1379: Belief After the CES Letter - Polygamy, Racism, LGBTQ Issues and Prophets - Jim Bennett Pt. 3

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 31 December 2020

⏱️ 184 minutes

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Summary

Jim Bennett is the author of "A Faithful Reply to the CES Letter." He is also the son of the late Utah U.S. Senator Bob Bennett.

In Part 2 of a multi-part series with Jim, we discuss in-depth his approach to maintaining belief in the Mormon church AFTER exposure to all of the historical and social problems currently vexing the LDS church, as highlighted in Jeremy Runnell's groundbreaking book "CES Letter: My Search for Answers to my Mormon Doubts."

Today's episode covers:

Joseph Smith's polygamy.
Racism in the Book of Mormon.
The LDS Church priesthood and temple ban on members of African descent.
The LDS Church's teachings regarding LGBTQ members and same-sex marriage.
What is the role/need for Mormon prophets?

Also, please do not miss my dear friend Bill Reel's super in-depth interview with Jim if you happened to miss it.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of
0:02.1	Mormon Stories Podcast.
0:03.2	I'm your host, John Dillin.
0:05.0	We are in the middle of another epic Mormon Stories Podcast
0:09.9	series.
0:10.9	We are in the middle of interviewing Jim Bennett, author of
0:14.6	a faithful response to the CES letter.
0:18.0	As many of you know, I'm sure Jeremy Reynolds several years ago
0:21.8	published a PDF of his letter to a CES director where he
0:27.0	articulates many questions and concerns with the LDS church,
0:32.1	with its history, with its doctrines, with its teachings and
0:34.7	policies.
0:36.1	And I think it's fair to say, I think that was released in 2014.
0:40.4	I think it's fair to say that many, many, many Mormon
0:44.4	testimonies have been jeopardized and or have been lost as a
0:49.6	result of reading Jeremy Reynolds CES letter.
0:53.3	I don't think that's Jeremy's fault, but that's kind of been
0:55.7	the result.
0:56.9	And so a few years ago, Jim Bennett emerged onto the scene.
1:01.4	He is the son of former Utah Senator Bob Bennett.
1:06.6	And he wrote a faithful response to Jeremy Reynolds CES
1:10.0	letter.
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