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Oct 22, 2023

Greetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup. I am your humble host Dives, talent on loan from Kolob and with half the Kinderhook Plates tied behind my back. 

My crew and I ruminate weekly on the great and spacious beehive! Thanks so much for joining us to discuss the latest current events in Mormondom. 

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EP 82 - Gene Judson from Latter-daily Digest  co-hosts, Bonnie Cordon goes to SVU, Sister Kathleen Eyring passes away

Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup!

https://youtube.com/@Latter-dailyDigest?si=cufgWakiVskCi9pe 

Why did you start your channel?

I invited you on before you began your podcast, so I can see around corners, Gene!

MNRU Joke of the week

Gene

Articles

Rabbi takes issue with LDS First Presidency statement on Hamas-Israel war⁠

only took 6 days to get this statement through correlation (contrast to Tim Ballard statement which went out lightning fast?)

“Violence of this nature is abhorrent to us and is not in harmony with the gospel of Jesus Christ”

Wait, God repeatedly commanded genocide in the OT and Jesus killed untold thousands in 3 Ne 9, not to mention the global flood and my good friend Uzzah in the Bible

On Friday, the BYU Jerusalem Center, which is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced that it was relocating students and staff to Greece.

Background on her grandson? Gene

Now that she has ‘made it’ we can all take her name off the prayer

retirement of class names Beehive, Mia Maid, and Laurel;

MNRU poll of the week 

Kathleen Johnson Eyring, wife of President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, passed away peacefully today, surrounded by her family in Bountiful, Utah. She was 82.

Fixed picture?

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/kathleen-johnson-eyring-obit 

https://x.com/ofgoodreport_/status/1715065473987977421?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Her best day

Upcoming O.U.R. devotional at an LDS church featuring Matt Osborne offering timely advice on — wait for it — Situational Awareness and Grooming Tactics.

If you can’t beat them, join them?

Mormon Shrivel

Home ward in Spring Valley, CA now a Chaldean Catholic Church

Paging the stone cut out of the mountain without hands…

Mormon chapel to move into City as church-owned property fund looks to fill empty office space

Think Celestial

Tattoo appointment already scheduled, strength of youth 

One soles of the feet of RMN

Latter-day Saint women aren't oppressed

changed title to

The happiness of women can’t be separated from the moral development of men. The church’s organization reflects this

Latter-day Saint women aren’t oppressed

Trib coverage 

Conclusion

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Oct 17, 2023
Greetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup. I am your humble host Dives, talent on loan from Kolob.

My crew and I ruminate weekly on the great and spacious beehive! Thanks so much for joining us to discuss the latest current events in Mormondom.

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EP 81 - Ryan Josiah from TikTok co-hosts, Tim Ballard gets sued twice, and Elder Bednar clip goes viral, and much much more!

Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup!
Get to know Ryan (5 minutes)
What’s your one minute mormon story?

You run the popular TikTok account, what’s that all about?
https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanjosiah?lang=en
Why did you start your channel?

MNRU Joke of the week
Ryan

Articles
Tim Ballard
Timmy getting sued
video
Making national news now
No wonder he was always channeling Nephi
Brazilian Wax
Meme
What’s the difference?
second lawsuit

How many people actually watch conference?
Billions of our ancestors are watching conference every single day!!
More than the moon landing!
Trump inauguration
The most watched general conference talk from last session was RMN think celestial talk which has 200k views, NOT 200M views.
RMN most popular video of all time has 21M views! but significant evidence suggests it only got those views from the church pumping huge $$$ (millions?) into advertising it.

Temple in Russia
The Lord will provide a way?
Neurodiversity may explain why Latter-day Saints experience church policies, practices and preachings in varying ways
So much for the one size fits all plan of salvation

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/10/09/james-huntsman-lds-church-why-he/
Church contacted James's family member to pressure him to drop it

Only 10% of Latter-day Saints see climate change as a crisis, survey finds
BYU Jerusalem Center students safe as war is declared in Israel
Of course they are if they weren’t it wouldn’t appear in the church news
PS, no, Mormon prophet is ever going to find himself slain in the streets of Jerusalem

Does Mormonism ruin faith?

