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Jane Saavedra lives in Elko, Nevada with her husband and three children. One of her sons is, in Jane’s words (which is a great term), medically complicated. He was born with Crouzon Syndrome, which is a genetic syndrome where the seams of the skull fuse abnormally (chop.edu) Jane’s sister Kim recommended Richie talk with Jane, as she is a wonderful example of perserverance, kindness, and acceptance the differences in others. Richie and Jane discuss the need for kindness, acceptance, discussing with children in primary and at home the need for openly discussing differences and welcoming others. What is Crouzon Syndrome? The post 753 Jane Saavedra – Love One Another appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Ross Palfreyman is an author, a natural storyteller, and a former attorney who has taken a lifetime of faith and biblical study and turned it toward an important and timely reflection on the role of service and joy in our lives. In his book, Joy in the Brambles, Ross shows us how to navigate the dense thickets of choices we are faced with day to day. He gives us a compass that points us toward joy as our sacred connection to God and shows us that joy consists in service and an orientation toward others. LINKS: Website: http://Lebsockventures.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Facebook: Ross H Palfreyman Instagram: Instagram (@rhpalfreyman) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rssross-palfreyman-192b469/ *This page may contain Amazon affiliate links. The post 752 Ross Palfreyman – Joy in the Brambles appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Articles of News 12.6.2023 Russ Let us know if you want to sponsor previous episodes! Join us on Patreon! No-cost Church magazines now available in the Pacific area Check out the picture of Prosper’s new football stadium McKinney Texas Temple site announced BYU football service opportunities showcased Kevin Franke, husband of Ruby Franke, files for divorce Light the World Giving Machines light up Times Square Prager U asked who a modern-day prophet was; Saints responded McKay Coppins Ep. 384 & Ep. 749 “Romney: A Reckoning” by McKay Coppins 5-year old raped in Arizona AP News: Recordings show how Church protects itself from child sex abuse After fire destroys Salvation Army unit, Church steps in to help Church provides Chicago residents with warm clothes Apostate Cigars draws from symbols and stories from the Book of Mormon Elder Kearon called as newest apostle Let us know your nickname thoughts Update on the Giving Machines Native American Museum returns Church’s $2 million gift Become a Patreon saint! Lisa Barlow’s son of RHWOSL hospitalized on his mission Video of superfast Gatlin Bair, Schools offer to fund mission for Gatlin Bair Hard work paying off for former USU basketball player Jimmer wins 2023 3×3 male athlete of the year Kade Madsen steps away from professional bull riding to serve mission Final Book of Mormon videos being released in 2024 Darin Scott Ep. 745 “The Oath” shows that Mormon movies still have a lot of growing to do First meetinghouse dedicated in Angola How the Church is responding to the tornados in Tennessee New Stake created in Sierra Leone New MTC being created in Thailand Lloyd Newell leaves Music & the Spoken Word to serve mission Greg Olsen sells rights to Deseret Book Kiritabi High School graduates celebrate life centered in Christ Elder Renlund shares the miracle of Elder Holland’s recovery St. George Temple re-dedicatory prayer See Elder Renlund’s post on Instagram Ruby Franke pleads guilty to child abuse Under the Influence podcast and Ruby Franke Buzzfeed article about Ruby Franke Provo Temple windows smashed, suspect arrested Mormon Family Proud OINKS (one income, nine kids) *This page may contain Amazon affiliate links. The post 751 AoN Elder Kearon’s Christmas Playlist appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Pastor Jeff Jeff McCullough is an Evangelical pastor who has spent the last year learning everything there is to know about Latter-day Saints and the Church. (Sarah Griffin, LDS Living) Pastor Jeff created a YouTube channel to chronicle his journal called Hello Saints. On his YouTube page, Jeff says that his channel is devoted to fighting criticism with curiosity as he invites dialogue between Christians and Mormons. Are Mormons Christians? What do Christians and Latter-day Saints agree and disagree about? (YouTube.com/hellosaints) Pastor Jeff released his first video in March of 2022. To his surprise (but not his wife’s) his videos now receive hundreds of thousands of views. To continue his journey, Jeff and his family have moved to Utah, and feels that his work is far from done. “Until and unless I feel that more people are getting in the game to maintain this space and to build bridges, I want to remain here. . . . I really feel that the ability to courageously and patiently stand in tension is so critical for truly meaningful relationships and a pursuit of truth,” Jeff says. “I think that’s where God works.” (LDS Living) Check out Kurt Francom on Leading Saints Check out Kurt Francom on This Week in Mormons Join us on Patreon! Let us know your thoughts on this or any episode at [email protected]     The post 750 Pastor Jeff – Hello Saints appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

