This Week in Mormons

Feb 01 2025 200 ep. 59 mins 1.4k
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This Week in Mormons is the leading podcast on Latter-day Saintnews and issues, peppered with a bit of absurdist comedy and snappy wit! Join our host and editor-in-chief, Geoff Openshaw, as he partners with engaging Latter-day Saint co-hosts from around the world to bring you the best in Latter-day Saint news and commentary. Follow the blog at thisweekinmormons.com

Episodes typically published mid-week.

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2/1 – Mormon Cooking & Mormon Crickets

Feb 01 2025 64 mins  
Stories: https://isaacbingwright.substack.com/p/q-and-a-with-jon-heder   Church issues statement on immigration https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/01/30/church-statement-on-immigration-policy   Church scores a “win” on Huntsman tithing lawsuit https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/01/31/alert-lds-church-prevails-federal/   Update on CA Wildfires https://

Churches Who Serve Their Community | Rebecca Glazier

Jan 29 2025 43 mins  
Link to Rebecca Glazier's Book: https://amzn.to/4h5Xe7G

1/25 – When Historical Fiction Does Harm

Jan 25 2025 62 mins  

1/18 – Brigham is Under the Bus Again?

Jan 18 2025 65 mins  
Links: * Why I returned to teach at BYU * Teaching at BYU gives us freedom we would not have at other universities * LA Temple Currently Safe from Wildfire - Missionaries Moved * Church makes buildings available for shelter, provides aid as California fires destroy member homes * Statement from LA Stake President * How BYU Animation Students Find Success While Relying on The

1/11 – Dolores Umbridge Comes to BYU

Jan 11 2025 71 mins  

1/4 – President Nelson is on Instagram?!?!

Jan 04 2025 62 mins  
President Nelson New Year Invitation How to subscribeCurriculum Resources 6 New Chapters Elder Merrill C. Oaks First Presidency Honors the Life of US President Jimmy Carter Full list of upcoming BYU devotional speakers Episode 221: The 2025 Mormon church expands Sou...

This Year in Mormons 2024

Dec 26 2024 88 mins  
00:00-10:12: Introduction 10:12-13:26: Reflections on 2024 Podcast Interviews 18:37-21:50: Top Stories of 2024 (Starting with Kirtland Temple Purchase) 23:51-28:39: Global Events and Church Policy Changes 32:48-41:14: New Hymns 57:52-01:02:40: The Significance of 200 Temples and President Nelson's 100th Birthday 01:03:35-01:04:07: Reviewing 2024 Predictions 01:06:39-01:07:11: 2025

12/21 – Giving Machines Bonanza, Utah Hair, & Teaching Polygamy to Kids

Dec 21 2024 69 mins  
* Original Giving Machines on Display at the Church History Museum * Christmas in Kirtland * Sister Christopherson makes Gingerbread Houses! * The year of the Mormon Woman * You can't Kill the Trad Wife Stories.... * Utah Hair * Sold in SLC – Newest Reality TV to tap into Mormon Culture * Long Hair Jesus look-alike in demand in Utah * Plural Marriage – illustrated? *

Sam Benson

Dec 18 2024 44 mins  
https://www.deseret.com/authors/samuel-benson/

12/14 – Christmas Devo, Energy Drinks, & Martha Hughes Canon Immortalized

Dec 14 2024 70 mins