Is it possible to be a transwoman and an active Latter-day Saint? Sara Jade Woodhouse is doing just that. She grew up in a rural community in Utah County and at an early age knew that she was different from…
Richie TApril 3, 2015
Moroni and the Swastika: Mormons in Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler’s Nazi government shut down forty-two small German religious sects. An American denomination, however, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, escaped oppression under National Socialism. Unlike persecuted Jews and…
Richie TMarch 20, 2015
“This is a worldwide problem, human trafficking, but it’s really a big problem here in the United States, and it’s something that people don’t talk about,” she said. “But there are girls and boys that need to be saved here…
Richie TMarch 13, 2015
Jolie Hales grew up in Utah, where she received her BA from Weber State University. She later relocated to California to earn her MFA in film directing from Chapman University, launching her career as a filmmaker. Jolie has written and…
Richie TMarch 6, 2015
Margaret Blair Young: Margaret Blair Young has published eight books—six novels and two short story collections. She is considered an expert on black history in the western U.S., and publishes frequently in online encyclopedias focused on African American history.…
Richie TFebruary 27, 2015
A former Salt Lake City police officer who was put on leave and later resigned after he objected to riding in the motorcycle brigade at the front of last year's gay pride parade is speaking out against what he…
Richie TFebruary 26, 2015
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who wear garments endure a silent transition from regular underclothes to the sacred, symbolic garment upon making covenants in the temple. There is a huge difference between the spirituality…
Richie TFebruary 20, 2015
Here is the Turkey Slurpee Video we promised. And completely unrelated in Block 2 and 3 Madilyn Paige Madilyn lived in Japan as a young child and has taken up singing since moving back to the U.S. She loves making…
Richie TFebruary 17, 2015
The suggestions from all of you in the Hall make a lot of our episodes possible this one is no different. I was 9 when my sister turned 12 and moved up from Primary to the Young Women's program in…
Richie TFebruary 6, 2015