The Mormon News Report Podcast

MNR 82: The General Conference Pre-Game Show!


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It's our favorite show of the year - the General Conference Pre-Game Show! Join Brandt and Jenny as they do some quick-hit news stories and then dive deep and heavy into General Conference rumors, General Conference predictions, and everything to get you caught up for the April General Conference next Sunday!



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* No Sunday play policy has BYU women’s hoops preparing for NCAA run in unique way (KSL)
* Less is more: A look at why the Church is simplifying its scripture production processes (Church News)
* Sister Wendy Nelson Shares Her Personal Witness of President Nelson's Prophetic Calling and Ministry (ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
* How many Millennials are really leaving the LDS Church? (Religion News Service)
* Tips for living: 5 things to remember when sharing a testimony in church (Deseret News)
* Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints files plans for first Virginia temple in Henrico (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
* Latter-day Saints apostle to speak at BYU-Idaho commencement (East Idaho News)
* Billboard announcing new LDS temple in Layton turns out to be a hoax (Fox13)
* Missouri House votes to allow Bible courses in public school (WSBT 22)







GENERAL CONFERENCE PREDICTIONS








* Jenny's Top 5 Predictions:

* Separation of civil wedding ceremonies and temple ordinances
* Woman speaks at Priesthood session
* Women as witnesses and things like checking recommends in the temple, attending worthiness interviews, moms holding babies during blessings, girls helping with sacrament
* Hot chocolate must be served cold --jk-- New Handbook coming out, updated, transparency, digitally
* NOTHING


* Brandt's Top 5 Predictions:

* 4 (up to 6) total female speakers throughout GC
* Announcement or update on Youth Program for 2020 (time to plan)
* (news dump right before or after GC) required training for members of ward council completed on an annual basis
* A fast for men -- social media? Gaming? A week without sports?
* Consolidation of stake callings, specifically: stake presidency, high council, presidents only of auxiliaries (not presidencies) working with presidencies of individual wards -- the stake presidency will be the ward presidencies





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