We're Back! Kind of! Brandt is still flying solo this week as Jenny returns from Nepal and navigates through the pleasant experience known as US Customs and Border Protection. Last week was light. This week isn't. Too many "Mormons Behaving Badly," a ViceNews Investigation that gets a full response from the Church, plus so much more!

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LINKS

* Mormon Church in Talks to Buy $129 Million London Office Building (Bloomberg)

* Worldwide Children and Youth Initiative on Track for 2020 (Church News)

* Mormons Behaving Badly: Jury finds former Latter-day Saint bishop guilty of sex abuse, lewdness (Gephardt Daily)

* Mormons Behaving Badly: Sundance Film Festival co-founder pleads guilty to sexual abuse of a child (USA Today)

* Man arrested for threatening to 'bomb federal buildings' after LDS Church service (KJZZ)

* The Mormon Church Has Been Accused of Using a Victim’s Hotline to Hide Claims of Sexual Abuse (ViceNews)

* Latter-day Saint children’s leader Joy Jones prays at White House (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Plaintiffs in cannabis lawsuit drop claim that the LDS Church orchestrated the replacement of Prop 2 (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Utah billboards advertise 'LDS millionaire looking for a wife': But who is he? (KUTV)

* Latter-day Saint women’s leader discusses how to deal with dismissive male authorities (Salt Lake Tribune)

 

SUNSHINE IN MY SOUL

This week on the Mormon News Report Podcast, Brandt is flying solo. No co-pilot. This should be interesting. Stories this week include a very cool conference on Mormon Millennials, are Republicans missing Mittens?, big news on the horizon for the Church and the BSA, and finally - Mormons and the NFL draft. All that plus more on the Report!

LINKS

* Newell’s Biography of Jane Manning James Published (Hamilton University)

* So Cal conference this weekend on Mormon Millennials (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

* Romney was never Christian enough for some Republicans. Somehow, Trump is. (Washington Post)

* Victims of sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts were encouraged to come forward. Hundreds responded. (Washington Post)

* First Presidency Announces New Church Historian, Commissioner of the Church Educational System (Mormon Newsroom)

* Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Russell Nelson to appear at Amway Center (Orlando Sentinel)

* Church Leaders Offer Words of Sorrow and Comfort Following Bombings in Sri Lanka (Mormon Newsroom)

* A Brigham Young University valedictorian says he is “proud to be a gay son of God” (Quartz)

 

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We have teased it for far too long. It's finally here - the Brandt interview. Jenny digs into many references that Brandt has mentioned, including his mission, his life growing up in Michigan, and the role his wife plays in his life. Also, she asks major pressing questions like "Who is your favorite WWE Professional Wrestler?" All that plus more on the Report!

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Today on a breaking audio version of the Mormon News Report Podcast, Brandt and Jenny talk with Grey Woodhouse, the co-organizer of the Reform the Honor Code Office at BYU-Idaho movement, and their most recent actions on BYU-Idaho's campus today.

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Confidence Amid Change: The Presidential Diaries of David O. McKay, 1951 - 1970

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LINKS

* First Presidency Shares Messages From General Conference Leadership Session (Mormon Newsroom)

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Here we go - it's time for the Mormon News Report General Conference recap! This recap looks at the Sunday AM session, featuring Jenny, Brandt, and the amazing Tracy McKay discussing talks, themes, and other newsworthy items.

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SPEAKERS

* Dallin H. Oaks

* Juan Pablo Villar

* Gerrit W. Gong

* David A. Bednar

* Kyle S. McKay

* Ronald A. Rasband

* Russell M. Nelson

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Here we go - it's time for the Mormon News Report General Conference recap! This recap looks at the Sunday AM session, featuring Jenny, Brandt, and the amazing Tracy McKay discussing talks, themes, and other newsworthy items.

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* Dale G. Renlund

* Sharon L. Eubank

* Quentin L. Cook

* D. Todd Christofferson

* Tad R. Callister

* Russell M. Nelson

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Rounding out the day on Saturday, Brandt and Cal (and occasionally Jenny) review an interesting Priesthood session, including President Nelson being the biggest tease ever.

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* Gary E. Stevenson

* Carl B. Cook

* Kim B. Clark

* Henry B. Eyring

* Dallin H. Oaks

* Russell M. Nelson

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Here we go - it's time for the Mormon News Report General Conference recap! This recap looks at the Saturday PM session, featuring Jenny, Brandt, and the amazing Cal Burke discussing talks, themes, and other newsworthy items.

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SPEAKERS

* Sustaining of Church Officers

* Church Auditing Department Report, 2018

* M. Russell Ballard

* Mathias Held

* Neil L. Anderson

* Takashi Wada

* David P. Homer

* Jeffrey R. Holland

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Here we go - it's time for the Mormon News Report General Conference recap! First up - the Saturday Morning Session, featuring Jenny, Brandt, and the amazing Cal Burke discussing talks, themes, and other newsworthy items.

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* Ulisses Soares

* Becky Craven

* Brook P. Hales

* Dieter F. Uchtdorf

* W. Christopher Waddell

* Henry B. Eyring

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Breaking news audio from Brandt and Jenny regarding the announcement at the General Conference Leadership Session that the November 2015 Exclusionary Policy has been rescinded

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