Michael Smith returns with his irreverent interruptions to discuss the recent LGBT Exclusion Policy Reversal that was announced. We also introduce a VERY important Instagram account that is raising awareness in an area Colleen passionately advocates to change, the BYU Honor Code office! And lastly, since it is the very weekend of LDS General Conference, please enjoy some hopeful conference rumors! Don’t miss the bonus content with Michael, which you get a teaser of in this episode! Head on over to Patreon to catch all the videos from this episode!
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Full VIDEO of Michael’s Testimony and other bonus material
- VIDEO of this episode, Headlines with Michael Smith
- MHHEp64 “Just the Tips: Michael’s Advice to Transitioning Mormons”
- CNN: The Mormon Church’s New “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy
- Instagram Account “Honor Code Stories”
- SLTrib: Instagram account “Honor Code Stories”
- Petition to Update the BYU Honor Code
- VENMO for Mormon Happy Hour one time donations
- Music by bensound.com and by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Jody England Hansen has been asking for updates in the Temple for years now. She is an active member, a feminist, an LGBTQ ally, a Mama Dragon Group Leader, and a progressive thinker with very unique ways of understanding and explaining topics within the LDS Gospel. Join me as I explore with her a list of Temple updates she has been submitting to The Church and also her response to the changes that were made. Issues such as sexist language, teaching the temple ceremony (including temple garments) as figurative and symbolic and not literal, removing worthiness rhetoric from the temple recommend interview, and many other healthy updates. Jody has a fascinating and healing perspective on Temple Ordinances!
The Angels on Fire welcome back our favorite guest Cristina Rosetti for an evening that truly burned in our bosoms. Did you know the first Washings and Anointings were in the Kirtland Temple with Cinnamon Whiskey? We learn all the history from this trained ethnographer, earning her Ph.D. in Religious Studies. Colleen shares her favorite recipe for Spiced Cold Brew Mocha with step by step instructions. Miranda adds a few coffee liquor tips as well. Don’t miss Jeffrey Holland’s declaration at the BYU graduation that the LDS Church is the “church of happy endings.” We finish up the episode with another segment of Mormon Myths, Garment Sex!!! Don’t miss the video content for this episode on Patreon, where you will also catch the full Whiskey 101 interview with Page from Neatly on the Rocks Podcast!