Mapping LDS Theologies – Part 2

Lecture given by Aaron Shafovaloff of Mormonism Research Ministry on November 15, 2025. This is part two of a lecture series. In this video we summarize at the beginning what was shared in lecture one (different approaches to doctrine), and then move on to the substance of lecture 2 (regress of gods). 0:00 – Intro 1:28 – “Mike” and the God-Was-Once-a-Man Claim 3:36 – What “We Believe” Means in LDS vs Christian Usage 6:09 – How LDS Use “We Don’t Believe That” 12:18 – Different Approaches to LDS Doctrine 16:04 – Disciplines of Theology 19:06 – Mapping Mormon Theologies Project 22:02 – Seven LDS Models of “Official Doctrine” 34:07 – Five LDS Views on the Regress of Gods 47:05 – LDS Leaders on Divine Ancestry 56:07 – Modern Reinterpretations & Apologetic Shifts 1:03:04 – Heavenly Grandfather & the King Follett Debate 1:17:02 – Talking to Oslerian Mormons 1:37:01 – The Son Who Remains God At 58:07, it should be "Cavalry", not "Calvary" At 1:34:06, it should be "the Father and the [Holy Ghost] constituted the one God"