We are back! Today's show is light on the Mormon news, but heavy on the "What Did You Do This Summer" updates from Jenny and Brandt. Masks, returning to school, returning to church, and some big news from Jenny! 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
* 0:00:00 Intro + Jenny's Update
* 0:23:43 4 Missionaries Stranded On Remote Pacific Island (KSL)
* 0:28:36 Statue of Martha Hughes Cannon temporarily installed at Utah Capitol (Deseret News)
* 0:32:19 Payson man charged in hate crime attack admits assaulting Latter-day Saint missionary (Deseret News)
* 0:33:36 Two BYU students withdraw over COVID-19 safety requirements enforced on campus (Salt Lake Tribune)
* 0:39:51 University presidents warn of COVID-19: ‘If circumstances do not improve…dramatic action will be necessary’ (ABC4)
* University of Illinois response to Coronavirus Surges
* 0:47:18 Does serving a Mormon mission make people want to help developing countries? (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)
* 0:52:58 Former Mormon bishop given 5-year sentence for sex assaults that occurred 30 years ago (CTV News Calgary)
* 0:54:23 Lori Vallow wants trial to be relocated, new trial dates set (Idaho Post-Register)
* 0:56:39 A Tale of Two Headlines!
* Deseret News: Study: News articles that fail to use correct name of church more likely to include negative content
* Salt Lake Tribune: Most major news outlets still use the term ‘Mormon,’ study shows, despite church’s wishes
* Mormon Isn’t Our Name. Why Are Some Still Using It? (Public Square)
* This American Life 715: Long Awaited Asteroid Finally Hits Earth
* 1:11:37 Sunshine in your Soul
* Jenny: The memory of Ruth Bader Ginsberg
* Brandt: 1st Nephi, A Brief Theological Introduction by Joseph Spencer (BYU Maxwell Institute)