The World Tomorrow. I had forgotten. Used to listen to Garner Ted, I might consider him the forerunner of talk radio. I enjoyed listening to him. Had a great radio voice. Then came the big rift and he just disappeared.
As to the going conventional I’m not sure what specifically you might be referring too, but certainly polygamy is probably one of those. Blacks and the Priesthood would be another. It is an interesting subject, but since the LDS Church is one of very few if not the only Christian church claiming to have a living Prophet of God at it’s head, you can see that going conventional in your mind would be something entirely different in the minds of those who believe the Prophet and the Church go in the direction given from on high.
To you that may sound like an easy way out, or gee just blame any changes on the Prophet. Some may agree, too easy, but the vast majority of Mormons believe the Prophet.
It's just too doggone confusing.
Given some time (and consultation with Mormons I know) I am sure we could make an interesting wish list.
BTW, early Buddhism split on this issue of downstream "prophets" ~ ended up with the Jains going their own way (for a couple of centuries). The Christian Church movement (from which so many early Mormons came) also had huge battles over the question of whether or not the age of miracles was past, or continued, and were new prophecies possible. At the moment I think we continue to have an only unsteady truce regarding the use of statuary and icons ~ could break out in violence any moment ~ should anyone care. I get the impression Mormons find statues OK ~