EP 105 - Rare transgender baptism approval LDS leader charged w/not reporting child rape
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Feb. 4, 2024
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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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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
Background
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
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
this is in contrast to last year, when the same bills were introduced in Utah, and the rumor on the street is that the church’s silence killed those bills in committee
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/
The stone seems to be cut out of the mountain here
Latter-day Saint Seminary is shifting away from a scripture study curriculum
https://x.com/scriptureplus/status/1752426309148717470?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg
The church announced today that they are introducing a new set of “life preparation lessons” that will take up 1 to 2 days every week in the seminary curriculum.
Hulu Lines Up ‘The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives’ Reality Docuseries https://x.com/chinoblanco/status/1752087975951753562?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg Church Response https://email.deseret.com/churchbeat-2024-1-31?ecid=ACsprvtsjGcyOFRZeyX2KzSlDHtvkloBrAU3uNeF4WwCxxCsUOeKWVBUW92r8Lu6uwT_7Q3Ltkka&utm_campaign=ChurchBeat&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=292302637&utm_content=292302637&utm_source=hs_email
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
Murder among the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Think Celestial
Lazy learners and lax disciples GONE WILD
Arrogant and unproductive: The quest to connect with heavenly mother
Polygamy Revisited: For the Hundredth Time
My Little Factory: A Coming of Age Story
Missionaries Unleashed and Untamed: A “P Day” Gone Bad
A Little More Musket Fire: One Man’s Call to Arms
Love in the Wild: Dating and Romance at BYU-I
Flunking Sainthood: The life and times of a decorated Religion News Service journalist
MNRU Joke of the week
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