We do something a little different this week. This show starts out with an interview of two elders in the mission field who no longer believe in Mormonism, yet are stuck on their mission during COVID lockdown. How do Elders A and B cope with being on a sales force for a product they know isn’t real? They offer a window into the day-to-day life of missionaries stuck in the world of lockdowns while trying to be good people in spite of being missionaries. After that we dive into part 4 of Tad R. Callister’s Case for the Book of Mormon: how to gain a personal testimony of the Book of Mormon. Can we be done with this book yet?! Then we get to some happy news about Germany banning gay conversion therapy for minors at the nationwide level.
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Happy news https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52585162
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We take a break from headlines and current events to dabble into the lighter side of Mormonism. Braden and I square off in a trivia challenge drinking game. Braden brings the culture, I bring the history and we see who comes out on top. But, it turns out, when you play a drinking game everybody wins! Join us for a light-hearted hangout along with a Media of Great Price about Pineapple Express and a happy news segment about countries transitioning off coal power.
Media of Great Price https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/04/22/sweden-exits-coal-two-years-early/
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We hit our goal on patreon.com/glassboxpod! Braden had to watch General Conference for the first time in our podcast history. It, indeed, is a historic conference! We go through talk by talk to see what slipped through the cracks of all 5 sessions of the April 2020 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Strap in, it’s a long one. Did Rusty make this as historic of an event as the hype made it? Just like the other episodes about #GenConf, we get a little extra NSFW on this broadcast; listener beware.
Jana Riess’ article about General Conference
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/04/07/jana-riess-when-big/
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How is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints handling the Coronavirus epidemic? We explore current events and the coming end of the world. Then we get into our next installment of The Case for the Book of Mormon by Tad R. Callister… ugh. Finally, we wrap up with some happy news about how celebrities, artists, and regular folk are helping each other through the epidemic.
Being sent home
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/03/30/city-creek-mall-merchants/
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/04/02/this-week-mormon-land/
https://www.insider.com/mormons-gathered-salt-lakes-airport-greet-missionaries-with-hugs-2020-3
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/service-options-missionaries-march-31-2020
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/april-2020-edition-of-the-world-report
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/covid-19-mtc-adjustment
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/covid-19-impact-missionary-service
Samuel L. Jackson reads “Stay the F*** At Home”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSrbxyna4z4
Cattle Decapitation “Bring back the Plague” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXGSLKWeVwE
Dolly Parton reads children’s books from home https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/31/824638554/dolly-parton-will-read-bedtime-stories-to-kids-online-every-week
Musicians live streaming concerts FOR FREE: https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/all-musicians-streaming-live-concerts.html
If you can help or need help, check out Modest Needs
https://www.modestneeds.org/
Or donate to your local blood bank
https://americasblood.org/membership/membership-directory/
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