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EP 74: That Which Was Lost (1969)

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzkdiSYmiIQ

Running time: 27 minutes

Rating: PG

Genre: Religious Drama

Synopsis

As Rick becomes associated with hippies, the concern of an adviser and an unpleasant experience help him to realize the importance of some of the things he thought he could give up. Shows how love and persistence can bring back the "lost sheep."

Film Background 

This is an official video produced by the COJCOLDS. Along with this version, a non-denominational cut and a secular cut were also produced. But I couldn’t find the other cuts video on the video library churchofjesuchrist.org

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Let’s briefly analyze the movie’s message. 

Recall the three less active members at the beginning of the movie, the lazy teacher who just stayed in bed, the mother who refused to take her child to primary because she was too busy, and the young woman who liked the latest fashions. Those are the two basic stereotypes perpetuated by the church; less active members are lazy or just want to sin. Rick fits that second mold as well, he doesn’t like the church because he wants to sin. 

But the film also introduces a rarely seen third paradigm with Rick and his father, Brother Baldwin is a faithful father, remember, he’s a return missionary, however, as a priesthood holder he is well intentioned but doesn't place a high priority on his son’s welfare. Rick went astray because brother Baldwin didn’t love him enough, as evidenced by his father’s trite obsession with hair length and refusal to spend time with him, like going to the priest quorum activity on the beach.  

Finally, let's discuss the final scenes at Turtle’s house, especially Lilly’s manic episode. Deep down, sinners really want to be rescued. They are portrayed as truely unhappy, even though they may present a happy exterior. 

The film perpetuates the idea that hippies like Turtle don’t actually care about one another. While they profess brotherhood and ‘free love’, they won’t be there when they are really needed because they are inherently selfish. Turtle bailed on his girlfriend at the drop of a hat, even though she was in serious distress. 

Final thoughts

Only righteous members of the church like Larry can be counted on. Hippies are not to be trusted. Fathers need to prioritize time with their children. 

The director of the short Wetzel O. Whitaker should have added the following subtitle to this movie: That which was lost: Be like Larry. 

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EP 105  - Rare transgender baptism approval, LDS church leader charged with not reporting child rape allegations, LDS Church faces third lawsuit over alleged tithing misuse

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Dr. Jana Reiss

Articles

A Latter-Day Saint Checklist

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/01/26/jana-riess-latter-day-saint-faith/

At-One-Ment Paperback

https://www.amazon.com/At-One-Ment-Thomas-McConkie/dp/1953677169

We sent out 80,000 postcards to Latter-day Saints in the U.S. Here’s what we learned

https://www.deseret.com/2024/1/31/24055869/we-sent-out-80000-postcards-to-latter-day-saints-in-the-u-s-heres-what-we-learned 

Rare transgender baptism approval

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2qkMVKNdCx/?igsh=MXVobmhwc204bjg1Zg==

Only the second in a decade?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2pgJROOh2a/?igsh=a245enhpZmU5eHl6 

Conservative members react

https://x.com/thoughtfulsaint/status/1751845937432117278?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Red Cliffs Temple

https://www.facebook.com/share/1gc2LDoa2hVdTBPR/?mibextid=WC7FNe 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C21MH0qrQOE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 

Harrisburg lobbyist, LDS church leader charged with not reporting child rape allegations

https://www.abc27.com/local-news/harrisburg-lobbyist-lds-church-leader-charged-with-not-reporting-child-rape-allegations/ 

Church response

https://www.deseret.com/faith/2024/2/1/24057665/church-calls-charge-against-latter-day-saint-stake-president-misguided 

Harrisburg stake Twitter account

https://x.com/jenn_nextdoor/status/1752843585404482000?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Utah faiths say they won't oppose clergy abuse reporting bill

https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utah-faiths-say-they-wont-oppose-clergy-abuse-reporting-bill 

LDS Church faces third lawsuit over alleged tithing misuse

https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/lds-church-faces-third-lawsuit-over-alleged-tithing-misuse/ 

Latter-day Saint Seminary is shifting away from a scripture study curriculum

https://x.com/scriptureplus/status/1752426309148717470?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Hulu Lines Up ‘The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives’ Reality Docuseries

https://x.com/chinoblanco/status/1752087975951753562?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

MNRU Poll of the Week

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19A-aSElj1oscFs-5G0lbVOrqaAJaO-8hRoRWDgJHfco/edit#slide=id.g193b26f510_0_0 

Top 10 Best potential LDS related docu series titles

MNRU Joke of the week

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EP - Saturday's Warrior (1989)

https://youtu.be/--w9bOGpi2s 

Running time: 115 minutes 

This review works best if you have seen this film before, though that is not required.

