Episode #252 - LDS Gems 2: The Resurrection

Let's all get in on the new #ShareTheGift Christmas campaign. Good times. The Church will now employ monthly email messaging. You can navigate your email list options from your LDS Account (http://bit.ly/1ygUzhJ). Will the Brethren ever get better at social media? Al wants pictures of Elder Oaks negotiating to buy a car. Would you watch that? We would. Saints in Provo set a world record for... largest nativity ever. Yeah. It's nice, don't get us wrong. It just looks weird. Like a KKK rally. In the ongoing debate on journalistic integrity in Utah, Deseret News refuses to run an ad for some polygamy books because it's "too hot a topic," even though the Tribune shared the ad buy with DesNews and ran it. It's a mess. What are the best gifts to send missionaries this holiday? Hint: one of them you should already be sending! Do mission presidents live too swanky of a lifestyle? Some interesting thoughts from a very biased source. Also: Utah's Mormon population continues to rise; what the "Mormon Moment" really accomplished; a bankrupt woman is allowed to keep her "family bible," or a first edition Book of Mormon in this case; a Mormon-based Cards Against Humanity crowd-funded game; and the St. George Temple gets lit! (http://thisweekinmormons.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/itunes-transparent-e1397856999632.png)(http://thisweekinmormons.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Stitcher-Radio-3-0-4-for-Android-Packs-Playback-Improvements-e1397857033275.png)(http://thisweekinmormons.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rss-subscribe1-e1397857081163.png)(http://thisweekinmormons.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/YouTube-Transparent-Logo1-e1397857228365.png) Click links: * LDS mailing lists! (http://bit.ly/1ygUzhJ) * Big Times Square Christmas sign (http://fox13now.com/2014/11/29/lds-churchs-he-is-the-gift-message-to-appear-in-times-square/) * ShareTheGift! (http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-launches-he-is-the-gift-christmas-message) * Bankrupt woman keeps Book of Mormon (http://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2014/11/26/ruling-lets-bankrupt-woman-keep-rare-mormon-scripture/) * What the Mormon moment really accomplished (http://www.slate.com/articles/life/faithbased/2014/12/mormon_moment_is_over_but_it_changed_mormon_culture_for_good.html) * Mormon sexual healing (http://www.slate.com/articles/life/faithbased/2014/12/mormon_moment_is_over_but_it_changed_mormon_culture_for_good.html) * Mission presidents living the dream? (http://www.nearingkolob.com/where-they-stay-during-a-mission-presidents-seminar/) * Mormanity card game (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mormanity-a-card-game-for-mormons) * St. George Temple lighting (http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2014/11/26/lds-temple-lighting-ceremony-to-light-up-the-night/#.VHYR5vnF_Tc) * Church sells Australian farms (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/chris-corrigan-backed-webster-snares-mormon-farms/story-fnko7zi0-1227138757008?nk=e84c25f681f7820f1bd567fc82d48cab) * Provo sets nativity record (http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=32578441) * Deseret News wont' run ads for polygamy books even though people paid for them (http://www.sltrib.com/home/1897790-155/rolly-deseret-news-rejects-ads-for) * Gifts to send missionaries (http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1284&sid=32576946) * Utah's Mormon population grows (http://thisweekinmormons.com/2014/12/mormon-population-percentage-increases-utah/)