We are back! Today on the show, does Mormonism have its own Hollywood? Missionaries lose an integral part of the pre-mission experience, Mormons and Columbus Day, AMMON BUNDY makes an appearance, we dive deep into a disturbing arrest of a Bishop arrested for possession of sexually explicit images with children, and a thorough discussion on a stalled gay conversion therapy ban in Utah (and the Church's involvement). All that plus more on the Report!

HEADLINES

* An indigenous, LDS perspective on Columbus (The Daily Universe, BYU)

* ‘One of a kind’: Mac ‘Mr. Mac’ Christensen dies at age 85 (Deseret News)

* Utah Latter-day Saint meetinghouse evacuated after eight sickened by carbon monoxide (Deseret News)

* Lights. Camera. Prayer. A Mini-Hollywood Grows in Utah. (New York Times)

* Utah Scouting will shrink and change with the exit of the LDS Church, but supporters say it will survive (Salt Lake Tribune)

* In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace (Pew Research Center)

* Convicted fraudster Rick Koerber sentenced to 14 years in prison, amid protests (KSL)

* Utah bishop arrested on child porn charges; investigators say he may have sexually abused children (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Church Issues Statement Opposing Proposed Utah Psychologist Licensing Act Rule (Church Newsroom)

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