Episode Details

Tonight on Mormon Newscast, the LDS Church says its trademark lawsuit against John Dehlin and Mormon Stories isn’t an attempt to silence a prominent critic—it’s about preventing consumer confusion. But does the Church’s latest court filing tell quite the same story as its original legal arguments? Our lead story examines the Church’s new opposition to Mormon Stories’ motion to dismiss, and whether the Church is clarifying its case—or backpedaling what this lawsuit was about in the first place.

Also on tonight’s Newscast:

• Sunday School Schedule Problems — The Church is preparing members for its new September Sunday schedule, including weekly 25-minute Sunday School, Relief Society, elders quorum, Young Women and Aaronic Priesthood meetings. But have they considered all the potential problems? Well, Someone has.
• Big changes at Temple Square — New attractions and exhibits are coming as Temple Square prepares for the massive 2027 Salt Lake Temple celebration—and reservations for the long-awaited temple open house become available September 1.
• Why do LDS influencers keep using the word “Mormon”? — President Russell M. Nelson famously pushed members away from the Mormon nickname, yet “Mormon” remains extraordinarily valuable in the attention economy. We look at why influencers, entertainment companies and online creators continue using the word the institutional Church worked so hard to retire.
• Is Deseret News warning Latter-day Saints against therapy? — We examine its provocative new article, “7 signs your counselor may be undermining your faith,” which warns that even religious counselors may unknowingly steer clients away from a God-centered worldview—and raises larger questions about therapy, autonomy and religious deconstruction.
• Patrick Kearon tells Mormon overachievers to slow down — At BYU Education Week, Elder Kearon challenged the culture of relentless achievement, telling high achievers to seek peace, rest and stillness rather than treating discipleship as another endless checklist. But we’ll also ask an uncomfortable historical question: Did generations of LDS leadership help create the very culture of spiritual striving and burnout Kearon is now trying to correct?

All of that and more on the August 24, 2026 Mormon Newscast.

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