Brandt's got some things on his mind this week. Content warning: it involves politics. But it also involves the church, and the polarized nature of the world we live in. It's half-baked and not fully developed yet, but I needed to get it off my chest.

 

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MNR 160: A Fireside Chat with Brandt

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Brandt and Jenny return from break, but only briefly. Why we have been off for so long, what comes next, and when to expect more episodes of the MNR podcast inside!

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MNR 180: Pause for a Cause

Join, Jenny, John and Ben as they discuss D&C 67-70 in this week's Mormon News Report Come Follow Me discussion.

MNR 179 Come Follow Me (D&C 67-70)

Today on the show, we're signing yearbooks and telling each other we'll definitely hang over Summer Vacation. An odd Tweet from Brandt, MTC's reopening, and MORMON DATA. All that plus more on the Report!

As always, today's show is brought to you by our friends at Signature Books. Check out their entire collection at SignatureBooks.com

 	Missionary Training Centers to Resume Limited On-Site Training (Church Newsroom)
 	Provo Missionary Training Center Resumes In-Person Training (Church Newsroom)
 	Rising numbers of young adult Mormons in the US are gay, lesbian or bisexual (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)
 	Mesa Arizona Temple to Be Rededicated (Church Newsroom)
 	David Archuleta opens up about his struggle to come out (Good Morning America)
 	Andrew Garfield & Daisy Edgar-Jones To Star In Limited Series ‘Under The Banner Of Heaven’ For FX From Dustin Lance Black (Deadline Hollywood)
 	What golf legend Gary Player had to say about Elder Uchtdorf (KSL)
 	Here’s why James Huntsman may have filed his LDS tithing lawsuit in California (The Salt Lake Tribune)
 	Faith leaders say religious liberty is not synonymous with discrimination (Deseret News)
 	SUNSHINE: 

 	Jenny: watermelon. Cut it up and put it in the fridge. You’re welcome. + pride month kindnesses
 	Brandt: Harry Potter and the Outage of Power




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MNR 179: School’s Out For Summer

Today on the show, a new way to approach religious freedom, a new award, and the Mormon response to Juneteenth. All that plus more on the Report!

As always, today's show is brought to you by our friends at Signature Books. Check out their entire collection at SignatureBooks.com

 	‘Break down slavery!’ Joseph Smith’s contributions to American democracy (Deseret News)
 	Vandals Go On Rampage At West Jordan Church, $50,000 In Damages (KSL)
 	A Possibly Amended ‘The Book Of Mormon’ Announces November Broadway Return (Deadline Hollywood)
 	MHA Announces New Public History Award (Mormon History Association)
 	Tabernacle Choir Proceeds With 2022 Heritage Tour (Church Newsroom)
 	Dedication Date Announced for Pocatello Idaho Temple (Church Newsroom)
 	Prophet Receives Honorary Degree from the University of Utah (Church Newsroom)
 	“Oath of a Freeman” Forgery Acquired for the Grolier Club (Fine Books & Collections)
 	LDS Church welcome centers provide resources to immigrants, refugees (Daily Herald)
 	U.S. in a ‘perilous moment’ — Legal experts debate LDS leader Dallin Oaks’ talk on the Constitution (Salt Lake Tribune)
 	How Juneteenth brought together a southern Dallas church and the Latter-day Saints (Dallas Morning News)
 	What can America learn from the NAACP-Latter-day Saint relationship? (Deseret News)
 	SUNSHINE: 

 	Jenny: YW camp. And Seat Belts. And hbd Monica.

 	Brandt: Dogs and families




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MNR 178: Hot Dog Summer

Join, Jenny, John and Ben as they discuss D&C 64-66 in this week's Mormon News Report Come Follow Me discussion.

MNR 160: A Fireside Chat with Brandt

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