Today on the show: Politicians vie for the Mormon vote, a letter is passed out in a community, BYU-Idahoans gonna BYU-Idaho, and Elder Bednar speaks on religious freedom in the Age of Covid. All that plus more on the Report!

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* 00:00:00 Intro

* 00:15:41 Latter-day Saint apostle Elder Gong completes COVID-19 quarantine (KSL)

* 00:17:05 Ed Firmage, pacifist Utah law prof who persuaded LDS Church to oppose MX missiles, dies at 85 (Salt Lake Tribune)

* 00:21:12 Mormons, some of whom find Trump’s behavior at odds with their religion, could help lift Biden to victory in Arizona. (New York Times)

* 00:24:19 What’s his name? Joe Biden has trouble recalling ‘Mormon’ who ran for president in 2012 (Deseret News)

* 0:32:08 In Mesa, Donald Trump Jr. talks up dad's record at 'Latter-day Saints for Trump' event (AZCentral)

* 00:34:00 Flying of pride flags in Sandy neighborhood draws criticism in anonymous letter (KUTV)

* 00:45:54 Rhonda Fleming, femme fatale from Hollywood’s golden age, dies at 97 (Washington Post)

* 00:48:29 Utah man, leader of dark-web opioid drug ring, gets life sentence (Salt Lake Tribune)

* 00:51:29 BYU-Idaho to suspend students who try to get COVID-19 to make more money from plasma donations (Deseret News)

* 00:55:51 This week in Mormon Land: Apostle clarifies conference talk (Salt Lake Tribune)

* 00:59:00 Suicide, complicated grief and the hidden darkness of the heart (Jana Reiss, Religion News Service)

* 01:02:03 ‘Faith is as essential as food’: Sister Eubank says governments need religions to fight disaster, hunger (Deseret News)

* 01:04:02 Latter-day Saint apostle speaks on the role of religion in COVID-19 crisis (KSL)

* 01:11:19 Sunshine in your Soul

* Jenny: Son got an Eagle; Daughter got a Forever

* Brandt: My 6-Year Old's Note to Me

Brandt and Jenny catch up on what happened last Sunday at the 2020 Fall General Conference, plus a few news notes.

 

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Join Brandt, Jenny and John as they work through some pipping hot takes immediately after the Saturday session of General Conference. This was recorded on Sunday, October 4th, prior to the Sunday sessions.

 

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Join Brandt, Jenny and John as they work through some pipping hot takes immediately after the Saturday session of General Conference. This was recorded on Sunday, October 4th, prior to the Sunday sessions.

 

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Join Brandt, John and Jenny as they host the Mormon News Report Virtual Sunday School Class covering 3 Nephi 12-16

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Today on the show, Brandt and Jenny do a bit of General Conference speculation, but there might be less than you think. Plus, slavery still on the Utah Constitution, a profile on Elder Gerrit Gong's gay son, and what does President Donald Trump really think about Mormons? All that plus more on the Report!

* 0:00:00 Intro + General Conference Discussion +

* 0:22:09 Missionary Update on Lauren Willardson

* 0:26:38 Mormons Grapple with Church’s History of Discrimination Amid Wider Racial Reckoning (WBUR Boston)

* 0:31:06 Slavery in Utah? LDS Church, others urge voters to wipe it from the state constitution. (The Salt Lake Tribune)

* 0:36:04 South Jordan man arrested for allegedly distributing child porn, sexually abusing a child (Gephardt Daily)

* 0:41:06 OpEd: The Nightmare of Being non-Mormon in Utah (Daily Utah Chronicle)

* 0:49:41 Matthew Gong, gay Mormon, reflects on his journey from inner war to inner peace (Salt Lake Tribune)

* 0:56:17 Nikola raised Mormon red flag for John Hempton (Australian Financial Review)

* 0:58:57 Latter-day Saints participate in 'Operation Firewood Rescue' to help Native Americans (KUTV)

* 1:00:04 ‘Are you Mormon?’: How Shaq tried to find Mark Madsen a wife (Deseret News)

* 1:04:03 Trump Secretly Mocks His Christian Supporters (McKay Coppins, The Atlantic)

* 1:13:13 Sunshine in your Soul

* Jenny: Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: Day 7

* Brandt: University of Virginia's Mormon Studies Program: "Scholars & Saints" podcast

* Ronald Jenkees (YouTube)

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Join Brandt, John and Jenny as they host the Mormon News Report Virtual Sunday School Class covering 3 Nephi 8-11.

