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Matt interviews Stephen Johnson about his growing up Mormon, becoming an atheist, and eventually making his way the Catholic Church:

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St. Michael's Lent w/ Exodus 90: https://exodus90.com/matt-home/
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Banned Cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3BqLZ8UoZk

Rough Stone Rolling: https://deseretbook.com/p/joseph-smith-rough-stone-rolling-richard-l-bushman-5351?variant_id=104298-paperback

Craig v Hitchens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tYm41hb48o

Craig v Harris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqaHXKLRKzg

Great Apostasy: https://mi.byu.edu/book/ancient-christians/

Studies of the Mormon: B.H Roberts: https://www.amazon.com/Studies-Book-Mormon-B-Roberts/dp/1560850272

South Park Mormons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idya6ixdo0I

0:00 Intro
2:08 Living in the Steubs
8:05 Being Raised Mormon
14:00 LDS Community Life
17:51 Mormon v Catholic Cathechesis
25:10 Baptism within the LDS
30:17 Doubts within LDS
31:44 Joseph Smith's Life
35:00 The Book of Mormon
39:55 Polygamy in LDS
49:30 Temple Sealing
51:57 LDS Doctrinal Changes
1:08:25 LDS Schisms
1:11:30 Inaccuracies in the Book of Mormon
1:13:30 Stephen's Conversion
1:21:14 Repentance in LDS
1:23:04 Fluidity of LDS Revelation
1:27:42 LDS Communal Service
1:29:20 Stephen's Wife
1:34:00 Stephen's Wife's Conversion
1:37:55 LDS Baptism
1:45:15 Military Life
1:53:08 Reserching LDS History
2:04:50 Rough Stone Rolling
2:10:00 Leaving Religion
2:15:00 Familial Reaction
2:19:00 LDS Resignation
2:22:05 New Atheism
2:27:50 Scientism & Materialism
2:35:00 Best Objection to Mormonism
2:38:00 Freemasonry in LDS
2:40:00 Hope for Mormons
2:40:50 Sharing Faith in Mormon Neighborhoods
2:41:48 LDS Exorcisms?
2:42:35 Joseph Smith: Liar, Lunatic, Prophet?
2:44:58 Are Mormons Christian?
2:46:02 Mexican Meatloaf
2:46:52 Avoiding Disownment by Mormon Relatives
2:48:20 Structure of Secretism in LDS
2:50:00 Yemen Altar & LDS
2:52:10 Acting as a Guide to Catholocism
2:54:38 Infinite Regress of Gods
2:55:56 LDS Definition of Existance
2:57:03 Exploring Other Faiths
3:01:20 LDS Missionaries
3:01:50 The LDS Garment
3:03:10 Protestantism vs Catholicism (LDS POV)
3:05:20 LDS Sports
3:06:06 South Park LDS Episode
3:07:16 Leaving Mormon Spirituality
3:10:14 Sola Fide in LDS
3:14:00 Closing