Conclusion
What do you have planned in the future for your TikTok channel?

Remember remember, no unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing!

Shoutout to Weird Alma on bandcamp.com for this episode's music. Thanks so much for ruminating with us on the great and spacious beehive!

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Oct 8, 2023

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EP 80 - Jane from 21st Century Saints co-hosts, more general conference reactions, Tim Ballard updates, and much more!

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Get to know Jane (5 minutes)

What’s your one minute mormon story?

You run the popular podcast 21st century saints, what’s that all about?

https://youtube.com/@21stcenturysaints21?si=H8FLgCa2mqsrPfAd 

Why did you start your podcast?

MNRU Joke of the week

Jane

Dives 

Articles

Lynn Packard OUR update showing connections between Tim and Russel Ballard

Desktop picture

Tim Ballard Spiritual Wives!?

Huntsman Lawsuit

Various faith groups support The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Huntsman tithing appeal

General Conference

Best conference reaction?

Jesus at general conference

Think Celestial

Meme mom with kid

Joseph smith thought celestial 

Joseph and Helen

https://x.com/_cultch/status/1708669198560297329?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Negro

What gives people a feeling of power

https://x.com/_cultch/status/1709361163702604017?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Fixed

Filters

https://reddit.com/r/exmormon/s/rBrm8rAWEG 

Think Molestial

Warren Jeffs

MNRU Poll of the week

What’s the best way to follow Pres. Nelson’s inspired advice to think celestial?

Addictions

RMN Addictions

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F347iov8uhtrb1.jpg 

https://youtube.com/shorts/BKUvdgKsaOo?si=n1NV-ATT4_HOvIqy

https://x.com/floodlitorg/status/1709744137363149146?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

story of my dad

Never Take Counsel

Enos Envy

99.99% of people shouldn’t be trusted?

Mixed Faith Marriage Meme

Child Molesters

Star Wars

Diversity of Thought

Church rarely participates in interfaith councils and apostles never debate anyone (aka show actual evidence of truth claims)

Brigham Young Counsel is gone

Cultural Hall meme

Why shouldn’t members of the LDS church, especially my family, ask me why I don’t believe the church is what it claims to be?

LDS Discussions

Jim Jones

Never Take Counsel from…

Joseph Smith

Telestial Kind of body

Meme 1

https://youtu.be/Qx6ZwDcjMeY?si=_q3Fkqk1aHYn1lyh 

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fgw6aactpourb1.jpg 

TK smoothie

60 minutes

Temples

No Utah Temples

Shut up about temples

Temples are extra secret

Or confidential

Nelson announcing temples

Membership crisis

Conclusion

What do you have planned in the future for 21s century saints? 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1105976656854928/permalink/1471704733615450/?mibextid=W9rl1R 

Britvengers?

Sunstone UK

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Oct 1, 2023
Greetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup where Dives and crew ruminate on the great and spacious beehive!

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EP 79 - Rebecca Biblioteca cohosts, Tim Ballard fallout continues, Pres. Nelson falls and misses conference, and October 2023 General Conference reactions!

Remember remember, no unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing!

Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup!
MNRU Joke of the week

Articles
⁠Tim Ballard gets the boot!?⁠
⁠Excommunicated from exmormons!?⁠
⁠Cull continues ⁠
⁠Tim Ballard Tattoo⁠
I would gladly be his spiritual husband
⁠The seer⁠
⁠Meme⁠
⁠Ballard vs. Ballard⁠
Pre conference

How Elder Bednar prepared for conference
⁠https://x.com/hot2ndcounselor/status/1707195140211691913?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg⁠
⁠Church Video⁠

