Today on the show, Brandt and Brian get all nostalgic for early 2000’s Mormon cinema, Mormon missionaries are now using videoconferencing to get all up in your homes, and Jana Riess breaks down more data on Millennial Mormons. Blaire Ostler also stops by to talk Mormon Transhumanism and how science fiction and Mormonism fit in. All that plus more on the Report!

NEWS

* Will Swenson talks Jerry Springer and Mormon movies (Newsday)

* If Mormonism becomes liberal and progressive, won’t it decline even more? (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

* INSTANT MESSENGERS: LDS Church introduces new online services for missionaries (Herald Extra)

* 3 Questions with Bob Evans: Erika Munson talks Mormons Building Bridges (Fox13)

* Commentary: Utahns and Mormons need to recalibrate our love of guns (Salt Lake Tribune)

* 14 Celebrities Who Would Make Great Mormons (LDS Daily)

TOP STORY

* Mormon prophet surprises California Mormons with unannounced appearance (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

INTERVIEW: BLAIRE OSTLER

* Mormon Transhumanist Association

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Your best guess – what kind of late-night phone calls is President Russell M. Nelson receiving? Play nice, keep it (somewhat) PG.

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

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Today on the show, Brandt and Brian get all nostalgic for early 2000’s Mormon cinema, Mormon missionaries are now using videoconferencing to get all up in your homes, and Jana Riess breaks down more data on Millennial Mormons. Blaire Ostler also stops by to talk Mormon Transhumanism and how science fiction and Mormonism fit in. All that plus more on the Report!

NEWS

* Will Swenson talks Jerry Springer and Mormon movies (Newsday)

* If Mormonism becomes liberal and progressive, won’t it decline even more? (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

* INSTANT MESSENGERS: LDS Church introduces new online services for missionaries (Herald Extra)

* 3 Questions with Bob Evans: Erika Munson talks Mormons Building Bridges (Fox13)

* Commentary: Utahns and Mormons need to recalibrate our love of guns (Salt Lake Tribune)

* 14 Celebrities Who Would Make Great Mormons (LDS Daily)

TOP STORY

* Mormon prophet surprises California Mormons with unannounced appearance (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

INTERVIEW: BLAIRE OSTLER

* Mormon Transhumanist Association

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Your best guess - what kind of late-night phone calls is President Russell M. Nelson receiving? Play nice, keep it (somewhat) PG.

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

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* Patreon Link!

 

Today on the show, a week that was supposed to be a light week becomes much more busy than we expected. Guerilla art on BYU campus gets a shout out in their newspaper, a HEAVY week of Mormons and Politics, and a member of the Presiding Bishopric talking openly about LDS Church finances? No way. We also review Jonathan Stapley’s awesome new book “The Power of Godliness: Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology” from Oxford University Press, and guess what – it was really good. All that plus more on the Report!

NEWS

* Changes to Young Women camp detailed in new guide (LDS Church News)

* “At the Pulpit” collection of 185 years of discourses by LDS Women, now free online (Church Historian’s Press)

* BYU student turns campus into a controversial art project – displaying lack of female representation (Fox 13)

* New LDS curriculum a positive change, members say (BYU Universe)

* LDS Growth Declines, But Not For Long (The Daily Utah Chronicle, University of Utah)

* A sequel to the Mormon missionary drama ‘The Other Side of Heaven’ starts shooting in April (Salt Lake Tribune)

MORMONS AND POLITICS

* Fox’s Jason Chaffetz: Parkland shooting survivors “need a belief in God and Jesus Christ” (Media Matters)

* Utah lawmaker wants to name highway after Donald Trump (KUTV)

* Utah lawmakers released a rap video Thursday and Twitter users freaked out (Washington Examiner)

* Commentary: Mormons know what it’s like to be a persecuted minority — so pass a hate-crime law for Utah (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Sen. Hatch calls Affordable Care Act supporters ‘stupid,’ ‘dumbass’ people (Fox13 Utah)

TOP STORIES

* Mormon leader shares details on LDS Church finances (Deseret News)

* Mormon church has taken ‘baby steps’ toward greater gender equity, but LDS feminists say it’s time to lengthen that stride (Salt Lake Tribune)

BOOK REVIEW

* The Power of Godliness: Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

We want to hear from you–and let us know if you want to remain anonymous.

