EP 103 - Peru temple dedication controversy, Community of Christ announces first female president, a major Mormon public relations snafu, and the COJCOLDS asks for hymn cover submissions

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Jan 21, 2024

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EP 103  - Peru temple dedication controversy, Community of Christ announces first female president, a major Mormon public relations snafu, and the COJCOLDS asks for hymn cover submissions

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Cultural Hall

What is your 60 second Mormon story?

https://www.tiktok.com/@culturalhall 

Articles

Tim Ballard

https://kutv.com/news/local/attorney-of-tim-ballard-committed-to-disproving-allegations-made-in-criminal-complaints 

How things have changed

https://x.com/adamherbets/status/1747013102322024685?s=46&t;=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Nephi Was Lucky to Have Something to “Go and Do” + Discovering Our Own Errands

https://www.ldsdaily.com/personal-lds-blog/nephi-was-lucky-to-have-something-to-go-and-do-discovering-our-own-errands/ 

He was lucky enough to be told to execute an unconscious man in cold blood?

SLC Airport: new texture of mormonism just dropped

https://x.com/camillagluh/status/1747149402261823545?s=46&t;=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Happy MLK Day

https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/s/TcKGQiI0jj 

Last state

https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/01/13/why-utah-final-states-recognize-mlk-day 

Benson 

Cultch

Bad Weather this week

https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/s/12abh5dVhg 

Temple Dedication

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2LVlh-tSUn/?igsh=dTE3bnJlMHcxdjFx

comments section

https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/s/8N794UmfbV 

Troubling history

https://images.app.goo.gl/wFB5FQ3TstRTB6At8 

Final Meme

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/FgeDsyxuYhHDnoCz/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Two men charged in Utah County in connection to a string of LDS church burglaries

https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/two-men-charged-in-utah-county-in-connection-to-a-string-of-lds-church-burglaries/ 

Community of Christ names new president

https://cofchrist.org/discerning-future-leadership/ 

President Nelson on the role of women

That moment in the barn is one she’ll never forget

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/that-moment-in-the-barn-is-one-shell-never-forget?lang=eng 

History

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8pBeKkF/ 

Reaction

https://x.com/_cultch/status/1748447926710309361?s=46&t;=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Multi Level marketing in Utah and how it links to the LDS Church

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/01/13/why-multilevel-marketing-is-so/ 

MNRU Poll of the Week

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1G9wyY3kCW1ARtE_jWDToOKxUjID7aTG3wM5XDejTu2I/edit 

Top 10 MLM inspired Mormon Church Affiliated Company Names 

MNRU Joke of the week

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8pAEe85/ 

Conclusion

What projects are you working on?

https://www.ldsliving.com/original-covers-of-hymns-will-be-included-in-come-follow-me-heres-how-to-listen-and-submit-yours/s/11972 

Do you think that you will submit any covers?

https://youtu.be/UDv9xkotCKk?si=FP9TuXUPdwNuo2VQ 

High on a pile of cash 

https://x.com/_cultch/status/1748388851964387522?s=46&t;=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg

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