Episode #376 – The Deer Were His Mortal Enemies




This Week in Mormons show

Summary: <br> <br> The Sisters return with stories about family reunions in Cambria, <a href="http://thejoshuaaaronblog.com/total-solar-eclipse-coincidence">eclipse mania</a> throughout their native Idaho, and eagerness to shuttle their kids back to school and out of their hair. It's clear they love their children. So much.<br> <br> Hurricane Harvey personally affected some of Tiffany's family members. We have full updates on <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865687657/Harvey-in-Houston-LDS-temple-threatened-meetinghouses-damaged-missionaries-safe.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">damage to the Houston Texas Temple</a>, <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865688040/How-our-reporters-are-covering-Harveys-aftermath.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how reporters covered Harvey</a>, the actions of <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865688018/LDS-missionaries-muck-homes-clear-debris-and-deliver-hope-following-historic-Texas-floods.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">missionaries involved with cleanup</a>, and <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865688070/President-Uchtdorf-visits-ground-zero-of-Tropical-Storm-Harvey.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Uchtdorf's visit to the area</a>, including his open-shirted remarks to a large sacrament meeting. Great stuff throughout.<br> <br> The Deseret News covers <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865686581/Baby-switch-How-a-Mormon-family-dealt-with-the-fallout-of-a-decades-old-secret.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a fascinating story about a baby switch in Preston, Idaho</a> that rocked two families decades later. Did you know that if your baby is switched it turns out since it's not a blood relative it wasn't born in the covenant? A man in his 60s had to go to the temple to be sealed to the family that raised him. Really fascinated discussion to be had on all of this.<br> <br> Arianne is personally acquainted with a <a href="http://www.ldsliving.com/Watch-A-Lesbian-Couple-Shares-Why-They-Divorced-to-Join-the-Church-in-Powerful-Video/s/86166?utm_source=Facebook&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=social_button" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lesbian couple that divorced so they could join the Church</a>. You may have seen this story making the rounds, but it's cool to get some perspective from someone who was in the couple's ward when they first started attending.<br> <br> Most importantly, a BYU student <a href="http://www.ldsliving.com/BYU-Student-Lives-Off-Campus-Plants-Foraging-for-2-Semesters/s/86015" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spent two semesters foraging for all of his food</a>—on campus. This man is a winner and also needs a woman. But we're not so sure he's actually going to get a woman.<br> Support Us on Patreon<br> $1 per month is all we ask to keep TWiM rolling. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinmormons" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donate here</a>.