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EP 534 – There’s a Little B...

06.15.2021

Beloved co-host Patricia Doxey is back to provide her insights into the news of the day! Latter-day Saint pop star David Archuleta opens up about his sexuality in a heartfelt message. The Church is undertaking a number of major restoration ...

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06.15.2021 EP 534 – There’s a Little Bit of Marxism in Joseph Smith, Too Beloved co-host Patricia Doxey is back to provide her insights into the news of the day! Latter-day Saint pop star David Archuleta opens up about his sexuality in a heartfelt message. The Church is undertaking a number of major restoration ...
06.08.2021 EP 533 – Project Elect: Involving LDS Women in Public Service We visit with Audrey Martin and Rachelle Price of Project Elect, a new organization that encourages Latter-day Saint women to run for public office and mentors them along the way.Their mission is one couched in the doctrines of the Church ...
06.01.2021 EP 532 – Just Call It an Op-Ed Kurt Francom of Leading Saints is back! He's back! We've missed Kurt.The much-promoted film Witnesses, the tale of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, comes out in select markets this week, and we have the review thanks to ...
05.25.2021 EP 531 – I Feel Like a Hungover Party Girl Tiffany's daughter finally got married, but all did not go as swimmingly as planned in beautiful Eagle. Also, how's mask life in your stake with updated CDC guidelines? Some masks? No masks? ALL MASKS? Time-only marriages in temples are out ...
05.18.2021 EP 530 – Utah Is Better Than You We have all sorts of interesting Latter-day Saint news this week. Much of it involves temples, which is great. Some of it involves a healthy debate on granite vs quartz. Geoff also serenades us with his Bob Dylan impression! And ...
05.11.2021 EP 529 – The Wives of Prophets We're thrilled with the news that the Manti Utah Temple will now keep its famed murals and the temple will maintain its layout but be adapted to show the multimedia-based endowment instead of a live session. At the same time, ...
05.03.2021 EP 528 – Congressman Ben McAdams What does it mean to be a Latter-day Saint representing Utah in the U.S. House of Representatives while also being a Democrat? Ben McAdams, the former congressman from Utah's fourth district, joins us on the show this week to discuss ...
04.27.2021 EP 527 – Open Mic Sunday™ It's time for another week of breaking down Latter-day Saint news! The TWiM Sisters are in the house. For decades, missionaries from the United States who have been called to foreign missions have been required to be vaccinated before going ...
04.20.2021 EP 526 – Church Discipline and “The Line” Longtime Sunday School Bonanza co-host Patricia Doxey is joining us for some TWiM love! She's an experienced writer and editor who works in the health care space, and we're excited to have her with us this week to provide her ...
04.13.2021 EP 525 – The Church of Nuclear Families Is No More This week's show covering Latter-day Saint news is one of those where the discussion is so great, you don't realize you've basically stayed on one or two topics for nearly an hour. Such it is when Jared Gillins and Geoff ...
04.06.2021 EP 524 – General Conference Recap – April 2021 General Conference was great! What a terrific way to spend Easter weekend this year. As is tradition, This Week in Mormons has assembled a panel of the best and brightest across the Latter-day Saint multiverse to recap our big takeaways ...
04.01.2021 EP 523 – Temple Predictions: The Podcast Trois! What a blessed day this is. We published our temple predictions for the April 2021 General Conference last week, but it's also fun to publish a podcast discussing said predictions! Spend some time with Geoff Openshaw and Joe Peterson as ...
03.31.2021 EP 522 – The Great and Wondrous Missionary Vaccine Sariah Wilson is back with us in the studio. She's got a new book coming out in April, The Seat Filler, which is a super fun read about a woman sent to fill seats at an awards show and winds ...
03.23.2021 EP 521 – Anti-Vaxxers to the Rescue It's been a year since things got crazy with COVID, and the Sisters have much to reflect on in the process. Remember when many of us thought this would just last for a few weeks and life would return to ...
03.16.2021 EP 520 – But Why Not Preserve the Murals? The Church has announced the end of live endowment sessions in the Salt Lake and Manti temples, along with the removal of historic murals that will not be preserved completely anywhere else. We understand change is needed at some point. ...
03.10.2021 EP 519 – The Rainbow Connection Back from his sojourn of self-discovery following the November election is Devin Thorpe! We're happy to have Devin join Geoff this week to work through the news of the day. And what Latter-day Saint news there is! So much Latter-day ...
03.02.2021 EP 518 – The Impact of Parents’ Religious Rigidity on Young Adults Leaving the Church – An Interview w/ Liz Brown-Macdonald There are many stereotypes that float around regarding Latter-day Saints, particularly those in the so-called "Mormon Corridor," the more heavily LDS section of America along the western edge of the Rockies, stretching from eastern Idaho across Utah and down into ...
02.23.2021 EP 517 – Friend to Friend Forever Arianne's kids are going back to school full time, but while she expected to feel a sense of relief at her kids being safely away learning, she has mixed emotions. How has it been for any of you parents with ...
02.17.2021 EP 516 – Your Guide to the Temple w/ Rosie Card Prominent Latter-day Saint author, speaker, and entrepreneur Rosie Card joins us this week to work through the news and tell us about her new book, House of Light: Your Guide to the Temple, which provides a detailed walk-through of the ...