Spoiler alert

Synopsis

Two siblings make promises to each other in the pre-existence, but find themselves on very different paths once on Earth.

There is a lot to unpack with Saturday’s Warrior. Doctrinal issues, abortion, family planning, child abuse, loss of a loved one, access to emergency medicine during a storm, spandex, big hair. Shall I go on? This is a movie that knows it is cheesy, and embraces it 

We never really understand why Jimmy leaves the family for a time. Although we suspect drug use and perhaps some other behaviors it’s never really clear as to why he leaves home. The musical duets and solos really help us understand the characters. 

My favorite line in the movie remains when Jimmy sings Sailing on: 

There is a distant lamp, that lights the way for me, I hope they hold it high so I can see. 

If you hold this movie high, it will be a lamp for your entertainment as well. 

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EP 104  - Tim Ballard’s excommunication details leaked, BYU starts sponsoring college date nights, President Holland declares victory, and it's time to vote for the Brodie Awards!

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what has been the reaction to your Mormon stories' appearance(s)?

A Black Teenager Joins the Mormon Church - Channel Achenbach Pt. 1 | Ep. 1712

Articles

New court filings detail Tim Ballard's discipline with LDS Church

https://www.fox13now.com/news/fox-13-investigates/new-court-filings-detail-tim-ballards-discipline-with-lds-church 

Jodie Hildebrant legal update 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8ttndCG/ 

I’m the collateral damage of Mormon racism and homophobia

https://religionnews.com/2024/01/19/im-the-collateral-damage-of-mormon-racism-and-homophobia/ 

This guy gets it

https://x.com/thoughtfulsaint/status/1748944287763734844?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

His testimony

https://x.com/local_man2479/status/1748781294828306941?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Mormon Black Jesus confirmed!?

https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/s/bsI3QohFzE 

Mormon Shrinkage Confirmed!?

https://www.thechurchnews.com/callings/2024/1/21/24044194/new-stake-angola-and-20-stake-leaders-reorganized-st-louis-missouri-to-suva-fiji-busan-korea 

The only real growth is in Africa 

A Defense of Aaron Sherinian and the Ethics of LGBT Allyship in the Church (feat. Jim Bennett).

https://x.com/wardradioshow/status/1749254476727488726?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

President Holland declares victory

https://youtube.com/shorts/CXKdLn6RU9c?si=nzaNRv3ScjScATmZ 

https://x.com/_cultch/status/1749597010414465496?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

https://youtu.be/RuEYYzJxzS8?si=JZs_1Es-C237S2jn 

Patrick Kearon softball interview

https://ksltv.com/616944/one-on-one-conversation-with-newest-apostle-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints/ 

Why can’t girls pass the sacrament?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-land/id1289043118?i=1000642779549 

Date Night events coming to Church-owned schools and institutes

https://www.ldsliving.com/date-night-events-coming-to-church-owned-schools-and-institutes/s/11995?fbclid=IwAR0magQva9bfh5v9xVz44X-4DtSyT0FZIJTEASL2pxIvx5YBEcC49Rh8HDs_aem_AdcUENwF9K7YUb9ZL0tB2JZIj-eTiuZV1oXHVb976a5g5-aQAa9333fHG94lOzvLQz4 

Gosh, I hope it includes same-sex date nights

It’s Time to Vote for the 2023 Brodie Awards!!!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/fk14uJ44Ziy3Yhzf/?mibextid=K35XfP 

We are going to have Channel go through and take the complete poll

MNRU Joke of the week

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Welcome brothers and sisters to Mormon Movie Reviews: Where LDS movie lovers belong! My name is Dives, 

Summer of Decision (1962)

https://youtu.be/55GX_O8fpkE 

Running time: 26 minutes 

Synopsis

The relationship between State College students Bill and Nancy becomes long distance after he transfers to Eastern University after which he starts doubting his Mormon faith. Bill proposes marriage, but Nancy insists upon a temple marriage.

