Radio Free Mormon

Tonight Radio Free Mormon explores the idea of exaltation in the LDS Church.  RFM shows how this relatively simple concept becomes more and more complicated the more we examine it.  Ultimately it is on the floor in tatters.  This is . . . the Exaltation Complication!

This podcast squeezes in a ton of spiritual nuggets from last General Conference. Fast paced and engaging, this is one you won’t want to miss!

Does God answer all the prayers of his righteous children?  Church leaders say yes.  Tonight, Radio Free Mormon puts this claim under the microscope, and also shares some personal stories dealing with the issue.

In a recent BYU speech, President Nelson explained the background behind the 2015 Policy of Exclusion and its reversal 3 1/2 years later. How well did President Nelson do? Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel give you their take. This is the one you’ve been waiting for!

Tonight Radio Free Mormon tells us all about his meeting with the stake president. This is gonna be one for the record books!

Elder Snow is the outgoing head of the Church History Department. He was recently interviewed by two reporters on the Salt Lake Tribune’s podcast, “Mormon Land.” In this interview, Elder Snow made some surprising and revealing statements. Tonight, Radio Free Mormon does an in depth analysis of the Elder Snow interview. This is gonna be… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 97: Elder Snow Goes Rogue

Radio Free Mormon was neck-deep in Mormon apologetics during the 1980s. At the apex of his apologetic career, RFM presented a 12-lecture series as an Institute class in the spring of 1989. This is the fifth lecture in that series. Lecture Five deals largely with Joseph Smith’s early involvement in folk magic. This was a… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 96: Defender of the Faith Part 5

Radio Free Mormon is joined by Bill Reel for this in-depth discussion of Elder Tad Callister’s recent video, “A Case for the Book of Mormon.” Join us for this 20,000 foot view of Mormon apologetics. Radio Free Mormon style!

Radio Free Mormon is joined by Bill Reel for this in-depth discussion of Elder Tad Callister’s recent video, “A Case for the Book of Mormon.” Join us for this 20,000 foot view of Mormon apologetics. Radio Free Mormon style!

This podcast contains the complete audio of my presentation at Sunstone on August 2, 2019. Thank you so much to everybody who showed up! I had a great time and I hope you did, too! I have the most intelligent and thoughtful listenership of any podcast out there! You are the best!!!

Radio Free Mormon’s last podcast dealing with young Mormon apologist Kwaku El has been getting a LOT of attention! RFM is releasing this special edition podcast to answer some questions that have been raised relating to that podcast, and to clarify some additional issues. Ultimately, however, RFM puts Kwaku squarely on the horns of a… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 92: Going Down to Kwaku Town

Kwaku El is one of the rising generation of young Mormon apologists. In a recent video, Kwaku attempts to prove the Book of Abraham is true. But in doing so, Kwaku employs a well known apologetic trick; well known to Radio Free Mormon, at least. In fact, Radio Free Mormon publicly exposed this very apologetic… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 91: Kwaku the Deceiver

Tonight, Radio Free Mormon shows how the LDS Church continues to hide its history. He first gives a whirlwind tour of the four primary accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. RFM then looks at the new church history titled “Saints” and exposes the contortions the authors go through in order to tell a faith promoting… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 90: Does the LDS Church Continue to Hide Its History?

Radio Free Mormon devotes an entire class period to an in depth defense of the different accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. You won’t want to miss this one!

Radio Free Mormon continues with the third lecture from his Institute class from spring of 1989 on Defending the Faith. Lecture Three completes the discussion commenced in Lecture Two about how to respond to commonly heard criticisms of the Book of Mormon. Anybody who wants to be able to defend the Book of Mormon against… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 88: Defender of the Faith Part 3

Radio Free Mormon will be presenting a Face to Face Devotional at the Sunstone Symposium, Friday, August 2, 2019 at 3:45 p.m. You are invited to submit any questions you want in the comment section below. Please listen to the podcast for additional details and ground rules. I look forward to seeing you at Sunstone!