Poll of the week
⁠Best way to prepare for conference?⁠
⁠Slides⁠
⁠Conference Meme⁠
They discontinued ⁠this sign⁠ which is going to make things a lot harder for me
⁠Conference Bingo!⁠
⁠Actual picture of me watching conference⁠
⁠Jesus coming soon⁠, we promise
Pres. Nelson Falls
⁠President Nelson fall⁠
⁠Tearing up!?⁠
⁠Pic of Pres. Nelson recovering ⁠
World Report
⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5QhRnPLVys&ab_channel=ChurchNewsroom⁠
⁠Conference Life Coaches!?⁠
⁠What are they laughing about!?⁠
The free buffet between sessions ran out of filet minon
⁠Lukewarm⁠
⁠Tithing still really important⁠
Increase?
The Lord has also asked us to stash billions in the hedge fund. Amen.
⁠Meme 1⁠
⁠General Conference Meme⁠
⁠Elder Gecko!⁠
⁠Good question⁠
⁠More memes⁠
⁠Attendance Lacking?⁠
⁠Oaks snippet⁠
⁠Oaks LGBTQ⁠
⁠Reaction⁠
Jesus in the Choir
⁠https://x.com/tabbclements/status/1708336149998051614?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg⁠
⁠It meme⁠
⁠Meme 2⁠
⁠More Senior Missionaries Needed⁠
Julia Sums up Saturday afternoon
⁠https://youtu.be/gDGlAART4iE?si=yTn29Nft_WHJB1_A⁠
Saturday Sum up
⁠https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/09/30/latest-saturdays-lds-general/⁠
⁠Jesus count⁠
Temples Announced!
⁠https://i.redd.it/yfbugr59v2x01.jpg⁠
⁠Taylor Swift temples⁠
Best sum up
⁠https://reddit.com/r/exmormon/s/XbPhN4gpUe⁠
⁠Meme⁠
⁠Why some folks don’t tune into GC⁠
⁠Another sum up⁠
⁠Memes⁠

Patreon meetup tomorrow at 7:30pm EST

Conclusion
What do you have planned in the future for your podcast?

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And remember, remember: No unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing!

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Sep 24, 2023

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EP 78 - Peter Bleakley from the Mormon Civil War co-hosts, celebrating Moroni day, Tim Ballard craziness continues, LDS Church appeals James Huntsman lawsuit, and temple updates

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Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup!

Get to know Peter (5 minutes)

What’s your 45 second Mormon story?

https://www.mormoncivilwar.com/ 

MNRU Joke of the week

Peter

Non Tim Ballard Stories

LDS are 22% gay

City of Cody issues building permit for Cody LDS temple

watch

Heber Temple

LDS Church appeals, says James Huntsman’s tithing lawsuit poses ‘profound threat’ to religious liberty

Moroni Day!

Moroni Day? I don’t think so

Meme

https://youtu.be/zkXYNsqzQPM?si=2eNbbUO7o8LSu-W7

Remember that Moroni Day is the occultly significant Autumn Equinox

David McConkie Sex Abuse

This story dwarfs every other LDS story this week

Featured News Article

Who the heck is Tim Ballard!?

Bio of Tim Ballard 

oops!

Church Condemns Timmy

LDS Church kneecaps Tim Ballard

Doubts about Vice reporting

Peggy Fletcher Stack gets salty

Tim Ballard’s Departure From Operation Underground Railroad Followed Sexual Misconduct Investigation

Tim Ballard responds to condemnation from his own church - Video

Tim Ballard is a hero!?

Best take on Tim Ballard scandal 

Pres. Ballard tweets!

Uh, tone deaf much?

Elder Ballard promotes Tim Ballard

“I had the opportunity this past summer to travel to Plymouth, Massachusetts, with my friend Tim Ballard to learn more about what he had learned regarding Nephi’s vision of these early Pilgrims and how their history corroborates Nephi’s vision.” —M. Russell Ballard 12/18/19 (byui.edu)

Tim Ballard: A proclamation to the World

Wanna go on a $5,000 bus tour with Tim Ballard?

Absolutely I do!

Glenn Beck gets involved

Glen Beck takes down critical tweets

What will Elder Ballard speak about at the next general conference?

What ever happened to due process?

Even TWIM doesn’t like the look of this

Joseph Smith vs Tim Ballard

More parallels between Tim Ballard and Joseph Smith

And more

And more!

https://x.com/on_the_citywall/status/1704495395810771438?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Kwaku weighs in and conflates psychics with stake patriarchs 

Taken down!

