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Weekly recap podcast covering the biggest news, headlines, and culture stories involving The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with clear context and thoughtful Latter-day Saint–focused commentary.

  1. 3D AGO

    5/23 – Brother Banana Baseball

    Read Story of Henry B. Eyring https://tetonletters.substack.com/p/henry-b-eyring-and-the-hill-that?utm_source=post-email- title&publication_id=8019896&post_id=197980102&utm_campaign=email-post- title&isFreemail=true&r=8cvhhx&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email https://tetonletters.substack.com/p/why-these-letters https://www.byui.edu/radio/local-news/teton-letters-offers-first-hand-accounts-of-the-teton-dam- flood $25 Million dollars to fight hunger https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/05/21/lds-church-announces-25-million/ Funeral for Elder Bassett https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/05/19/elder-w-mark-bassett-funeral-legacy-righteous-light- kindness/ Banana Ball https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/04/09/how-4-latter-day-saint-young-single-adults-live-and- share-their-faith-through-banana-ball/ New video about MTC https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/05/17/new-missionary-training-center-provo-mtc-video/ Osmonds new concert venue https://www.ksl.com/article/51499925/osmond-family-plans-to-build-world-class-concert-venue- at-base-of-provo-canyon? MBB: Police Beat https://universe.byu.edu/police-beat/police-beat-may-4-10

    1h 12m

  2. MAY 17

    5/16 – Keyhole to the Holy of Holies

    Temple Announced in Otavalo, Ecuador https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/new-temple-otavalo-ecuador Photo of rarely-seen “Holy of Holies” released by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints https://www.abc4.com/news/religion/lds-church-holy-of-holies/ Related: Salt Lake Temple Square much more “Christ” centered https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/05/15/temple-square-visitors-center-update/ Elder W. Mark Bassett Dies at Age 59 https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/elder-mark-bassett-dies-at-age-59 Latter-day Saint leaders discuss migrant support with leaders of International Organization for Migration https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/05/13/church-of-jesus-christ-migrant-support-international-organization-for-migration-visits-salt-lake-city/ Sunday School General Presidency talks about upcoming Sunday schedule and lesson changes https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2026/05/14/sunday-school-general-president-and-counselor-on-upcoming-sunday-schedule-changes/ The Mormon church is asking the 10th Circuit to reinstate insurance coverage for a 2018 sexual abuse settlement https://www.courthousenews.com/mormon-church-battles-insurers-over-sex-abuse-settlement-coverage-at-10th-circuit/ Martyrdom Stories Museum reopened https://www.mississippivalleypublishing.com/journalpilot/martyrdom-stories-museum-reopened/article_9fc18f03-ce64-49a5-9d55-4e142e1f4782.html At 93, how healthy is LDS President Dallin H. Oaks? https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/05/09/lds-church-president-dallin-h-oaks/ Mormon horror movies — about the religion or made by believers — are having a moment https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2026-05-11/mormon-horror-movies-about-the-religion-or-made-by-believers-are-having-a-moment “Trust Me” (Netflix FLDS documentary) https://www.netflix.com/title/81758532 America’s 250th: Defending our Divinely Inspired Declaration? https://bycommonconsent.com/2026/05/14/americas-250th-defending-our-divinely-inspired-declaration/ Thanks to “Mormon Wives,” Dirty Soda Is a National Obsession https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/style/dirty-soda-mormon-wives-utah-tiktok.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ilA.fULw.ZAub2rWXrso2&smid=url-share The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is expanding into one of reality television’s founding landmarks of Orange County https://www.imdb.com/news/ni65809832/ Leader of Black LDS group says he fell victim to a racist threat while hiking in Utah https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/05/15/black-lds-genesis-group-leader/ Who Marries Whom? Faith, partners, and who actually marries within their religion https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/who-marries-whom-faith-partners-and?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1561197&post_id=192015699&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=69jb7h&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email Should LDS husbands take a back seat to their wives’ careers? https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/05/10/lds-church-stance-gender-roles-has/ Jana Riess: LDS Church’s post about working moms does indeed clash with past teachings https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/05/11/jana-riess-lds-churchs-post-about/ Kouri Richins sentenced… after family members, lawyers, and Kouri herself get a chance to speak https://www.ksl.com/article/51496745/watch-live-kouri-richins-sentenced-for-murdering-husband-her-sons-say-they-fear-her 150 years ago today (May 13, 1876) – Today in Mormon History https://www.todayinmormonhistory.com/2026/05/150-years-ago-today-may-13-1876.html