Today on the show, a week that was supposed to be a light week becomes much more busy than we expected. Guerilla art on BYU campus gets a shout out in their newspaper, a HEAVY week of Mormons and Politics, and a member of the Presiding Bishopric talking openly about LDS Church finances? No way. We also review Jonathan Stapley’s awesome new book “The Power of Godliness: Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology” from Oxford University Press, and guess what - it was really good. All that plus more on the Report!

NEWS

* Changes to Young Women camp detailed in new guide (LDS Church News)

* "At the Pulpit" collection of 185 years of discourses by LDS Women, now free online (Church Historian’s Press)

* BYU student turns campus into a controversial art project – displaying lack of female representation (Fox 13)

* New LDS curriculum a positive change, members say (BYU Universe)

* LDS Growth Declines, But Not For Long (The Daily Utah Chronicle, University of Utah)

* A sequel to the Mormon missionary drama ‘The Other Side of Heaven’ starts shooting in April (Salt Lake Tribune)

MORMONS AND POLITICS

* Fox's Jason Chaffetz: Parkland shooting survivors "need a belief in God and Jesus Christ" (Media Matters)

* Utah lawmaker wants to name highway after Donald Trump (KUTV)

* Utah lawmakers released a rap video Thursday and Twitter users freaked out (Washington Examiner)

* Commentary: Mormons know what it’s like to be a persecuted minority — so pass a hate-crime law for Utah (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Sen. Hatch calls Affordable Care Act supporters ‘stupid,’ ‘dumbass’ people (Fox13 Utah)

TOP STORIES

* Mormon leader shares details on LDS Church finances (Deseret News)

* Mormon church has taken ‘baby steps’ toward greater gender equity, but LDS feminists say it’s time to lengthen that stride (Salt Lake Tribune)

BOOK REVIEW

* The Power of Godliness: Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

We want to hear from you--and let us know if you want t...

Today on the show, Brandt and Brian go back to their roots with more MITTENS vs. THE TRUMPER talk, what might seem a LOLBYU moment should be one for more discussion, an awesome conference at UVU and in Washington DC that we wish we could be at, and President Russell M. Nelson is talking a lot more about current events – is that a good thing or a bad thing? All that plus more on the Report!

NEWS

* Nelson’s first big trip as Mormonism’s top leader will take him to three continents in two weeks (Salt Lake Tribune)

* A poster advertising a BYU Women in Math panel — featuring only men — draws criticism online (Salt Lake Tribune)

* BYU students don’t know what they should do about sexual assault. So the school is trying Instagram Stories. (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Mormons need not shy away from evolution, says BYU biologist (Salt Lake Tribune)

* LDS Presiding Bishop speaks at Chapman University symposium (BYU Universe)

* Mormon leaders express admiration for Rev. Billy Graham (Deseret News)

* Historic conference in Washington, D.C., discusses the ‘legacy of black LDS pioneers’ (Deseret News)

* Romney on relationship with Trump: ‘I’ve seen eye to eye with the President’ (KSL)

* Mitt Romney’s Mormon Mission (Slate)

* LDS Shooting Victim Shares Message to Church Youth: “Tell Them That I’m Going to Be Ok” (LDS Living)

* BULL BLEEP ALERT: Mormons May Consider 4 Jewish Shooting Victims For Controversial Baptism Rite (Forward.com)

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TOP STORY: RUSSELL M. NELSON SPEAKING IN LAS VEGAS

* Advice From the Prophet of the Church to Millennials Living in a Hectic World

* U.S. gun laws fall short, implies new Mormon church President Russell Nelson (Salt Lake Tribune)

BOOK REVIEW

* In Their Footsteps: Mormon Pioneers of Faith by Donald G. Godfrey

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

What do you think about the recent statement from Russell M. Nelson regarding the Parkland shooting? Should a prophet and the LDS Church be wading into potentially political matters like this?

Today on the show, Brandt and Brian go back to their roots with more MITTENS vs. THE TRUMPER talk, what might seem a LOLBYU moment should be one for more discussion, an awesome conference at UVU and in Washington DC that we wish we could be at, and President Russell M. Nelson is talking a lot more about current events - is that a good thing or a bad thing? All that plus more on the Report!

