This Week in Mormons

This Week in Mormons


3/16 – MTC Rock Concert, AI Guidelines, & Women Boycott Church

March 16, 2024

Quick Clips:
MATT


Patrick Kearon shares Ramadan Greeting with Muslims around the world

MELISSA


Special Issue of FSY magazine

MATT


BYU to require incoming students to read Holland’s musket speech.

MELISSA


Truman Brothers MTC concert

MATT


Opportunity for UK Member to Sing with TABCATS

TEMPLE NEWS
MELISSA


New Temple Presidents called

MATT


Manti Temple Open House


Related: Dinosaur Mural


Urdaneta Philippines Temple ready for open house


Ground Breaking for San Luis Potosi Mexico Temple

Famous Mormons:
Which television news personality was raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?


Glenn Beck


Carrie Sheffield


Jason Chaffetz

Big/Little/No Deal:
MELISSA


Women may boycott church this Sunday in reaction to women being asked to step down from the stand, and in conjunction with Women's History Month and the Relief Society Birthday.

MATT


US Army chief of chaplains meets with Church leaders at Church headquarters

MELISSA


Guiding Principles for the Church's Use of AI , Article 2

MATT


White Evangelicals stand out from Other Christians on immigration issues

MELISSA


Why do Mormons write such good YA fiction?

MATT


BYU conference about the history of slavery in Utah seeks reconciliation

MELISSA


Interfaith academic conference about tv show 'The Chosen' will take place at BYU

MATT


After Kirtland artifacts, What else could the LDS Church buy?

General Conference Predictions:


Topics (discussion about current issues/protests?, discussion about recent LDS artifact purchases?, Refugees?, Things in the news?)


Temples: (Matt: Scotland, Kampala Uganda, Kirtland Ohio, El Paso Texas, Price Utah, Flagstaff AZ, Abuja Nigeria)  (Melissa: Rigby Idaho, Fillmore Utah, Kiboko Kenya, Puerto Carreno Colombia, Limon Costa Rica)


Policies/Programs (missions for the young men and women will be paid for by the church, Missionaries will have an opportunity to self-select their term (6, 12, 18, or 24 months), Girls will be allowed to pass the Sacrament, Women can serve in the Sunday School presidency, or said presidency will be dissolved altogether, Women can serve as Ward Mission Leader or assistant clerks)

Some are saying that April 7, 2024 will be the Second Coming