Summary: <br> <br> Elder Ballard is an old man and tells stupid jokes. Sometimes these jokes aren't so well received, such as one he gave at a training that was leaked on YouTube. Let's break down chauvinism within the Church.<br> <br> The Mormon Tabernacle Choir apparently offers us 5 lessons on leadership. Al contests all of these.<br> <br> General Conference will now allow speakers to give their remarks in the language of their choosing. We are pushing for some Pawnee from Elder EchoHawk.<br> <br> The Mormon Newsroom goes after prominent blogger Jana Riess in what can only be described as a strange reaction to content that doesn't exist. Listen in to get more details.<br> <br> Denver Snuffer, now excommunicated after about a year, is claiming the mantle as a prophet. He's got new doctrine, new practices, and a bevy of stuff to offer, but it's not a church. OK.<br> <br> Assorted news: Gladys Knight's conversion story, John the Beloved or one of the Three Nephites saves a sister missionary, and a happy Mormon novel is allegedly plagiarized into a sex romp<br> Linkage:<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/rodgerdeanduncan/2014/09/08/5-leadership-lessons-from-the-mormon-tabernacle-choir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5 leadership lessons from MoTab</a><br> * <a href="http://www.ldsliving.com/story/76709-how-gladys-knight-became-a-mormon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gladys Knight's conversion</a><br> * <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865610237/Katherine-Heigl-shares-home-in-Utah-love-for-family-and-Mormon-values.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katherine Heigl loves Utah and dislikes cohabitating before marriage</a><br> * <a href="http://latterdaycommentary.com/2014/09/09/a-few-notes-from-the-mesa-lecture/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Snufferites</a><br> * <a href="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mormonism-news-getting-it-right-10-september-2014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newsroom vs Jana Riess</a><br> * <a href="http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/woman-hit-by-car-in-canberra-was-trapped-and-rescued-by-mystery-man-20140910-10eqaz.html#ixzz3Cv0EXPWQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John the Beloved vs Sister missionary</a><br> * <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/mormon-author-accuses-another-plagiarizing-novel-turning-it-sex-romp-1684790" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sex romp and plagiarism</a><br> * <a href="http://bit.ly/1qAA509" target="_blank" rel="noopener">General Conference language love</a><br> <br>