Comments Section

https://archive.org/details/improvementera6605unse

of 80

Conclusion 

Film sends three primary messages

attending higher education at a school without an institute can lead to apostasy (no international institutes until 1970)

those who doubt the church are lazy

Bill never offers one real reason why he is having difficulty with his testimony. If he just attends church and goes to priesthood meetings, he will be fine. 

getting married outside an LDS temple leads to heartbreak and potentially even death

get married in the temple, or be prepared to lose your newly wed wife in a horrific car accident on your honeymoon night, have her turn into an undead zombie, and then lose her again to the mists of eternity. 

The summer of decision left me questioning my decision to watch this movie. 

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Jan 21, 2024

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EP 103  - Peru temple dedication controversy, Community of Christ announces first female president, a major Mormon public relations snafu, and the COJCOLDS asks for hymn cover submissions

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Cultural Hall

What is your 60 second Mormon story?

https://www.tiktok.com/@culturalhall 

Articles

Tim Ballard

https://kutv.com/news/local/attorney-of-tim-ballard-committed-to-disproving-allegations-made-in-criminal-complaints 

How things have changed

https://x.com/adamherbets/status/1747013102322024685?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Nephi Was Lucky to Have Something to “Go and Do” + Discovering Our Own Errands

https://www.ldsdaily.com/personal-lds-blog/nephi-was-lucky-to-have-something-to-go-and-do-discovering-our-own-errands/ 

He was lucky enough to be told to execute an unconscious man in cold blood?

SLC Airport: new texture of mormonism just dropped

https://x.com/camillagluh/status/1747149402261823545?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Happy MLK Day

https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/s/TcKGQiI0jj 

Last state

https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/01/13/why-utah-final-states-recognize-mlk-day 

Benson 

Cultch

Bad Weather this week

https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/s/12abh5dVhg 

Temple Dedication

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2LVlh-tSUn/?igsh=dTE3bnJlMHcxdjFx

comments section

https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/s/8N794UmfbV 

Troubling history

https://images.app.goo.gl/wFB5FQ3TstRTB6At8 

Final Meme

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/FgeDsyxuYhHDnoCz/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Two men charged in Utah County in connection to a string of LDS church burglaries

https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/two-men-charged-in-utah-county-in-connection-to-a-string-of-lds-church-burglaries/ 

Community of Christ names new president

https://cofchrist.org/discerning-future-leadership/ 

President Nelson on the role of women

That moment in the barn is one she’ll never forget

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/that-moment-in-the-barn-is-one-shell-never-forget?lang=eng 

History

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8pBeKkF/ 

Reaction

https://x.com/_cultch/status/1748447926710309361?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Multi Level marketing in Utah and how it links to the LDS Church

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/01/13/why-multilevel-marketing-is-so/ 

MNRU Poll of the Week

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1G9wyY3kCW1ARtE_jWDToOKxUjID7aTG3wM5XDejTu2I/edit 

Top 10 MLM inspired Mormon Church Affiliated Company Names 

MNRU Joke of the week

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8pAEe85/ 

Conclusion

What projects are you working on?

https://www.ldsliving.com/original-covers-of-hymns-will-be-included-in-come-follow-me-heres-how-to-listen-and-submit-yours/s/11972 

Do you think that you will submit any covers?

https://youtu.be/UDv9xkotCKk?si=FP9TuXUPdwNuo2VQ 

High on a pile of cash 

https://x.com/_cultch/status/1748388851964387522?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg

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Welcome brothers and sisters to Mormon Movie Reviews: Where LDS movie lovers belong! My name is Dives, today is Oct 8, 2022, this is episode 34 and will we be reviewing 

Bitter Wind (1963)

https://youtu.be/q5HahApUeMQ

Running time: 30 minutes

This review works best if you have seen this film before, though that is not required.

