The LDS Corporation has been spending a great deal of time in the news these past two weeks, first with a Financial Statement published by the church at the Mormon Newsroom, and this seemed to prompt a waterfall leak released last week by MormonLeaks identifying 13 LLCs with a combined stock value of $32 billion! We check in with Ryan McKnight of MormonLeaks for a behind-the-scenes peek at the process behind this leak and what it all might mean for big picture LDS, Inc. Catch the entire uncut interview with Ryan available now on our Patreon page.
This week brings some major changes behind the scenes at Mormon Happy Hour. Also, the one and only Delaney Darco stops by to offer some Financial Tips for the excess funds building up in LDS stock accounts.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Mormon Newsroom: Church Finances and a Growing Global Faith
- Reddit Post: The Church finally admitted tithing funds its for-profit businesses
- ML Newsroom: MormonLeaks Compiles Information Connecting Mormon Church to $32 Billion of Investments
- KUTV: ML, LDS Church connected to at least #32B in U.S. stock market
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The Angels on Fire have strong feelings regarding the LDS First Presidency’s World Tour message to the people of Kenya. Colleen and Miranda are joined by a friend of the show, Julian Jesse, who shares his experiences, research, and feelings regarding Nelson’s remarks in Africa. Last week, Lesley Butterfield wrote an Op-Ed published in the Sunday edition of the Salt Lake Tribune. In it, she powerfully calls the LDS Patriarchy out for their lack of appropriate response to the pervasive spiritual abuses within The Church. She joins the Angels on Fire once again to discuss her activism to bring awareness to ecclesiastical abuse, especially through her own website, Unrighteous Dominion. Miranda brings a marvelous new Post-Mormon Life Pro-Tip topic to the show, SEX! We have opened a can of misguided worms, so consider this Part 1 of a lively discussion regarding Mormon Sex Myths! Bonus material is up on our Patreon page!