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A Las Vegas jury determined in 1978 that the will, leaving Dummar $156 million, was a forgery. [4] Dummar's story was later adapted into Jonathan Demme's film Melvin and Howard in 1980, in which he was portrayed by actor Paul Le Mat. A 2005 reinvestigation of the circumstances surrounding the so-called Dummar Will yielded new evidence not ...
Some church opponents have used public occasions, like the biannual church conferences, to publicly mock and parody the wearing of temple garments. [5] During the October 2003 LDS Church General Conference, some anti-Mormon demonstrators outside the LDS Conference Center reportedly spat and stomped on garments in view of those attending the ...
1976 – A 20-year study was published showing that 10% of BYU men and 2% of BYU women indicated having had a "homosexual experience". [ 1 ] : 442–443 In 1950, 1961, and 1972 BYU Sociology professor Wilford Smith conducted a survey of thousands of Mormon students at several universities including many from the BYU sociology department as part ...
Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives follows a group of Mormon TikTok stars.. In one scene, cast member Jen Affleck shares that she wears temple garments. She tells Women's Health about the ...
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has only just been released and already it's proving to be one of Hulu's most ...
MomTok has helped these women come together in search of a modern way of living within and adjacent to members of the Mormon community. "We were raised to be these housewives for the men, serving ...
Church publications have also contained statements discouraging interracial marriage. In the same June 1978 issue announcing that black members were now eligible for temple rites, missionary service, and priesthood ordination, the official newspaper of the LDS Church [38] printed an article entitled "Interracial marriage discouraged". [39]
Teachings on sexuality in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is deeply rooted in its doctrine. [1] In its standards for sexual behavior called the law of chastity, top LDS leaders bar all premarital sex, [2] [3] all homosexual sexual activity, [4] the viewing of pornography, [5] [6] [7] masturbation, [8] [7] [9] overtly sexual kissing, [10]: 194 sexual dancing, and ...