EP 83 - Dr. Patrick Mason co-hosts, the LDS church and climate change, Mitt Romney in the spotlight, Faith matters conference controversies, and temple updates

Show Information  Oct 29, 2023 Greetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup. I am your humble host Dives, talent on loan from Kolob, bringing you this podcast with half the Kinderhook Plates tied behind my back.  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 83 - Dr. Patrick Mason co-hosts, the LDS church and climate change, Mitt Romney in the spotlight, Faith matters conference controversies, and temple updates Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup! Get to know Patrick (5 minutes) What’s your one minute Mormon story? You have considerable experience in LDS related news including: Latter-day Landscape (Mormonism Magnified) A forgotten gem  mormon news weekly Mormon News Weekly discussion What was the goal?  Why did it end?  Do you have plans to get back into the LDS news sphere? Patrick’s X reaction to the canceled MNW endeavor  You have made the rounds on many LDS affiliated podcasts including those with tiny followings and even quasi-conspiratorial shows. MNRU Joke of the week Patrick Articles Seems to be a bit of a departure from the Church’s neutrality on this issue in times past I didn’t realize the church had a sustainability manager: Jenica Sedgewick KUER poll - only 10% of latter-day Saints believe climate change is a crisis Church donated Great Salt Lake water shares last year  Church’s mostly failed attempt last year to go brown (Axios) Mormon environmentalism stewardship alliance Romney, currently an active LDS senator from Utah, has announced he won't seek reelection in 2024. As Romney saw it, Coppins writes, the most pressing challenges in the global church of 17 million members came not from without, but from within — namely in “retaining young people, promoting faith in a secular world, and addressing prickly issues in the church’s history.” is Mitt Romney correct about the modern day Threats to the church? Right leaning church member weighs in Who is right? Romney or Packer? A tough take, but accurate? Romney’s own public service and his views on the dysfunction of American politics Most people look at Latter-day Saints and good secret keepers Gordon Monson on Faith Matters Meme Temples Cody Wyoming internal documents related to the Church’s planned temple show the angst this building brings to this small community LDS donor of temple site plot offers job to city employee New Orem temple paves way for longtime Provo temple to be demolished, rebuilt Should the Provo temple be torn down and remodeled? Should the SL Temple have been gutted? Church donates nearly $1 million to Florida food bank Short from Morgan from my spiritual life Conclusion You latest book is Proclaim Peace: The Restoration Answer to an Age of Conflict What projects do you have planned in the future either at USU, additional books, or in other ventures? 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 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