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Ex-Mormon creator examines BYU library book-censorship practices
Alyssa Grenfell, an ex-Mormon author and YouTuber, examines censorship practices at BYU's Harold B. Lee Library in a video drawing 72,981 views in 14 hours (~5,204/hour). Grenfell worked at the library as a student and describes the experience of a university library owned and controlled by a religious organization.
September 26, 2026 at 3:03 AM MT · via YouTube / Alyssa Grenfell · 2 sources
Church attorney addresses Mormon Stories lawsuit claims on YouTube
Mormon Stories News examined an LDS Church attorney's response to claims about the ongoing trademark lawsuit against Mormon Stories Podcast. The video, hosted by John Dehlin and Meggan Watterson, also covered new Pew data on Mormon retention rates, the Church's opposition to Idaho Proposition 1, and questions about BYU employment practices.
September 25, 2026 at 12:04 PM MT · via YouTube / Mormon Stories Podcast · 2 sources
Mormon Stories re-releases 2016 Margi Dehlin faith-crisis interview
Mormon Stories Podcast re-released a three-part 2016 interview with Margaret (Margi) Dehlin, wife of podcast founder John Dehlin, about her life as a Mormon. The interview was recorded a year after the couple's excommunication from the LDS Church. Margi Dehlin describes feeling that when church leaders excommunicated John, they excommunicated her as well.
September 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM MT · via YouTube / Mormon Stories Podcast · 2 sources
Ex-Mormon cites Paul's warning about 'different gospel' in leaving the Church
A former Latter-day Saint turned Christian describes in an Aaron Page video why she left the LDS Church, citing a "key moment" when she connected Joseph Smith's angel with the Apostle Paul's warning in Galatians about "a different gospel." The video has drawn 28,000 views in 20 hours.
September 19, 2026 at 11:03 AM MT · via YouTube / Aaron Page · 2 sources
Woman says Mormon mother used revelation to justify abuse, threatened sacrifice
Athena Grimes says she grew up in mainstream Mormonism under a mother who used "personal revelation" to justify extreme control, isolation, punishment, and abuse — including telling her at age 9 that God wanted her to sacrifice Athena, according to an interview on the Cults to Consciousness YouTube channel that has drawn nearly 49,000 views in 22 hours.
September 19, 2026 at 10:03 AM MT · via YouTube / Cults to Consciousness · 2 sources
New site crunches LDS temple attendance data, finds low capacity rates
A new data analysis project at FullerConsideration.com has compiled temple attendance figures and capacity rates, finding many temples operate well below capacity, according to a Mormonish Podcast episode that drew 7,896 views in 23 hours. Clint Kimball and Ron Yogason walk through the methodology and findings.
September 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM MT · via YouTube / Mormonish Podcast
Ex-Mormon YouTuber ranks wildest Book of Mormon stories in tier list
Alyssa Grenfell, an ex-Mormon content creator, published a video ranking Book of Mormon stories by how unusual or extreme they are, using a tier-list format popular in online commentary. The video accumulated over 50,000 views in 15 hours and drew nearly 200 comments from viewers debating the stories' historicity and plausibility.
September 16, 2026 at 5:02 AM MT · via YouTube / Alyssa Grenfell
Mormon debater faces 10 Christians in heated livestream
A Latter-day Saint defended Mormon beliefs against ten evangelical Christians in a livestream debate that drew nearly 400,000 views in its first nine hours on YouTube. The "Digital Social Hour Podcast" episode featured a single LDS participant facing rapid-fire challenges to Mormon doctrine from ten opponents in what the channel billed as an "intense debate" format.
September 16, 2026 at 3:12 AM MT · via YouTube / Digital Social Hour Podcast by Sean Kelly · 3 sources
Catholic reader reviews Book of Mormon favorably in viral video
A Catholic content creator's positive review of the Book of Mormon is drawing attention among Latter-day Saint viewers on YouTube. The video features the reader's reactions and theological observations while working through the text.
September 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM MT · via YouTube
New lawsuit filed over Jackson County temple lot ownership
A YouTube channel reports that a new lawsuit has been filed seeking control of the temple lot in Independence, Missouri—a 2.5-acre parcel considered sacred by multiple Mormon denominations and the site where Joseph Smith prophesied a temple would be built for the Second Coming. The court date is set for December in Jackson County. The lot is currently owned by the Church of Christ (Temple Lot), a small denomination distinct from the LDS Church, which owns surrounding property. Three faith traditions—the LDS Church, the Community of Christ, and the Church of Christ (Temple Lot)—all claim connections to the site. The video cites Missouri court records and local news coverage.
September 14, 2026 at 2:02 AM MT · via YouTube / Christian Homestead
Podcast questions lack of Church announcement after missionary deaths in Africa
The Mormonish Podcast questioned why the LDS Church has not issued official statements about recent deaths of two missionaries serving in Africa, according to a segment from the podcast's newscast. Hosts Rebecca Bibliotheca, Bill Reel, and Radio Free Mormon discussed the apparent silence and what it may signal about institutional transparency.
September 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM MT · via YouTube / Mormonish Podcast
Creator shares story of protesting Mormon temple, then joining the Church
A YouTuber is launching a series about how he nearly organized a protest outside a Latter-day Saint temple and then joined the Church seven months later, according to the first episode posted by Dennis Schleicher. The video, titled "I Almost Protested a Mormon Temple… Then I Joined the Church | Chapter 1," introduces his conversion story from antagonist to believer.
September 11, 2026 at 6:03 AM MT · via YouTube / Dennis Schleicher · 2 sources