EP 419 – Personal Progress On Crack




This Week in Mormons show

Summary: <br> <br> [dropcap]H[/dropcap]ow was your Easter? Tiffany and Arianne recap Easter traditions, FaceTiming with missionaries, and how to keep kids from fighting during an egg hunt.<br> <br> Brigham Young University's Honor Code office <a href="https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900065173/byu-responds-to-student-criticism-concerns-over-honor-code-office.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has been under fire of late</a>, less for the Honor Code itself and more for the draconian and arbitrary enforcement of those Honor Code standards. BYU students even took to campus to stage a protest against the office and its shady work. This is a serious issue and plenty of students have horror stories about their run-ins with the office, which we would like to remind you is staffed by paid professionals and not ecclesiastical leaders.<br> <br> What's up with the cultural assumption that one cannot wear casual clothes or hold a non-sacrament meeting in the chapels of our buildings? Lately, many have expressed this alleged norm, but said norm does not exist! Nothing in Handbook 2 (or 1!).<br> <br> We all stood aghast as the 800-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris took fire last week. The worldwide outpouring of emotion and support has been staggering, and Latter-day Saint leadership has not stood on the sidelines. President Nelson, fresh off <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/03/the-convert-files-what-15-apostles-in-rome-meant-to-me/">having met</a> Pope Francis in Rome during his <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2011/06/episode-71-a-tour-of-italy-gastronomically/">Tour of Italy</a>, <a href="https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/letters-of-sympathy-after-notre-dame-fire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">penned a personal letter</a> to the Catholic leader expressing his sympathy.<br> <br> Notre Dame's fire also drew attention to <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/04/president-russell-m-nelson-announces-new-temples-major-renovations-early-utah-temples/">previously mentioned</a> renovations of Utah's pioneer-era temples, all of which are vulnerable to any number of natural disasters and have aging internal components. The Church <a href="https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900065973/salt-lake-city-lds-mormon-temple-notre-dame-fire-utah-capitol-provo.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stressed</a> that it takes care of its temples, and last Friday <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/04/salt-lake-temple-to-close-for-four-years-for-major-structural-work-renovated-temple-grounds/">revealed details</a> about a major renovation of the Salt Lake Temple and its grounds. The temple will close for four years and half of Temple Square will effectively be rebuilt to allow for a more open, inviting, and even public space. LDS Living took advantage of the news to publish an interesting listicle with <a href="http://www.ldsliving.com/10-Things-You-Didn-t-Know-About-the-Salt-Lake-Temple/s/89431" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10 things you might not have known about the Salt Lake Temple</a>. Likewise, here are <a href="http://www.ldsliving.com/25-Things-You-Didn-t-Know-About-the-Tabernacle/s/81678" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10 things you didn't know about the Tabernacle</a>!<br> <br> Also, did you know the Salt Lake Tabernacle once had an <a href="http://www.ldsliving.com/When-the-Salt-Lake-Tabernacle-Had-an-Arrow-Painted-on-Its-Roof/s/90683/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrow painted on its roof</a>?<br> <br> The missionary "surge" continues to ease, as key statistics released during General Conference show a decline in the number of full-time missionaries. As the Daily Herald p<a href="https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/faith/lds-church-sees-drop-in-full-time-missionaries-increase-in/article_c64794a3-6e8f-5670-8706-edc92beebbb7.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">oints out</a>, just over 65,000 missionaries currently serving is still above the approximately 58,