Nephi trending on Twitter!

The reason the church denounced rather than excommunicated Tim Ballard!?

This story is actually going mainstream…sort of

Meme

Ballard to Ballard connection

Tim Ballard is in good standing?!

Operation Underground Railroad Child-Rescue Missions Were Based on Psychic Intelligence

Don’t believe the rumors about Tim Ballard

Play first 30 seconds

Balardize

Tim Ballard meme

Tim Ballard in Deseret Book

Biggest story of the Month gets ZERO coverage at LDS Living

RFM - OUR insider speaks out Friday 22 September re psychic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpQ6PkHMT50

Jacob Hanson calls Peggy Fletcher stack a “Godbeite hack”:

Conclusion

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And remember, remember: No unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing! 

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Sep 17, 2023
Greetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup where Dives and crew ruminate on the great and spacious beehive!

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EP 77 - Mike Russell from latter-day conversations co-hosts, Pres. Nelson turns 99, Elder Holland Released from hospital, temple updates, Brigham Young Papers project announced, and much more!

Remember remember, no unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing!

Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup!
Get to know Mike
What’s your 45 second Mormon story?

What are latter-day conversations?
Why did you start it?
What are you hoping to accomplish with it?
There are tons of LDS podcasts out there, what makes LDC special and worth listening to?
What has been the reception to your episodes so far?

MNRU Joke of the week
Mike

Articles
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland released from hospital, returns home to recuperate
Probably the single most covered article of the week

LDS Church President Russell Nelson turns 99. Here’s a shortish list of his long legacy.
What is RMN’s legacy?
I believe it is 4 things
Disavowing the word Mormon
Prolific Temple construction
Mormon shrivel
EPA - SEC fine
RMN Birthday meme
Meme 2
General Conference coming up
A fascinating analysis of RMN’s conference talks

He was Mormon royalty. Now his lawsuit against the church is a rallying cry
WSU tax law professor opinion on whistleblower claims against church funds

Huge undeveloped Mormon-owned land goes on the market in Clay County
Watch video
This is on the heels of the church listing 1800 acres for sale last month near Kansas City Missouri
Is the church giving up on Zion?

How do Latter-day Saints compare to members of other religions?
Examining 8 categories of member data.

Temples
Proposed Heber Valley temple may need to pump out a million gallons of groundwater daily
Court Fight Over Proposed Cody LDS Temple With Giant 77-Foot Steeple Heats Up

Historians introduce the Brigham Young Papers project and first volume of journals
Is the church actually going to pay for this one?
Church announces new Joseph Smith biography book project headed by Richard Turley

Will Trump have a Latter-day Saint voter problem yet again?

A new mtDNA analysis with a large sample size casts doubt on the land bridge hypothesis!
Hagoth rises from the ashes…

Church denounces Tim Ballard

Conclusion

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And remember, remember: No unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing!

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Sep 10, 2023
Greetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup where Dives and crew ruminate on the great and spacious beehive!

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EP 76 - Bryce from Naked Mormonism co-hosts, Mormon church adopts crosses?!, Ruby Franke arrested, Boy Scout whistleblower shines light on Church background checks, and local LDS faces foreclosure

Remember remember, no unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing!

Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup!
Get to know Bryce
⁠Who are you Bryce?⁠
What is ⁠naked Mormonism⁠?
What is⁠ glassbox podcast?⁠
We couldn’t get shannon on, we’ll try again next time

MNRU Joke of the week
Bryce

Articles
⁠Ward Radio mocks the appearance⁠
⁠of Joseph Smiths wives ⁠
Good fun? or sexist misogyny?

⁠Unraveling Utah’s paradox: Study on LDS Church members examines high cosmetic surgery rates in the highly religious state⁠

⁠Who is Ruby Franke, the mom of the 8 Passengers YouTube channel arrested on abuse charges?⁠
⁠News Nation⁠
Yes she is LDS
⁠Video⁠
⁠Watching GC⁠
⁠Profound advice on repentance ⁠

⁠What the Beehive State’s high rate of weekly religious attendance means⁠
“The average weekly attendance rate in the U.S. is 25%”

⁠St. George Temple renovation complete⁠
⁠Meme⁠

⁠Tad R. Callister lectures at Ensign College on the historical Book of Mormon⁠
(8:39-9:45) It’s a large block to play but it’s full of conversation-sparking gems.

