Welcome to the Strong Women Podcast, where we explore a deeper understanding of the humanity, value, intellect, and creativity of women.

I'm your host, Erin Kunkel.

And I'm your co-host, Sarah Stone Street.

I am so excited to introduce you to our guest on the podcast today.

I met her about 18 years ago when my husband and I brought a group of high school students to Salt Lake City, Utah, to engage in conversations with Mormons.

As a part of our students' training, we teach them the differences between Christianity and Mormonism. And so we brought them to the Utah

Lighthouse Ministries, where they met Sandra Tanner. Sandra is a former Mormon, and along with her late

husband Gerald, has dedicated her life to

helping Mormon see the errors in Mormon teaching and to help them know the true Jesus.

Sandra and Gerald have written over 40 books and publications on the subject of Mormonism

and are considered some of the foremost experts in their

field, especially for their extensive research on the thousands of changes in the book of Mormon.

The first time I heard Sandra teach our students, I couldn't help but love her sharp mind,

her witty sense of humor, and her deep love for the

Mormon people. She has an incredible story, and I hope you are encouraged listening to our

conversation with her today.

Well, Sandra, thank you so much for coming on the podcast with us today.

Yes, glad to be here.

Well, I wanted to give our listeners a little bit of your backstory.

Would you mind sharing that?

I know you grew up in the Mormon church, so that is an interesting place to start. Right. My family goes back to almost

the very beginning of Mormonism. And I'm a direct descendant of Brigham, the second president

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