This Week in Latter-days

Rosie Card discusses her new temple guidebook "House of Light," plus we get into some how weekly news.

Another week, another chance to go deep into the news. Kurt Francom of Leading Saints is kind enough to join Geoff to make sense of it all. And there is much of which sense must be made!

The Salt Lake Tribune does the noble work of explaining #DezNat to everyone. You might have seen this hashtag floating around the Twittersphere. Is it for white nationalists? Is it for racists? Geoff akins DezNat to modern-day Danites. Anyway, don't use the hashtag and think you are fighting for Zion.

Are educated Latter-day Saints in Utah leaning more Democratic? One Brigham Young University professor argues they are. What does this mean for Kurt? What does this mean for you? Who has the answers?

The politics of Latter-day Saints are an interesting area to explore. Researcher Jana Riess examines how far-right members of the Church are often now acting as one might expect from more liberal members: cherry picking which prophetic counsel to follow and which to willfully ignore. What happens to leadership structures and authority when everyone is making conscious choices what to obey and what not to obey?

There's drama in Ogden, Utah! Some want to name a portion of a street after an old pioneer fort. Others think that's offensive to Native Americans originally from the area, and the street should be named for them. Who will win??

Why do we have college devotionals? We often discuss what a Church leader says at a devotional but rarely examine the purpose behind them. The Church News has our back.

What should we expect from the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square in 2021? Something, they tell us. We should expect something. What that something is eve Ryan Murphy does not know.

Apparently there is some Latter-day Saint comedian in Italy who is "beloved." He appears to be a mix of Mr. Bean and Blippi, and we all know that multiplying a positive by a negative equals a negative. What is this? WHO IS THIS? Oh, and he wrote a book.

Great news out of Tokyo.

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Kurt loves shows about murder and death, so he's stoked that Jared Hess, director of Napoleon Dynamite has a new documentary series dropping on Netflix about the Salt Lake City bombings of 1985, Murder Among the Mormons. Nobody told them it should have been called Murder Among the Latter-day Saints. Come on, Jared!

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Olympian Noelle Pikus-Pace has used goals to overcome trials, judgmental church culture, and physical injury, all with an eye toward faith.

Are Young Single Adult stakes serving their purpose? How do we combat "brain drain" of members moving to more affordable areas when the baptism rates don't replenish what is lost?

Also, how do we combat inanity on social media, particularly when THE PROPHET tells us getting vaccinated against COVID is a miracle from heaven and we should consider it?

The number of Latter-day Saints in the newest congress is at its lowest level in 20 years, and it's the first time in over 100 years none of them are Democrats. What does that mean for LDS influence in Washington?

The Brethren finally released a statement condemning the violence at the U.S. Capitol, and the Facebook comments were... as you might expect.

And Elder Holland is using a walker?!

Let's talk about the Capitol riot and bad cosplay. Also, affinity fraud in Utah, gender pay gaps in religious countries, and COVID!

It's too easy to preach to LGBTQ Latter-day Saints. Richard Ostler believes we do the most good by listening and understanding. He has written a book and hosts a podcast, both titled "Listen, Learn & Love," and has devoted his personal ministry to creating a place for Latter-day Saints to share their personal experiences.

2020 will soon be behind us. We reflect on the top stories of the year as well as some exciting weekly news. Also, Wonder Woman.

The TWiM family—and some special guests—recount meaningful Christmas stories designed to amuse and uplift.

The Church congratulates Joe Biden on his Electoral College victory and the Latter-day Saint internet LOSES ITS MIND. Get a grip, fellow Saints.