Mormon Land podcast

Mormon Land

Mormon Land explores the contours and complexities of LDS news. It’s hosted by award-winning religion writer Peggy Fletcher Stack and Salt Lake Tribune managing editor David Noyce.

Mormon Land explores the contours and complexities of LDS news. It’s hosted by award-winning religion writer Peggy Fletcher Stack and Salt Lake Tribune managing editor David Noyce.

 

#100

Why those anti-LDS chants at BYU games? | Episode 379

When Brigham Young University teams play on the road, they, like any visiting opponent, ex... more

19 Feb 2025

35 MINS

35:12

19 Feb 2025


#99

Johnathan Rauch on the LDS Church's trailblazing compromises for the good of the country | Episode 3...

Since America’s founding, Christianity has been a “load-bearing wall” of democracy, but in... more

12 Feb 2025

32 MINS

32:20

12 Feb 2025


#98

How can the church sustain the law and support its undocumented members? | Episode 377

As a candidate, he promised “mass deportations” of undocumented immigrants. And now, as pr... more

05 Feb 2025

40 MINS

40:45

05 Feb 2025


#97

From stake president and temple designer to excommunicated trans woman | Episode 376

In 2017, Laurie Lee Hall publicly shared her remarkable journey as a transgender Latter-da... more

29 Jan 2025

34 MINS

34:51

29 Jan 2025


#96

Understanding the big courtroom showdown in the tithing lawsuit against the LDS Church | Episode 375

Tithing has long been seen by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a... more

22 Jan 2025

25 MINS

25:45

22 Jan 2025


#95

Separating fact from fiction in ‘American Primeval’ | Episode 374

Note to listeners • This episode contains spoilers for “American Primeval.” It’s bleak. It... more

15 Jan 2025

39 MINS

39:55

15 Jan 2025


#94

What is happening at BYU and why it matters | Episode 373

Brigham Young University has a “unique and compelling faith-based mission to develop disci... more

08 Jan 2025

38 MINS

38:00

08 Jan 2025


#93

New garments, social media stars, temple push (and pushback) and 2024′s other big LDS news | Episode...

While Russell Nelson, the 100-year-old leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ... more

31 Dec 2024

50 MINS

50:01

31 Dec 2024


#92

NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young says to stop making deals with God | Episode 371

Steve Young — yes, that Steve Young, the Hall of Fame quarterback and former Brigham Young... more

24 Dec 2024

40 MINS

40:15

24 Dec 2024


#91

What the Bible and historical records really say about Jesus’ birth | Episode 370

Dan McClellan was working full time as a scripture translation supervisor for The Church o... more

18 Dec 2024

41 MINS

41:15

18 Dec 2024


#90

Single Latter-day Saints discuss faith, dating and the search for love | Episode 369

The long-standing cultural practice of courting, pursuing or wooing prospective romantic p... more

11 Dec 2024

35 MINS

35:25

11 Dec 2024


#89

All about the LDS Church's rapid growth in Africa | Episode 368

It wasn’t until 1978 (after the <a href='https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/06/09/lds-pr... more

04 Dec 2024

25 MINS

25:55

04 Dec 2024


#88

How practicing gratitude can cure road rage and combat loneliness | Episode 367

For more than 160 years, Americans have celebrated a public holiday to express thankfulnes... more

26 Nov 2024

26 MINS

26:50

26 Nov 2024


#87

Final 'Saints' volume covers key moments in LDS history | Episode 366

Six years after the first volume in the “Saints” series hit the stands, The Church of Jesu... more

20 Nov 2024

42 MINS

42:05

20 Nov 2024


#86

The Atlantic's McKay Coppins on the LDS Church and a second Trump term | Episode 365

Like most Americans in the buildup to the 2024 election, members of The Church of Jesus Ch... more

14 Nov 2024

47 MINS

47:45

14 Nov 2024


#85

Tribune religion reporter, film critic give their take on ‘Heretic’ | Episode 364

Listener alert • Be advised that while we strived to keep spoilers to a minimum, the discu... more

06 Nov 2024

41 MINS

41:00

06 Nov 2024


#84

President Nelson is betting big that more LDS temples will keep more members in the church | Episode...

The ever-expanding tally of temples under President Russell M. Nelson is truly staggering.... more

30 Oct 2024

35 MINS

35:35

30 Oct 2024


#83

Do new sleeveless options show LDS garments aren’t about modesty? | Episode 362

The biggest recent news for members, especially women, in The Church of Jesus Christ of La... more

23 Oct 2024

44 MINS

44:35

23 Oct 2024


#82

Parenting challenges and choices from which schools to attend and whether to stick with the church |...

By following an unconventional parenting path, Latter-day Saints Gabrielle and Ben Blair h... more

16 Oct 2024

39 MINS

39:25

16 Oct 2024


#81

How the Tabernacle Choir wows crowds and spreads global goodwill for the LDS Church | Episode 360

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir was <a href='https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/who-we-are?lan... more

09 Oct 2024

27 MINS

27:30

09 Oct 2024