⁠Annotated Book of Mormon⁠
The first fully annotated, academic edition of the Book of Mormon
(we still need a critical edition of the book of Mormon)

⁠Ben Schilaty leaving BYU⁠
This is taking place only two weeks after the church announced that it’s cracking down on same-sex behavior BYU
Cosmo, the cougar is leaving the church.
David Archuletta has already left.
And BYU’s only openly gay administrator is leaving.

⁠Mormon church does not pay its bills⁠

⁠Boy Scout whistleblower: Mormon church swayed abuse policy⁠
A Boy Scouts of America whistleblower says administrators blocked proposed child protection measures because they feared objections from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
⁠Apologist argues why the church should not perform background checks⁠ on adults working with kids

Conclusion
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And remember, remember: No unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing!
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Sep 3, 2023

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EP 75 - Update on CofC Pres. Veazy’s, gospel lecture series insights, Mrs. America is a LDS, and a Mormon TikToc star agrees to plea deal

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Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup!

Centre Place

The good book club

MNRU Joke of the week

Rebecca

Articles

Gospel topics essays lecture series

MNRU Poll of the Week

The next 10 gospel topics lectures 

When you ask the Q15 about any of these issues

LDS Church sees its billions grow even as it dumps stocks worth millions

A new analysis by Widow’s Mite, based on data from Bloomberg, indicates Ensign Peak has been a net seller of U.S. stocks thus far in 2023, shedding around $500 million in each of the first two quarters

JS and ES Kirtland home restored

Liahona Magazine Aug 2023

meme

let’s celebrate when missionaries actually complete their missions

let’s totally ignore them and their stories if they come home early

Temple Corner

Thailand Temple 

Thailand temple is proof the church isn’t shrinking

Cody Temple - Fourth temple site lawsuit filed Friday

Preserve Our Cody Neighborhoods filed a second petition for review in District Court Friday.

Heber Temple update

More Temple Session Information 

Temple meme ¼ mile

What Mormons can learn from Twitter — I mean X

Mrs. America 

Yes she’s LDS

Church news coverage 

Rebecca, where did you go wrong? :)

(is that an insensitive joke?)

Miss Springville, Miss New York City, Miss Utah 2021, 2nd runner up for Miss Utah and Miss Sweetheart, Mrs. South Dakota

Mormons behaving badly

‘Mormon mom TikTok’ star Taylor Frankie Paul reaches plea deal for alleged assault

Family Watch group with Mormon connection lobbies to change law in Uganda and man sentenced to death for homosexuality

Reddit thread

President Veazy Update 

Conclusion

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Manhattan New York Temple to Close for Renovations

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Aug 27, 2023

Greetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup where Dives and crew ruminate on the great and spacious beehive!

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EP 74 - LDS Church helps Maui residents, James Huntsman lawsuit update, Cody Temple saga, Gail Miller interview, and BYU-I updates the honor code

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Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup!

MNRU Joke of the week

Second version

Third

Articles

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is expanding its charitable donations to the Hawaiian island of Maui

Video of what the church is doing

How long does it take for the Church to make $1million

Temple vs Maui - Church Priorities

Maui Miracle!?

Footage from the recent Young Single Adult event in SLC. The church is taking a much more evangelical approach to the new generation of YSA

Mormon Land’: All about the tithing lawsuit facing the church — Where it stands? What’s at issue? Will it succeed?

APPEALS COURT FILING VALIDATES WHISTLEBLOWER'S EP DATA

David Nielsen high batting average (not 100%, but pretty close)

Lawsuit Challenges Colorado ‘Universal’ Preschool Program’s Ban on Funding for Religious Preschools

Interesting quote

In 2012, Becket awarded President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the church’s First Presidency, with its Canterbury Medal, given each year to someone “who has resolutely and publicly refused to render to Caesar that which is God’s.”

MNRU Poll of the Week

4 takeaways from Gail Miller’s interview with Church News

Gail Miller gives insights about her family’s involvement and leadership in compiling and creating the Joseph Smith Papers collection completed in June

BYU Education Week

Dying

News Coverage

Facebook

Twitter take

Clarification of “same sex” romance 

The old policy 

Thought police 

Romance 

Meme

Poll

Jesus attends BYU-I?

Week summed up well 

Conclusion

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Shoutout to Weird Alma on bandcamp.com for this episode's music. Thanks so much for ruminating with us on the great and spacious beehive! 

And remember, remember: No unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing! 

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A (Slightly) Belated Update on the James Huntsman Suit
Column: LDS Goliath v. Cody David, a sad story of lossCody Group Files With Court To Block LDS Temple And Its 77-Foot Steeple

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Aug 20, 2023

Greetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup where Maven and Dives ruminate on the great and spacious beehive!

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EP 73 - Cody Wyoming temple saga, James Huntsman breaks silence on Mormon fraud lawsuit, man faces felony for eating LDS chicken nuggets, and Elder Bednar gives us a sneak peek into his life

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Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup!

Get to know Maven

Who are you and what are you all about?

You just recorded a podcast episode with the Britvengers, what did you cover and how did that go?

You work for MS and MD?

I heard you were going to start your own podcast with Gene Judson. 

Your MS food insecurity story brought me to tears and made me greatly question whether I should continue serving at the bishop’s storehouse

Is there anything else about your personal life or religious beliefs you would like to share?

MNRU Joke of the week

There's an AI-powered app that lets users 'text' with Jesus

For $2.99 a month, you can unlock Satan.

Articles

CODY’S MAYOR HALTS LDS TEMPLE BUILDING PERMIT

The City of Cody’s mayor has put a halt to the issuance of a building permit for the proposed temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Meme

Meme

MNRU Trivia Moment

Pres. Nelson has been at the helm for ??? years and has announced ??? temples, how many of them are currently operational?

Bonus question, what is the pricetag of those ??? temples?

Analysis 

5 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints killed in Maui wildfires

what it look like on the ground

The church sent a 70 and some missionaries to the area

Twitter response 

God is protecting the righteous from the fires! well, actually he is protecting the buildings!?

Buildings are still standing!

A day in the life of Elder Bednar 

Son of Mormon billionaire suing church for $5million over alleged fraud says followers are 'fleeing' faith after leaders 'lied' to them over how it spent secretive $175BILLION investment fund

meme

Maven Takes Lead

Man faces felony charge after stealing chicken nuggets from LDS meetinghouse

So who is pressing charges here? Probably the local bishop

Felony!?

Twitter take

Church just gave $44million to alleviate hunger last week, but now a local bishop won’t share his loaf/fishes?

Twitter take 2

How many nuggets?

Nug Nazi

Fixed headline 

TikToc

More memes

NuggetGate 

Final take 

These are the top 10 holdings of the Mormon Church's $49 billion stock portfolio

The First Presidency has called Alexander Dushku to be a General Authority Seventy

Twitter reaction

Writing all those anti-lgbtq briefs really paid off!

Inspired call!?

His background 

Meme

As transparent as we know how to be

Mormon Man who allegedly sold fake COVID cure arrested after 3-year manhunt

Gordon Pedersen, 63, sold a silver product that he claimed cured COVID

“Dr.” Pedersen does have a strong testimony, though

The  ‘Mormon Mistress’, Holly Jane “withdrawn” from LDS church

She says her photos are tactful and classy. 

Conclusion

New MNRU episodes live on YouTube Sundays at 9:30pm EST

Shoutout to Weird Alma on bandcamp.com for this episode's music. Thanks so much for ruminating with us on the great and spacious beehive! 

And remember, remember: No unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing! 

#lds, #mormon, #exmormon, #postmormon,#religion, #news, #ldschurch, #comeuntochrist, #churchofjesuschrist, #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints, #byu, #byui, #josephsmith, #comefollowme, #polygamy, #bookofmormon, #becauseofhim, #hearhim