This Week in Mormons

News Stories: Disposal of Temple Garments: Women stopping at nothing to get hands on new garments https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/mormon-undergarments.html Buriel v. Cremation https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/05/23/latter-day-saints-other-believers/ Staying Alive! https://www.ldsdaily.com/world/latter-day-saint-teen-saves-coachs-life-with-cpr-learned-days- earlier/ Yoga and LDS are they compatible https://www.the-independent.com/news/yoga-god-mormon-hindu-salt-lake-city-b2757902.htm SLC Temple Update https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/05/29/salt-lake-temple-renovation-update/ BYU Wards and Stakes by the Numbers https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/05/22/how-many-wards-stakes-serve-byu-students/ 37 New Hymns Since last year… https://latterdaysaintmag.com/uniting-the-saints-through-song-inside-the-new-latter-day-saint- hymnbook/ Mormon in the Media Lita Talks https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/bachelors-litia-on-mormonism-dating-and-a- message-to-juliana/? Secrete Lives of Mormon Wives – Arianne fill us in! DCC and Netflix documentary- Tiffany speaks! MBB: Don’t Burn down Churches: https://krcgtv.com/news/local/man-who-burned-down-a-missouri-church-sentenced-to-more- than-nine-years-in-prison?f Ammon Bundy https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/05/01/fugitive-ammon-bundy-offers/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/04/27/anti-government-zealot-ammon-bundy/

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Links: https://www.ksl.com/article/51305830/family-of-missionary-killed-in-north-carolina-auto-pedestrian-crash-says-he-was-excited-to-serve?fbclid=IwY2xjawKHCAZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFGRmE3cTJwa2xObjRTOGJoAR5U0g3Ezqut0_CKeaFsbQyUYYhQgpEKKCo3gnfoH-3lRVa8bpGCTgul6OCtKQ_aem_u_4K9c-algIdfzbKaoNeuw https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/historic-salt-lake-city-church-to-be-restored-as-recovery-housing-after-city-approval?fbclid=IwY2xjawKHCVRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFGRmE3cTJwa2xObjRTOGJoAR7e-dLKqH-CAgqnr69Kdk-zOiZpXhJyxTCiApVUkWHdkt57k5w5Df-2_cLfSg_aem_ItJeVQRitD-iuU84xQAhWQ https://publicsquaremag.org/faith/gospel-fare/listen-to-women-church-today/ https://www.deseret.com/sports/2025/05/04/byu-basketball-players-participating-in-international-goodwill-trips/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=dn-social&utm_campaign=twitter&utm_content=deseretnews&fbclid=IwY2xjawKHCi1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFGRmE3cTJwa2xObjRTOGJoAR4KklDm8v0aUZUtwkGuswFHnHCz6y_rp1rAQZRbRdVxtNW3hJYBawRN4mblRA_aem_b5U1s-la32APDEs1THjbHQ https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/rendering-released-colorado-springs-temple https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/first-district-of-the-church-created-in-guinea-west-africa#:~:text=The%20first%20district%20of%20The,reported%20the%20Church's%20Africa%20Newsroom. https://news-africa.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/abidjan-ivory-coast-temple-open-house-begins https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/45036623/utah-picks-mammoth-mascot-end-yearlong-search? Tangentially related because it’s Utah. Also Mormonr quickly memed this with a Utah Curelom logo that seemed much more fitting. https://apnews.com/live/conclave-pope-catholic-church-updates-5-8-2025 first american pope. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/first-presidency-message-new-pope 168: Thank You!! And Goodbye for Now... Michelle Stone is taking down her controversial podcast. Or is she? https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/bishop-causse-crossroads-world-international-trade-summit