Sandra Tanner,
along with her husband, Jerald, operates the Utah Lighthouse Ministry in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is a Christian non-profit organization
providing humanitarian outreach to the community. UTLM also prints critical research and documentation on the LDS Church.
Jerald
and Sandra Tanner were raised in the LDS faith both with a strong Mormon family history. Jerald is the great-great-grandson
of John Tanner, well known for his sizeable financial contributions to Joseph Smith and the LDS church in 1835 when the Church
was deeply in debt. Sandra is the great-great-granddaughter of Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church.
As teenagers,
before they met, Jerald and Sandra were challenged by different people and events to examine the origins of Mormonism. Soon
after their introduction they jointly began researching Mormonism and became engaged. Both accepted Christ during these early
years of study and have left the church. They are both active members of a local Christian church in Salt Lake City.
The Tanners
are authors of over forty books on the subject of Mormonism. They are well known for their extensive research into Mormon
history and doctrine. Utah Lighthouse Ministry provides these books and research, as well as photocopies and reprints of original
Mormon documents to the public, and has been doing so since the 1960’s.
Bill McKeever founded Mormonism Research Ministry
in 1979 with the hope of informing the Body of Christ about the differences between Mormonism and Christianity. In addition,
he reaches out to many individuals who are members of the LDS church with the truth of God's Word. His many writings include
the book, Answering Mormons' Questions (Bethany House). Bill joined with his associate Eric Johnson to write Questions
to Ask Your Mormon Friend (Bethany House) and Mormonism 101 (Baker Book). He has also written a number of pamphlets,
including the popular tract, They Come on Bicycles. Bill is the editor of Mormonism Researched, a quarterly
publication distributed through Mormonism Research Ministry. In March of 1988 he began hosting the radio talk show called
Viewpoint on Mormonism aired in San Diego County. This program aired until April of 1993. He has also been a featured
guest on CBN's On The Line show, the Christian Research Institute's Bible Answer Man program and Truths
that Transform with Dr. D. James Kennedy. Bill's expertise on Mormonism has allowed him to be invited to speak at Dallas
Theological Seminary (TX), San Diego Bible College (CA), Biola University (CA), Westminster Seminary (CA), Regents University
(VA), St. Petersburg Christian University (Russia), St. Petersburg State University, Moscow State University, and Baptist
Theological College in Cebu, Philippines. He is also a regular speaker at Bethel Seminary (West) and Christian Heritage College
in El Cajon.
Eric Johnson has been a student of Mormonism since 1987 when he
worked with Youth with a Mission participating in a Utah outreach. Eric graduated from Bethel Seminary, San Diego in 1991
with a Master of Divinity degree. As a part of his graduation requirements, Eric fulfilled his internship with Mormonism Research
Ministry. Eric accompanied Bill on the Viewpoint on Mormonism radio talk show and oftentimes filled in when Bill
was out of town fulfilling speaking engagements. He is the co-author of Questions to Ask Your Mormon Friend (Bethany
House) and Mormonism 101 (Baker Book). He also volunteers by writing articles for both Mormonism Researched and the
MRM Update.
Jim & Judy Robertson are both former Latter-day
Saints who now operate Concerned Christians, a Phoenix, Arizona based ministry whose intent is to reach out to the Mormon
people in a loving manner and to be in service to the Christian community by educating them about the deception involving
Mormonism and equip them for service. They produce written materials, books, videos, brochures and other printed and media
materials. They also offer trained counselors for those leaving the Mormon Church. Judy is the author of Out of Mormonism.
Andy Poland is a recent convert to Christianity from Mormonism who began questioning his faith
during his required missionary work for the LDS Church.
Living Hope Ministries
is a media production ministry of Living Hope Christian Fellowship, a small, evangelical, non-denominational congregation
located in Brigham City, Utah, a predominantly LDS community in northern Utah. LHM exists to produce and provide
materials useful to individuals, churches, and ministries for the evangelization of those who are caught in the deception
of the Mormon Church. Their video entitled: DNA vs. the Book of Mormon is making an impact in both Mormon and non-Mormon
circles. Some audio exerpts from this video have been incorporated into this program. We are grateful to Living Hope Ministries
for making this available.
Dr. Thomas W. Murphy chairs the anthropology department
at Edmonds Community College where he was named 2000-2001 Advisor of the Year for his work with the Native American Students
Association. The Dialogue Foundation awarded him the 1997 Best Article in Theology and Scripture for his examination of the
sociological role of writing in the Book of Mormon, "Laban's Ghost: On Writing and Transgression," Dialogue 30 (Summer 1997),
105-127. He is the author of the first comprehensive analysis in print of the implications of genetic research for the Book
of Mormon. His article, "Lamanite, Genesis, Genealogy, and Genetics," appears in American Apocrypha, edited by Dan
Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalf (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002) 47-77, and is available on the web at: MormonScriptureStudies.Com.
Dr. Simon Southerton
is a molecular biologist from Canberra, Australia. His current research involves the molecular biology of flowering and wood
development in eucalypts. He has a PhD from the University of Sydney. Dr. Southerton is also a former LDS bishop. He has published
a book entitled: Losing a Lost Tribe.
Dr. Randall Shortridge, PhD, is a molecular biologist at the University of Buffalo, New
York. He is also a former member of the LDS church.
Dr. Stephen L. Wittington, PhD in anthropology from Penn State University, is a bio-archaeologist
with a focus in Mesoamerican archaeology and human osteology. He is also a co-editor of the book Bones of the Maya: Studies
of Ancient Skeletons and is the director of the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine.
Dr. John McLaughlin,
PhD, is a linguist at Utah State University, specializing in Native American languages.
Your host, Roger Resler, has
been involved in various aspects of Christian Radio since 1985. He is a graduate of John Brown University in Siloam Springs,
Arkansas. In 1988, he became the Station Manager at KGCR-FM, in Goodland Kansas. Roger has also worked at KBIQ, KGFT,
KTLF and Focus On the Family, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 1998, the Reslers moved to Phoenix, Arizona where Roger worked
at KFLR-FM (Family Life Radio) until the end of 2000. The Reslers now reside in Yuma, Arizona where Roger does independent
audio and video production work from his home office.
