This three-part episode consists of a recording of a live event held Sunday evening, March 24, 2019 in Salt Lake City. It is an interview …
540: Millennial Mormons—Beliefs, Practices, and Authority Structures
In the brilliant and fascinating new book, The Next Mormons: How Millennials Are Changing the LDS Church, Jana Riess, with collaboration from Benjamin Knoll shares …
521–524: The Enneagram for Mormons
The Enneagram is a powerful tool for coming to know ourselves and others. Emerging in the mid-twentieth century and refined during the ensuing years, interest …
506 –507: What Do Latter-day Saints Consider Authoritative?: Wrestling with Scripture, Prophetic Utterance, Personal Conscience, and an Expanding and Changing Canon
At this moment, with the 2018 October General Conference just weeks away, many Latter-day Saints are—consciously and unconsciously—going through in their minds and hearts how …
494–495: “What Do We Do with All This?”: Sunstone and Today’s Uncorrelated Mormon Discussions
Most Mormon Matters listeners are, as consumers of LDS-related websites, blogs, podcasts, Reddits, Facebook groups, and other social media platforms, enmeshed in the world of …
484: Robert Kirby: Mormonism’s Lampoonist Extraordinaire
Were there an official calling within Mormonism of “Church and Culture Lampoonist” (and there should be!), Robert Kirby would be magnifying the heck out of …
481–482: Mental and Spiritual Gymnastics: Might Something Deeper Be Going On?
We all have different temperaments, and there are many combinations of elements that affect our spiritual journeys—including how recently we’ve entered into a time of …
476: A Healer’s Healing Journey: An Interview with Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks
Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks has over the past decade-plus become a leading voice in mental health, marriage and family, women’s issues, and faith journey …
473–474: First Reactions to the April 2018 General Conference and Its Big Announcements
The April 2018 General Conference just closed. It was a monumental one, with many interesting features and announcements. From the Solemn Assembly that it led …
467–468: The Work of Peace in Mormonism and the Religious World: An Interview with Charles Randall Paul
Many long-time Mormon Matters listeners will recognize the name Charles Randall Paul, (or, as host Dan Wotherspoon calls him 90 percent of the time, “Randy” Paul). He …
448: Shadow Practice
This episode is a supplement to the previous two-parter on “sustaining” within Mormonism—which concentrated especially on times when we find ourselves in some sort of …
446–447: What Does it Mean to “Sustain” Our Leaders and Fellow Church Members?
One of Mormonism’s most attractive features is the wonderful chance all members are given to both formally and informally “sustain” each other as we play …
444–445: A New LDS First Presidency
On 14 January 2018, twelve days after the passing of Thomas S. Monson, the long-serving prophet-president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, …
441–442: Living in (and Growing through) Tension: An Interview with Bill Reel
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 …
338: Mormons and Humor
Are Mormons funny? Do we Mormons have a good sense of humor—in general, or, more importantly, when it focuses on ourselves? In introducing Mormonism to those …
334: Growing and Living a Fully Engaged Mormon Life
Once someone has begun to explore ideas and have experiences that are not outlined explicitly within the typical Mormon curriculum, it is often very difficult …
247: The “Best Thing” About Mormonism—2
This episode features four one-on-one conversations between Mormon Matters host Dan Wotherspoon and wonderful friends of his—Jeff Krey, Chelsi Archibald, Jim Smithson, and Becky Linford—who he asked …
201: Good Shepherds
My recent call for stories of LDS leaders who through their vision and love and ways of inhabiting their pastoral roles have made a wonderful …
200: Let’s Collaborate!
This short episode announces two projects I’d love to work on with collaborators from the Mormon Matters listening community. The first is a call for …
198: Engaging Mormonism from Outside the Fold
Over the course of its run, Mormon Matters has received emails from non-LDS persons who have become regular listeners to the podcast, as well as …
190–191: The Institutional Church and the Individual
Are we made for the Sabbath, or is the Sabbath made for us? Likewise, are we here primarily to serve the Church, or does the …
180: Mormon Missions Take to Facebook!
On Sunday, June 23, 2013, LDS leaders announced changes to the LDS missionary program, with most of the new focus directed to decreasing door-to-door contacting, …
172–173: Proactive LDS Parenting
Most Latter-day Saints who are negotiating a faith transition, including developing a new relationship with God and the church in which they were nurtured, naturally …
155–156: LDS Military Chaplains
This two-part episode offers a wonderful peek into military chaplaincy, a career unlike any other, and, in particular, experiences of LDS chaplains. Two active duty …
147–148: LDS and Pacific Islander Layers of the Manti Te’o Saga
Very little coverage of the story of the cruel hoax perpetrated on Notre Dame football player Manti Te’o has focused on aspects of the Mormon …
146: Relationships First: Mormon Parents Face Their Child’s Faith Transition
In this important episode that affirms love and clear vision, three LDS parents—Jeralee, Jim, and Teri—share their experiences in meeting the challenging situation of an …
122: Challenges in Making Church “Work” For Everyone
In this episode, sociologist Jim Smithson talks of the LDS Church and all of its programs and organizational systems as a vehicle for delivering the …
114–116: Brazilian Mormonism
This three-part episode features a wonderful discussion about some of the peculiarities about the LDS Mormon experience inBrazil, as well as the many ways that …
104: Growing Up Mormon—and Fearless
The three guests in this Mormon Matters episode grew up in faithful, committed Mormon homes. In important ways, however, these panelists’ homes were different than …
91: Cleanflix and What Its Story Reveals about Mormon Culture
The documentary film Cleanflix tells the story of the dramatic rise and fall of businesses (based primarily in Utah) that rented and sold versions of …
83-84: Creating Spaces for Non-Traditional Latter-day Saints
This episode explores both the difficulties of creating more comfortable spaces for unorthodox Mormons in wards, stakes, and families, as well as the benefits. What …
74: Writing Mormon Lives
Phyllis Barber and Joanna Brooks are two of Mormonism’s bravest voices, writers of memoirs in which they offer us privileged glimpses of their inner lives, …
57: LDS Young Single Adult Experiences Revisited
Mormon Matters episode 31 featured a panel discussion about the LDS Church’s struggle to meet the needs of many of its young single adults and …
52: Rebirth of the Student Review
From 1986 to 1997, the Student Review enjoyed a wonderful run as BYU’s independent student newspaper, which at its peak published weekly and reached a …
33: The LDS Church and Its Single Young Adults, Part 2
Episode 31 provided a solid first framing of many of the issues faced by Mormon young single adults—of which group, some 80 percent are becoming …
31: The LDS Church and Its Single Young Adults
Official statistics are hard to come by, but it has become clear over the past several years that Mormonism is seeing many of its 18- …