Spoiler alert

Synopsis

Billy is a simple Native American shepherd boy living on the Navajo reservation. His father George heads a tightnit and prosperous Navajo family who starts to occasionally drink with friends, coming home to a tongue-lashing from his wife Nellie. A gifted silversmith, George gradually begins to neglect his work, which provides much of the family income. Then he begins to sell off horses, goats, and pawn his silver jewelry to pay for his habit. Billy leaves his childhood home to further his education while Uncle Bitaani chides George about his drinking to no avail. At first, Nellie begs George to stop drinking but eventually she starts getting drunk as well. Billy returns from school and he and old Aunt Dezba are the only ones left to look after the needs of the younger children, they face hunger and the bitter winds of the harsh winter. With fleeting hope, Billy searches for his parents, hoping to find redemption. 

You may be wondering what any of this has to do with the COJCOLDS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Placement_Program 

The Indian Placement Program (IPP) or Indian Student Placement Program (ISPP), also called the Lamanite Placement Program,[1] t had its peak during the 1960s and 1970s. Native American students were placed in foster homes oof LDS members during the school year or LDS run boarding schools. 

The program was developed according to LDS theology, whereby conversion and assimilation to Mormonism could help Native Americans, who had been classified as Lamanites in terms of theology in the Book of Mormon. An estimated 50,000 Native American children went through the program.[2][3] The foster placement was intended to help develop leadership among Native Americans and assimilate them into majority-American culture. The cost of care was borne by the foster parents, and financially stable families were selected by the church. Most of these placements took place on the Navajo Nation, with a peak participation of 5,000 students in 1972. The program decreased in size after the 1970s, due to criticism, changing mores among Native Americans, and restriction of the program to high school students as schools improved on reservations. Many of the students and families praised the program; others criticized it and the LDS Church for weakening the Native Americans' ties to their own cultures.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermountain_Indian_School

Conclusion 

Spencer W. Kimball wrote in a personal letter that the American Indians would not fully understand and embrace the gospel until they were removed from deterrent influences of their traditions and upbringing. 

Letter from Spencer W. Kimball, LDS Church Library.

Sadly, there is some truth behind some of the films stereotypes  

https://www.wmicentral.com/news/latest_news/alcohol-poverty-take-deadly-toll-in-navajo-county/article_b27888fb-5b20-5248-99e7-8033217e94d7.html

Crushing poverty, lack of access to health care, high unemployment, and shorter lifespans

In general conference while referencing lamanties, Spencer Kimball said

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Jan 14, 2024

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EP 102  - Taylor Swift comes to BYU!?, Mormon lawsuits galore, and an update on the carbon monoxide poisoning from last week

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Peter Bleakley

What is your 60 second Mormon story?

https://www.youtube.com/@mormoncivilwar6189

Followups

Carbon monoxide monitors being added to Latter-day Saint church where dozens got sick

https://kutv.com/news/local/carbon-monoxide-monitors-being-added-to-the-church-where-dozens-got-sick-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-monroe-meetinghouse

Reaction

https://x.com/bwad_pwofo/status/1744029842247704911?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Articles

Former LDS Church Member Seeks MDL Docket for Claims Accusing Defendant of Misusing Tithes

https://www.harrismartin.com/publications/27/MDL/articles/31569/former-lds-church-member-seeks-mdl-docket-for-claims-accusing-defendant-of-misusing-tithes/ 

Judge Rejects Emails As Evidence Of Bias In Cody LDS Temple Lawsuit

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/01/05/judge-rejects-emails-as-evidence-of-bias-in-cody-lds-temple-lawsuit/ 

Don’t trust social media, says researcher. Stats show the LDS Church isn’t ‘falling apart.’

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/01/08/dont-trust-social-media-says/ 

A Shocking New Cult Docuseries Is The Top Show On Hulu Right Now

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/daughters-of-the-cult-popular-hulu-shows_l_659af641e4b0f9f6621d1152 

Congratulations to 2023 X-Mormon of the Year: Adam Steed!!!

https://mainstreetplaza.com/2024/01/10/congratulations-to-2023-x-mormon-of-the-year-adam-steed/ 

Latter-day Saint leaders hire new managing director for Church Communication

https://www.deseret.com/2024/1/9/24032002/latter-day-saint-leaders-hire-new-managing-director-for-church-communication

https://youtu.be/Qr-H4fF7J0Y?si=ZItAmKrjngAoZIoE 

David Archuleta Memoir to Address ‘American Idol,’ Mormon Faith & Sexuality

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/david-archuleta-memoir-book-deal-coming-out-american-idol-1235580399/ 

