Join Lori Vallow's cousin (Megan Conner), John Dehlin, Gerardo Sumano, and Hidden True Crime's Lauren Mathias as they react live to Lori Vallow's verdict. 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:50 Judge introduces the case for Lori Norene Vallow 00:07:40 The verdict is read [guilty on all six accounts] 00:10:20 The jury is polled. All sixteen jurors respond with “yes.” 00:15:34 The panel reacts to this guilty verdict 00:16:20 Megan is relieved, grateful for justice to be done 00:18:10 Mixed feelings about Alex not being there to receive some justice too 00:19:10 Remarks on closing arguments 00:28:28 Sex, power, and money we are leaving off faith. 00:23:55 Bringing the religious aspect into the case, it gives Lori an out. 00:36:44 Chad introduced this idea of light and dark spirits 00:38:40 The kids were “missing” for months 00:46:10 There was so little evidence directly implicating Lori 00:47:55 Circumstantial evidence to convict Lori 00:51:15 Lori asking about the wifi password “too many kids” 00:54:20 The death penalty is off the table. 00:55:40 An innocent person would have allowed her to say her side of the story, 00:57:20 The Book of Mormon sanctions murder by the third chapter 01:00:30 It can be a sincerely held belief that if God commands you to murder you commit murder. 01:00:58 The happiness letter, what’s wrong in one circumstance is right in another 01:01:27 Could Lori literally have believed that her kids were possessed by dark spirits. 01:04:08 This is a Mormon crime 01:05:30 If something that can benefit them, people are more likely to believe it 01:10:34 How in the world did Chad and Lori think that they were going to go to Hawaii, having no idea where their children were? 01:11:45 This is a prepper story. 01:15:50 Lori did have a prediction that the end of the world was going to be in August 2020 01:20:00 John’s intentions for the podcast 01:23:14 How the Church has responded to this case 01:24:18 Chad was excommunicated when he was arrested 01:24:27 Lori is not yet excommunicated 01:26:00 Progressive versus conservative members 01:27:30 How the church should respond 01:29:30 The Church told people in Rexburg NOT to participate in the trial 01:30:10 Why wouldn’t the church encourage leaders to all go and give testimonies and information, so that justice could be served? 01:31:36 If there is one thing the church hates it’s bad PR 01:32:37 Lying and secrecy are baked into Mormon culture. 01:34:12 Lying for the Lord is definitely lived in the Church 01:37:45 How the church should respond to these types of beliefs 01:39:00 The priorities of the LDS church 01:41:13 Lori’s bishop is visiting her in jail ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds