Episodes
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Classic FAIR – Why Did Joseph Smith Practice Polygamy? – Brian Hales, 2010
“Controversies in Joseph Smith’s Polygamy: New Evidences and New Observations Indicate Fawn Brodie Should Have Done More Research” by Brian C. Hales at the 2010 FAIR Conference Why did Joseph Smith practice plural marriage? There are three different places we could go for answers. We can go to…
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Viewing Today’s Culture Through the Lens of the Gospel
by Mandy Davis at the 2024 FAIR Conference Nine years ago, I had the opportunity to start attending meetings at the United Nations. After the very first time going, I knew that it was going to be a hinge point in my life; and that I would never be able to unsee just how calculated […] The post...
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Preserving and Protecting “Plain and Precious” Truths In Our Families
by Brent Andrewsen at the 2024 FAIR Conference How do we help our young people avoid deception, or keep them from “stumb[ling] exceedingly”? We keep the “plain and precious” parts of the gospel front and center in their lives. Brent Andrewsen practices at a regional law firm with offices…
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Come, Follow Me Week 22 – Joshua 1–8; 23–24
Trying to Serve the Lord Without Offending the Devil By Nick Galieti (Originally published on February 11, 2015 as part of our “Rise Up” podcast for youth) When it comes to living our lives, we have a lot of choices placed before us. We have our choice of schools to attend after high school, or...
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Come, Follow Me Week 9 – Genesis 24–27
Worldview Apologetics: Revealing the Waters in Which We Swim by Jeffrey Thayne (This is from a presentation given at the 2021 FAIR Conference) Introduction Let’s imagine two roommates, James and Greg, who both attend BYU. They live under the same roof, they are both practicing Latter-day Saints,...
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FAIR Conference Podcast #75 – John Gee, “Lessons on Doing Apologetics”
This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2021 conference held in August. If you would like to watch all the presentations from the conference, you can still purchase the video streaming. John Gee, Lessons on Doing Apologetics John Gee’s books...
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FAIR Conference Podcast #70 – Stephen Smoot, “Abraham and the Stranger at Sodom and Gomorrah: Reading the Bible and Navigating LGBT Identity”
This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2021 conference held in August. If you would like to watch all the presentations from the conference, you can still purchase the video streaming. Stephen Smoot, Abraham and the Stranger at Sodom and...
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FAIR Conference Podcast #65 – Edwin E. Gantt, “Agentic Sexuality: How a Latter-day Saint Perspective Can Rescue Humanity from the Tyranny of the Abstract”
This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2021 conference held in August. If you would like to watch the presentations from the conference, you can still purchase the video streaming. Edwin E. Gantt, Agentic Sexuality: How a Latter-day Saint...
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FAIR Conference Podcast #63 – Carl Trueman, “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution”
This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2021 conference held in August. If you would like to watch the presentations from the conference, you can still purchase the video streaming. Carl Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self:...
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FairMormon Conference Podcast #25 – Jeff Robinson, “Thinking Differently About Same-Sex Attraction”
This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This episode is a presentation from our 2018 conference. (If you would like to watch the video of this and the other presentations from the 2018 conference, you can still purchase video streaming.) Jeff Robinson, Thinking...
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FairMormon Conference Podcast #12 – Scott Petersen, “Jesus Christ, the Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever: A Restoration of Primitive Christianity”
This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This episode is a presentation from 2017. If you would like to watch the presentations from the conference we had earlier this month, you can still purchase video streaming. Scott Petersen, Jesus Christ, the Same Yesterday,...
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Front Page News Review Podcast #9 – Week of May 24th, 2015
FairMormon’s Front Page News Review is a podcast where we provide context and analysis of the past week’s media coverage of Mormons and the LDS church. Hosted by Nick Galieti and manager of the FairMormon Front Page news service, Cassandra Hedelius. What we present is not to be understood as…
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RiseUp Podcast – Interview with Rod Olson
In this episode of RiseUp, Nick Galieti interviews Rod Olson in a very candid discussion of the challenges of living an active LDS lifestyle while identifying as being homosexual (or what some describe Same Sex Attraction.) Born and raised in Northern California, Rod was introduced to the Church…
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RiseUp Podcast – The H Word
In this episode of RiseUp, Nick Galieti interviews a Young Women from Southern Californa named Mikalya. Mikayla’s parents were members so she was born into the church and baptized when she was 8. But it wasn’t until she turned 13 that she really dove into the gospel. Before that, she was…
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Front Page News Review #7
FairMormon’s Front Page News Review provides context and analysis of the past week’s media coverage of Mormons and the LDS church. Hosted by Nick Galieti and manager of the FairMormon Front Page news service, Cassandra Hedelius. What we present is not to be understood as being the official…
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Front Page News Review Podcast #3
Welcome to FairMormon’s Front Page News Review for the fourth week of January, 2015. Here we provide context and analysis of the past week’s media coverage of Mormons and the LDS church. Front Page News Review is hosted Nick Galieti and manager of the FairMormon Front Page news service, Cassandra...
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Mormon FAIR-Cast 94: Gay Mormon Finds Happiness in Church’s Teachings
Joshua Johanson, a scheduled speaker at the 2012 FAIR conference on August 2-3 in Sandy, Utah appeared recently on K-Talk radio to discuss his experience as an active Mormon who experiences same-sex attraction, and who is also happily married to a woman. “Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
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FAIR Examination 8: Aversion Therapy at BYU–Dr. Eugene Thorne
Dr. Eugene Thorne was a member of the psychology department at BYU during the 1970s, and was involved with studies into what is called “aversion therapy.” In this interview, Dr. Thorne explains the studies that were done, and helps clear up some of the misperceptions, false innuendo, and outright...
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FAIR Examination 7: Therapy and same-sex attraction–David Matheson
David Matheson is a licensed professional counselor at the Center for Gender Wholeness in Salt Lake City, Utah. His practice focuses on helping people with unwanted same-sex attraction. David received his Masters of Science degree in Counseling and Guidance from Brigham Young University in 1996....
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FAIR Examination 6: Overcoming same-sex attraction–Blake Smith
Blake Smith is a member of the church who has a history with same sex attraction. In this interview, he shares how he reconciled his sexual attractions to men with the gospel of Jesus Christ and how the law of chastity has brought him peace. He begins talking about his unsuccessful attempts at...
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FAIR Examination 5c: Marriage to a man with same-sex attraction–Joshua & Alyssa Johanson
This is the third of a three-part interview. The post FAIR Examination 5c: Marriage to a man with same-sex attraction–Joshua & Alyssa Johanson appeared first on FAIR.
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FAIR Examination 5b: Marriage to a man with same-sex attraction–Joshua & Alyssa Johanson
This is the second part of a three-part episode. The post FAIR Examination 5b: Marriage to a man with same-sex attraction–Joshua & Alyssa Johanson appeared first on FAIR.
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FAIR Examination 5a: Marriage to a man with same-sex attraction–Joshua & Alyssa Johanson
How does a man with same-sex attraction find the only woman in the world to whom he is attracted? In this interview, Joshua Johanson talks about his history with same-sex attraction, his experience as a BYU student and as a member of a singles ward, and introduces us to his wife, Alyssa Johanson....
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FAIR Examination 4: Fred & Marilyn Matis
Fred & Marilyn Matis are Co-Authors with Ty Mansfield of the book published by Deseret Book called, “In Quiet Desperation: Understanding the Challenge of Same Gender Attraction.” Fred and Marilyn are the parents of Stuart Matis, a young man who struggled with same gender attraction. After...
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