Today on the show, Brandt and Jenny discuss the 40 year anniversary of ERA proponent Sonia Johnson's excommunication, a Proclamation on the Family look-alike in Herriman, Utah, coverage of the new Rome Italy Temple, what it's like to be Mormon and famous, and finally discuss the Elder & Sister Renlund devotional last Sunday about doubt. All that plus much more on the Report!

LINKS

* 2019 Mission Leadership Assignments (Church News)

* Calling as mission president prompts search for new CEO of Larry H. Miller Group (Deseret News)

* 40 years after her Mormon excommunication, ERA firebrand Sonia Johnson salutes today’s ‘wonderful' women, says men ‘bore’ her (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Anti-Mormon Mockery of Family Proclamation Begins to Circulate (Christopher D. Cunningham, Patheos.com)

* Image of the "Proclamation"

* Watch: President Russell M. Nelson comforts Latter-day Saints affected by devastating Paradise fire (Deseret News)

* Move over, Vatican -- there's a new church in town! (CNN)

* Judge rejects demand for speedy deposition of LDS Church president (Fox13)

* Legendary reporter Bob Woodward and LDS apostle D. Todd Christofferson discuss lessons of Watergate (Salt Lake Tribune)

* A Provo musician was ‘a public face’ for Latter-day Saints. On her new album, she sings about leaving the faith. (Salt Lake Tribune)

* How Mormons handle doubt: Blame the victim (Religion News Service)

* Elder and Sister Renlund: "Doubt Not, But Be Believing"

* Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf: "Can You Hear the Music"

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