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Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast and Mormon Matters podcast. This is a joint release of Mormon Stories and Mormon Matters and I could not be more excited today to be here to talk about this interesting and important book,

published by Greg Coford Books, edited by Blair G. Van Dyke and Lloyd Erickson called Perspectives on Mormon Theology of Polygedics.

That's going to be the main topic today. We have, I'm joined by Dan Witherspoon, hey Dan.

Hey. Thanks for joining us.

Yeah, glad to do this series. I'm really excited to continue our discussion.

Yeah, it's good to have you. It is October 26th and we also have joining us today again, the author of an important chapter in this book, but also the co editor Lloyd Erickson Lloyd. Welcome back to Mormon Stories podcast.

Hello, hello.

You were on very early to Mormon Stories.

Oh, yeah, that was long time ago.

Hey, we'll tell us more about yourself Lloyd. Besides your work with Coford Books, your background and stuff.

My background is I went to Utah Valley University, got a degree in philosophy with the minor religious studies.

And that's where I really became interested in, began with participating in Mormon studies.

And then I went out to Claremont Graduate University to pursue a degree in religious studies there, where it stands on the water.

Yes, by that ground. And then as I was working there, I started working or studying there. I started working at Coford Books and eventually kind of started running the show there.

Good.

So happy to have you here Lloyd. And then also we're joined by Bert Fuller. Bert, why don't you introduce yourself for a second.

Hi, thank you for having me on.

I did my undergraduate degree at BYU in English with a minor in editing during which time I worked for the religious study center.

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