We are back! Today on the show, more discussions on race and racism within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, why are missionaries potentially changing their uniform, and a long discussion about Elder David Bednar's speech at the Religious Freedom Symposium at BYU. All that plus more on the Report! SIGNATURE'S BOOK OF THE MONTH

Mercy without End: Toward a More Inclusive Church by Lavina Fielding Anderson

 

* (0:05:47) Family says remains belong to 2 missing Idaho kids; bail set at $1 million for Chad Daybell (Deseret News)

* (0:08:10) Utahns say the state is on the right track, but the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction (UtahPolicy.com)

* (0:09:49) Despite joining President Nelson in call to end racism, NAACP would like to see the LDS Church do more (Salt Lake Tribune)

* (0:13:33) Black members call for anti-racism training in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (ABC4)

* Juneteenth Black Fireside (Black Lives Matter to Christ)

* (0:16:41) Michelle Quist: Time to apologize for church’s racist history (Salt Lake Tribune)

* (0:23:54) Exceptions to Dress Standards Announced for Young Male Missionaries (Church Newsroom)

* (0:32:46) Students at BYU-Idaho petition for a diversity and inclusion office at the university (ABC4)

* (0:36:59) Latter-day Saint apostle says pandemic is a ‘wake-up call’ about the fragility of religious freedom (Deseret News)

* Link to Video (Begins at 0:32:00)

* Link to Text

* (0:49:30) Elder Jeffrey R. Holland hospitalized, ‘does not have COVID-19,’ church says (Deseret News)

* Sunshine

* Jenny: Virtual Visit with Sister Missionaries

* Brandt: "Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination" by Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan

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