In this podcast, Radio Free Mormon documents the facts leading to the conclusion that the BYU Police Department is refusing to release information damaging to the LDS Church.  This is information that no police agency, acting on its own, would normally try to hide.  Because of this, in a second round of public disclosure requests,… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 86: RFM v. BYUPD: The Coverup Continues

After all this back and forth with Dan Peterson, RFM was motivated to take a second look at the circumstances of the 1835 First Vision account.  After all, Mr. Peterson, the artful dodger of Mormon Apologetics did say “Is it possible that Elder Joseph Fielding Smith… sat on one or more unpublished First Vision accounts?… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 085: Was the 1835 First Vision Account Suppressed?

RFM tackles President Nelson’s seeming embellishment of his life and role as LDS President and Prophet.  RFm uses three examples from recent history and shows that Nelson has little issue with adding extra details or removing others in order to add a “miracle-like” perception to his life and experiences.

RFM today tackles the fact that not only was the 1832 account (6 pages) excised by someone within the Church History Department of the LDS Church and stored away for decades but that in fact there are another 16 pages that were also cut out and never returned and missing to this day. Resources: missing… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 083: The Missing Sixteen Pages

RFM having seen Dan Peterson post not one but two blog posts in response to RFM episode #69, revisits Dan obfuscation around having been dishonest about the suppression of First Vision accounts and how Dan is trying to help his loyal followers make sense of his words.

Radio Free Mormon speaks about the 1 year anniversary of his episode #33 Selling Your Soul for Apologetics…………. And you won’t want to miss this. It involves Kiwi57, Stephen “Bukkake” Smoot, and of course our dear friend Daniel C. Peterson. In the previous Episode #33 RFM made it clear that Daniel C Peterson had lied… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 081: Daniel C. Peterson: The Artful Dodger of Mormon Apologetics

Today RFM and Bill Reel take time to evaluate the latest events in the McKenna Denson case.  Namely Poisoned Orange Juice, A car in flames, and a two attacker assault as well as Mike Norton’s recent tirade expose of McKenna’s past.  While McKenna’s past has always been known to be checkered, the recent events raised… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 080: Will The Real McKenna Denson Please Stand Up!

RFM today attempts to start his General Conference review but only gets as far as the first talk he examines…. Elder Soares talk from Saturday Morning.   At this point RFM is stopped in his tracks as he encounters a flooding of connections and thoughts related to how Mormons are trained to sacrifice their authenticity in… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 079: Why Are Mormons So Fake

Today RFM tackles part two of his time as an apologist for the faith.  How Young RFM was intimately aware of the “Anti-Mormon” material and even taught a 12 week course on Mormon Apologetics.  He recorded those 12 weeks of conversation on cassette tape.And today you get the chance to listen to Part 2.

Today RFM tells you his early history as an apologist for the faith.  How even as a Young man he was intimately aware of the “Anti-Mormon” material and even taught a 12 week course on Mormon Apologetics……..  Really cool surprise in this episode.  He recorded those 12 weeks of conversation on cassette tape…….   Now Where… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 077: Defender Of The Faith Part 1

Todays Episode of Radio Free Mormon has RFM reaching out personally to the Strengthening Church Members Committee.  You heard that right.  RFM picked up the phone and called Elder Dyches of the Seventy and a member of the strengthening Church Members Committee to see what they might tell him about his file there and what… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 076: Spying For The Lord

From Deep down in the bunker “Behind Enemy Lines” RFM tackles the recent dismantling of its November 2015 LGBT Policy.  RFM in his unique fashion does a dismantling of his own showing That LDS President, Russel M Nelson has once and for all shown he has not only no access to god, but that he… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 075: President Nelson Jumps The Shark

