Mormon Scholars Patrick Mason and Jana Reiss join John Dehlin to discuss: - LDS Church membership growth/statistics for 2022. http://ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com/2023/04/2022-statisical-report.html - Arizona court upholds clergy privilege in child abuse case. https://apnews.com/article/mormon-church-child-sex-abuse-e02ae4470a5a53cbeb9aa146ff2762ac - LDS leader in Trenton charged with allegedly enticing teen girl from congregation. https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2023/04/10/lds-leader-in-trenton-charged-with-allegedly-enticing-teen-girl-from-congregation/ - LDS apostle Jeffrey Holland ‘excused’ from church duties due to ill health. He won’t speak at SUU. https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/04/06/lds-apostle-jeffrey-holland/ This is a totally independent project, and is NOT produced via the Open Stories Foundation or Mormon Stories, but will likely be distributed on Mormon Stories and possibly on the radio at some point. We have a lot of kinks to work out...this is totally a pilot, but we would love your feedback. Feel free to email podcast@mormonnews.com with any thoughts, or comment below. Podcast home page can be found here: http://mormonnews.com. Chapters: 00:01:00 Background of the panel 00:01:00 Growth of the Church 00:05:40 Is it dishonest for the church to use the 17 million number? 00:08:50 1% growth in this environment is actually pretty good 00:11:13 Discussion of Unit Growth 00:12:50 The relationship between missionary number and convert number 00:13:50 Positive sides of not having convert growth, closer relationships, callings etc. 00:15:00 Stakes are closing all over Utah 00:16:28 The Church has excellent numbers 00:17:50 One sentence summary of trajectory of the church 00:18:00 Patrick - “The market was mixed today. 00:18:27 Jana - It’s a mixed story, the growth is not great, but compared to other religions they envy us. 00:19:00 Arizona Clergy Court case 00:21:25 The Supreme Court said it falls under the confidentiality setting 00:21:51 This decision wasn’t surprising from a legal point of view 00:22:10 More legal stories from the Church 00:23:25 Are there other churches that bypass the law and report anyway? 00:23:49 Yes, The LDS church could learn that the moral thing is to report 00:27:40 Jeffrey Holland’s health 00:28:28 His speech at SUU has been canceled 00:28:50 John’s overview of Holland and the LGBTQ+ community 00:32:00 We wish Holland the best and send our thoughts and prayers 00:32:30 Is Holland canceling these engagements a conspiracy? 00:34:40 Patick Mason discusses free speech 00:36:00 John respectfully disagrees with Patrick and Jana 00:30:10 Jana agrees that having Holland speak at SUU would not be appropriate, but does not think it is a conspiracy that he cannot speak at SUU ___________________ 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonNewsWeekly #MormonStories #lds