Join us for our first Mormon Stories Book Club episode covering LIGHTHOUSE - Jerald and Sandra Tanner's biography written by Ronald Huggins. Co-host: Rebecca Bibliotheca The Good Book Club: For post and nuanced Mormons: https://tinyurl.com/goodbookfb https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD71coYl-mS5LIBPPikICsA/featured Special Guests: Sandra Tanner (Utah Lighthouse Ministries Website: http://www.utlm.org) Ronald Huggins Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:09:00 Ron’s role with Utah Lighthouse Ministries & how he came to write the book 00:14:30 Sandra’s feelings on having a Bibliography written 00:19:45 What difficulties/roadblocks did Ron face in writing the book 00:26:20 Research crowd in the 60’s etc 00:34:00 How attending her Grandmother’s “secret” meeting led her to Jerald 00:37:00 What was the purpose of the Mormon research underground 00:43:00 Ron’s thoughts on the motivation 00:45:40 Do you feel vindicated by the Church now? 00:46:45 First Vision Account 00: 51:00 Joseph F. Smith tells Sandra off for looking for “problems” instead of “answers” 00:57:00 Watergate & the connection to Mormonism 01:03:00 Jerald & Sandra uses Freedom of Information Act to request FBI’s file on them 01:05:45 The Book of Commandments 01:16:15 How did Sandra juggle family responsibilities and research? 01:20:00 What it was like for Jerald & Sandra’s children 01:25:00 Story of Grant S. Heward’s excommunication over Book of Abraham historicity 01:37:40 Civil Rights era panic over black people coming to overrun Salt Lake City 01:44:23 Joseph Fielding Smith referred to black people as “darkies” in letter to NYT 01:55:50 Sandra tells about how the Church always put out articles after the Tanner’s researched 01:58:40 Story of Dr. Clandestine 02:18:16 Sandra dishes on which leaders know Church History 02:29:20 Does Sandra feel the trouble with the Church was worth it and would they have changed anything? 02:34:00 John Dehlin points out the previous projections of Mormonism growing and Sandra on making the Church reconcile the past 02:36:00 Final words & wrap-up Episode Show Notes https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/book-club-jerald-sandra-tanner/ Mormon Stories Book Club https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOC3Ps0ta7hBIIxlr9vOlHDH Sandra Tanner’s Mormon Story https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqODZPewqYxZWLoD_fD1MtZiM Sandra Tanner All Episodes Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOCPSe4uAgth3FXtyK8WvoTz _________________________ ABOUT US: Mormon Stories Podcast is the longest-running and most successful podcast in Mormonism - hosted by Dr. John Dehlin. At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We also occasionally interview scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1) Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology, 2) Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis, and 3) Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions. Mormon Stories Podcast is a product of the Open Stories Foundation - a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to supporting Mormons in religious transition. Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Amazon Smile: Be sure to select “Mormon Stories” website: https://smile.amazon.com app: https://amz.run/5r2M Our Platforms: Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: MormonStories@gmail.com PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #SandraTanner #MormonStories #MormonStoriesBookClub