Today RFM sits down with Bill Reel to discuss his time in FairMormon as way into seeing how FairMormon operates.  They discuss How Bill was recruited to be part of FairMormon, what his involvement was including FairMormon winning the 2013 Podcast Awards with Bill being a heavy contributor to their podcast that year.  What all… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 074: FAIR is FOUL

Today Radio Free Mormon share with us the “Pharisee Phenomenon” as found in the LDS Church.   Running through 12 examples where all the fun lies.  RFM shows us what it means to be pharisaical in the LDS Church.  Its not everyday you get to explore LDS Leaders practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms and ceremonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit.  Part 3 of 3 Please consider… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 073: The Pharisee Phenomenon Pt 3

Today Radio Free Mormon share with us the “Pharisee Phenomenon” as found in the LDS Church.   Running through 12 examples where all the fun lies.  RFM shows us what it means to be pharisaical in the LDS Church.  Its not everyday you get to explore LDS Leaders practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms and ceremonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit.

Today Radio Free Mormon share with us the “Pharisee Phenomenon” as found in the LDS Church.   Running through 12 examples where all the fun lies.  RFM shows us what it means to be pharisaical in the LDS Church.  Its not everyday you get to explore LDS Leaders practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms and ceremonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit.

Today on Radio Free Mormon RFM and Bill Reel dissect the talk Stand Forever, given on the 22nd of January 2019 by Elder Lawrence Corbridge, a member of the Seventy of the LDS Church.  Several Major Points come out – Elder Corbridge seems to have had a level of faith crisis himself while on assignment… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 070: The Corbridge Manuever – Part 2

Today on Radio Free Mormon RFM and Bill Reel dissect the talk Stand Forever, given on the 22nd of January 2019 by Elder Lawrence Corbridge, a member of the Seventy of the LDS Church.  Several Major Points come out – Elder Corbridge seems to have had a level of faith crisis himself while on assignment… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 069: The Corbridge Manuever – Part 1

Today RFM tackles Elder Oaks suggestion that in helping a doubting spouse overcome their doubt, that research is not the answer. RFM walks us through his own journey in the Church showing us that the LDS Church prior to the internet age encouraged its members to be scripturians and Doctrinares. RFM Shows us that when… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 068: Research Is Not The Answer

  Today we explore the Book of Abraham in Radio Free Mormon Style.  Bill Reel once again joins us and we proceed to lay out the following. Today we explore the Book of Abraham in Radio Free Mormon Style.  Bill Reel once again joins us and we proceed to lay out the following. – Brian… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 067: The Book Of Abraham – Missing Scrolls, Catalyst Theories, and Bad Apologetics Part 3

Today we tackle the Elder and Sister Renlund Devotional from January 13th 2019. We dissect the Renlunds two parables and their commentary about doubts and those who have them. Along the way we tackle their comparing the Church to a Dilapidated Dinghy as well as their concept of Church Wack-A-Mole. This is a three part… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 066: The Renlunds, A Dilapidated Dinghy, and Church Wack-A-Mole Part 3

Today we tackle the Elder and Sister Renlund Devotional from January 13th 2019. We dissect the Renlunds two parables and their commentary about doubts and those who have them. Along the way we tackle their comparing the Church to a Dilapidated Dinghy as well as their concept of Church Wack-A-Mole. This is a three part… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 065: The Renlunds, A Dilapidated Dinghy, and Church Wack-A-Mole Part 2

Today we tackle the Elder and Sister Renlund Devotional from January 13th 2019. We dissect the Renlunds two parables and their commentary about doubts and those who have them. Along the way we tackle their comparing the Church to a Dilapidated Dinghy as well as their concept of Church Wack-A-Mole. This is a three part… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 064: The Renlunds, A Dilapidated Dinghy, and Church Wack-A-Mole Part 1

Radio Free Mormon with 50 episodes in the rear view mirror initiates a conversation about the ground that has been covered in the first 50 episodes and where the potential is for things to talk about going forward. He also uses this moment to share an update on the Mckenna Denson case.

