In this episode we examine one of the most foundational claims in Mormonism: the translation of the Book of Mormon. Most Latter-day Saints grew up hearing a very specific story. Joseph Smith sat at a table, the gold plates were present, and he translated the ancient record through divine power. But when we turn to the actual historical eyewitness accounts, a more complicated picture appears. Multiple witnesses—including Martin Harris, Emma Smith, and David Whitmer—described a translation process where Joseph placed a seer stone into a hat, buried his face in the hat to block out light, and dictated the text while the plates were often covered, in another room, or not present at all. If the translation did not require Joseph to read the plates… why were the plates necessary?

In this episode we slow the story down and look carefully at the historical sources. We examine the original accounts, the apologetic explanations offered to reconcile them, and the logical implications of those explanations. This is not about attacking belief. It is about asking a simple question: What explanation best fits the evidence?

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A confrontation of historic proportions happened forty-five years ago; a confrontation between an LDS apostle and a BYU professor; between Elder Bruce R. McConkie and Professor Eugene England. The subject was the nature of God. But the ramifications were more far-reaching than that. Join Bill Reel and RFM as they dig deep into this controversy and explore what it meant then, and the fallout it still has today!

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Tonight’s Mormon Newscast breaks down a wild week of headlines with the top story of ABC abruptly canceling The Bachelorette just days before its premiere featuring Mormon Taylor Frankie Paul as the lead. With her deep ties to Netflix’s Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and the MomTok world, this wasn’t just another season… and the sudden cancellation has people asking what really happened behind the scenes.

Also in this episode we cover:
* LDS women are finally allowed to serve as Sunday School presidents… in 2026
* The latest MomTok drama and why it keeps pulling Mormon culture into the spotlight
* A new LDS transgender policy update and what it means for members navigating identity and faith
* Utah moves forward with an AI regulation bill * A BYU training connected to polygamy Deniers gets canceled at the last minute—why?
* The Church endorses its first female chaplain in Canada
* A new Netflix docuseries exposes the rise of Warren Jeffs’ successor

From institutional changes to cultural moments to stories that hit a little closer to home, this episode connects the dots and asks the questions that don’t always get asked.

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