Gospel Tangents Podcast

A 360-degree view of Mormonism. We interview the best Mormon scholars, scientists, and clergy from all restoration branches, including LDS, Community of Christ, Strangites, Bickertonites, Temple Lot, Remnant, etc.

Recent Episodes

How Czech Mormons Survived Hitler’s Invasion (Mary Jane Woodger)

Posted January 29, 2024 • 00:18:34

How did the Church react when Hitler took over Czechoslavakia? Wallace Toronto was mission president and his biography Mary Jane Woodger details the...

Mission President or Spy? True Story of Wallace Toronto (Mary Jane Woodger 1 of 4)

Posted January 26, 2024 • 00:21:29

Was Wallace Toronto a mission president or spy? Wallace served as mission president in Czechoslovakia during both the Nazi and Communist regimes. Dr...

Advice for LDS Church Leaders (Janice Allred 5 of 5)

Posted January 25, 2024 • 00:23:29

I asked Janice Allred how she views the LDS Church today, and if she had advice for LDS Church Leaders. How should ward members treat the excommunicated?...

Abish, Queen, & Heavenly Mother (Val Larsen 4 of 5)

Posted January 23, 2024 • 00:27:43

Abish is usually seen as a minor character in the Book of Mormon, but Dr Val Larsen thinks she likely had visions of God and perhaps Heavenly Mother....

Ammon, Lamoni, & Theosis in Book of Mormon (Val Larsen 3 of 5)

Posted January 22, 2024 • 00:23:46

Dr Larsen disputes the notion that Nauvoo doctrines are not in the Book of Mormon. He says the Orthodox doctrine of theosis, or what LDS would call...