Farewell, Temple Square mission — the only one where women do all the preaching | Episode 429
For decades, the Temple Square mission in Salt Lake City has operated unlike any other run by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The smallest mission in the world geographically, it is a...
4 Mars 29min
‘Mormon Land’ tribute: Historian Ardis Parshall talks about pioneer adventures and misadventures
Note to readers and listeners • In a tribute to Salt Lake Tribune guest columnist Ardis Parshall, who died earlier this week, we are replaying this “Mormon Land” episode from last July in which the no...
25 Feb 36min
Humorist Eli McCann and his husband discuss the laughs and love they find in LDS culture | Episode 428
Faithful Salt Lake Tribune readers know Eli McCann well. He’s the award-winning columnist who has them cracking up about coming out as a coffee drinker one minute and tearing up about the Latter-day S...
17 Feb 44min
‘Mormons in Media’ crossover: Are LDS communities uniquely vulnerable to people like Ruby Franke & Jodi Hildebrandt?
There is no shortage of documentaries detailing the crimes of Ruby Franke and Hildebrandt. On this ‘Mormons in Media’ crossover, we unpack the Netflix documentary ‘Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrand...
15 Feb 1h 10min
Why Richard Bushman, the dean of LDS historians, would welcome the Second Coming | Episode 427
By all accounts, Richard Bushman could be considered the patriarch of Mormon history. For more than nine decades, he has lived it, studied it, analyzed it, shared it with fellow believers and explaine...
11 Feb 37min
Latter-day Saints speak from the front lines in Minneapolis | Episode 426
Daily life in and around Minneapolis has taken on a sharper edge since the federal government unleashed a mass deportation campaign in the city. Raids on suspected immigrants have become a common occu...
4 Feb 39min
The history of LDS garments — from long sleeve to sleeveless | Episode 425
For most of its nearly 200-year history, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints considered temple clothing — including what are known as “garments,” worn under everyday attire — too sacred to...
28 Jan 42min
Why LDS meetinghouses have basketball courts — the rise and fall of ‘church ball’ | Episode 424
Enter many a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the U.S. and you will find a pew-packed chapel next to a ready-made sports court separated only by an accordion-like...
21 Jan 48min
