Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Tonight's Mormon Newscast breaks down a wild week of headlines with the top story of ABC abruptly canceling The Bachelorette just days before its premiere featuring Mormon Taylor Frankie Paul as the lead. With her deep ties to Netflix's Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and the MomTok world, this wasn’t just another season… and the sudden cancellation has people asking what really happened behind the scenes.

Also in this episode we cover:

* LDS women are finally allowed to serve as Sunday School presidents… in 2026
* The latest MomTok drama and why it keeps pulling Mormon culture into the spotlight
* A new LDS transgender policy update and what it means for members navigating identity and faith
* Utah moves forward with an AI regulation bill
* A BYU training connected to polygamy Deniers gets canceled at the last minute—why?
* The Church endorses its first female chaplain in Canada
* A new Netflix docuseries exposes the rise of Warren Jeffs’ successor

From institutional changes to cultural moments to stories that hit a little closer to home, this episode connects the dots and asks the questions that don’t always get asked.

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