Why stories of the ‘Three Nephites’ continue to teach, tantalize and amuse members | Episode 417
If you ask members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints if they know about the “Three Nephites,” chances are most will know the allusion. The story comes from the Book of Mormon in chapt...
25 Nov 202539min
How much sway do top LDS leaders hold over members’ views? | Episode 416
A grassroots movement centered in Salt Lake City more than 40 years ago kept Utah and Nevada from hosting the world’s largest nuclear weapons system. During the final years of the Cold War, a peaceful...
19 Nov 202537min
A deep analysis of the 55 new LDS missions | Episode 415
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently announced plans to add 55 missions across the globe next year. That’s the most since the Utah-based faith of 17.5 million members created 58 mi...
13 Nov 202536min
Fact and fiction in “Truth & Treason” | Episode 414
The heroic tale of Helmuth Hübener, a teenage Latter-day Saint activist who was executed in 1942 for trying to warn Germans about Hitler’s lies, is familiar to many members of The Church of Jesus Chri...
5 Nov 202549min
'Mormons in Media' crossover: Secret Lives vs. SLC Housewives: What's going on with Utah women and reality TV?
On the November crossover episode between ‘Mormon Land’ and ‘Mormons in Media, ’ Rebbie and Nicole are joined by humor columnist Eli McCann to talk Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Rebbie is coming ...
2 Nov 20251h 7min
How LDS temples have changed over time | Episode 413
If there is a constant in the history of Latter-day Saint temple worship, it is change. Language used, covenants made, clothing worn and meaning ascribed to all of it — each has evolved since the earl...
29 Okt 202534min
LDS leadership succession could change under a 'bold' president | Episode 412
Of the major Western religious traditions in the United States, only The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints retains the service-until-death policy for its top leader. Last week, Dallin H. Oak...
22 Okt 202549min
The life of Dallin H. Oaks | Replay
It’s fitting this week to revisit our 2021 “Mormon Land” podcast with the biographer of President Dallin H. Oaks, the newly installed leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In this...
15 Okt 202537min
