Join us today for a panel discussion on this week's firestorm over J. Anette Dennis's sermon broadcast to women of the church, which was uploaded to the LDS Church's official Instagram account. Panelists include: Julia Sanders, Celeste Davis, Samantha Shelley, and Alyssa Witbeck. This riveting interview takes a deep dive into the church's recent Women's Devotional - an event intended to empower female members but one that generated significant controversy. Hear candid analysis unpacking the mixed messaging around their supposed "power and authority", and the perceived dissonance between leader's rhetoric and the reality of women's restricted roles. No topic is off-limits in this thought-provoking look at how the devotional aimed to honor women's divine roles while still upholding traditional male leadership.  Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/portfolio-items/instagram-firestorm/ Alyssa Witbeck - Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@alyssawitbeck Alyssa Witbeck - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alyssawitbeck/ @ZelphOntheShelf Zelph on the Shelf - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/zelphontheshelf_/?hl=en Celeste M Davis Substack https://celestemdavis.substack.com/ Celeste Davis - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/celestemdavis/ Chapters 00:00:00 Introductions 00:03:00 Background of women being removed from the stand 00:05:56 Clip 1 - 182 Anniversary? 00:06:32 The Relief Society was stopped for 23 years 00:06:54 Quotes from Brigham Young about the Relief Society 00:09:50 Clip 2 - ALL of the female auxiliaries 00:12:17 Clip 3 - Power and Authority to Women 00:16:21 The tone of her voice 00:17:55 Churches that give power and authority to women 00:19:35 Clip 4 - The Adversary is making us blind 00:20:31 What women CANNOT do in the Church 00:21:57 What women CAN do in the church 00:23:55 What would COULD do but they can no longer do 00:26:55 What the Relief Society COULD do but can’t today 00:28:09 Clip 5 - Women are the center of God’s plan 00:31:48 The church’s statement in response to their instagram post 00:34:50 Comments on the post 00:43:44 The destiny of a Mormon women 00:46:15 Temple ceremony is void of Heavenly Mother 00:51:55 Clip 6 - Scripture Plus’ reaction 01:00:55 “We transcend the need to give equal rights” 01:01:22 Roots and Reckoning comment 01:02:09 Comments began disappearing and the Church responded 01:03:01 A comment that was in favor of the Church 01:07:16 Quote from Andy Stone saying there was a glitch 01:08:45 The New York Times says there was no glitch 01:09:34 That post has no comments, but all the others were 01:12:30 Clip 7 - Sister Johnson “Ministering to the One” 01:13:47 Women’s power is within her 01:14:50 What’s the best case scenario? 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