02.10.2021 EP 515 – Shadow Ward Clerks 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 ...
02.01.2021 EP 514 – Noelle Pikus-Pace Olympian Noelle Pikus-Pace has used goals to overcome trials, judgmental church culture, and physical injury, all with an eye toward faith.
01.26.2021 EP 513 – End YSA Stakes 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 ...
01.19.2021 EP 512 – Representation 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? ...
01.12.2021 EP 511 – Moroni Lives! Let's talk about the Capitol riot and bad cosplay. Also, affinity fraud in Utah, gender pay gaps in religious countries, and COVID!
01.04.2021 EP 510 – Richard Ostler on Embracing LGBTQ Latter-day Saints 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 ...
12.29.2020 EP 509 – The Year In Review 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.
12.22.2020 EP 508 – Stories of Christmas 2 The TWiM family—and some special guests—recount meaningful Christmas stories designed to amuse and uplift.
12.15.2020 EP 507 – A Quiet December The Church congratulates Joe Biden on his Electoral College victory and the Latter-day Saint internet LOSES ITS MIND. Get a grip, fellow Saints.
12.08.2020 EP 506 – Nobody’s Out There Trying to Kill Grandma Geoff and Kurt get into it on COVID, the First Presidency Christmas Devotional soothes our hearts, four temples move to Phase 3.
12.01.2020 EP 505 – Stumping for Advent Christmas is upon us! What is Advent? What does 2020's Light the World campaign entail? Why hasn't the Church recognized Joe Biden's victory when it does so for other president-elects?
11.24.2020 EP 504 – Smothering the World in Gratitude #GiveThanks is awesome, and we have plenty to talk about, including some folks who don't love to, uh, give thanks? Devin Thorpe is here.
11.18.2020 EP 503 – The Lights Will Live On Light the World kicks off in the time of COVID, Hallmark films move to Utah, Pres. Nelson teases a message of hope and healing.
11.10.2020 EP 502 – Jack Latter-day Saints How did Latter-day Saints perform in the U.S. election? BYU Pathways grows. Real Housewives of Salt Lake City aren't so Mormon, it seems!
11.01.2020 EP 501 – Evan McMullin on Saving the Republic He ran for president as a conservative alternative to Trump in 2016, now Evan McMullin wants Latter-day Saints to vote for Joe Biden.
10.28.2020 EP 500 – Quincentennial It's our 500th episode! The whole gang is here, including Al! We hang. We talk news. We congratulate ourselves.
10.20.2020 EP 499 – The COVIDs of Madison County Students at BYU-Idaho deliberately contract COVID-19 in order to sell their valuable, antibody-infused blood. Oy. Vey.
10.13.2020 EP 498 – Merrill Jenson, Legendary Film Composer If you've watched classic Church films, you've heard Merrill Jenson's music, and now you can hear from the man himself about his career.
10.05.2020 EP 497 – October 2020 General Conference Recap Join our all-star panel as we recap the best General Conference in recent memory.
09.29.2020 EP 496 – White Horses Can’t Die We've got the pre-General Conference jitters! What will transpire this weekend? Will there be any major announcements? We talk our predictions, plus temple predictions, and cover some great news along the way. The U.S. presidential election looms large, and Latter-day ...
09.22.2020 EP 495 – Sariah Wilson, Author of “Roommaid” Romance author Sariah Wilson discusses writing for a broad audience but with an LDS perspective and how her faith informs her journey.
09.16.2020 EP 494 – Detours to Spanish Fork Cobra Kai goes to Geoff's head. Senator Mike Lee wants to cancel KSL. Zelophehad's Daughters tackles LDS cinema on IMDB.
09.08.2020 EP 493 – The Socially Distant Temple One new temple breaks ground and another loses its president to COVID, children of divorced parents can bein two wards, and new youth theme!
09.01.2020 EP 492 – Four Options for LGBT Latter-day Saints: A Conversation with Tyler Lefevor Professor Tyler Lefevor discusses his research showing four options for LGBT Latter-day Saints, which might include leaving the Church.
08.25.2020 EP 491 – To Trump or Not to Trump Latter-day Saints for Trump. Latter-day Saints for Joe. The Mormon vote suddenly matters much more than it did in elections past.
08.18.2020 EP 490 – A Look at LDS Offshoot Leader James Strang w/ Author Miles Harvey James Strang. The name means more to some and less to most. Perhaps you've heard this name before. Strang surfaces near the end of the Nauvoo era, later claiming he had a letter from Joseph Smith stating Strang was to ...
08.12.2020 EP 489 – We’ve Gone Full Christian Rock What is the history of the angel Moroni statue on temples? Are we teaching the law of chastity correctly? What is up with the new Hymns at Home app?
08.04.2020 EP 488 – Pioneering the Vote: Neylan McBaine on Utah’s Role in Women’s Suffrage We're excited to welcome Neylan McBaine back to the TWiM dungeon! (Yes, we have a dungeon.) Six years ago, we discussed the role of women at Church, and now Neylan has a new book, Pioneering the Vote: The Untold Story ...
07.28.2020 EP 487 – All Pioneer Days Matter Not gonna lie, it's a weird mix of stuff this week. We bask in the afterglow of Pioneer Day, and Devin Thorpe is back to regale us with stories from the front lines of his noble mission to turn Utah's ...
07.21.2020 EP 486 – We Are Not Speculating About Temple Changes AT ALL Image: Wikimedia Commons/Needpix [dropcap]G[/dropcap]reetings, earthlings. We are us, the hosts of This Week in Mormons! Jared and Geoff sit down to hash out some excellent (and late-breaking) news this week. Let's get into it. FamilySearch is in our crosshairs! The ...
07.14.2020 EP 485 – Wear Your Mask, Kids [dropcap]A[/dropcap] fun grab bag of Latter-day Saint News for you this week, led by the indomitable, unsurpassed TWiM Sisters, Tiffany and Arianne. Plus, Tiffany gets to welcome her daughter home from her mission in the near future! Starting with temple ...