McKay Coppins McKay Coppins is a staff writer at The Atlantic where he covers politics, religion, and national affairs. He is the author of The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party’s Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House, a book about the battle for the future of the Republican Party, and he has been a visiting fellow at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics. He won the Aldo Beckman Award from the White House Correspondents Association for his coverage of the Trump presidency, and the Wilbur Award for religion journalism. He lives near Washington, DC, with his wife and children. (Simonandschuster.com) He was previously a reporter for BuzzFeed News, where he covered two presidential campaigns, and Newsweek, where he co-authored a cover story on Mitt Romney and Mormonism. (isoj.org) About the Book Romney: A Reckoning: (GET IT HERE.) Few figures in American politics have seen more and said less than Mitt Romney. An outspoken dissident in Donald Trump’s GOP, he has made headlines in recent years for standing alone against the forces he believes are poisoning the party he once led. Romney was the first senator in history to vote to remove from office a president of his own party. When that president’s supporters went on to storm the U.S. Capitol, Romney delivered a thundering speech from the Senate floor accusing his fellow Republicans of stoking insurrection. Despite these moments of public courage, Romney has shared very little about what he’s witnessed behind the scenes over his three decades in politics—in GOP cloakrooms and caucus lunches, in his private meetings with Donald Trump and his family, in his dealings with John McCain, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Joe Manchin, and Kyrsten Sinema. Now, exclusively for this biography, Romney has provided a window to his most private thoughts. Based on dozens of exclusive interviews with Romney, his family, and his inner circle as well as hundreds of pages of his personal journals and private emails, this in-depth portrait by award-winning journalist McKay Coppins shows a public servant authentically wrestling with the choices he has made over his career. In lively, revelatory detail, the book traces Romney’s early life and rise through the ranks of a fast-transforming Republican Party, and exposes how a trail of seemingly small compromises by political leaders has led to a crisis in democracy. Ultimately, Romney: A Reckoning is a redemptive story about a flawed politician who summoned his moral courage just as fear and divisiveness were overtaking American life. (mckayaldencoppins.com) Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins McKay Coppins Ep. 384 Inside the tense exchange between Romney and Santos Guy Mitt Smiley Romney Deseret News article on McKay’s book *This page may contain Amazon affiliate links. The post 749 Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Temple Dedication Okinawa Japan Temple – #186 November 12, 2023 by Gary Stevenson One dedicatory Session in Japanese, one in English Stevenson has lived 9 years in Japan 2 years as missionary (Fukuoka and Okinawa) 3 Years as mission president (Nagoya) 4 years in Asia North Area Presidency (Tokyo) Smallest Temple District in the Church One stake, one district (English) 12 congregations of 2000 regularly attending members (Total of 5,500 members – 36%) Members have visited the Temples in Laie, Tokyo, Fukuoka Focus on healing after WWII Stevenson Video: Culture of Temples in Japan Open House and Rededication Announced Manti Utah Temple Open House – March 14th to April 5, 2024 Media Day – March 11th Rededication – April 21, 2024 Temple Groundbreaking Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple November 25th presided by Benjamin M. Z. Tai, Asia Area president. Mayor of the Niaosong District attended Second temple in Taiwan after Taipei in 1984 Temple Site Locations Announced Toluca Mexico Temple 5 acre site at the corner of Calle Guadalupe Victoria and Uruapan in Metepec (Pueblo Magico) Single Story Temple of 19,000 square feet. Next to TecMilenio University. First temple in the State of Mexico (largest state) Tabernacle Choir and Elder Bednar have visited Toluca this year. João Pessoa Brazil Temple 4 acre site at corner of Rua Paulino Pinto and Avenida Ministro José Américo de Almeida in the Cabo Branco neighborhood. Adjacent to a River, surrounded by tall buildings, a few blocks to the beach. 18,850 Square feet temple Temple Rendering Released Barcelona Spain Temple Two-story, 27,500-square-foot temple Sandstone colored temple with pointed arches and quatrefoil textures, topped with a cupola – Gothic and Moorish themes. Holiness to the Lord House of the Lord written first in Catalan and then in Spanish. New Temple Visitors’ center Nauvoo Illinois City Council votes to approve site plan for new visitors’ center. When design work is finished, the church will return to the council. Located across and in between the temple and Catholic Church. Approval Process Heber Valley Utah Temple Amended Lawsuit accusing county of breaking open records laws. Efforts to gather signatures to create a referendum to put the temple’s approval on the ballot. Cody Wyoming More Lawsuit drama Arguments about adding evidence to the lawsuit that could shift the outcome The public records request was 72 days overdue. Groundbreaking? Austin Texas Temple Anticipated construction to start in June 2024, 2 year construction time. Open Houses Orem Utah Temple ongoing (til December 16th) Shuttle system from four different parking lots No explanation video before tour. St George Utah Temple concludes 670,000 individuals took a tour. Centenarian couple tours the temple on the last day of the open house At 102 and 101, the couple was sealed in the temple 80 years ago (1943) Rededication on December 10th. President Jeffery Holland will preside over the rededication Church News Podcast: Legacy of St George Temple Completed in 6 years (could work in winter) Temple dedicated in phases as it was complete to begin ordinances. Apostles Dedicating Temples Nelson – 3 dedications, 3 rededications Oaks – 3 dedications, 2 rededications Ballard – 1 dedication, 3 rededications Holland – 1 rededication Eyring – 8 dedications, 8 rededication Uchtdorf – 11 dedications, 3 rededications Bednar – 4 dedications Cook – 2 dedications, 1 rededications Christofferson – 2 dedication, 1 rededication Andersen – 3 dedications Rasband – 2 dedications Stevenson – 3 dedications Renlund – 2 dedications Gong – 1 dedication, 1 rededication Soares – 3 dedications Christmas light displays at temples Hamilton New Zealand Manila Philippines Oakland California Events at Temple Hill Mesa Arizona 200 Nativity Displays at the visitors center. Washington D.C Dale Renlund and Philippines embassy official participate in lighting event. Temple Square What do expect with construction National Survey Four temples on the 20 most “Peaceful” tourist places in the U.S. Based on Trip Advisor Reviews using the word “Peaceful” 4) Idaho Falls 11) Oakland 13) St George 16) Mesa Recommendation Angels and Seer Stones Podcast Episode 11: Jesus appears in the Temple Extra Updates for requirements for creating or changing unit boundaries. Requirements are uniform for every country. The post 748 Temple Ticker Manti Temple Re-dedication appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Leah Sottile is the author of When the Moon Turns to Blood: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell and a Story of Murder, Faith and End Times. As a freelance journalist, her features, profiles, investigations and essays have been published by the Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Outside, The Atlantic and High Country News. She is the host of the podcasts Burn Wild and Two Minutes Past Nine, produced with the BBC, and the National Magazine Award-nominated series Bundyville. Sottile’s National Magazine Award-nominated Bundyville podcast is paired with a textual longform journalism version at Longreads.com and was produced in collaboration with Longread and Oregon Public Broadcasting. Both the podcast and textual version of Bundyville investigate conflicts over public lands in the American West, federal jursidiction over them, the Bundy ranching family’s involvement in a 2014 armed standoff with federal officials in Nevada and the 2016 armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, and the myriad cast of associated characters in the world of patriot, milita, anti-government, religious, and state-seperatist movements. Leah got her start the music editor for the Spokane Washington alt-weekly newspaper The Inlander, where she won the 2011-2012 Mental Health Reporting award. (Leah Sottile – Wikipedia) She has since had her investigations and essays have been featured by the Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine, Playboy, Outside, The Atlantic, Vice and several others. She is currently the T. Anthony Pollner Distinguished Professor at the University of Montana School of Journalism. (reddcenter.byu.edu) Sign up for Leah Sottile’s newsletter at Leah Sottile.com Ammon Bundy Ep. 137 pt. 1 Ammon Bundy Ep. 137 pt. 2 Church statement on “The White Horse Prophecy” Join us on Patreon! LDS Avow—Another Voice of Warning website “Every week in church, I’m going, can I come out?” by Leah Sottile   *This page may contain Amazon affiliate links. The post 747 Leah Sottile appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Opening Exercises Email us! Discussion connecting Elder Ballard and Tim Ballard Latter-day Saint Chapels Around the World Daily Facebook page Church denounces Tim Ballard’s “morally unacceptable” activities John Buck Ep. 83 Join us on Patreon! Episode For The Lifers Ep.737 Hidden True Crime on YouTube Lighter News Missionaries help fight childhood hunger during Thanksgiving service project “The Mansion” by Henry Van Dyke The First Presidency’s 2023 Christmas message What can you do at Temple Square while it’s under construction? Tabernacle Choir Tabernacle Choir 2023 Christmas Concert Tabernacle Choir 2022 Christmas Concert available for purchase Bells at Temple Square holiday concert cancelled Music & the Spoken Word schedule Keith McMullin to retire as head of Deseret Management Corp. 2023 Light the World initiative invites all to Let Your Light Shine (in) Contribute to the daily conversation about Light the World on Facebook Passing of Pres. Ballard ends 6th longest leadership tenure in church history Jeffrey R. Holland called as new acting president of the quorum of the 12 apostles Nelson extends invitations to enroll in seminary and institute BYU has a Jewish quarterback BYUI student creates Strive the Podcast President Freeman and Sister Dennis complete 10 day ministry in Africa How the church is making its meetinghouses more water-wise Giving Machines begin, with the help of celebrities Heavier News Fire at historic Chevy Chase chapel History of the Singing Mormon Mothers 5 women accusing Tim Ballard speak out in video David Archuleta says friends are ‘cold to him’ one year later Shanna Gardner-Fernandez hires new attorney Ex scout leader sentenced for raping children Bond set for Cape Coral member accused of sexual battery Arizona judge tossed out suit vs the church for not reporting confessed sex abuse Let us know your knowledge of reporting abuse Rise Up Children’s Choir preforms Killer’s Song Church sued of how it uses tithing Church is the largest land owner in Nebraska This couple found out they were cousins…and got married anyway The post 746 AoN Cuzbands and Chevy Chase Fire appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.