    1h 7m

  3. MAY 9

    5/9 – Mother’s Day at Church

    News: 5 th Sunday and the Constitution https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2026/05/05/church-provides-discussion-guide- resources-5th-sunday-lesson-religious-freedom/ Sending in letter of support https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/05/08/utah-county-prosecutors-alerted/ New TABCATS Album https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2026/05/08/tabernacle-choir-orchestra-album-this- new-day-reflection-devotion/ What is 25 minute RS going to look like? https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/what-the-sunday-second-hour-changes-mean- for-relief-society Sewing and Service https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2026/05/08/sewing-hope-a-service-project- oklahoma-impacts-women-in-uganda/ Updates to the gospel library app https://www.ldsdaily.com/church-lds/new-gospel-library-member-tools-features-help-members- more-effectively-study-and-serve/ Four missionaries at once https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/latter-day-saint-family-in-idaho-prepares-to- send-4-siblings-on-4-missions A new way to get cheap airline tickets https://universe.byu.edu/metro/provo-budget-airlines-offer-in-person-deal-for-cheaper-tickets Mormons in the Media They make music, lots and lots of music https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2026/05/08/utah-company-amphibious-zoo-music/ Secret Lives update https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/whitney-leavitt-leaving-secret-lives-mormon- wives-cast-1236584517/ Summer Bachelorette? https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/tv/abc-summer-premieres-the-bachelorette-taylor- frankie-paul/ MBB: Police Beat https://universe.byu.edu/police-beat/police-beat-april-27-may-3

    1h 10m

  4. APR 25

    4/25 – Young Women Names!

    This Week in Latter-days

    1h 9m

  5. APR 18

    4/18 – The Temple Square App

    News: Temple Square: https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/04/14/see-inside-lds-temple-square/ There is an App for that https://www.ldsdaily.com/church-lds/new-temple-square-app-website-visitors-center/ TABCATS- Taking the show on the Road https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2026/04/14/tabernacle-choir-orchestra-hollywood- bowl-california-tickets-june-2026/ We don’t know if anyone else has a plan, but Emily Belle Freeman does https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/how-young-women-classes-will-be-structured- during-shorter-25-minute-classes Ensign College teams up with Utah Dept of Corrections https://www.deseret.com/utah/2026/04/15/ensign-college-utah-state-prison-graduation/ Prestigious Award for BYU https://www.deseret.com/education/2026/04/14/cosmo-honors-president-oaks-after-he-and-other- byu-presidents-receive-prestigious-award/ What would you put in a time capsule? https://universe.byu.edu/campus/byu-packs-new-time-capsule-with-memorabilia-for-2075- bicentennial Cracking the top 25… https://www.deseret.com/utah/2026/04/13/byu-university-of-utah-law-school-ranking/ A Phoenix rises from the ashes https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/04/15/southern-california-latter-day-saints-find-hope- pacific-palisades-meetinghouse-rededication/ Sports: A fighting Mormon https://www.deseret.com/utah/2026/04/14/lani-daniels-lds-boxer-to-fight-at-madison-square- garden/ She is speedy https://www.deseret.com/sports/2026/04/11/the-byu-sprinter-almost-called-it-quits-then-became- a-school-record-holder/

    1h 7m

  6. APR 13

    4/11 – Six Months of EASTER!

