This Week in Mormons

7/19 – Heavenly Mother(s)?

7/12 – The Church Ain’t Paying Us

6/28 – Hide Mike Lee’s Phone

The Impact of the Church Educational System | John Wilson

6/21 – John Taylor Revelation, “Mormon Naughty,” & AI Translations

6/14 – Pres. Jack Passes

6/7 – Our Cousin the Prophetess

“Brother” Judge Griffith

5/31 – Booming Garment Business

News Stories: Disposal of Temple Garments: Women stopping at nothing to get hands on new garments https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/mormon-undergarments.html Buriel v. Cremation https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/05/23/latter-day-saints-other-believers/ Staying Alive! https://www.ldsdaily.com/world/latter-day-saint-teen-saves-coachs-life-with-cpr-learned-days- earlier/ Yoga and LDS are they compatible https://www.the-independent.com/news/yoga-god-mormon-hindu-salt-lake-city-b2757902.htm SL...

The Gather Conference

5/24 – Jake! Say it Ain’t So!

https://www.deseret.com/sports/2025/05/21/byu-quarterback-jake-retzlaff-accused-sexual-assault-lawsuit/https://www.deseret.com/lifestyle/2025/05/19/outdoor-boys-youtube-channel-luke-nichols-latter-day-saint-quitting/https://www.ksl.com/article/51318185/mobile-temple-recommends-soon-available-for-latter-day-saints?fbclid=IwY2xjawKdt4hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF6TWZrRnJ4aklWbHhxd1V2AR66sN7-neBsJV7cm2-hXvkKHyH862ldRHxt6qxqMZU9QA9i_lDs92ehQjaywA_aem_yLBQMlF7KrJc-y9i1lrYuAhttps://www.kctv5.com/2025/05/1...

5/17 – Secret Lives Season 2

5/10 – Michelle Stone, We Love You!

Links: https://www.ksl.com/article/51305830/family-of-missionary-killed-in-north-carolina-auto-pedestrian-crash-says-he-was-excited-to-serve?fbclid=IwY2xjawKHCAZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFGRmE3cTJwa2xObjRTOGJoAR5U0g3Ezqut0_CKeaFsbQyUYYhQgpEKKCo3gnfoH-3lRVa8bpGCTgul6OCtKQ_aem_u_4K9c-algIdfzbKaoNeuw https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/historic-salt-lake-city-church-to-be-restored-as-recovery-housing-after-city-approval?fbclid=IwY2xjawKHCVRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFGRmE3cTJwa2xObjRTOG...

5/3 – Jimmer’s New Job

4/26 – The Great and Not-Abominable Pope

News: First Presidency send condolences for the death of Pope Francis https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2025/04/21/first-presidency-expresses-condolences- death-pope-francis/ Best Day Ever for Ed Eyestone…4 th , 6 th and 7 th place finish in Boston marathon https://www.deseret.com/sports/2025/04/18/conner-mantz-boston-maraton-former-byu-star/ Head Game for Conner Mantz https://sports.yahoo.com/article/byu-legend-conner-mantz-returns- 030000283.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall Another Member QB in the...

4/19 – Elderly Elders

4/12 – Caldwell Temple Wormhole

4/4 – $1.45 Billion to Humanitarian Aid

Links: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/earthly-stewardship-a-look-into-the-april-2025-world-report https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2024-caring-for-those-in-need-summary https://www.instagram.com/p/DH2ALq6MAIY/ https://talksport.com/basketball/3037958/shawn-bradley-bike-crash-paralyzed-tallest-nba-player/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgwMyYxXZwo#:~:text=From%20NBA%20Star%20to%20Life,'%20series%20on%20KSL.com https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/03/31/therapy-sex-a...

Single & Creative | Madison Pope

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3/29 – Mormons Influencers Go Sleeveless

Mike Huckabee’s thoughts on Members https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/03/26/john-curtis-questions-mike-huckabee-church-of- jesus-christ/ New gig for former US Senator Gordon Smith https://www.abc4.com/news/religion/former-u-s-senator-wife-to-be-next-directors-of-hosting- for-lds-church/ New Hymns for Easter? https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2025/03/14/new-hymns-for-easter-worship-jesus- christ-resurrection/ Solar Panels and sustainable energy at BYU- Hawaii https://www.thechurchnew...

