1 hr 12 min
EP 582 - More than a Mission Mom This Week in Mormons
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Another week, another newscast. Plenty has happened since we last convened, including updates to temple garments for military members, more "Mormons in crime" coming to the silver screen, a slew of temple updates, the evolution of the "mission mom," and much more. Devin Thorpe joins us from his alligator-infested hellscape to work through it all.
Latter-day Saint News
* Lisa Harkness profiled in Church news as a mission leader with no mention of her previous stint as a General Officer
* Connecticut man attempts to set missionaries' car ablaze as neighbors watch
* Salt Lake City has a cool new meetinghouse, and Devin toured it
* Temples:
* Rio de Janeiro Temple finally dedicated
* Yigo Guam Temple open house kicks off
* Farmington New Mexico Temple groundbreaking
* Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch among VIPs visiting Washington DC Temple
* President Nelson has dedicated the fewest temples of any modern Church president - on purpose
* What happened to the mural in the Washington DC Temple?
* The "Manacled Mormon" tale to become a Hollywood film starring two British people
* Wall Street Journal op-ed on Under the Banner of Heaven think it is ridiculous
* Hank Smith, a budding heir apparent to Brad Wilcox on the "fun, engaging fireside" circuit, accidentally endorses white nationalism
* When (or will) the number of wards in Africa eclipse that of North America?
* Trek essentials include unnecessary garb sold by Desert Book, do not include water, chlorine pills, or a bow staff
We mention on the show that this famous John Scott mural has been removed from the Washington DC Temple:
In favor of this one by Dan Wilson:
Another week, another newscast. Plenty has happened since we last convened, including updates to temple garments for military members, more "Mormons in crime" coming to the silver screen, a slew of temple updates, the evolution of the "mission mom," and much more. Devin Thorpe joins us from his alligator-infested hellscape to work through it all.
Latter-day Saint News
* Lisa Harkness profiled in Church news as a mission leader with no mention of her previous stint as a General Officer
* Connecticut man attempts to set missionaries' car ablaze as neighbors watch
* Salt Lake City has a cool new meetinghouse, and Devin toured it
* Temples:
* Rio de Janeiro Temple finally dedicated
* Yigo Guam Temple open house kicks off
* Farmington New Mexico Temple groundbreaking
* Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch among VIPs visiting Washington DC Temple
* President Nelson has dedicated the fewest temples of any modern Church president - on purpose
* What happened to the mural in the Washington DC Temple?
* The "Manacled Mormon" tale to become a Hollywood film starring two British people
* Wall Street Journal op-ed on Under the Banner of Heaven think it is ridiculous
* Hank Smith, a budding heir apparent to Brad Wilcox on the "fun, engaging fireside" circuit, accidentally endorses white nationalism
* When (or will) the number of wards in Africa eclipse that of North America?
* Trek essentials include unnecessary garb sold by Desert Book, do not include water, chlorine pills, or a bow staff
We mention on the show that this famous John Scott mural has been removed from the Washington DC Temple:
In favor of this one by Dan Wilson:
1 hr 12 min