Utah brewery discontinues beer after Mormon church trademark complaint

https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/01/09/morman-church-beer-lawsuit-desert-ipa 

New BYU Taylor Swift course to be taught by Swiftie philosophy professor

https://universe.byu.edu/2024/01/09/ryan-davis-the-philosophy-of-taylor-swift%EF%BF%BC/?fbclid=IwAR1yyVOUz8IotOASUaialBvRaRtxPAljR7bArH9eGuQ4KN4ABqJ272sQDtM_aem_AdQFMGs4MUhmtaIhlehDyq8KtuxQNcJCG1-plO-jMMwmP0t5RXOeZ1dbq2UGdw2kIOw 

Reaction

https://youtu.be/Jaz6nVUsCfw?si=oIp_QDBbvqvqWIJw 

MNRU Poll of the Week

Top 10 Courses we want to see taught at BYU

MNRU Joke of the week

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Jan 7, 2024

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 101  - LDS church New Year’s resolutions, mormon shrivel confirmed, and a Latter-day Saint congregation gets poisoned!

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Happy Holidays Meme

https://www.facebook.com/share/qQvG6NftbQyeL52s/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Study: Utah is no longer a majority-Mormon state

https://x.com/janariess/status/1740499977208734183?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg

Reaction

https://x.com/bemorte/status/1740986462584393789?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Meme

https://www.instagram.com/p/C1n2bnhMJDe/?igsh=MWNsMTdncnlmMjlodw==

BYU’s Black Menaces win Salt Lake Tribune readers’ vote for 2023 Utahn of the Year

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/12/24/byus-black-menaces-win-salt-lake/?fbclid=IwAR2MYBaJTnKhm-4PP3KSRp4UhXqiK4nfh_qLuNqBITJ1ECBalSspjUCu4RU_aem_AfIj7AuHBaMThCN2SHABHsqcbsO_7c2FpCbsgqJLc7k-Jtfw7WQPpOW3CE3Au_Gqyow#77qi69so68

Jodi Hildebrant, business partner of Youtuber Ruby Franke, pleads guilty on four charges of child abuse

https://x.com/kutv2news/status/1740076553009062324?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Tim Ballard Seeks Dismissal Over Allegedly Stolen Lawsuit Information

https://www.ldsdaily.com/world/tim-ballard-seeks-dismissal-over-allegedly-stolen-lawsuit-information/ 

Crack reporting by the Deseret News Editorial Team

https://x.com/halrobertboyd/status/1741852166418235614?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg

Sitting LDS Bishop resigns 

https://x.com/enos_envy/status/1742892529714950264?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Video

https://imgur.com/gallery/7AneGZS 

Poisoned!!

Over 50 Mormon churchgoers suffer carbon monoxide poisoning during service

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1742269454841451002 

Mormon Church Buys Miami Industrial Park for $174M

https://commercialobserver.com/2024/01/mormon-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-property-reserve-inc/ 

Light the world?

New doc on Hulu

https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5y387/daughters-of-the-cult-i-was-raised-by-the-mormon-manson

The LDS Temple Square of tomorrow could transform Salt Lake City’s downtown

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/12/31/lds-temple-square-tomorrow-could/

Mountain of the Lord!!!

Another historic building to close on LDS Temple Square

Church distributes 200 millionth copy of the Book of Mormon

https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2023/12/29/24012842/church-distributes-200-millionth-copy-of-the-book-of-mormon

We can thank the marriotts for like half of it?

Salt Lake Tribune readers are asked to offer their New Year's resolutions for the LDS Church.https://www.facebook.com/share/VVFfmqwYi92AmvcE/?mibextid=WC7FNe

New Year’s resolutions

https://x.com/stackerco/status/1742276875236638911?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg 

Poll of the Week

Top 10 News Years Resolutions for the LDS Church

MNRU Joke of the week

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

On this special New Year’s Eve countdown extravaganza; Mormonish Podcast teams up with Mormon News Roundup for the second year in a row to bring you the top ten stories in Mormonism during 2023!