On this week’s show, Brandt, Brian and Jenny look back at the 13th anniversary of By Common Consent, the LDS Church needing new Senior Missionaries, Utah’s wage gap (and the Mormon connection), and NELSON WORLD TOUR 2018 CONTINUES! The best part! NO MORMONS BEHAVING BADLY THIS WEEK (finally). All that plus more on the Report!

QUICK HITS

* The Travel Ban’s Ignominious Precedents (The Atlantic)

* Believers: ‘All Things Shall Be Done By Common Consent’ (KUER)

* LDS Church launches new website to recruit senior missionaries (KUTV)

* Barbara Jones Brown: Mormon History Association New Director!  (Juvenile Instructor)

* Michelle Quist: We can fix Utah’s wage gap, even the Mormon wage gap (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Kirby: OK, Mormons, remember the No. 1 rule of ministering: Make sure you’re helping, not hurting

* Mormonism’s Global Future (Wall Street Journal)

TOP STORIES

* NELSON WORLD TOUR 2018 CONTINUES!

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* Patreon Link!

On this week’s show, Brandt, Brian and Jenny look back at the 13th anniversary of By Common Consent, the LDS Church needing new Senior Missionaries, Utah’s wage gap (and the Mormon connection), and NELSON WORLD TOUR 2018 CONTINUES! The best part! NO MORMONS BEHAVING BADLY THIS WEEK (finally). All that plus more on the Report!

QUICK HITS

* The Travel Ban's Ignominious Precedents (The Atlantic)

* Believers: 'All Things Shall Be Done By Common Consent' (KUER)

* LDS Church launches new website to recruit senior missionaries (KUTV)

* Barbara Jones Brown: Mormon History Association New Director!  (Juvenile Instructor)

* Michelle Quist: We can fix Utah’s wage gap, even the Mormon wage gap (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Kirby: OK, Mormons, remember the No. 1 rule of ministering: Make sure you’re helping, not hurting

* Mormonism’s Global Future (Wall Street Journal)

TOP STORIES

* NELSON WORLD TOUR 2018 CONTINUES!

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT DEEP CUTS

* Patreon Link!

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 the 40th anniversary of the Priesthood Ban being lifted. All that plus more on the Report!

QUICK HITS

* Pocatello man charged with battery after allegedly displaying knife, struggling with LDS missionaries (Idaho State Journal)

* Idaho Falls man accused of raping 15-year-old (East Idaho News)

* Director Darius Monroe Talks New Doc ‘Black 14’ and the Forgotten College Football Protest From 1960s (Hollywood Reporter)

* Mormonism’s newest apostles reflect growing global reach (The Conversation)

* Kirby: When a church leader falls, it shouldn’t shake your faith unless you had your faith misplaced to begin with (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Navajo Nation judge weighs jurisdiction of church lawsuits (Herald Journal)

TOP STORIES

* NELSON WORLD TOUR 2018!

* THE MORMONS AND THEIR WACKY GRASS

* LDS Church to celebrate 40th anniversary of priesthood revelation

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT DEEP CUTS

* Patreon Link!

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 the 40th anniversary of the Priesthood Ban being lifted. All that plus more on the Report!

QUICK HITS

* Pocatello man charged with battery after allegedly displaying knife, struggling with LDS missionaries (Idaho State Journal)

* Idaho Falls man accused of raping 15-year-old (East Idaho News)

* Director Darius Monroe Talks New Doc 'Black 14' and the Forgotten College Football Protest From 1960s (Hollywood Reporter)

* Mormonism’s newest apostles reflect growing global reach (The Conversation)

* Kirby: When a church leader falls, it shouldn’t shake your faith unless you had your faith misplaced to begin with (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Navajo Nation judge weighs jurisdiction of church lawsuits (Herald Journal)

TOP STORIES

* NELSON WORLD TOUR 2018!

* THE MORMONS AND THEIR WACKY GRASS

* LDS Church to celebrate 40th anniversary of priesthood revelation

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT DEEP CUTS

* Patreon Link!

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 immorality,” Protect LDS Children’s march to the Church Office Building, and the Joseph Bishop Missionary Training Center sexual assault case. This show isn’t the happiest, it’s not the most fun, but neither are Brussels Sprouts – it’s good for you. Or something.

QUICK HITS

* Mormons Behaving Badly – Christopher Michael Jensen Trial Update (WHSV)

* Missionary Training Centers Closing (KPVI)

* Medicinal Marijuana Advocates Speak with LDS Church Officials (Fox13)

* More Mormons Behaving Badly – Noel Young Anderson Charged with Sexual Assault of Minors (Dallas News)

* Even More Mormons Behaving Badly – Fertility Doctor Impregnates Patient With Own Sperm

* 5 Year Anniversary of Ordain Women (Salt Lake Tribune)

* General Conference Protestor Crystal Legionaries Speaks (The Inquisitr)

* Interview with Crystal Legionaries (The Cultural Hall)

TOP STORIES

* “Nonconsensual Immorality”

* Emily Jensen Guest Post at Flunking Sainthood

* Kristine Haglund at By Common Consent

* Benjamin Ogles BYU Devotional

* Hundreds march to demand LDS Church end ‘worthiness interviews’ with children (Fox 13)

* McKenna Denson v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints and Joseph L. Bishop

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT DEEP CUTS

* Patreon Link!

