The Mormon News Report Podcast

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

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

Today on the show, we are starting to get back to normal around the United States. What does that mean for the Church? Plus, a great review of a new book, and an historic announcement with the LDS Church and the NAACP. 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

For the Strength of Youth Conferences Start Again in 2022 (Church Newsroom)

‘American Idol’ Finalist David Archuleta Reveals He Is Part Of LGBTQIA+ Community; Talks “Trying To Find That Balance” With His Faith (Deadline Hollywood)

God wants you to have this Syracuse temple, Latter-day Saint leader tells church members (KSL)

LDS ‘excommunication’ is a term from the past, but the pain, shame and anger are still very much present (Salt Lake Tribune)

Steve Young Won 3 Super Bowls but Felt Haunted by His Personal Life During His NFL Career (Sportscasting)

Church will reforest sacred Hill Cumorah, site of angel’s visits to Joseph Smith (Deseret News)

The Fallacy of Religious Freedom: On Spencer W. McBride’s “Joseph Smith for President” (Los Angeles Review of Books)

Temple Square’s North Visitors’ Center will soon be demolished, replaced by garden (Deseret News)

How the Mormon church unlocked medical pot for deep red states (Politico)

Temple Square Is Reopening to the Public This Summer (Church Newsroom)

What NAACP President Derrick Johnson told a Latter-day Saint congregation on Sunday (Deseret News)

First Presidency and NAACP Leaders Announce a Shared Vision to “Learn from and Serve One Another” (Church Newsroom)

SUNSHINE:

Jenny: IN THE HEIGHTS - go see it. Just...just go see it.

Brandt: BAJA BLAST IS BACK

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Today on the show, we are starting to get back to normal around the United States. What does that mean for the Church? Plus, a great review of a new book, and an historic announcement with the LDS Church and the NAACP. 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

For the Strength of Youth Conferences Start Again in 2022 (Church Newsroom)

‘American Idol’ Finalist David Archuleta Reveals He Is Part Of LGBTQIA+ Community; Talks “Trying To Find That Balance” With His Faith (Deadline Hollywood)

God wants you to have this Syracuse temple, Latter-day Saint leader tells church members (KSL)

LDS ‘excommunication’ is a term from the past, but the pain, shame and anger are still very much present (Salt Lake Tribune)

Steve Young Won 3 Super Bowls but Felt Haunted by His Personal Life During His NFL Career (Sportscasting)

Church will reforest sacred Hill Cumorah, site of angel’s visits to Joseph Smith (Deseret News)

The Fallacy of Religious Freedom: On Spencer W. McBride’s “Joseph Smith for President” (Los Angeles Review of Books)

Temple Square’s North Visitors’ Center will soon be demolished, replaced by garden (Deseret News)

How the Mormon church unlocked medical pot for deep red states (Politico)

Temple Square Is Reopening to the Public This Summer (Church Newsroom)

What NAACP President Derrick Johnson told a Latter-day Saint congregation on Sunday (Deseret News)

First Presidency and NAACP Leaders Announce a Shared Vision to “Learn from and Serve One Another” (Church Newsroom)

SUNSHINE:

Jenny: IN THE HEIGHTS - go see it. Just...just go see it.

Brandt: BAJA BLAST IS BACK

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MNR is back after a well-rested Memorial week! Today on the show: Returning to general population church, Mormons and Politics (a LOT, sorry in advance), and is there a church movie that's out that's actually...good? 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

Faith-Based ‘Witnesses’ Debuts With Commanding $155K Weekend; ‘Bố Già’ Continues Specialty Box Office Dominance (Deadline Hollywood)

Church breaks ground for construction of Tallahassee Florida Temple (KUTV)

Focus groups recommend dumping 'Dixie' in university name change process (Fox13)

QAnon? The ‘big lie’? What might it take to get Latter-day Saints to stop believing in them? (Peggy Stack, Salt Lake Tribune)

Latter-day Saint Charities Gives $5 Million to US Refugee Resettlement Agencies (Church Newsroom)

Man accused in weekend shooting spree faces a slew of charges (WFSB Connecticut)

Mormon family still waiting for asylum at Texas Border (Fox29 San Antonio)

How Latter-day Saint voters could help decide the 2022 midterms (Deseret News)

Does LDS faith drive fringe views? Not as much as you might think. (Robert Gehrke, Salt Lake Tribune)

First Presidency Announces Changes to General Conference (Church Newsroom)

SUNSHINE:

Jenny: Sweet Tooth on Netflix

Brandt: The Upcoming Remote Work Company Culture War by Ed Zitron[I]t’s going to make hiring more difficult for them too, because you can’t offer fringe benefits like Summer Fridays or Ping Pong or Office Happy Hours. When they want someone in the office three days a week, they’re going to have to answer why, and that answer is going to have to be multitudes more satisfying than “I want to make sure we have spontaneity,” which is definitely how spontaneity works. Remote work inherently messes with the power dynamic of the worker and the boss, and it is going to make many, many brains malfunction.

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Join, Jenny, John and Ben as they discuss D&C 51-57 in this week's Mormon News Report Come Follow Me discussion.

Did not expect to start the show talking about mid-90s Must See TV Lineup on NBC, but here we are. Church operations opening up more and more, new global broadcast regarding missionary work, and the church has diamond hands and rockets to the moon. 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

Must See TV

BYU will hold traditional fall semester in 2021 (Brigham Young University Communications)

Missionary Training Centers to Resume Limited On-Site Training (Church Newsroom)

Latest temple updates: Manhattan temple to offer all living ordinances, Mexico City temple no longer paused (Church News)

Announcement: Brief Theological Introductions to the Doctrine and Covenants (BYU Maxwell Institute)

Sudanese Government Leaders Visit Church Headquarters (Church Newsroom)

Two Missionaries Serving in Texas Die in Car Crash Near Dallas-Fort Worth (Church Newsroom)

Special global broadcast will focus on helping Latter-day Saints share faith more naturally (Deseret News)

Mormon group calls for Utah legislators to delay passing of resolutions (KUTV)

Why so many new Mormon temples when LDS growth is flat? (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

What’s in a Name? On the Use of “Mormon” (Peter J. Thuesen)

Charles Lynn Frost, Utah actor known for 'Sister Dottie Dixon' persona, dies (Fox13)

The Mormon Church's secretive $100 billion fund scored a 900% gain on GameStop - and boosted its Tesla bet by 39% (Business Insider)

SUNSHINE:

Jenny: Kids got appointments!

Brandt: The Legend of Frank Martin (5/16/2021)

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