Mormon Stories Podcast » Mitt RomneyBuilding bridges between Mormons: One story at a timeApril 2007 LDS General Conference Statistics: No Unhallowed Hand Shall Stop the Work from Progressing- March 31, 2007 LDS Church stats for 2006 are out, and the story to me is: growth is strong. 44 new stakes 3 new missions 388 new wards and branches 307,737 more members An increase in 29,737 more convert baptisms than in the previous year 1,104 more missionaries than we had last year 5.1 baptisms per full time missionary &8212; an increase over 4.7 from ...http://mormonstories.org/?p=248 An Illustration of Why I Do Mormon Stories Podcast : Anti-LDS DVDs in Arizona- March 27, 2007 For the last year or so, I&8217;ve had 3 primary goals for all I do with Mormon Stories Podcast: &8211;More Knowledge within Mormonism &8211;More UnderstandingEmpathyCompassion within Mormonism &8211;Less Pain within Mormonism When I conduct an interview, it is always with these 3 goals in mind. Recently I&8217;ve had to discuss and justify (in a friendly setting) the costsbenefits of what ...http://mormonstories.org/?p=247 Today, Its a Wonderful Life- March 26, 2007 I have so many reasons to count my blessings this week&8230;so bear with me as I mention a few&8230;. The very generous and supportive letters I received last week (both as comments to the post, and in private) in response to my call for help were more than I coud have ever hoped for. Thanks ...http://mormonstories.org/?p=246 MTVs Engaged and Underage Episode 6: Mormon Temple Marriage and the Exclusion of Non-Members- March 6, 2007 (Props to Tom Grover for the Head&8217;s up) MTV is running a series called &8220;Engaged and Underage&8221; on underage marriages in the U.S. One of the couples they are spotlighting is a Mormon couple &8212; she was raised in the church, he converted. Within this episode, they explore how hard it is for non-LDS families to ...http://mormonstories.org/?p=237 U.N.L.V. Forward Does Not Lack Family Support ( Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Meets NCAA Basketball )- March 6, 2007 NY Times: LAS VEGAS, March 4 (Again from Paula) When the cheering section for Joe Darger is at full strength, it includes his father, his mother, his 18 siblings and his fathers other wife. They wear red T-shirts, blow on red noisemakers and wave red pompoms. They appear no different from any other group in the ...http://mormonstories.org/?p=233 |