EP 540 – Hell Freezes Over (w/ Richie Steadman of The Cultural Hall)

What has happened? This Week in Mormons has been hijacked by a ne'er-do-well out of Utah, one Richard Thelonious Steadman of The Cultural Hall, a podcast that adamantly claims not to be one. So why is Richie here? Both This Week in Mormons and The Cultural Hall hit 540 episodes at the exact same time, so it was the perfect moment for a crossover between your favorite frenemies. Lest you fear, we don't just rip each other to shreds for 100 minutes. Oh no! There's actual news. Let's get to it in the order of discussion! * The Washington DC Temple finally has an open house and rededication date. * Brigham Young University hires a non-Latter-day Saint cross country coach, which is actually a big deal! * BYU also has some sort of Virginity Club? But is it legit? Is it satire? *  Have you heard of the dating site TrueLDS? Apparently it's the only Latter-day Saint dating site actually run by Latter-day Saints, and they also make sure you are a "good" Mormon. * Did the Church somehow get caught up in a Ponzi scheme? Sorta. * The president of the Bolivia Cochabamba Mission dies from complications with COVID-19. * Two missionaries die in a major car accident in New Mexico. * We covered this a few weeks ago, but Richie really wanted to talk about Greg Prince giving his collection of Latter-day Saint materials to University of Virginia's Mormon studies program. * President Ballard gets a day in Utah just for himself, and it's the day after he did something wonderful! * A St. George man does the right thing - drives his Jeep onto a church lawn, strips naked, and enters sacrament meeting. * Care to join the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square? Apparently you don't even know how to sing! * In DezNat news (ugh) - an Ogden city council hopeful is