What Book of Mormon Central is doing to bring ‘greater understanding’ and reach ‘tens of millions’ One of the reasons behind The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ decision to film the Book of Mormon videos stemmed from greater...

Today on the show, Brandt, Brian and Jenny look into the NELSON WORLD TOUR 2018 (make sure you get your t-shirts!), REEFER MADNESS has hit Utah (the Mormons are getting anxious), and the LDS Church announces it will be celebrating...

Stefania Barr is an actor, musician, and filmmaker from the Park City, Utah area. Her career started at the age of 7 with a Disney Channel debut. She worked regularly throughout her childhood. In 2012, Stefania composed her first soundtrack for award-winning short film “Life According to Penny” in which she also starred as the lead. Soon after, she released her first original twelve-song album as front-woman of alt-rock band “Shrink the Giant.” She’s participated in the Sundance Institute labs, and has directed two short films both scheduled to release this year.

 

Stefania Barr is an actor, musician, and filmmaker from the Park City, Utah area. Her career started at the age of 7 with a Disney Channel debut. She worked regularly throughout her childhood. In 2012, Stefania composed her first soundtrack...

“Don’t Let the Mormons Convert You”: How One Woman Failed to Listen to Her Friend and Ended Up Mormon

“Don’t let the Mormons convert you,” a friend told me before I left the Philippines for Utah in 1987.

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Meet the 8 new General Authority Seventies announced in general conference

Eight new General Authority Seventies were announced and sustained on March 31 during the Saturday afternoon session of the 188th Annual General Conference.

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More and more LDS chaplains are bringing God, not necessarily a Mormon God, to the troops

A soldier makes his first kill. He may feel guilty, confused, sad, scared, scarred or any range of emotions.

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Mitt Romney does not reflect Utah values

That both Orrin Hatch and Mitt Romney are Mormons makes no difference, of course, to Utah voters.

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Tribune’s coverage of the LDS conference belongs in the Deseret News

I thought the Deseret News was the designated source of news for the Mormon faithful. During the current LDS general conference sessions, The Tribune has devoted a large portion of its paper to Mormon news and stories. Also, the coverage has not been confined to the local news section but has dominated the “so-called” main national section.

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Prominent African American LDS speaker calls on church to address racism

A prominent African American LDS speaker is calling on the church to address issues of racism.

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Church Announces Closure of 2 Missionary Training Centers

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced it will close two missionary training centers. The training centers in Santiago, Chile, and Madrid, Spain, will close in January 2019. This decision comes as Church leaders continue to seek the best use of resources worldwide according to the needs and demands of each area.

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Making a Book of Mormon epic takes epic crowdsourcing

Writer-director-actor Darin Southam has always wondered one thing.

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A woman was shocked to see her name in a Mormon church-compiled dossier — which she says was designed to discredit her birth mother

Last week, a 35-year-old woman, who was adopted as an infant by a Mormon couple, discovered her name in an unexpected place: It was in the first item on a list of damaging information an LDS Church-hired attorney had compiled about her birth mother.

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Woman sues Mormon church after alleging a ‘self-proclaimed predator’ in charge of missionary training raped her in a ‘secret room’ in 1984

“Don’t Let the Mormons Convert You”: How One Woman Failed to Listen to Her Friend and Ended Up Mormon “Don’t let the Mormons convert you,” a friend told me before I left the Philippines for Utah in 1987. Read Story...

“Don’t Let the Mormons Convert You”: How One Woman Failed to Listen to Her Friend and Ended Up Mormon “Don’t let the Mormons convert you,” a friend told me before I left the Philippines for Utah in 1987. Read Story...

Today on the show, Brandt, Brian bring Jenny into the Mormon News Report family and talk about all those things that happened during our break that are a bit more uncomfortable to think about – Quentin Cook’s use of “nonconsensual...

April is a woman. A mom. A divorced mom. A remarried mom.

A wife, A friend, and a returned member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

She is a mess.

A perfect mess, actually.

Mostly, she is a regular girl with a passionate heart for helping other women to embrace their mess, and love what is.

She’s a life coach, and believer in optimism, courage, and growth.

You can find her at www.aprilpondcoaching.com, or on Facebook at “A Perfect Mess of April.

April is a woman. A mom. A divorced mom. A remarried mom. A wife, A friend, and a returned member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She is a mess. A perfect mess, actually. Mostly, she...