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Show Notes for Episode 24

Intro

• Visit MikaRose for Modest Dresses and Apparel <http://www.mikarose.com/ >

Blog Comments/Forum Topics

• Episode 22: comments regarding church growth and reporting. <http://www.mormonpotluck.com/2008/02/19/episode-22-constrasting-mormon-doctrine-with-church-policy/ >

  • See especially comments #3, #8, and those following.

News

• Church grows steadily, with 1.56 percent increase in US membership last year. ¹

  • National Council of Churches: 2008 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches report ²

• Top 10s - Rumor or Reality: The Creatures of Cryptozoology. ³

  • "Cryptozoology is the study of animals that are rumored to exist. Such creatures are called "cryptids." Some, like the gorilla, giant squid and okapi, are no longer hearsay and legend but real creatures recognized by science. Others, like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, continue to tempt the hopeful and the adventurous with the possibility of their existence."

• Survey indicates many Americans do not identify with a particular religion ⁴; reveals frequent turnover among membership of American faiths ⁵

  • Pew Forum: U.S. Religious Landscape Survey (referred to in articles) <http://religions.pewforum.org/reports >

In the Media

• American (Mormon) Idol report

  • David Archuleta amazes the judges with John Lennon's "Imagine"

    • Archuleta's 2/26/08 performance on YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpVuogzmWhg >

  • Brooke White sings Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" for Simon Cowell

    • White's 2/27/08 performance on YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo5XUxO_FAM >

Topic: Sunstone

• Special Guest: Dan Wotherspoon, Editor, Sunstone Magazine

Misc

• New poll: "My information diet consists mainly of..."

  • Visit the website to vote <http://www.mormonpotluck.com/ >

• Brother Sean's LDS Joke of the Day^TM

Other Links

• YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/ >

• Sunstone Magazine <http://www.sunstoneonline.com/ >

References