Unraveling the Threads of Mormon History w/ Sandra Tanner | Ep. 1978

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.5 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2024

⏱️ 131 minutes

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Summary

This video features Sandra Tanner, a descendant of Brigham Young, sharing insights into her family history and involvement in Mormon history. From Brigham Young's legal wife, Mary Ann Angell, to descendants of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, Sandra delves into the complexities of her heritage and polygamy's impact on her upbringing.The discussion explores Sandra's journey into Mormon historical research with her late husband, Jerald, encounters with figures like Ogden Kraut and Ervil LeBaron, and her work with notable journalists and podcasters, including Wallace Turner, Peggy Fletcher Stack, and John Dehlin. This episode offers a fascinating look at the intersections of faith, history, and media.

Show Notes

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00:01:00 Oh the People You’ll Know: Exploring the connections and relationships in Sandra’s journey.

00:02:20 Sandra’s Relations to Brigham Young

00:06:40 A look at Brigham Young’s life and the locations associated with him

00:18:20 Sandra’s upbringing surrounded by stories of Brigham Young

00:20:50 Exploring the descendants of the Mountain Meadows Massacre

00:31:00 The Church's acknowledgment of the role Mormons played in the massacre

00:33:15 Introduction to James Wardell and his connection to Sandra's work

00:42:20 The LaBaron family and their impact on Sandra’s life and work

00:52:10 Exploring the figure of the Parowan Prophet and their role in history

00:57:36 A look at Ogden Kraut and his contributions to Sandra's understanding

01:04:08 Insights into Lamar Peterson and his influence on Sandra’s journey

01:16:40 Exploring the connection between the Law of Moses and the Book of Mormon

01:23:55 The role of Francis Kirkham in Sandra’s journey

01:28:40 The Tanner's decision to leave behind belief in the Book of Mormon

01:33:46 Insights into Wallace Turner and his impact on Sandra’s life

01:38:35 The role of Peggy Fletcher Stack in Sandra’s journey

01:45:00 The influence of John Dehlin on Sandra's path

01:48:15 John Dehlin Relaunched Her Career

01:51:48 How Quickly We Forget About the People Who Have Helped

02:08:00 Final thoughts and conclusion of the video.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Chris Thomas, and I'm again in the lovely Mormon stories studio with my good friend, Dr. John DeLinn,
0:11.9	and we are here for another interview with the one and only Sandra Tanner.
0:18.9	Today, we are going to be talking about a number of people that Sandra
0:25.7	knew over the course of her life. Many of these have been mentioned in passing here and there in the archival interviews of Mormon stories of Sandra Tanner
0:43.4	that John DeLynn has conducted over the years.
0:47.1	But would like to kind of pull all those together and talk about them a little bit in more detail.
0:53.6	As I said to Sandra, the Dr. Seuss book,
0:57.2	Oh, the Places You'll Go. Well, we can entitle this, oh, the people you'll know. Because these
1:05.2	interactions, some of them very brief, others of them more extensive, are just amazing to me. It's not unusual for
1:15.0	Sandra and I to have late night phone conversations that will last from one to two hours. And it's
1:22.5	not that we have no more to say. We are just exhausted by that point. And so from our vantage point, this is just
1:31.0	one of those conversations that we are going to sort of get on the record to hear from
1:37.2	Sandra. And Dr. John DeLynn is gracious enough to allow us to do that here and to record that.
1:48.1	Sandra, that may reflect on John not being quite as smart as we thought he was,
1:53.5	but nonetheless, we are very much in his debt.
1:58.5	So Sandra, very glad that you've agreed to sit for this, and thanks so
2:04.1	much for being here today. Well, it's been good visiting. Yeah. We've already had quite a
2:10.3	remarkable conversation before this conversation. And so I want us to begin a little bit counterintuitively because I want to start with somebody you didn't personally know.
2:24.3	I think by this point everybody in the world knows that you are the great, great granddaughter of Brigham Young.
2:32.0	Yes.
2:33.1	And they know a fair amount about Brother Brigham.
2:36.3	Yes.
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