LINKS
- No Sunday play policy has BYU women’s hoops preparing for NCAA run in unique way (KSL)
- Less is more: A look at why the Church is simplifying its scripture production processes (Church News)
- Sister Wendy Nelson Shares Her Personal Witness of President Nelson’s Prophetic Calling and Ministry (ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- How many Millennials are really leaving the LDS Church? (Religion News Service)
- Tips for living: 5 things to remember when sharing a testimony in church (Deseret News)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints files plans for first Virginia temple in Henrico (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- Latter-day Saints apostle to speak at BYU-Idaho commencement (East Idaho News)
- Billboard announcing new LDS temple in Layton turns out to be a hoax (Fox13)
- Missouri House votes to allow Bible courses in public school (WSBT 22)
GENERAL CONFERENCE PREDICTIONS
- Jenny’s Top 5 Predictions:
- Separation of civil wedding ceremonies and temple ordinances
- Woman speaks at Priesthood session
- Women as witnesses and things like checking recommends in the temple, attending worthiness interviews, moms holding babies during blessings, girls helping with sacrament
- Hot chocolate must be served cold –jk– New Handbook coming out, updated, transparency, digitally
- NOTHING
- Brandt’s Top 5 Predictions:
- 4 (up to 6) total female speakers throughout GC
- Announcement or update on Youth Program for 2020 (time to plan)
- (news dump right before or after GC) required training for members of ward council completed on an annual basis
- A fast for men — social media? Gaming? A week without sports?
- Consolidation of stake callings, specifically: stake presidency, high council, presidents only of auxiliaries (not presidencies) working with presidencies of individual wards — the stake presidency will be the ward presidencies
SUNSHINE IN MY SOUL
- Jenny: My Stubborn Toddler Marriage
- Brandt: New Babies and Mothers-In-Law, Passing the Sacrament as an Adult, and “America in Color” on the Smithsonian Channel
THE MORMON NEWS REPORT ON PATREON
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