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We are back! Today's show is light on the Mormon news, but heavy on the "What Did You Do This Summer" updates from Jenny and Brandt. Masks, returning to school, returning to church, and some big news from Jenny! All that plus more on the Report!

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Mercy without End: Toward a More Inclusive Church by Lavina Fielding Anderson

* 0:00:00 Intro + Jenny's Update

* 0:23:43 4 Missionaries Stranded On Remote Pacific Island (KSL)

* 0:28:36 Statue of Martha Hughes Cannon temporarily installed at Utah Capitol (Deseret News)

* 0:32:19 Payson man charged in hate crime attack admits assaulting Latter-day Saint missionary (Deseret News)

* 0:33:36 Two BYU students withdraw over COVID-19 safety requirements enforced on campus (Salt Lake Tribune)

* 0:39:51 University presidents warn of COVID-19: ‘If circumstances do not improve…dramatic action will be necessary’ (ABC4)

* University of Illinois response to Coronavirus Surges

* 0:47:18 Does serving a Mormon mission make people want to help developing countries? (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

* 0:52:58 Former Mormon bishop given 5-year sentence for sex assaults that occurred 30 years ago (CTV News Calgary)

* 0:54:23 Lori Vallow wants trial to be relocated, new trial dates set (Idaho Post-Register)

* 0:56:39 A Tale of Two Headlines!

* Deseret News: Study: News articles that fail to use correct name of church more likely to include negative content

* Salt Lake Tribune: Most major news outlets still use the term ‘Mormon,’ study shows, despite church’s wishes

* Mormon Isn’t Our Name. Why Are Some Still Using It? (Public Square)

* This American Life 715: Long Awaited Asteroid Finally Hits Earth

* 1:11:37 Sunshine in your Soul

* Jenny: The memory of Ruth Bader Ginsberg

* Brandt: 1st Nephi, A Brief Theological Introduction by Joseph Spencer (BYU Maxwell Institute)

Join Brandt, John and Jenny as they host the Mormon News Report Virtual Sunday School Class covering 3 Nephi 1-7.

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Today on the show, the politics heats up as candidates vie for the Mormon vote, a book published by a well-known BYU professor gets pulled, a group is advocating for Christ to come back to BYU (?), Mike Lee thinks the Church should sell KSL (??) and Mormons are going back to church. Kind of. Not really. All that plus more on the Report!

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Writing Mormon History: Historians and Their Books by Joseph Geisner

* 0:00:00 Intro

* 0:07:17 BYU students start petition to bring university back to ‘Christ-centered education’ (ABC4)

* 0:14:23 Mountain Meadows day; historical interpretation and healing over 160 years after Utah’s darkest day (St. George News)

* 0:16:23 Utah State Senator To Sponsor Bill Barring Natural Hair Discrimination At Work and School (KUER)

* 0:26:07 ‘An incredible workforce’: LDS Church members volunteer to clean up hurricane damage in south Louisiana (ABC4)

* 0:28:43 Controversial Mormon book pulled from publication (Jana Riess, Religion News Service)

* 0:33:15 Utah parents file lawsuit against governor, health department over pandemic executive orders (Daily Herald)

* 0:37:33 Robert Gehrke: Frustrated with Trump, these LDS women are calling for change, but will it matter? (Salt Lake Tribune)

* 0:42:26 Mormons rejected Trump as blasphemous. Now he likely can’t win without them. (Politico)

* 0:46:30 Sen. Mike Lee says KSL.com is too liberal, wants the LDS Church to sell it (Salt Lake Tribune)

* 0:55:24 Church Provides Guidelines for Safely Increasing Activity During COVID-19 (Church Newsroom)

* 1:07:27 Sunshine in your Soul

* Jenny: Paul Rudd: Certified Young Person

* Brandt: Rick Astley covering Post Malone’s “Better Now”

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