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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. 

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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

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