{"podcast":{"title":"Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup where Dives ruminates on the great and spacious Beehive!","slug":"welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377","podcast_index_feed_id":5440377,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/8e53bf90/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.mormonnewsroundup.org","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded/23778532/23778532-1648837601575-bee4f56074a5f.jpg","author":"Mormon News Roundup","episode_count":287,"summary":"Dives and crew are to enlighten the world with all the best weekly updates on what's going on in Mormondom! We embrace controversy because we know our listeners crave hearing all the latest LDS news. We bring you all the facts mingled with insightful opinions of the hosts. A humorous and entertaining podcast looking at LDS related current events. We find the news articles that you just can't find anywhere else. Failing to listen to this podcast is a major victory for Satan! So please join us in the great and spacious beehive where no loud laughter is allowed! kolob@mormonnewsroundup.org","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T08:17:52.622311+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377"},"episode":{"title":"Ex-Mormon Explains Why I Stopped Attending the Temple | Lucifer’s Lantern Reaction","slug":"ex-mormon-explains-why-i-stopped-attending-the-temple-lucifer-s-lantern-reaction","published_at":"2026-04-16T19:47:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377/ex-mormon-explains-why-i-stopped-attending-the-temple-lucifer-s-lantern-reaction","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonnewsroundup/episodes/Ex-Mormon-Explains-Why-I-Stopped-Attending-the-Temple--Lucifers-Lantern-Reaction-e3htm8g","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/8e53bf90/podcast/play/118462160/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-14%2F422075787-44100-2-715b203674a81.mp3","summary":"In this video, I break down why I personally stopped attending the LDS temple — from unsettling symbolism like Lucifer’s Lantern and creepy depictions of Satan, to realizing that consecrating your life to a church organization instead of directly to God just didn’t make sense for me.I react to the original video and explain the moments that raised red flags, challenged my beliefs, and ultimately led me to step away from regular temple worship.👉 Original video: https://youtu.be/x7cQcETuyFI?si=1VE5P-teDCIYf-twPlease consider making a donation by joining our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MormonNewsRoundup Email: kolob@mormonnewsroundup.org Website: https://mormonnewsroundup.org/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonnewsroundup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormon_news_roundup/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093511869924 X: https://twitter.com/NewsMormon New episodes LIVE every Sunday and Monday nights at 9:30PM ESTPlease like and subscribe and hit the notifications bell. Remember remember, no unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing!The Mormon News Roundup is NOT affilated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.","meta_description":"In this video, I break down why I personally stopped attending the LDS temple — from unsettling symbolism like Lucifer’s Lantern and creepy depictions of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":649,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377/episodes/ex-mormon-explains-why-i-stopped-attending-the-temple-lucifer-s-lantern-reaction/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377/ex-mormon-explains-why-i-stopped-attending-the-temple-lucifer-s-lantern-reaction.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}