EP 416 – Donny Is the Peacock




This Week in Mormons show

Summary: <br> <br> [dropcap]R[/dropcap]eal-life sisters Tiffany and Arianne are back for their monthly venture into the titillating world of suburban Idaho womanly Latter-day Saintness!<br> <br> In life news, Arianne organizes her ward's first Relief Society birthday dinner in years. It seems many wards are doing it for the first time in year. What about yours?<br> <br> Tiffany's kids are straight up doing mock disciplinary councils in seminary. Have you heard of this? This comes straight out of CES via release-time seminary. All live the council of love.<br> <br> It's a bit of a pop culture week (which, admittedly, we love). We're everywhere!<br> <br> <a href="https://www.kivitv.com/boise-man-competes-in-american-idol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Logan Johnson</a>, a competitor on American Idol, is actually in Arianne's ward! He graduated from Centennial High School in 2016. Logan has struggled with addiction to pain killers, which is part of his story. He's been sober for some time, and he's using the show as a platform for his issues. And he made it to Hollywood!<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> There's some random show on Fox called The Masked Singer, and Marie Osmond appears to have slipped that her brother, Donny, might be the eponymous singer! There's a peacock or something and a picture of the <a href="http://www.ldsliving.com/The-Angel-Moroni-Appears-as-a-Clue-on-The-Masked-Singer-Could-Donny-Osmond-or-Gladys-Knight-Be-on-the-Show/s/90296" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Angel Moroni</a>. It's all very confusing. I mean just look at this peacock. <a href="https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900051435/the-masked-singer-spoiler-marie-osmond-may-have-just-confirmed-her-brother-donny-is-the-peacock.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donny is the peacock</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Also, Project Runway is back, also with Mormons, err, Latter-day Saints. Also, The Jets are profiled in the media again. The Jets! <a href="https://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/movies/new-documentary-tells-story-of-s-lds-family-band-the/article_e33102aa-0c48-54f9-b9f2-bfced8717823.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Jets are trying to return</a>!<br> <br> We covered all things Rome Italy Temple <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/03/ep-415-catholicism-wow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">last week</a>, but check out the wonderful video of Sister Wendy Nelson, wife of Church president Russell M. Nelson, as they recounts the experience of being the prophet's wife, including Costco runs! Imagine running into the Nelson's at Costco! After one such run was when they found out about the death of President Monson. We also learn about how President Nelson receives revelation. How neat!<br> <br> The Church news has a <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-03-11/video-sister-wendy-nelson-shares-her-personal-witness-of-president-russell-m-nelsons-prophetic-ministry-49198" target="_blank" rel="noopener">full article</a>, but watch the video below.<br> <br> <br> <br> Care to get into some early conference rumors? What are the ones you've heard? Testimony meeting getting the ax? Missions decreasing to 18 months? Word of Wisdom changes?<br> <br> There's a new letter out dictating the terms of the Church's and Boy Scouts <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2017/05/mormon-church-will-effectively-stop-supporting-boy-scouts-age-13/">eventual divorce</a>. Who gets the terrier?!<br> <br> <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/03/you-can-now-receive-reimbursements-electronically/">Reimbursements have gone electronic</a>! You now don't have to receive a check from the ward clerk and can instead receive your funds right back in your bank account.<br> <br> LDS Living does it again! They have the story from a TLC program about <a href="http://www.ldsliving.com/New-TLC-Episode-features-Latter-day-Saint-Twin-Sisters-Marriage-to-Twin-B..."></a>