Join Jenny, John and Ben as they discuss the Come Follow Me lesson from Doctrine & Covenants Section 49-50

 

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Today on the show, COVID is back on the menu as we discuss the new CDC guidance and what that means for all of us returning to church. Plus, Mormons watching Newsmaxx and an interesting headstone for Pres. Nelson? 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

Fully vaccinated can drop the masks, skip social distancing (AP)

Latter-day Saint aid flowing to India as COVID-19 ravages nation (Deseret News)

Survey: Faith groups showcase media divide (Religion News Service)

Why BYU, other church schools rejected tens of millions in COVID-19 relief (Deseret News)

Are Latter-day Saint voters turning blue? (Deseret News OpEd, Christian Sagers)

Filmmaker seeks monuments at Temple Square and This Is the Place honoring early Black Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake Tribune)

If Mormons could just hang out in the church building (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

Nelson’s headstone gets assist from temple renovation (Salt Lake Tribune)

BYU professor calls gay student a Book of Mormon term associated with anti-Christ (Salt Lake Tribune)

SUNSHINE:

Jenny: Kids got appointments!

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

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Today on the show, Jenny and Brandt discuss a potential lawsuit (maybe?) against the Church, vaccine hesitancy among the Mormons, and controversy among Wendy Watson Nelson's UVU Commencement address. 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

Man attacks police after threatening to kill hotel guests and 'The Mormons' (KUTV)

Groundbreaking Date Announced for Salvador Brazil Temple (Church Newsroom)

Nails over 100 years old found during Salt Lake Temple renovations (ABC4)

LDS Church urges court to toss out James Huntsman’s lawsuit, says his bid for tithing refund is ‘without merit’ (Salt Lake Tribune)

Senior Service Missionary Opportunities Are Expanding for Latter-day Saints Around the World (Church Newsroom)

Half of US Mormons are COVID-19 ‘vaccine hesitant’ or ‘vaccine refusers,’ study shows (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

Relief Society General President Bingham Meets with U.S. First Lady Jill Biden (Church Newsroom)

Missouri Republicans move to create a “Rush Limbaugh Day” (The Pitch KC)

Former Minnesota Mormon church leader pleads not guilty to sexual assault on child (Yahoo News)

How President Nelson received a revelation about 2 temples (Deseret News)

The wife of the LDS president is speaking at Utah Valley University’s commencement. Here’s why LGBTQ students are opposed. (Salt Lake Tribune)

After tension over her speaking, here’s what the wife of the LDS president told graduates at Utah Valley University

LDS President Russell M. Nelson receives honorary degree from U of U (ABC4)

Latter-day Saints are talking more about Heavenly Mother, and that’s where the debates and divisions begin (Salt Lake Tribune)

SUNSHINE:

Jenny:

Brandt: Mary Katharine Goddard, the Woman who Signed the Declaration of Independence

Today on the show, Jenny and Brandt remember the life of historian D. Michael Quinn, discuss the odd group known as the LDS Freedom Forum (and why they might view the U.N. as the antichrist), and a very interesting development with the Manti temple. 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

Man charged with hate crime, arson of Cape Girardeau church (KFVS, Missouri)

Latter-day Saint Church notifies sex therapist of official excommunication (Fox13)

Church Encourages Missionaries to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine (Church Newsroom)

Historian D. Michael Quinn, who was booted from the LDS Church as part of the ‘September Six’ but remained a believer, dies at 77 (Salt Lake Tribune)

LDS Church embraces the U.N., but some members see the global group as ‘satanic’ (Salt Lake Tribune)

7 more Latter-day Saint temples in Utah reopen for limited youth attendance (KSL)

Cottonwood Heights neighbors ask LDS Church to preserve small park instead of selling it for development (Salt Lake Tribune)

What Senator Mike Lee Tells Us About the Future of the GOP (Religion & Politics)

Help all women — including queer members — to feel they belong in Relief Society, LDS attendees told at BYU conference (The Salt Lake Tribune)

More Latter-day Saints are headed to the NFL. Here’s what they can expect (Deseret News)

President Nelson Announces a New Temple Will Be Built in Ephraim, Utah (Church Newsroom)

SUNSHINE:

Jenny: Vaccine Dose #1 Yay!

