Rebecca and Landon from @mormonishpodcast1036 is joined by Radio Free Mormon and Randy Bell to reveal the Mormon church's aggressive tactics to circumvent local building codes for new temples - from funneling money through law firms to influence city councils, to privily threatening opposition that they'll "turn up the heat" and "win" regardless of opposition. Despite publicly preaching being "good neighbors," they privately tell concerned citizens groups “We have so much money, we don't care what you think" while touting lavish spires as vital symbols to "draw eyes heavenward." Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/portfolio-items/mormon-temple-steeple-wars/ Chapters 00:00:00 Beginning 00:07:00 How this all started 00:15:40 Suing the members of the planning committee 00:22:50 What's the motivation for the city planner? 00:24:00 Comparison to other temple sizes 00:27:05 Audio Clip - What happens when a resident addresses an LDS council 00:31:00 Clip with Nemo 00:32:35 Problems with the Heber Valley temple 00:38:00 Lone Mountain Nevada Temple 00:41:09 Letter excerpt, the council received &70k from the church 00:46:10 Memo from the church to the LA Skye Canyon Stake 00:49:05 Clip from Nemo about the Lone Mountain Temple 00:59:40 Clip of David Bednar 01:01:36 The Live city council meeting 01:23:10 Nemo is in the house 01:30:28 Marla Ballard 01:33:53 Steven Fordori 01:39:50 Jason Jones 01:53:11 Gary Carder - keeping the city dark 02:01:12 Slide of the Stake Center size vs temple size 02:17:50 Cutting from the show 02:18:20 Summary of the council meeting 02:32:00 A letter for the leadership from the Church 02:37:35 How the church acts in the public meeting vs private meeting 02:44:45 Slide comparing temple heights Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4530951114981376 ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝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 Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join 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 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds