On today’s episode of Mormon News, Nemo the Mormon and Meggan Hayes break down another busy week of headlines involving The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We begin with the Church’s announcement that more than 88,500 missionaries are now serving worldwide, which leaders say is an all-time record. We’ll examine whether today’s LDS missionary statistics are truly comparable to previous Church records.
Links:
Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/07…
2014 Statistical Report: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/s…
Additional Missionary Statistics: https://news-pacific.churchofjesuschr…
We’ll also discuss new research on how lowering the missionary age has affected sister missionaries and their educational outcomes.
Link: https://www.abc4.com/news/religion/si…
Next, we’ll cover new developments involving former LDS bishop Leo Lopshire and former Cache County teacher Patrick Alan Green, including investigators’ requests for additional victims to come forward.
Links: https://floodlit.org/a/b755/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article… https://www.hjnews.com/news/local/for… https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-dun…
We’ll examine BYU’s connection to Monster Energy and how attitudes toward energy drinks have changed within Latter-day Saint culture.
Link: https://www.ksl.com/article/51594995/…
We’ll also discuss a proposed Martin’s Cove land swap and why it has become a controversial issue in Wyoming.
Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/wyoming/comm…
We’ll examine recent comments from Amy A. Wright about women in the Church.
Link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DavXVQ…
Finally, we’ll share a new short with a fun announcement involving Mormon Stories host Dr. John Dehlin.
Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/UHVLY1hPIJ…
Join us live as we provide context behind the headlines, separate fact from speculation, and discuss what these stories reveal about Mormonism today.
