Did Mormon Parents Really Get “Banned” from Weddings?

13/11/2025 43 min Episodio 879

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Episode Synopsis

Cardon Ellis is joined by Brittany Ellis, Drew and Joe from “No Unhallowed Hand,” and Austin Falter of Falter Media to take a deep dive into one of John Dehlin’s viral TikTok claims about LDS temple weddings and Mormon culture.Dehlin asserts that Mormon parents are excluded from their children’s temple weddings unless they pay tithing and strictly follow church rules—calling it spiritual extortion. The Ward Radio team fact-checks this statement and explains why it’s a major distortion of actual LDS practice and doctrine.