There's really only one decently optimistic story this week - the rest are awful. From COVID-19 having rippling effects through the church, two obscenely awful Mormons Behaving Badly stories, the full story of Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow, and their missing children Tylee and JJ, and same sex relationship updates at BYU, it's a rough one. Buckle up.

SIGNATURE'S BOOK OF THE MONTH

If Mother Braids a Waterfall by Dayna Patterson

HEADLINES

* (10:23) 'Fighting Preacher,' 'The Evers,' 'Heart of Africa' take top LDS Film Festival awards (Daily Herald)

* (13:09) LDS missionary from Utah accused of distributing child porn in California (KUTV)

* (16:21) Former Mormon church leader federally indicted for child porn (KSDK St. Louis)

* (22:52) COVID-19 gives Sunday church service a whole new meaning from Italy to Mongolia and beyond (Deseret News)

* (35:12) Church’s Rome temple to close, Seattle-area stake cancels meetings due to coronavirus (Deseret News)

* (38:36) Lori Vallow Daybell bond reduced to 1M in Friday hearing (Rexburg Standard Journal)

* (52:52) LDS apostle tells BYU students to avoid discrimination and racism (Salt Lake Tribune)

* (54:41) After BYU Honor Code change, LDS Church now says same-sex relationships are ‘not compatible’ with the faith’s rules (Salt Lake Tribune)

* (16:26) Sunshine In Your Soul

* Jenny: #InternationalWomensDay, Sweet 16, Bridal Dress Shopping

* Brandt: "Obama’s Way" (Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair), Zero Sugar Baja Blast

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT ON PATREON

Contact Information

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* Twitter: @formerlyphread (Jenny)

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