Join Brandt, John and Jenny as they host the Mormon News Report Virtual Sunday School Class covering Helaman 7-12.

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Today on the show, students know less about religious groups than before, how *not* to convince a child to serve a mission, and Quentin L. Cook talks to BYU professors about racism, protests, historical figures, and truth. All that plus more on the Report!

SIGNATURE'S BOOK OF THE MONTH

Writing Mormon History: Historians and Their Books by Joseph Geisner

* Survey says US college students learn less about religion (Associated Press)

* First Presidency Announces New Online System for Temple Prayer Rolls (Church Newsroom)

* Catholic publisher makes second apology over Mormon cover art (Catholic News Agency)

* Latter-day Saint Charities has donated nearly $2 million to help after Port of Beirut blast (Deseret News)

* Mormon choir Christmas concert cancelled due to pandemic (ABC News)

* LDS apostle vows support for social-justice groups — as long as they’re not undercutting the Constitution (Salt Lake Tribune)

* This BYU grad is making religious art more inclusive for people of color (Deseret News)

* Jenny: Ardis Parshall’s “Who We Lost” series, Guster’s Zeno Mountain EP + OMAGAH! With The Omaha Symphony (recorded February, 2019), 10 Year Old Challenging Dave Grohl

* Brandt: The West Wing (Netflix), Thank You For Ranting Podcast

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Join Brandt, John and Jenny as they host the Mormon News Report Virtual Sunday School Class covering Helaman 1 - 6.

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Wow the audio on that last episode was bad. I cleaned it up a bit, and hopefully this is a bit more listenable.

Today on a special edition of the Mormon News Report podcast, Brandt talks with Elder Joseph Winfield, actively serving missionary on his experience returning home for personal worthiness reasons, his journey returning back to his mission, and a new resource: Help Thou Mine Unbelief, a compilation of stories and experiences from those who have returned home due to personal worthiness reasons and returned to their mission.

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Today on a special edition of the Mormon News Report podcast, Brandt talks with Elder Joseph Winfield, actively serving missionary on his experience returning home for personal worthiness reasons, his journey returning back to his mission, and a new resource: Help Thou Mine Unbelief, a compilation of stories and experiences from those who have returned home due to personal worthiness reasons and returned to their mission.

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Today on the show - School's back! Kind of! What does Utah Senator Mike Lee think? Plus temple updates, an advocate for bishop's interviews, Church iconography used in political tracts, and should members of the Church be involved in legal proceedings? All that plus more on the Report!

SIGNATURE'S BOOK OF THE MONTH

Writing Mormon History: Historians and Their Books by Joseph Geisner

* (0:14:07) Two Utah LDS temples to break ground this fall, renderings released (KUTV)

* (0:15:46) After public opposition, top Latter-day Saint leaders halt high-density housing project near planned Tooele temple (Salt Lake Tribune)

* (0:18:47) Changes Are Coming to Church Magazines in 2021 (Church Newsroom)

* (0:21:37) Budweiser wants to be Utah’s official state beer, suggests can with Delicate Arch and LDS temple (Salt Lake Tribune)

* (0:25:27) LDS bishops’ interviews can help teens with sex questions, says therapist who was abused by clergy (Salt Lake Tribune)

* (0:38:58) Neighbor charged after missionaries stabbed in home invasion (ABC 13)

* (0:41:04) FOX 13 Investigates: LDS Church urges leaders to not participate in ‘any type of court case’ (Fox 13)

* (0:49:32) Latter-day Saints for Trump Coalition removes image of temple from its official site (Salt Lake Tribune)

* (0:52:25) Sunshine in your Soul

* Jenny: This is our season of coaching our children through disappointment by Kristen Howerton, Washington Post; Nice White Parents podcast, Mozz Pizza in Provo, Hiking Timp

* Brandt: The National Political Conventions and the nomination roll call for the DNC, The Good Fight with Yascha Mounk podcast

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT ON PATREON

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* Twitter: @formerlyphread (Jenny)

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Join Brandt, John and Jenny as they host the Mormon News Report Virtual Sunday School Class covering Alma 53 - 63.

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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!

SIGNATURE'S BOOK OF THE MONTH

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

 

THE MORMON NEWS REPORT ON PATREON

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* Email: [email protected] 

* Twitter: @TheMormonNews (Brandt)

* Twitter: @formerlyphread (Jenny)

* Facebook: Mormon News Report Podcast

Join Brandt, John and Jenny as they host the Mormon News Report Virtual Sunday School Class covering Alma 23 - 29.

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Join Brandt, John and Jenny as they host the Mormon News Report Virtual Sunday School Class covering Alma 17 - 22.

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