3/22 – Podcasters Talk about Resigned Podcasters

Popular Mormon Podcasters Resign from LDS Church, a Step Ahead of Excommunication Publication Date: March 17, 2025 Source: Religion News Service Valerie and Nathan Hamaker, hosts of the "Latter Day Struggles" podcast, resigned from the LDS Church ahead of a disciplinary council. The couple faced concerns from local church leaders over their podcast, which addresses faith crises among Mormons. They emphasized their commitment to helping those in faith crises and felt the disciplinary process was ...

3/15 – Tales of the Cougar Tail

Stories: President Camille Johnson, the perfect diplomat. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-johnson-participates-international- womens-day-diplomacy-event New book celebrating YW https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/03/12/carry-on-young-womens-history-book/ Water conservation, Church believes it do you? https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2025/03/12/church-reduces-water-usage-western- united-states-2025/ Sports: Kevin Young, Slow start, strong finish https://www.des...

Remember that Story About a Boy Lost in a Mine?

3/8 – Multi-Level RootsTech

MATT Church’s First Ever Global Youth Activity MELISSA Elder Rasband tells members in the Philippines to ‘REdedicate their lives” in preparation for the temples being built MATT Elder Uchtdorf recalls the two times he had to flee to a new country and the challenges he faced. MELISSA Giving Machines Changed Millions of Lives in 2024—Here Are the Final Numbers MATT The Latest Temple News from the Church of Jesus Christ Related Southwest corner of Temple Square to reopen MELISSA Utah Christians — f...

Saints & Hollywood – Isaac Wright

Isaac Wright is a Coordinator at CTL Scouting's Los Angeles office, where he curates Longform and Podcast reports. Prior to joining CTL in 2024, he worked as a freelance reader for Amazon Studios and The Blacklist. A graduate of Brigham Young University with a degree in Film and Media Studies, Isaac also runs Saints & Cinephiles, an interview newsletter highlighting members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints working in Hollywood. Here is a link to his bio: https://www.ctlscou...

3/1 – FETCH! THE! MORMONS!

News Stories: New Musical to rival BOM Musical, twist, its spiritual https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/02/24/faith-affirming-book-of-mormon-musical-messiah-in- america/ Some name calling at the BYU AZ bb Game https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2025/02/23/arizona-basketball-byu-postgame- handshake-line-brawl-incident-wildcats-ad-statement-fan-chant/79815526007/ Leaders can now assist in helping with names for the temple https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2025/02/22/family-name-assist...

Why I Call Myself Gay – Ben Schilaty

Dr. Ben Schilaty a clinical social worker and professor of social work at Utah Valley University, specializing in therapy for LGBTQ clients and their families. He is the author of the award-winning book "A Walk In My Shoes: Questions I am Often Asked as a Gay Latter-day Saint" and co-hosts the podcast "Questions from the Closet." A multilingual professional speaking Spanish and Portuguese, Dr. Schilaty has lived and worked in Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, and Portugal. He is also the cofounder of the G...

2/22 – President Oaks Sits Down for an Easter Chat

2/15 – Bryan “Joseph Smith” Johnson

Hosts: Kurt Francom & Jeff Gasser Links: Mormonland Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7iLNbTEmVnk1nHpwW5Yqq2?go=1&sp_cid=cf1c49915253829a9149b8f3e65fee90&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=b0ca7ad6b8c54356 https://ksltv.com/religion/salt-lake-temple-to-hold-open-house-in-2027/739491/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIcSqBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYKCQRVuSe9cEbNkRFxOOIpip4bklmaHwi9FofbZk5WGH_PYQ9ZGZaqB9g_aem_aWuDqTDBl4nBJV9mr_0ZXw https://x.com/NelsonRussellM/status/1890...

2/8 – Ministering Interviews = GUILT!

Stories: Sunday School is alive and Well https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2025/02/04/sunday-school-general-presidency- launches-worldwide-social-media-accounts/ Andy Reid throwing down his favorite trilogy https://www.deseret.com/sports/2025/02/03/andy-reid-favorite-book-trilogy-scriptures-book-of- mormon/ Elder Duncan shares an inspiring message https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/ Religious Freedom Summitt https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2025/02/05/elder-ulisses-soares-religi...