June 25, 2023

Greetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup where Ian and Dives ruminate on the great and spacious beehive!

EP 65 - Ian Wilks co-hosts, LDS Church abuse rates, Temple Updates, UK Background Checks, and Ian Wilks breaks news! Church considers calling female Sunday school axillaries, stake and ward secretaries, and the role of technology in advancing and accelerating the church. 

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Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup!

Get to know Ian (10 minutes)

So who are you?

What is inside out podcast?

Why did you start it and what’s it all about?

Why do you continue to come onto podcasts?

Is there anything else about your personal life or religious beliefs that you would like to share? More spiritual, less religious, less judgemental, more universal. 

MNRU Joke of the week

Ian

Follow ups

I KNOW HOW TO LOWER CHURCH ABUSE RATES BY 75%

Jennifer Roach outlines 7 suggested ways to reduce abuse, many of which have merit: but she FAILS to cover the single biggest reduction any organization could make to reduce child sex abuse: mandatory background checks 

Why didn’t Roach mention the obvious? 

Reflections on Abuse, Reporting, and the Church - FAIR (fairlatterdaysaints.org)

https://latterdaysaintmag.com/i-know-how-to-lower-church-abuse-rates-by-75/ 

Temple Stuff

Cody Mormon Temple Gets OK, But Not The Enormous 77-Foot Steeple

Although the town of Cody approved a new Mormon temple on Thursday, it tabled the decision on whether to allow a towering 77-foot steeple to go with it.

Would fasting and prayer help get the towering steeple approved?

UK Background Checks - Disclosure Scotland Act.

First Presidency: Temple cornerstone ceremonies discontinued

Good Take

Ian: Why it is building so many temples when it can’t operate them

Measuring temple activity. 

Temple recommend questions go back underground

31.2.5

LCR

Articles

Legislators look at new Utah law aimed at removing inappropriate material from schools

Funny Take

Bible is back!

LDS Church celebrates Juneteenth with gift to NAACP branch

Ian: Elder Matthew S. Holland of the Seventy (second from right) joins Vickie Terry,, executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Memphis Branch, and others at branch headquarters on the Monday, June 19, 2023. The Church is giving $500,000 to help renovate the branch building. This renovation will create an inviting community gathering spot for MyBaby4Me meetings and other NAACP and community functions. Workers will also install a commercial kitchen to feed program participants.

Current state of LDS podcasting 

Here’s a snapshot of what online Mormon content people are consuming. 

What LDS related YouTube channels do you most enjoy?

Breaking News

Ian: Stake Sunday School auxiliaries’ leadership should include women stake Sunday school and ward executive secretary. No reason not to call women into these callings. They don’t require priesthood functional authority.  Some of my best councilors have been RS Presidencies. Same for stake executive secretaries.

Conclusion

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And remember, remember: No unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing! 

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