7/15 – Australian Tithing, Tanzania FSY, & The Constitution at Church

Become a TWiM Patron in order to get early-release episodes and bonus content. Quick Clips: Making a meetinghouse into multi-person housing development (Melissa) Cloudflare CEO says ‘exclusion’ culture hurts Utah’s tech state, but admits Mormon missionaries grow up to be great salespeople: ‘You’re selling the hardest thing in the world’ (Matt) First FSY in Tanzania / FSY facility in Asia (Melissa) Church restructuring in Australia to avoid tax problems (Matt) Church seeking for members with music skills (Melissa) Utah Area Presidency Letter directs stakes in Utah to encourage members to gain a greater appreciation for the Founding Fathers and the US Constitution. They promote materials from a non-profit that was founded by Republicans. (Matt) Nauvoo pageants? I thought this was over. (Melissa) New lyrics to hymn ‘As Sisters in Zion’ (Matt) Famous Mormons: Which star of The Conners and Roseanne was raised LDS? John Goodman Roseanne Barr Sara Gilbert Big/Little/No Deal: Utah man stabbed to death in Oregon defending friend against harassment. (Matt) Latter-day Saint girl with cerebral palsy choreographed wheelchair dance to win national competition. Willa Mason is using her gifts and talents to bring more ‘sunshine into the world’ (Melissa) The GOP has a glaring Mormon problem. This may be why the church recently issued a statement about political neutrality (Matt) Utah’s Governor Cox on ‘Face the Nation’ (Melissa) Utah Area YSA Conference (Matt) New book by Robert Millet discusses overlooked aspects of priesthood blessings. (Melissa) LDS Church announces three new missions in Africa. (Matt) CONVERSATION?? How do you celebrate Pioneer Day (Melissa) Trek (Melissa) Mormons Doing Goodly: Missionaries help out during a windstorm in Nauvoo. (Matt) Members of the church helped clean up in Keokuk Iowa. (Matt) This Week in Mormon History: 180 years ago this week, Joseph Smith told Emma about polygamy. She was not a fan of the idea. 190 years ago today - 1833. The July issue of the Evening and Morning Star contains a controversial article by W. W. Phelps quoting Missouri state law and constitution regarding freed blacks entering the state and freedom of religion. 45 years ago today - Jul 10, 1978: Ron [Walker of the church history department] said that Elder Hinckley could be a good champion for us [church historians] if he finally came to know us. He is the only one of the brethren, he said, who has a listed phone number. Because of that he receives many crank calls but feels he needs to do it. He feels at least one of the brethren should have a listed number so that people can find someone to "tell off" or to express their feelings to.