    The Great 8 – https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/04/07/gordon-monson-ranks-great-eight/ Man arrested for stripping in Utah Mormon church – https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/man-arrested-stripping-utah-mormon-church-b2952429.html New Primary General Presidency Called at the April 2026 General Conference – https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/new-primary-general-presidency-april-2026-general-conference Seminary and Institute enrollment surpasses 1 million students worldwide – https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/seminary-and-institute-enrollment-surpasses-1-million-students-worldwide 2025 Statistical Report – https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2025-statistical-report How the LDS Church is growing and shrinking – https://religionnews.com/2026/04/06/how-the-lds-church-is-growing-and-shrinking/ Church growth in 2025: What stands out in the statistical report – https://www.ldsliving.com/church-growth-in-2025-what-stands-out-in-the-statistical-report/s/13210 Mormon Barrio: Latino Belonging in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – https://www.amazon.com/Mormon-Barrio-Latino-Belonging-Latter-day/dp/1479833835 LDS Latinos worry about MAGA – https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/04/07/lds-latinos-worry-about-maga/ Utah Author Marc J Gregson – https://marcjgregson.com/about-me Metrics of Faith – http://www.matthewrmiles.com/metrics-of-faith.html Emma, Love on the Spectrum star, talks about how the show has helped her reimagine dating – https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2026/04/08/emma-utah-love-on-the-spectrum/ The LDS Church’s new Sunday schedule – https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/04/04/lds-churchs-new-sunday-schedule/ New Sunday curriculum and For the Strength of Youth guide and magazine – https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2026/04/01/new-sunday-curriculum-for-the-strength-of-youth-fsy-guide-magazine/ If the LDS Church wants its Sunday meetings concise and consequential, here’s a better way to do it – https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/04/04/gordon-monsons-plan-reshaping-lds/ Taylor Frankie Paul and LDS domestic abuse allegations – https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-04-06/taylor-frankie-paul-lds-mormon-church-domestic-abuse-allegations Taylor Frankie Paul is distancing herself from the Church – https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2026/04/06/taylor-frankie-paul-mormon-lds/89481677007/ ‘Mormon Wives’ aren’t the only influencers stoking curiosity about the LDS Church – https://www.kuer.org/race-religion-social-justice/2026-04-03/mormon-wives-arent-the-only-influencers-stoking-curiosity-about-the-lds-church Whitney Leavitt is cashing in on dirty soda and helping take the Mormon-fueled trend nationwide – https://www.inc.com/ali-donaldson/whitney-leavitt-is-cashing-in-on-dirty-soda-and-helping-take-the-mormon-fueled-trend-nationwide/91328143 Mormon leaders double down on transgender exclusion in new handbook update – https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/mormon-leaders-double-down-on-transgender New poll shows Latter-day Saints leaving Republican Party affiliation as rest of nation trends away from the Democratic Party – https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/04/01/new-poll-shows-latter-day-saints-leaving-republican-party-affiliation-as-rest-of-nation-trends-away-from-the-democratic-party/ Are Utahns shifting political alliances? – https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/04/08/are-utahns-shifting-political-alliances/ ‘The Book of Mormon’ celebrates 15 years of Broadway shows – https://www.altoonamirror.com/life/go-magazine/2026/04/broadway-bookofmormon-15years-celebrates/ 195 years ago today – Apr 07, 1831 – http://www.todayinmormonhistory.com/2026/04/195-years-ago-today-apr-07-1831.html 175 years ago today – Apr 7, 1851 – http://www.todayinmormonhistory.com/2026/04/175-years-ago-today-apr-7-1851.html 170 years ago today – Apr 6, 1856 – http://www.todayinmormonhistory.com/2026/04/170-years-ago-today-apr-6-1856.html Journal of Discourses 3:280 (Milk Strippings story) – https://jod.mrm.org/3/280 Journal of Discourses 5:206 – https://jod.mrm.org/5/206

