Guest host Chris Thomas talks with Sandra Tanner about her journey with the Book of Mormon: From faithful LDS member who believed it to be the Word of God; to a born-again Christian who still considered the Book of Mormon to be scripture; to noticing the contradictions between the Bible, Church doctrine, and the Book of Mormon; to her ultimate rejection of Mormonism and her work as one of the most well-known critics of the LDS Church.

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Show Notes:

Jerald and Sandra Tanner: Their Story by Ronald V. Huggins, coming from Signature Books in 2022
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"Jerald and Sandra Tanner: The Early Years," on Mormon Stories
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"Reflections on Mark Hofmann and Murder Among the Mormons," with Sandra Tanner on Mormon Stories
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"Mormon Polygamy Apologetics," with Sandra Tanner on Mormon Stories
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"Pauline Hancock and Her 'Basement Church,'" by Jason R. Smith,The John Whitmer Historical Association Journal, April 2022
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Transcript of the 1826 "Glass-Looker" Trial, State of New York v. Joseph Smith, Jr.
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The Tanners' "Dear Friend" Letter, explaining why they were resigning from the LDS Church, reproduced in full in "Comments on the Book of Mormon Witnesses: A Response to Jerald and Sandra Tanner," by Matthew Roper, Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, July 1993
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A New Witness for Christ in America: Evidence of Divine Power in the "Coming Forth" of the Book of Mormon by Francis W. Kirkham
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The Golden Bible: Or, The Book of Mormon, Is It From God? by Rev. M.T. Lamb
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Mormonism: Shadow or Reality? by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
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Joseph Smith's Plagiarism of the Bible by Jerald Tanner
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Studies of the Book of Mormon by B.H. Roberts, a compilation of manuscripts that suggest some General Authorities knew as early as 1922 that the Church's truth claims had significant factual problems
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View of the Hebrews, or the Tribes of Israel in America by Ethan Smith
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Archives of Salt Lake City Messenger, published by the Tanners since 1974
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Mormonism Unveiled: The Life and Confession of John D. Lee
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Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide by Grant Hardy
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Timecodes

00:00:00 Introduction and opening remarks
00:02:26 Sandra's lineage back to Brigham Young, and how she gained a testimony of the Book of Mormon
00:13:09 Sandra chose to be an active Mormon child; her parents were lax about church activity
00:19:19 The influence of Pauline Hancock in exposing Mormon history and on the faith of Sandra's family
00:31:45 Sandra and Jerald discover contradictions between the Bible and the Book of Mormon; Sandra has her name removed from Church records
00:37:23 Sandra travels to Missouri, where she has a spiritual experience of Christ and is rebaptized by Pauline Hancock
00:45:49 The Tanners read "The Golden Bible," which rattles Sandra's remaining faith in the Book of Mormon
00:51:57 Sandra compiles a list of contradictions between the teachings of the LDS Church and the Book of Mormon
00:57:10 Sandra goes to tell Jerald about her loss of faith in the Book of Mormon---but he beats her to it
01:08:20 Similarities between the Book of Mormon and the King James Bible, an anachronism because the KJV translation was published centuries after the time period of Book of Mormon events
01:15:02 Researching their first book, "Mormonism: Shadow or Reality?"
01:25:55 "The Book of Mormon serves as a conversion point simply because it exists"
01:37:40 Closing remarks

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