Bradley Campbell on LDS Theology: Joseph Smith's King Follett Discourse (Part 2/2)

In this episode, we welcome back and finish our interview with Bradley Campbell of God Loves Mormons (GLM) and the Mormonism Research Ministry (MRM). We ask Bradley about five more topics that indicate change over time in LDS teaching, what these changes indicate about the “official” teachings of the LDS church, and why it matters. Moreover, we discuss Joseph Smith’s King Follett Discourse, his most famous and important sermon – and ask whether it is Mormon doctrine. Indeed, we end with a discussion about the difficulty of determining “official doctrine” in the LDS theological system – and why it matters, especially from a Christian perspective.

God Loves Mormons (GLM; YouTube)

Mormonism Research Ministry (MRM)

Utah Christian Research Center (also here)

Videos:

- “5 More Things the LDS Church No Longer Teaches”

- “This One Sermon Might Prove That Joseph Smith was a Fraud”

- “Why do Christians seem to Misrepresent Mormonism?”

- “The LDS Church denied this for 100 years...until now”

Please check out our interview with Dr. Loren Pankratz about Blake Ostler’s revisionism about the King Follett Discourse.

Hear our previous interviews with Bradley here:

- LDS Theology: Past and Present (Part 1/2)

- LDS Theology: Past and Present (Part 2/2)

- On the LDS Presiding Patriarch

- Interviews Dr. Matthew Emadi about the Temple