A two-part interview of Sandra Tanner with Chris Thomas on Mormon Stories
Part 1 — Unraveling the Threads of Mormon History
Sandra shares about her life as a great-great-granddaughter of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. As she and her late husband, Jerald researched Mormon issues they encountered eclectic figures like James Wardle, Ogden Kraut, and Ervil LeBaron, and later notable journalists and podcasters, including Wallace Turner, Peggy Fletcher Stack, and John Dehlin.
(12/26/2024 – YouTube — Mormon Stories, Ep. 1978)
Further reading:
- “Jerald Tanner’s Quest for Truth — Part 1”
- “One of My Family’s Best Kept Secrets” (Mountain Meadows massacre)
- Mormon Prophets I Have Known (video)
- “Blood Flows in Utah” (LeBarons and Laffertys)
- “The Mormon Establishment” (Wallace Turner)
- “We Were Wrong!” (LaMar Petersen)
Part 2 — Unveiling Mormon Myths
Sandra delves into key figures in Mormon historical scholarship, including Wesley Walters, Stan Larson, D. Michael Quinn, Dan Vogel, as well as infamous characters like Dee Jay Nelson and Mark Hofmann. Great perspective for younger viewers who may not realize how much ground was broken in earlier years.
(1/2/2025 – YouTube — Mormon Stories, Ep. 1979)
Further reading:
- “Unmasking a Mormon Spy” (Steven Mayfield)
- “Fake Documents and the Harris Letter” (Kerry Boren)
- Money Digging in New York & Joseph Smith’s 1826 Trial (Wesley Walters lecture)
- “The Stolen Manuscript: The Lost 116 Pages of the Book of Mormon” (M.T. Lamb)
- “Quest for the Gold Plates” (Stan Larson)
- “An Update on the Fall of the Book of Abraham” (Dee Jay Nelson)
- “Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Ideas for the Book of Mormon?” (Dan Vogel)
- “Mormonism’s Early Secrets” (D. Michael Quinn)
- “Jerald Tanner’s Quest for Truth — Part 3”