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 immorality,” Protect LDS Children’s march to the Church Office Building, and the Joseph Bishop Missionary Training Center sexual assault case. This show isn’t the happiest, it’s not the most fun, but neither are Brussels Sprouts - it’s good for you. Or something.

QUICK HITS

* Mormons Behaving Badly - Christopher Michael Jensen Trial Update (WHSV)

* Missionary Training Centers Closing (KPVI)

* Medicinal Marijuana Advocates Speak with LDS Church Officials (Fox13)

* More Mormons Behaving Badly - Noel Young Anderson Charged with Sexual Assault of Minors (Dallas News)

* Even More Mormons Behaving Badly - Fertility Doctor Impregnates Patient With Own Sperm

* 5 Year Anniversary of Ordain Women (Salt Lake Tribune)

* General Conference Protestor Crystal Legionaries Speaks (The Inquisitr)

* Interview with Crystal Legionaries (The Cultural Hall)

TOP STORIES

* "Nonconsensual Immorality"

* Emily Jensen Guest Post at Flunking Sainthood

* Kristine Haglund at By Common Consent

* Benjamin Ogles BYU Devotional

* Hundreds march to demand LDS Church end ‘worthiness interviews’ with children (Fox 13)

* McKenna Denson v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints and Joseph L. Bishop

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT DEEP CUTS

* Patreon Link!

We're on break, but not really because Brandt has some stuff to get off his chest. Join Brandt and Jenny as they break down the April 2018 General Conference. What were the big announcements? Any scandals? What was the best "looks-like" game winner? Find out on this week's special edition show!

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT DEEP CUTS

* Patreon Link!

We’re on break, but not really because Brandt has some stuff to get off his chest. Join Brandt and Jenny as they break down the April 2018 General Conference. What were the big announcements? Any scandals? What was the best “looks-like” game winner? Find out on this week’s special edition show!

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT DEEP CUTS

* Patreon Link!

Today on the MIDSEASON FINALE of the Mormon News Report podcast, Brandt and Brian debate the Church’s new plans for Nauvoo, why “feminism” is Utah’s (and Mormonism’s) “f-word,” why its OK to be Mormon and not-Republican, and cover a very special panel at BYU with LGBT students. They also review William V. Smith’s “Textual Studies of the Doctrine & Covenants: The Plural Marriage Revelation” (courtesy of Kofford Book) and go back to their old standby debate topic, POLYGAMY. All that plus more on the Report!

NEWS

* LDS Church outlines project to extend visitor experience in Nauvoo (Herald-Whig)

* Holly Richardson: Utah has its own special ‘F’ word – At its core, feminism is the radical idea that women are equal in human value to men. (Salt Lake Tribune)

* ‘Ask for the change you want’: Conference in Utah emboldens crusade against pornography and bikini-flaunting billboards (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Once again, LDS First Presidency discredits belief that Mormons should be Republicans (Salt Lake Tribune)

* NEW LDS FILM: PRODUCTION BEGINS ON NEW FEATURE FILM JANE AND EMMA (Mormon Lifehacker)

TOP STORY

* ‘I thought I was the only queer person at BYU’: LGBT students host panel focused on faith and gender identity at Mormon church-owned university (Salt Lake Tribune)

BOOK REVIEW: “Textual Studies of the Doctrine & Covenants: The Plural Marriage Revelation” by William V. Smith

* Amazon Link

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Is BYU becoming more LGBTQ-friendly? And, if so, will this attitude trickle out into the general church membership?

We want to hear from you–and let us know if you want to remain anonymous. Email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at (801) 987-0192

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT DEEP CUTS

* Patreon Link!

 

Today on the MIDSEASON FINALE of the Mormon News Report podcast, Brandt and Brian debate the Church's new plans for Nauvoo, why "feminism" is Utah's (and Mormonism's) "f-word," why its OK to be Mormon and not-Republican, and cover a very special panel at BYU with LGBT students. They also review William V. Smith's “Textual Studies of the Doctrine & Covenants: The Plural Marriage Revelation” (courtesy of Kofford Book) and go back to their old standby debate topic, POLYGAMY. All that plus more on the Report!

NEWS

* LDS Church outlines project to extend visitor experience in Nauvoo (Herald-Whig)

* Holly Richardson: Utah has its own special ‘F’ word - At its core, feminism is the radical idea that women are equal in human value to men. (Salt Lake Tribune)

* ‘Ask for the change you want’: Conference in Utah emboldens crusade against pornography and bikini-flaunting billboards (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Once again, LDS First Presidency discredits belief that Mormons should be Republicans (Salt Lake Tribune)

* NEW LDS FILM: PRODUCTION BEGINS ON NEW FEATURE FILM JANE AND EMMA (Mormon Lifehacker)

TOP STORY

* ‘I thought I was the only queer person at BYU’: LGBT students host panel focused on faith and gender identity at Mormon church-owned university (Salt Lake Tribune)

BOOK REVIEW: “Textual Studies of the Doctrine & Covenants: The Plural Marriage Revelation” by William V. Smith

* Amazon Link

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Is BYU becoming more LGBTQ-friendly? And, if so, will this attitude trickle out into the general church membership?

We want to hear from you--and let us know if you want to remain anonymous. Email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at (801) 987-0192

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT DEEP CUTS

* Patreon Link!