NEWS

* Nelson’s first big trip as Mormonism’s top leader will take him to three continents in two weeks (Salt Lake Tribune)

* A poster advertising a BYU Women in Math panel — featuring only men — draws criticism online (Salt Lake Tribune)

* BYU students don’t know what they should do about sexual assault. So the school is trying Instagram Stories. (Salt Lake Tribune)

* Mormons need not shy away from evolution, says BYU biologist (Salt Lake Tribune)

* LDS Presiding Bishop speaks at Chapman University symposium (BYU Universe)

* Mormon leaders express admiration for Rev. Billy Graham (Deseret News)

* Historic conference in Washington, D.C., discusses the 'legacy of black LDS pioneers' (Deseret News)

* Romney on relationship with Trump: 'I’ve seen eye to eye with the President' (KSL)

* Mitt Romney’s Mormon Mission (Slate)

* LDS Shooting Victim Shares Message to Church Youth: "Tell Them That I'm Going to Be Ok" (LDS Living)

* BULL BLEEP ALERT: Mormons May Consider 4 Jewish Shooting Victims For Controversial Baptism Rite (Forward.com)

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TOP STORY: RUSSELL M. NELSON SPEAKING IN LAS VEGAS

* Advice From the Prophet of the Church to Millennials Living in a Hectic World

* U.S. gun laws fall short, implies new Mormon church President Russell Nelson (Salt Lake Tribune)

BOOK REVIEW

* In Their Footsteps: Mormon Pioneers of Faith by Donald G. Godfrey

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

What do you think about the recent statement from Russell M. Nelson regarding the Parkland shooting? Should a prophet and the LDS Church be wading into potentially political matters like this?

Today on the show, Brandt and Brian dig deep into the announcement of MITTENS FOR SENATE, an update on missionaries in Tonga and Samoa, and we revisit the analysis of the Rob Porter abuse story, with more insight into why this has been a hot topic in Mormonism. Brandt also reviews “To Be Learned is Good: Essays in Honor of Richard Bushman,” and, SPOILER ALERT – he kind of loved it. All that plus more on the Report!

NEWS

* Mormon missionaries safe, secure in Tonga, Samoa in wake of Tropical Cyclone Gita (Deseret News)

* Public Officials In Town With Polygamous Sect Resign After Elections (NPR)

* “You Are My People”: Inactive Gay Mormon Shares Powerful Insights After Attending Church for the First Time in Years (LDS Living)

* Two LDS church members among victims in Florida school shooting (Fox13 SLC)

* Mitt Romney is running for US Senate in Utah (Vox)

* Mormons want to save the Republican party’s soul. But is it too late? (The Guardian)

TOP STORY: THE LDS CHURCH AND DOMESTIC ABUSE (ROB PORTER COMMENTARY)

* I’ve Been a Mormon for 75 Years. Here’s What I Know About the Church and Assault. (The Cut)

* In The Wake Of Rob Porter Allegations, Mormon Women Say Church Leaders Encouraged Them To Stay With Their Abusers (Buzzfeed News)

* Resignation of White House staffer shines light on LDS Church’s abuse training (Fox13 SLC)

* One Mental Health Expert Wants To Remind Mormons That Bishops Are Not Therapists (KUER)

* Commentary: Mormon church needs to train bishops better — and teach them that most domestic violence reports turn out to be true (Salt Lake Tribune)

BOOK REVIEW

* To Be Learned is Good: Essays in on Faith and Scholarship Honor of Richard Lyman Bushman (Maxwell Institute)

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT DEEP CUTS

* Patreon Link!

 

Today on the show, Brandt and Brian dig deep into the announcement of MITTENS FOR SENATE, an update on missionaries in Tonga and Samoa, and we revisit the analysis of the Rob Porter abuse story, with more insight into why this has been a hot topic in Mormonism. Brandt also reviews “To Be Learned is Good: Essays in Honor of Richard Bushman,” and, SPOILER ALERT - he kind of loved it. All that plus more on the Report!