Brandt: The joys of Magnesium and/or L-Theanine for sleep

Today on the show, Jenny and Brandt talk about what it's like returning to church. There's also some news, like LGBTQ+ characters on BYUtv, an update on temples in Utah, and an update on steps to preserve the Minerva Teichert murals. 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

BYUtv has a come to Jesus moment on LGBTQ characters (Now Toronto)

Response of the Church of Jesus Christ During Volcano Eruption in St Vincent (Church Newsroom)

The Latest News on Temple Reopenings (Church Newsroom)

Man who did original artwork for iconic CTR ring has died (Deseret News)

Sunday rally in Provo supports keeping Minerva Teichert murals in the Manti Temple (Daily Herald)

New organization launched to seek out LDS women to run for office (Daily Herald)

Mormon sex therapist faces discipline and possible expulsion from the LDS Church (Washington Post)

SUNSHINE:

Jenny: Vaccine Dose #1 Yay!

Brandt: The joys of Magnesium and/or L-Theanine for sleep

Join Jenny, John, Ben and Brandt as we break down the top moments from the April 2021 General Conference this past weekend!

Today on the show, Jenny and Brandt lead off with a provocative piece on Christian "purity culture" and if we see that in the Church. We also can't stop talking about the decision to remove murals and live endowment reenactments, and finally talk about the implications of a new church survey that went out. 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

Why the Atlanta Massacre Triggered a Conversation About Purity Culture (David French, The Dispatch)

Ex-Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen sentenced to 5 more years behind bars (Fox10 Phoenix)

How Latter-day Saints are helping save lives through blood drives (Deseret News)

Former Dallas Maverick Shawn Bradley left paralyzed after bicycle accident (ABC 25, Central Texas)

Groundbreakings Announced for Temples in Syracuse and Tooele (Church Newsroom)

Elder Gerrit W. Gong to speak at BYU’s April 22 Commencement Exercises (BYU University Communications)

LDS Church commits cultural violence by removing murals from temples (Neylan McBaine, Salt Lake Tribune)

FairMormon adopts a new name and urges a kinder approach in defending the LDS Church (Salt Lake Tribune)

Arizona senator, Latter-day Saint leader join interfaith leaders calling for LGBTQ equality, religious freedom (Deseret News)

What the LDS Church wants to know from young adult Mormons (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

SUNSHINE:

Jenny: Dedicated churchgoer, 82, has dressed up in her Sunday best for 52 weeks of VIRTUAL church services (Daily Mail UK)

Brandt: Registering for my last semester of grad school

Join Jenny, John and Ben as they discuss the Come Follow Me lesson from Doctrine & Covenants Section 27-28

 

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Join Jenny, John and Ben as they discuss the Come Follow Me lesson from Doctrine & Covenants Section 23-26

 

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Today on the show, Jenny and Brandt discuss some new updates on the Church's involvement with vaccine distribution, BYUtv isn't what you think it is, a Mormon connection to the Perseverance rover, and BYU addresses race issues on campus. 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

The Wilford Woodruff Papers website is live. Here’s what you need to know (Deseret News)

Service Missionaries That Oversee Construction of Temple Talk About the Placing of the Angel Moroni (KPVI Idaho Falls)

Students at Brigham Young make rainbow light display on ‘Y’ (Washington Post)

The underreported church response to the deceptions recounted in ‘Murder Among the Mormons’ (Deseret News)

Church Announces an Addition to Phase 2 Temple Openings in Some Areas (Church Newsroom)

Mormon leader says family donation to Biden was 'oversight' (ABC News via Associated Press)

Church expands leadership roles for women in Europe (Church Newsroom UK)

First Presidency Provides Update about Historic Temple Renovations (Church Newsroom)

SUNSHINE:

Jenny: And Still, Birth: Death and New Life in a Pandemic by Adrienne Cardon, + one of the (adult) kids moving into their own (first) apartment + 1 year of MNR CFM

Brandt: A birthday for a certain 2 year old.

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