Category: Videos
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Sandra Tanner Interview (Inside Out livestream)
Sandra talks with hosts, Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks, about her history of researching Mormonism. Some live questions are also taken.
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President Dallin H. Oaks and the Doctrine of God (by Sandra Tanner)
Sandra Tanner shows how President Dallin H. Oaks has taught the traditional LDS doctrine of God as a “resurrected Being,” despite modern LDS rhetoric that tries to downplay this non-biblical teaching.
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A Conversation with Sandra Tanner (Inside Out audio podcast)
Sandra answers questions from hosts Jim and Ian, and talks about her history of researching LDS topics with her late husband, Jerald.
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![New Church Essays on Translation, Polygamy, and Joseph Smith’s Character [Parts 1-2] (Mormon Stories)](https://utlm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Church_Essay_Translation_Polygamy_thumb.jpg)
New Church Essays on Translation, Polygamy, and Joseph Smith’s Character [Parts 1-2] (Mormon Stories)
Sandra participates in a round-table critique of recent LDS essays about Joseph Smith’s translation efforts, his legacy of polygamy, and his personal character.
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![Despised and Beloved (Sandra and Jerald Tanner’s Early Experiences) [Parts 1-5] (Gospel Tangents)](https://utlm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Despised_Beloved_GospelTangents_thumb_v2.jpg)
Despised and Beloved (Sandra and Jerald Tanner’s Early Experiences) [Parts 1-5] (Gospel Tangents)
Sandra shares her experiences (with late husband, Jerald), uncovering ‘hidden history’ of the LDS church, being confronted by angry leaders, and initially joining one of the Mormon splinter groups, the Church of Christ. This series follows the early part of the Tanners’ biography, “Lighthouse: Jerald and Sandra Tanner – Despised and Beloved Critics of Mormonism.”
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The Inconvenient Truth About Joseph Smith
Sandra Tanner discusses how the historical Joseph Smith is often more complicated than the “official” LDS version of events.
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Sandra Tanner: Mormon Prophets I Have Known
Sandra Tanner speaks about the different Mormon fundamentalist leaders whom she has experienced through her years of ministry.
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Top 5 Problems Exposed by Sandra (and Jerald) Tanner (Mormon Stories)
Hear how Jerald and Sandra Tanner’s research during the 60s and 70s grappled with some of Mormonism’s most important problems, such as changes in the Book of Mormon, Book of Abraham issues, the Kinderhook Plates, and the LDS Church modifying its history and doctrine.
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Faithful Historian Deceives Mormons (Mormon Stories)
Sandra participates in a review of a fireside given by LDS historian, Keith Erekson (director of Church historical research and outreach). Discussion focuses on the critical topics that were obscured by Erekson (such as Joseph Smith’s polygamy with already married women, the Law of Adoption, and how the church hides aspects of its history).
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Mormon Stories — Video Collection
A collection of interviews with Sandra Tanner on the Mormon Stories series
