It's one of the best shows of the year - the 2019 Year in Review Edition! But first - the LDS Church has $100B in accounts intended for charitable purposes? What does this mean? Is that the correct amount? And could a potential whistleblower bring an IRS Audit to the church? All that plus more on the Report!

SIGNATURE BOOK OF THE MONTH Pedestals and Podiums: Utah Women, Religious Authority, and Equal Rights by Martha S. Bradley

HEADLINES

* Mormon Church has misled members on $100 billion tax-exempt investment fund, whistleblower alleges (Washington Post)

* How persuasive is whistleblower's claim the LDS church is hiding wealth from the IRS? (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

* Some Thoughts About Ensign Peak Advisers and the Church (Sam Brunson, By Common Consent)

JENNY'S TOP 10 MORMON NEWS STORIES OF 2019

10. Washington Post piece on LDS Church $100B in charitable accounts

9. “I am a beloved daughter of heavenly parents” (YW Theme)

8. Age advancements/scouts/quorums (what year is it?)

7. New Children and Youth

6. Adjustment to 2-hr. church + Come Follow Me

5. More inclusion of witnesses (women + children)

4. LGBT Exclusionary Policy reversal

3. Civil marriages + not waiting for sealings

2. Missionaries calling home

1. More inclusive + gender-balanced language in the temple

BRANDT'S TOP 10 MORMON NEWS STORIES OF 2019

10. Missionaries Held in Russia (Mar 25, #81)

9. Word of Wisdom Clarifications (Aug 11, #96)

8. International Mormonism: Rome Italy Temple Dedicated (Mar 11, #80)

7. Church Opposition to Utah Gay Conversion Therapy Ban (Oct 21, #104)

6. Church School Hubbub: BYU Police Decertified (Mar 4, #79), Honor Code Reformation Protests (Aug 26, #98), BYU-Idaho Medicaid (Nov 24, #108)

5. LGBT Exclusionary Policy rescinded (April 4)

4. LDS Missionary Changes: Missionary cost increase (Late June), Missionaries Calling Home (Feb 18, #77)

3. Youth changes: Required youth leader training (Aug 18, #97), Global Youth Program (Aug 5, #95, Nov 20, #107), new theme (YW and YM), Realigning Ages

2. Temple Changes: Ceremony Wording Changes (