Mormon Lego Scandal w/ Bricks & Minifigs, @RecklessBen & American Fork Police | Ep. 2157

From Mormon Stories Podcast by Dr. John Dehlin

June 5, 2026 · 3h 50m

About this episode

The episode investigates a viral controversy surrounding a missing LEGO collection worth over $200,000 and its implications within the Mormon community.

What started as a dispute over a massive LEGO Star Wars collection has exploded into one of the strangest stories on YouTube. Join Dr. John Dehlin, Julia Sanders of Analyzing Mormonism, and never-Mormon commentator Matt Gillespie of Matt's Kustom Kreations, as they investigate the viral controversy surrounding a LEGO collection reportedly worth more than $200,000. Together, they examine the timeline of events, the competing claims, the lawsuits, the corporate takeover of a Bricks & Minifigs franchise, and the investigation that brought national attention to the story. A family consigned a collection reportedly worth more than $200,000 to a Bricks & Minifigs franchise in Oregon. After a corporate takeover of the store, the collection allegedly disappeared, leading to lawsuits, public accusations, competing narratives, and an ongoing battle over who is responsible. In this episode, we break down the timeline of Bricks & Minifigs controversy, the key players involved, and the investigations that brought national attention to the case. We examine the reporting and videos released by Reckless Ben and others, the responses from Bricks & Minifigs leadership, and the…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. John Dehlin

Guests: Julia Sanders, Matt Gillespie

Topics covered

LEGO controversy
lawsuits
Bricks & Minifigs
Mormon community
investigation
viral stories

Keywords

LEGO
Bricks & Minifigs
lawsuit
Mormon
viral controversy
investigation
Oregon
Star Wars

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bricks & Minifigs, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Products: LEGO Star Wars collection

Places: Oregon