EP 106 - Mr. Beast goes Mormon!?, Mormon/Ex-mormon debate goes viral, and the MNRU has been featured in the Religion News Service

Show Information Friday  Feb. 11, 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.  Full Title EP 106 - Mr. Beast goes Mormon!?, Mormon/Ex-mormon debate goes viral, and the MNRU has been featured in the Religion News Service Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup! Bishop Bill Reel Who are you and what are you all about?  https://mormondiscussions.org/  What is your 60 second Mormon story? Follow ups Hintze Stake president follow-up President Johnson https://on.soundcloud.com/rRg36tWMZ6rZrVxK6  Articles The world’s most famous YouTuber is teaming up with JustServe https://www.deseret.com/2024/2/1/24057623/mrbeast-justserve-partnership-latter-day-saint-service-app  LDS Church Finances: 2023 edition. https://x.com/twm_report/status/1753825072815694301?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg  Church growth in Africa continues https://x.com/local_man2479/status/1753776134674591914?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg  If you are a racist, you can lose your temple recommend https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/02/08/latest-mormon-land-repent-racists/  what about past prophets  Over the past half-century, as the number of Americans with no religious affiliation has gone from 5 percent to nearly 30 percent https://www.instagram.com/p/C23jmNttv-j/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link  LDS Church slapped with a string of new copycat lawsuits https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/02/05/lds-church-slapped-with-string-new/  consolidate lawsuits? Tested and confirmed: If you google Jehovah’s Witnesses, first paid advertisement if for the COJCOLDS https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/1aj6t8x/tscc_using_jws_to_get_clicks/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3  Jubilee Discussion going viral https://youtu.be/Run1f29po8g?si=Bv5iFxFCduEB0nrW  None of the Mormons discussing equality between men and women in the LDS church know the answer to this simple question – posed in this Jubilee convo – about the current Relief Society leader https://x.com/_cultch/status/1755023588124475882?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg  men preside but somehow they’re not over women https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2_A4sFsTU8/?igsh=MTJzMG5iMWt1YmNpZA==  When the prophet speaks, the debate is over https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3Axwyvty02/?igsh=MWp1YXR1cTFqd3lhbw==  Masturbation is sinful https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3EmPtBtJwc/?igsh=ZzFrZWF6cDRlcmdn  mormon stories apology https://www.instagram.com/p/C3AvOAbMjnE/?igsh=MWQzY3ZncTRmZzltbA==  Reaction https://x.com/elimccann/status/1755092051132322232?s=46&t=Kn3MLSjDGf_9v6exU2J_Gg  More Reaction https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8c6kBrq/  MNRU Joke of the week Conclusion What projects are you working on and how can people get in touch with you? https://mormondiscussionpodcast.org/2024/01/latter-dazed-and-confused-the-mormon-newscast-007/  Connect with Dives! www.MormonNewsRoundup.org [email protected] Voicemail Twitter YouTube Instagram TikToc Facebook  Support this Podcast Patreon New MNRU episodes live on YouTube Sundays at 9:30pm EST New MMR episodes live on YouTube Mondays at 9:30pm EST https://religionnews.com/2024/02/09/revisiting-those-old-mormon-movies-from-50-years-ago-with-live-commentary/  Our next review Mormon Movie Reviews - Joseph Smith The Man (1980) https://youtu.be/91sbWmG5edk  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