The Mormon News Report Podcast

MNR 153: The Lockdown Edition

11.18.2020 - By Brandt Malone | Mormon CommentatorPlay

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We're stocking up, strapping in, and locking down on the Mormon News Report this week. COVID is raging, and the church is making a lot of adjustments, some good, some "meh." Listen in for our discussion on that and much more on the Report!

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00:00:00 Opening Exercises + COVID News Report

00:21:11 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' star says she's 'Mormon 2.0': What that means (Today)

00:28:16 A Look at How the Church of Jesus Christ Will #LightTheWorld This Christmas (Church Newsroom)

00:34:32 Christmas on Temple Square to be Celebrated Virtually in 2020 (Church Newsroom)

00:37:19 Committees Thank Members for ‘Overwhelming’ Response to Hymnbook Revision Efforts (Church Newsroom)

00:41:03 Moab LDS chapel vandalized (Moab Sun News)

00:43:33 Russell M. Nelson to share “Message of Hope and Healing” (Instagram)

00:44:46 Young Women Celebrate 150 Years With Face to Face Broadcast (Church Newsroom)

00:50:50 BYU temporarily closes part of library because students didn’t wear masks (Salt Lake Tribune)

00:52:16 Latter-day Saint leaders make ‘temporary’ changes to meetings, but mask debate still divides Utah worshippers (Salt Lake Tribune)

01:04:57 Sunshine in your Soul Brandt: New Looney Tunes

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