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

In today’s episode we explore who is called of God and where those called of God can be found. We end correlating this with understanding how we should treat those of other faiths. – Are only leaders in the LDS church “called” of God? – Is there a valid reason to be arrogant on any… Read More »064: Called Of God The post 064: Called Of God appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Todays episode is an interview with Mark Ashurst-McGee. He is an employee of the Church History Department. He is also one of the editors on the Joseph Smith Papers project. Bro. Ashurst-McGee received a B.A. and B.S. from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1994,[4] and an M.A. in History from Utah State University (USU) in… Read More »063: Mark Ashurst-McGee: Church History Department The post 063: Mark Ashurst-McGee: Church History Department appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today I sit down with Seth Payne.  A religion and Mormon Studies scholar.  We discuss why people leave the LDS faith and what ways we could better support them Seth was one of the presenters at the 2013 FairMormon Conference and his paper he presented is included below http://www.sethpayne.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2013/08/Pastoral-Apologetics-FAIR-FINAL.pdf http://www.sethpayne.com/ex-mormon-narratives/ http://www.sethpayne.com/new-mormon-history/ The post 062: Seth Payne appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Unity vs Diversity Are these two ideals on two opposite ends of the Spectrum or are these two compatible allies in a Christlike effort to bring all unto Christ.  I weigh in on these two ideals and attempt to show the following – Why we sometimes feel the need to make others fit a mold… Read More »061: Unity vs Diversity The post 061: Unity vs Diversity appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

My interview with Blair Hodges.  He works in Public Affairs with the Neal A Maxwell institute.   We discuss the changes at the Maxwell institute, the general status of faith struggles in the Church, along with his working alongside Richard Bushman and Terryl Givens.  We discuss faith and how we each are different in how we… Read More »060: Blair Hodges: Maxwell Institute The post 060: Blair Hodges: Maxwell Institute appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We sit down with LDS author Susan Swann author of the book “Coming Home: A Mormon’s Return to Faith” Description of her book: Susan’s story of her painful journey away from her Mormon faith and her road back home delivers a message of hope and encouragement that will help others also struggling to find their… Read More »059: Susan Swann: Coming Home The post 059: Susan Swann: Coming Home appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Critics cite The Church as intentionally creating a simple sanitized view of the Translation of the Book of Mormon.  But what really happened?  Here is my personal take on the Translation process and what I think is a very good shot at the real storyline.  Did the Church intentionally hide information?  What are we to… Read More »058: Seer Stones and Treasure Digging The post 058: Seer Stones and Treasure Digging appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Last week we discussed my faith transition model.  This week I share with you my personal journey working through those three phases.  This is based on a paper I was asked to contribute to Terryl and Fiona Givens and hope that in understanding the three phases and the real life application in my personal faith… Read More »057: My Journey Through These Phases The post 057: My Journey Through These Phases appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Faith is not constant and the transitions of faith are very natural.  Today we talk about how faith develops.  We try to create a model that is helpful to those who are in a faith struggle but desire a reconciliation to faith.  We split faith development into 3 phases to simplify it and discuss at… Read More »056: Transitional Phases of Faith The post 056: Transitional Phases of Faith appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Nick Galieti steps in this week to guest host this episode of MormonDiscussion.  He has put together a masterful gospel discussion on the Atonement using James R. Rasband’s talk “Faith to Forgive Grievous Harms: Accepting the Atonement as Restitution” The complete talk can be found here http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=2075 https://devotional.byuh.edu/media130219 Nick Galieti Host/Producer – “The Good Word”… Read More »055: Nick Galieti: James Rasband and the Atonement of Christ The post 055: Nick Galieti: James Rasband and the Atonement of Christ appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Terryl Givens, professor of literature and religion at the University of Richmond, where he holds the James A. Bostwick Chair in English.  He is the author of several books including “By The Hand of Mormon” and has a book approaching publishing called “The Crucible of Doubt”.  Terryl has been part of a series of firesides… Read More »054: Terryl Givens: Crucible of Doubt The post 054: Terryl Givens: Crucible of Doubt appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

A fireside I did on God’s Grace and my view of the Doctrine of Christ.  There is a powerpoint associated with this episode that is available for sale on the products page which is great for Firesides. Premium subscribers get the powerpoint for free, email me for that – reelmormon@gmail.com Brad Wilcox – His Grace… Read More »053: Grace Fireside: His Grace is Suffcient The post 053: Grace Fireside: His Grace is Suffcient appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Richard Bushman – The foremost scholar on Joseph Smith and author of “Rough Stone Rolling” sits down with me and discusses Faith Crisis.  What helps and What doesn’t and how we need to deal with the historical issues head on!!!!   Thank you for subscribing Read the 2008 article referenced in the Episode here – http://www.lifeongoldplates.com/2008/08/bushmans-introduction-to-joseph-smith.html… Read More »052: Richard Bushman: Rough Stone Rolling The post 052: Richard Bushman: Rough Stone Rolling appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.