Mormon Stories Podcast episode 2197 discusses reports that an LDS scholar received a warning from church leadership, and examines the Church's stated goal of reaching 50 million members. The episode connects institutional growth ambitions with the treatment of scholars whose work complicates official narratives.

The 50-million-member target has been a long-standing aspiration, though growth rates have slowed in recent decades. The podcast examines whether aggressive growth goals create pressure to suppress critical scholarship or dissent.

The episode does not name the scholar allegedly warned, leaving the specifics of the case unclear from the title alone.