RFM and Bill Reel take on the recent Temple changes and dissect the historical context of these changes, why these changes indicate regardless of how Leaders want them portrayed, and tackle the blatant lying in the First Presidency Statement. RESOURCES: 2019 Temple ChangesHistorical Overview of Temple ChangesOath to Avenge the Blood of the ProphetTemple Cursings… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 062: The More Things Change – IN THE TEMPLE – The More They Stay The Same

Today we explore the Book of Abraham in Radio Free Mormon Style.  Bill Reel once again joins us and we proceed to lay out the following.– Brief overview of the History of the Book of Abraham– Why the critics say it is problematic– What workarounds apologists have created to deal with those criticisms– Why those… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 061: The Book Of Abraham – Missing Scrolls, Catalyst Theories, and Bad Apologetics Part 2

Today we explore the Book of Abraham in Radio Free Mormon Style.  Bill Reel once again joins us and we proceed to lay out the following. – Brief overview of the History of the Book of Abraham – Why the critics say it is problematic – What workarounds apologists have created to deal with those… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 060: The Book Of Abraham – Missing Scrolls, Catalyst Theories, and Bad Apologetics Part 1

President Eyring…. No Not the LDS Apostle but his son Henry J Eyring, recently gave an address at BYUI titled “Gaining and Strengthening a Testimony” where he lays out logical fallacy after logical fallacy in order to justify belief in the Book of Abraham specifically and to deal with the criticisms of the Church collectively. … Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 59: The Crying Game Part 2

President Eyring…. No Not the LDS Apostle but his son Henry J Eyring, recently gave an address at BYUI titled “Gaining and Strengthening a Testimony” where he lays out logical fallacy after logical fallacy in order to justify belief in the Book of Abraham specifically and to deal with the criticisms of the Church collectively. … Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 58: The Crying Game Part 1

EXCLUSIVE – EXCLUSIVE – Bill Reel’s Disciplinary Council The Recording – EXCLUSIVE – EXCLUSIVE Radio Free Mormon shares that he has received the audio recording of Bill Reel’s Disciplinary Council. The audio quality has issues but a transcript has been included HERE to make it easier to know what is being said. If anyone can improve this… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 057: Bill Reel’s Disciplinary Council – The Recording

RFM takes on a Radio Free Mormon After Dark interview with Bill Reel regarding his upcoming Disciplinary Council.  The interview dissects all of Bill’s interactions with Leaders from Stake Presidents to Church Historians to Prophets, Seers, and Revelators.   RFM also asks Bill to give a run through of his correspondence and conversations that have led… Read More »Radio Free Mormon After Dark: 056: Bill Reel’s Disciplinary Council

In the spirit of Halloween, Radio Free Mormon today sheds light on Joseph Smith’s treasure Digging by setting the details of Joseph Smith’s Treasure Digging next to the eerie Treasure Digging of John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat.  RFM takes on the dramatized telling of this John Steinbeck classic.  See how many similarities between the treasure digging… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 055: Treasure Digging with Joseph Smith and John Steinbeck

Today On Radio Free Mormon, RFM and Bill Reel dissect Elder Oaks October 2018 General Conference talk from Saturday Morning.  In this talk Elder Oaks uses logical fallacy after logical fallacy and bad argument after bad argument in defending his Anti-Science prejudice and his Anti-LGBT bigotry.  This 15 minute minute talk was a brilliant attempt… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 054: Elder Oaks Puts the Con into General Conference PART 2

Today On Radio Free Mormon, RFM and Bill Reel dissect Elder Oaks October 2018 General Conference talk from Saturday Morning.  In this talk Elder Oaks uses logical fallacy after logical fallacy and bad argument after bad argument in defending his Anti-Science prejudice and his Anti-LGBT bigotry.  This 15 minute minute talk was a brilliant attempt… Read More »Radio Free Mormon: 053: Elder Oaks Puts the Con into General Conference PART 1