Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Mormon News

News of the Mormon world  |  Home of the Mormon News Podcast

Latest Mormon News

Fifth 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' cast member files for divorceInfluencers

Fifth 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' cast member files for divorce

Yahoo reports that a fifth cast member from Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" has quietly filed for divorce, adding to the wave of relationship breakups following the show's premiere. The article does not name the cast member but confirms court filings.

Four other cast members—Taylor Frankie Paul, Whitney Leavitt, Jen Affleck, and Jessi Ngatikaura—have publicly separated from their partners since the show aired. The series, which documented the lives of Mormon mommy influencers, has become a ratings success while spotlighting relationship tensions within the MomTok community.

November 10, 2026 at 8:02 AM MT · via Yahoo · 9 sources

Mormon Bishops “Stand In As Jesus”? Becky Squire, Quentin Cook, Holy War BYU v Utah | Ep. 2225

Episode 2225 · November 8, 2026

Today on the Mormon News Podcast, John Dehlin and Meggan Hayes examine a controversial video from LDS influencer Becky Squire defending bishop interviews with minors, the political landscape in Utah following the midterm

Show notes & full transcript →

Recent episodes

All episodes →

Topics we follow

Mormon influencers

Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, MomTok, the trad-wife accounts, and the Mormon and ex-Mormon creators on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.

Whitney Leavitt gets solo reality series after leaving 'Mormon Wives'

Polygamy and the FLDS

The FLDS church, Warren Jeffs, Samuel Bateman and the prosecutions and survivor accounts coming out of fundamentalist Mormon communities.

Crime thriller uses Mormon polygamy history as narrative backdrop

Money and the Mormon world

Ensign Peak, tithing and the Church's investment arm — plus Nu Skin, doTERRA and the Utah companies built on Latter-day Saint culture.

Generally Unquotable examines Church investments, tithing push, attorney story

Abuse and crime

Abuse cases, prosecutions and fraud connected to the Latter-day Saint world — the Church's helpline, clergy reporting law, and how institutions respond.

Lawsuit: Mormon bishop was told of prior abuse by Jared Wilson, then Wilson allegedly raped girl, 11, inside Raleigh meetinghouse

The trademark lawsuit

Intellectual Reserve and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints v. Open Stories Foundation and John Dehlin — filings, rulings and coverage.

Mormon Stories covers Elizabeth Holmes' LDS ties, Ted Bundy at BYU

LDS ChurchMore stories →
TemplesMore stories →
Joseph SmithMore stories →
PolygamyMore stories →
PoliticsMore stories →
SportsMore stories →
YouTubeMore stories →
InfluencersMore stories →
Child AbuseMore stories →
EntertainmentMore stories →
InternationalMore stories →
BusinessMore stories →
CrimeMore stories →