NEWS

* Mormon missionaries safe, secure in Tonga, Samoa in wake of Tropical Cyclone Gita (Deseret News)

* Public Officials In Town With Polygamous Sect Resign After Elections (NPR)

* "You Are My People": Inactive Gay Mormon Shares Powerful Insights After Attending Church for the First Time in Years (LDS Living)

* Two LDS church members among victims in Florida school shooting (Fox13 SLC)

* Mitt Romney is running for US Senate in Utah (Vox)

* Mormons want to save the Republican party's soul. But is it too late? (The Guardian)

TOP STORY: THE LDS CHURCH AND DOMESTIC ABUSE (ROB PORTER COMMENTARY)

* I’ve Been a Mormon for 75 Years. Here’s What I Know About the Church and Assault. (The Cut)

* In The Wake Of Rob Porter Allegations, Mormon Women Say Church Leaders Encouraged Them To Stay With Their Abusers (Buzzfeed News)

* Resignation of White House staffer shines light on LDS Church’s abuse training (Fox13 SLC)

* One Mental Health Expert Wants To Remind Mormons That Bishops Are Not Therapists (KUER)

* Commentary: Mormon church needs to train bishops better — and teach them that most domestic violence reports turn out to be true (Salt Lake Tribune)

BOOK REVIEW

* To Be Learned is Good: Essays in on Faith and Scholarship Honor of Richard Lyman Bushman (Maxwell Institute)

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

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Today on the show, Brandt and Brian look a few national stories on Mormonism (one from NPR, CNN, and the Washington Post), some fascinating research by Jana Riess on millennial Mormons, the LDS Church gets involved with Utah Politics, and Mormons? At the Olympics? Plus Cristina Rosetti stops by to talk about her upcoming lecture at the University of Utah. All that plus more on the Report!

NEWS

* From Mormon Missionary To LGBTQ Advocate (And International Rock Star) (All Things Considered – NPR)

* How to Create Ex-Mormons (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

* Local LDS church leader dies after being overcome by carbon monoxide (Washington Post)

* The Weeds’ story is one of many stories of LGBT Latter-day Saints that continue to be written (Deseret News)

* Olympics: Warm beverages and smiles welcome all to LDS Helping Hands Center (LDS Church News via Deseret News)

* LDS Church Launches New How-To YouTube Channel (KUTV)

* Utahns spoke loudly against recording bill supported by the Salt Lake Chamber and Mormon church, so lawmakers have dropped it (Salt Lake Tribune)

TOP STORY: ROBERT PORTER RESIGNS FROM WHITE HOUSE AMID ABUSE ALLEGATIONS

* Rob Porter, and Mormonism’s #MeToo Moment

GUEST: CRISTINA ROSETTI

* Work in Progress Talk at University of Utah, February 20th @ 12PM – Apparitions of the Priesthood: Spectral Authority in Contemporary Mormon Fundamentalism

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

* Is it a good idea to go to your bishops for serious marital issues? Do you have a positive experience to share? Or a horror story? 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 show, Brandt and Brian look a few national stories on Mormonism (one from NPR, CNN, and the Washington Post), some fascinating research by Jana Riess on millennial Mormons, the LDS Church gets involved with Utah Politics, and Mormons? At the Olympics? Plus Cristina Rosetti stops by to talk about her upcoming lecture at the University of Utah. All that plus more on the Report!

NEWS

* From Mormon Missionary To LGBTQ Advocate (And International Rock Star) (All Things Considered - NPR)

* How to Create Ex-Mormons (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

* Local LDS church leader dies after being overcome by carbon monoxide (Washington Post)

* The Weeds' story is one of many stories of LGBT Latter-day Saints that continue to be written (Deseret News)

* Olympics: Warm beverages and smiles welcome all to LDS Helping Hands Center (LDS Church News via Deseret News)

* LDS Church Launches New How-To YouTube Channel (KUTV)

* Utahns spoke loudly against recording bill supported by the Salt Lake Chamber and Mormon church, so lawmakers have dropped it (Salt Lake Tribune)

TOP STORY: ROBERT PORTER RESIGNS FROM WHITE HOUSE AMID ABUSE ALLEGATIONS

* Rob Porter, and Mormonism's #MeToo Moment

GUEST: CRISTINA ROSETTI

* Work in Progress Talk at University of Utah, February 20th @ 12PM - Apparitions of the Priesthood: Spectral Authority in Contemporary Mormon Fundamentalism

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

* Is it a good idea to go to your bishops for serious marital issues? Do you have a positive experience to share? Or a horror story? 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.

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* Patreon Link!