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This Week in Mormons episodes:

EP 534 – There’s a Little Bit of Marxism in Joseph Smith, Too

EP 533 – Project Elect: Involving LDS Women in Public Service

EP 532 – Just Call It an Op-Ed

EP 531 – I Feel Like a Hungover Party Girl

EP 530 – Utah Is Better Than You

EP 529 – The Wives of Prophets

EP 528 – Congressman Ben McAdams

EP 527 – Open Mic Sunday™

EP 526 – Church Discipline and “The Line”

EP 525 – The Church of Nuclear Families Is No More

EP 524 – General Conference Recap – April 2021

EP 523 – Temple Predictions: The Podcast Trois!

EP 522 – The Great and Wondrous Missionary Vaccine

EP 521 – Anti-Vaxxers to the Rescue

EP 520 – But Why Not Preserve the Murals?

EP 519 – The Rainbow Connection

EP 518 – The Impact of Parents’ Religious Rigidity on Young Adults Leaving the Church – An Interview w/ Liz Brown-Macdonald

EP 517 – Friend to Friend Forever

EP 516 – Your Guide to the Temple w/ Rosie Card

EP 515 – Shadow Ward Clerks

EP 514 – Noelle Pikus-Pace

EP 513 – End YSA Stakes

EP 512 – Representation

EP 511 – Moroni Lives!

EP 510 – Richard Ostler on Embracing LGBTQ Latter-day Saints

EP 509 – The Year In Review

EP 508 – Stories of Christmas 2

EP 507 – A Quiet December

EP 506 – Nobody’s Out There Trying to Kill Grandma

EP 505 – Stumping for Advent

EP 504 – Smothering the World in Gratitude

EP 503 – The Lights Will Live On

EP 502 – Jack Latter-day Saints

EP 501 – Evan McMullin on Saving the Republic

EP 500 – Quincentennial

EP 499 – The COVIDs of Madison County

EP 498 – Merrill Jenson, Legendary Film Composer

EP 497 – October 2020 General Conference Recap

EP 496 – White Horses Can’t Die

EP 495 – Sariah Wilson, Author of “Roommaid”

EP 494 – Detours to Spanish Fork

EP 493 – The Socially Distant Temple

EP 492 – Four Options for LGBT Latter-day Saints: A Conversation with Tyler Lefevor

EP 491 – To Trump or Not to Trump

EP 490 – A Look at LDS Offshoot Leader James Strang w/ Author Miles Harvey

EP 489 – We’ve Gone Full Christian Rock

EP 488 – Pioneering the Vote: Neylan McBaine on Utah’s Role in Women’s Suffrage

EP 487 – All Pioneer Days Matter

EP 486 – We Are Not Speculating About Temple Changes AT ALL

EP 485 – Wear Your Mask, Kids

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