    1h 3m

  7. APR 3

    4/3 – This Episode is 25 Minutes Long, So Don’t Linger in the Hallway

    Kurt Francom is joined by Richie from  ?@TheCulturalHall?  and Pastor Jeff from  ?@HelloSaints?  1. Church of Jesus Christ announces new Sunday meeting schedule https://www.ksl.com/article/51475230/church-of-jesus-christ-announces-new-sunday-meeting-schedule 2. Over a thousand people join Lindon Palm Sunday walk https://www.ksl.com/article/51474714/over-a-thousand-people-join-lindon-palm-sunday-walk 3. Dallas Jenkins says Easter should be celebrated like a BYU victory https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2026/03/29/dallas-jenkins-poscast-latter-day-saint-easter/ 4. Historic Church Growth: A Preview of the April 2026 World Report https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/a-preview-of-the-april-2026-world-report 5. Watch the April 2026 Edition of the World Report https://www.ldsdaily.com/church-lds/watch-the-april-2026-edition-of-the-word-report/ 6. Utah faith, community leaders consider: What would Jesus do? https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/04/01/pamela-atkinson-faith-roundtable-humanitarian-what-would-jesus-do-deseret-news/ 7. New poll shows Latter-day Saints leaving Republican Party affiliation as rest of nation trends away from the Democratic Party https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/04/01/new-poll-shows-latter-day-saints-leaving-republican-party-affiliation-as-rest-of-nation-trends-away-from-the-democratic-party 8. Solemn assemblies: What to know before conference https://www.ldsliving.com/solemn-assemblies-what-to-know-before-conference/s/13202 9. Presiding Bishopric member for nearly 20 years, Bishop Richard C. Edgley dies at 90 https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2026/03/27/presiding-bishopric-member-20-years-bishop-richard-edgley-dies-90/ 10. 91 New Area Seventies Sustained at the April 2026 Conference Leadership Meeting https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/april-2026-general-conference-leadership-meeting

    59 min

  8. MAR 30

    3/28 – God Will Not Be TikToked

    News: Influencers Taylor Frankie Paul the Bachelorette: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/20/nx-s1-5754587/bachelorette-canceled-taylor-frankie-paul- mormon-wives The opposite of TFP https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/03/28/lds-influencer-mormon-faith/ Staying on influencers…..Emily Jackson had a face procedure and you can follow her progression on Instagram, Co2 laser resurfacing. CO2 (carbon dioxide) laser resurfacing uses targeted beams of light to remove the superficial layer of your skin. This stimulates newer skin to grow in its place. Moving on to music….. The global choir participants are all set to sing in G.C. Demark Sweden x2 England Puerto Rico Spain Paraguay New Zealand x 2 Wales Philippines Norway The Organ whisper https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/03/29/meet-music-man-who-cares/ BYU Celebrates 150 with the Mens Chorus, sing “Rise and Shout” See it on Instagram on the official BYU page known as “brighamyounguniveristy” SLC Temple open house Tickets will be available in late summer 2026 https://www.moronichannel.org/newsroom/temples/salt-lake-temple-open-house-tickets-to-be- released-in-late-summer-2026/ New Statutes on Temple Square https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/03/25/2-new-statues-of-christ-at-temple-square/ Natural Disasters Flooding in Hawaii https://www.ldsdaily.com/world/what-we-know-about-laies-church-sites-after-major-flooding- on-oahu/ Buildings for sale Need a church building? We got a couple for sale. 1. “Lighthouse Church” former North Jordan Stake Center, build 1949, Vision: Community Resource Center, Local History museum. Both groups interested working with West Valley City Got lots of red brick, pretty cool looking. No word on price. 2. Stake Center Cerritos CA, $14.9 million, 32,816 sf, five acres, built 1977, (Looks like standard Church issue) Still actively used as a Stake Center in Institute building. Is sale related to construction of newer facilities near regional temples? Mormons Behaving Badly Stealing keys from the temple lockers Opps he allegedly violated the Fish and Game laws https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/03/idaho-fish-and-game-commissioner-charged-with- poaching-bull-elk/

    1h 11m
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Weekly recap podcast covering the biggest news, headlines, and culture stories involving The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with clear context and thoughtful Latter-day Saint–focused commentary.

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    This Week in Mormons
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2026
  • Episodes
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