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Is the Mormon Church in Decline? An Insider Report | Ep. 1548

John and Carah discuss information they received on condition of anonymity from a stake president currently serving along the Wasatch Front. --------------- Show Notes: Brad Wilcox's Alpine Youth Fireside on February 6, in which he made racist and sexist remarks, and said that other faiths are only "playing church" https://bit.ly/3xEFxrQ The Black Menaces denounce Brad Wilcox on TikTok https://bit.ly/3JOxdIP "Saying he has been 'corrected,' LDS leader Brad Wilcox again apologizes for his remarks on race," by Tamarra Kemsley, Salt Lake Tribune, February 14, 2022 https://bit.ly/3vntUmv Brad Wilcox's apology https://bit.ly/38X9r0n "Alpine Utah Mormon Youth Rescue With Brad Wilcox," on Mormon Stories https://bit.ly/3rupxoI "Top 10 Problems with Mormonism that Brad Wilcox's Speech Unveiled," on Mormon Stories https://bit.ly/3uLcrVV "Listeners Call In: Responses to Brad Wilcox's Talk," on Mormon Stories https://bit.ly/3xtJKyz "Brad Wilcox showed up at my religion class at BYUI today to say hi" https://bit.ly/3EkgyLY "How the LDS Church made $22B during the pandemic," by Tony Semerad, Salt Lake Tribune, February 15, 2022 https://bit.ly/3M8nbDJ Questions From the Closet, with Charlie Bird and Ben Schilaty https://bit.ly/3L1etH6 "The Gay Mormon Reformation," on Mormon Stories https://bit.ly/3EnJSB9 "The Mormon Influences on Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow," on Mormon Stories https://bit.ly/3M5MGpe "Ezra Taft Benson and the Making of the Mormon Right," with Matt Harris on Mormon Stories Part 1: https://bit.ly/3L1edI8 Part 2: https://bit.ly/3JLB1Kz "The LDS Church's Coverup of Sterling Van Wagenen's Sexual Abuse of Sean Escobar," on Mormon Stories https://bit.ly/3xxzoO7 Mormon Enlightenment Facebook group https://bit.ly/3M8fHAO Protect LDS Children https://bit.ly/3jFFdkG Mormonism Live with Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel https://bit.ly/37Unx1S "Will Mormons Get Their Own Planets?" A panel discussion on Mormon Stories https://bit.ly/3OeQTZI "Cognitive Dissidents: Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, and the Damage of Dogma" on Mormon Discussions https://bit.ly/3vq2a0r "Experiencing Sexual Assault as a Missionary: Camille and Maddy" on Mormon Stories https://bit.ly/3xBqgYW "Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Urges BYU to Embrace Its Uniqueness, Stay True to the Savior," an August 2021 speech in which Holland called for "musket fire" in defense of the school's opposition to LGBTQ+ equality https://bit.ly/3vtRkH8 "BYU cancels care for transgender clients receiving voice therapy at its speech clinic," by Courtney Tanner, Salt Lake Tribune, February 10, 2022 https://bit.ly/3xtiFM9 "Mormon British Rescue? The Britvengers React" on Mormon Stories https://bit.ly/3xCA8BX 21st Century Saints Podcast with Jane Christie https://bit.ly/38WZYWX Ruben Hoyos' TikTok https://bit.ly/3vpEwRQ "Anastasia Bigun: A Ukrainian Mormon Journey" on Mormon Stories https://bit.ly/3ElpFw3 Trans, Nonbinary, and Genderqueer Network https://bit.ly/3vpC39Y --------------- 00:00:00 Introduction and opening remarks 00:03:35 Brad Wilcox's non-pology and BYU's Black Menaces 00:15:47 The Church accrued $22 billion during the Covid pandemic 00:17:52 BYU student reveals he's been secretly dating men while telling gay Mormons not to date 00:25:24 John's confidential and candid source: A stake president along the Wasatch Front 00:35:50 Widespread non-literal belief and crises of faith among active members, who are urged not to research their questions 00:38:35 Right-wing disaffection has become a bigger problem for the Church than left-wing disaffection 00:51:52 Sunday attendance is down since Covid introduced Zoom church 00:56:38 As much as 30-40% of active members are not literal believers 00:59:18 Proprietary Church data show a 10-30% drop in attendance since Covid; only 30% of boys are serving missions, and coming home early is more common 01:14:37 Temples are built at Pres. Nelson's whim, throwing the Temple Dept into "chaos" 01:28:41 New temple prep course will include information about temple ceremonies and images of temple attire 01:30:55 A known sex offender was slated to direct the new endowment film---until he was sent to prison 01:37:15 New Church policies further restrict "worthiness" interviews with kids as young as 8, which can involve asking about sex and masturbation 01:40:43 Audience questions and comments 02:47:38 Announcements and closing remarks --------------- ***We are 100% donor funded! Please click here to donate to keep this content coming!: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?d... --------------- *MSP on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OcOYoq *Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3Ogvy1N *MSP Blog: https://bit.ly/3xxCrWA *Instagram: https://bit.ly/3uMU6b3 *Patreon: https://bit.ly/3jHXNsv *TikTok: https://bit.ly/3KNYwUX *Discord: https://bit.ly/3JN8ILS Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #LDS #Mormon #PostMormon #ExMormon #MormonStories #Religion #Education