Episode #393 – Do Not Name Your Child Ogdyn




This Week in Mormons show

Summary: <br> <br> The Sisters hop on to talk about Mother's Day and all it entails, and Arianne plans on welcoming a new baby this coming weekend! Remember when she said she was itchy? Turns out that's a more serious thing than we anticipated.<br> <br> Why do people flip out when you tell them you don't have a name yet picked out for your coming baby? What's up with that? And Arianne has a full rundown of awful Mormon Corridor names while Tiffany encourages her to embrace her inner professional wrestler.<br> <br> There are still stories to discuss, however.<br> <br> For example, are Mormon mommy bloggers <a href="https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865671717/Are-Utah-and-Mormon-mommy-bloggers-creating-a-false-perception-of-reality.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">creating a false perception of reality</a>? Deseret News wonders whether the blogs are hurting more than they are helping.<br> <br> That said, here are some <a href="https://www.thepeculiarppl.com/business-tech/2017/9/18/11-mormon-bloggers-you-should-know-w3npb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mommy bloggers you should know</a>!<br> <br> By Common Consent is a venerable Mormon blog, and the Sisters have fallen in love with author <a href="https://bycommonconsent.com/author/jessiejensen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jessie Jensen</a>.<br> <br> How well do Mormon women cover <a href="https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865687710/Mormon-women-at-work-Navigating-cultural-pressures-around-career-family-and-faith.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the unique pressures</a> they face navigating LDS culture, professional ambition, and family responsibilities?<br> <br> Oh yeah, and there was that one time the Church found out about a philandering mission president in Puerto Rico named Philander, <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/04/26/the-case-of-puerto-rico-when-the-mormon-church-promptly-removed-a-mission-president-who-deceived-and-victimized-young-female-missionaries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and the actions they took</a>, which involved releasing and excommunicating him.