Summary: <br> <br> [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t's finally happened! Geoff and Josie successfully recorded a show without and technological hiccups! Praise the day!<br> <br> How can we create more inclusion at church? <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2019/07/how-can-we-create-a-culture-of-inclusion-at-church" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A new piece</a> by, well, the church discusses how to recognize those that might feel left out and what behavior we can engage in to make our wards a more inviting, thoughtful place. It's good stuff.<br> <br> Josie has our international news roundup, including:<br> The Church is <a href="https://www.mormonnewsroom.co.za/article/the-church-is-growing-rapidly-in-mozambique" target="_blank" rel="noopener">growing massively in Mozambique</a> with three new stakes predicted by the end of the year/<br> <br> The Southeast Africa Area, which covers the lion's share of Africa, <a href="https://www.mormonnewsroom.co.za/article/africa-southeast-area-to-be-divided-into-two-areas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is going to be divided</a>, which makes a ton of sense given the amount of membership growth in recent years.<br> <br> Mongolia will be <a href="https://www.mormonnews.jp/%E8%A8%98%E4%BA%8B/%E6%88%90%E9%95%B7%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B4%E3%83%AB%E3%81%AE%E6%95%99%E4%BC%9A%E3%80%81%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A2%E5%8C%97%E5%9C%B0%E5%9F%9F%E3%81%AB%E7%B7%A8%E5%85%A5%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taken out of the Asia Area and moved to the Asia North Area</a>. So yeah.<br> <br> It's not all bad in Venezuela. <a href="https://www.noticiasmormonas.org.ve/articulo/j%C3%B3venes-adultos-de-caracas-disfrutan-de-tres-d%C3%ADas-inolvidables" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The country held its first young single adult conference!</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.mormonnewsroom.or.id/article/konferensi-untuk-kekuatan-remaja-ukr-pertama-di-indonesia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indonesia held its first ever youth conference</a>! Cool!<br> <br> Prince Ata of Tonga <a href="https://www.mormonnewsroom.org.nz/article/tongan-prince-visits-utah" target="_blank" rel="noopener">visits Utah</a> and spends an inordinate amount of time in Provo.<br> <br> The <a href="https://www.presse-mormons.fr/article/nouveau-centre-d-histoire-familiale-unique-au-centre-ville-de-paris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Church opens a new family history center in downtown Paris</a>.<br> <br> The best story of the week: some saints in New Zealand <a href="https://www.mormonnewsroom.org.nz/article/rare-bird-spotted-by-church-member" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flip out about seeing rare crane</a> on the local meetinghouse's property wall.<br> <br> Activist Sam Young <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/07/28/former-lds-bishop-sam" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will hold a new rally in Salt Lake City</a> as he continues his push to prevent youth from sitting in unnecessarily invasive bishop's interviews.<br> <br> A Latter-day Saint state senator from Arizona <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2019/07/29/arizona-senator/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">falls into some hot water</a> for warning us that America is being, uh, infested by "brown" people. Neat.<br> <br> What would the electoral college look like <a href="https://kutv.com/news/local/how-different-would-the-electoral-college-look-if-deseret-had-become-a-state-in-1849" target="_blank" rel="noopener">if the State of Deseret had become a reality</a>? It would be the largest in the country!<br> <br> The Interpreter has <a href="https://www.mormoninterpreter.com/through-a-glass-darkly-examining-church-finances" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a review of Michael Quinn's new book on church finances</a> has , and it's a doozy.<br> <br> Living stipends! Who cares? <a href="https://www.patheos."></a>
