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Join us for this extra special Mormon Stories Podcast interview with Thomas & Cici Stokes (@big.crick.music on TikTok) as we hear the story of their faith journey, and listen to some of Thomas' original music that helped them heal throughout their faith transition. Show notes: Thomas and Sierra's TikTok Thomas' songs on his Bandcamp page Thomas' Instagram Thomas' Spotify: Thomas' Apple Music Sierra's Instagram Cody Merrell, Utah County therapist who works with faith crises You Are Not So Smart documentary series ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

Join us for this extra special Mormon Stories Podcast interview with Thomas & Cici Stokes (@big.crick.music on TikTok) as we hear the story of their faith journey, and listen to some of Thomas' original music that helped them heal throughout their faith transition. Show notes: Thomas and Sierra's TikTok Thomas' songs on his Bandcamp page Thomas' Instagram Thomas' Spotify: Thomas' Apple Music Sierra's Instagram Cody Merrell, Utah County therapist who works with faith crises You Are Not So Smart documentary series ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

Parallel to the LDS Church’s shifting position regarding homosexuality, there have been new crops of faithful gay public figures who are held up by the church as role models on how to be a faithful gay member of the church. As the LDS Church has softened its stances and opened the window for “righteous celibacy,” gay public figures in mixed-orientation marriages have lost popularity and a more nuanced breed of celibate role models has emerged E.g. Charlie Bird and Ben Schilatty. In this episode we discuss how these public figures enable the perpetuation of harmful church rhetoric and spiritual trauma towards the LGBTQ community, and explore some possible solutions that could help ignite positive change in the church. Show notes: Mormon Stories' interview with Gerardo Sumano Mormon Stories' interview with Kyle Ashworth Tyler's review of “Without the Mask” “Without the Mask: Coming Out and into God’s Light” by Charlie Bird "Coming Out Mormon: An Examination of Religious Orientation, Spiritual Trauma, and PTSD

How many of Joseph Smith’s revelations were a success and how many have the church needed to redefine overtime? Today we are honored to have John Larsen in studio for an epic breakdown of Joseph Smith’s revelation for the “Lamanites”, calling Elders to preach to the Native Americans and the subsequent ramifications of Latter-Day Saint teachings for Native American people. Show Notes: Help John Larsen crowd source info for an upcoming episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/ptibmm/john_larsen_mormon_stories_jaredite_barge_thread/ Lamanite Truth website Thrive website Mormon Stories episode Native American Mormon Women and the Lamanite Myth Tribe by Sebastian Junger The Joseph Smith Revelations Text and Commentary (Michael Marquardt) Encyclopedia of Mormonism Mormon Stories: Indian Placement Program The Book of Mormon's 19th Century Context - John Hamer Exterminate all the Brutes on HBO O Stop and Tell Me Red Man Hymn Latest Issue of Dialogue Journal focusing on Native Americans Original Title

Lauren Rogers is our guest today for this epic two-part Mormon Stories interview. After suffering through a restrictive diet, harassment, and medical neglect on her Mormon mission to Chile, Lauren found herself permanently disabled as she made her way back home to the US. In part two, Lauren also tells us about the same-sex attraction she repressed throughout her life as a devout Mormon and descendant of Brigham Young, eventually leading to an extremely fascinating exit from the church and a wildly eye-opening description of how she continues a healthy relationship with her husband. It’s a gripping story from start to finish! Even Lauren’s shelf breaker and realizations about God might be a first-ever for Mormon Stories! We hope you’ll resonate with Lauren’s incredible, epic story! ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— Show Notes: Lauren’s Tiktok Ted Lyon MS episode Gospel topics essays Matt Harris Mormon Sto

Lauren Rogers is our guest today for this epic two-part Mormon Stories interview. After suffering through a restrictive diet, harassment, and medical neglect on her Mormon mission to Chile, Lauren found herself permanently disabled as she made her way back home to the US. In part two, Lauren also tells us about the same-sex attraction she repressed throughout her life as a devout Mormon and descendant of Brigham Young, eventually leading to an extremely fascinating exit from the church and a wildly eye-opening description of how she continues a healthy relationship with her husband. It’s a gripping story from start to finish! Even Lauren’s shelf breaker and realizations about God might be a first-ever for Mormon Stories! We hope you’ll resonate with Lauren’s incredible, epic story! ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— Show Notes: Lauren’s Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@exmo_mom_?lang=en Ted Lyon MS episode:

We are starting a new series on Mormon Stories Podcast dedicated to reporting on current events. Today Carah and John will be discussing the recent announcement that the Mormon church has agreed to pay out $250 million dollars to help settle all current and future BSA-related sexual abuse claims. Washington Post Coverage Associated Press Coverage Deseret News Coverage ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

In this episode, John and Carah sit down with therapist Natasha Helfer to discuss a few of the negative messages people raised in religious conservative community may have been conditioned to believe about sex. Show notes: Natasha’s website Happy Healthy Sexuality FB Group for Mormon Women Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters - and How to Get It by Laurie Mintz Natasha’s Mormon Stories interview about her own story John and Natasha Ms episode on a new approach to masturbation and porn Ghost of Eternal Polygamy by Carol Lynn Pearson Happy Healthy Sexuality FB Group for Mormon Women ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

Join us as we continue with part 2 of our interview with Camille Jones where we discuss her employment with the LDS church, the role of women in the patriarchal church employment system, and what eventually caused her to lose her faith in Mormonism. A huge ‘thank you’ to Camille for being brave enough to tell us her story! Camille’s journey is a fascinating one to say the least! Show notes: CES Letter ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

Are Mormon missionaries who lead tours at historic church sites like those across upstate New York told to teach false information about the church’s founding? Mormon Stories producer and co-host Carah Burrell takes the reins for her second episode as lead interviewer of our guest Camille Jones as we talk with her about serving in Palmyra, New York at the LDS church’s visitor center. In part one of our two-part interview with Camille, we discuss the narrative the church wants to be forwarded about the church’s founding versus what Camille wishes she would have known while volunteering as a full-time missionary. We cover topics from the golden plates, to the Hill Cumorah, and more. Camille also discusses the confusing and uncomfortable advances older Mormon men have made on her throughout her teen years. This eye-opening experience highlighted the power imbalance between Mormon men and women, a theme that carries on into part 2 where Camille discusses being employed by the church. Show notes: Ghost of Eternal

Join Margi, John, and Carah as we discuss different approaches to telling loved ones about your loss of faith. Please share questions, lessons you've learned, and suggestions in the comments below. This episode is part of our new "Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis" project on Mormon Stories Podcast, where we will share tips and tricks for navigating, healing, and growth after a Mormon faith crisis. If you would like to see this sort of content continue, please become a monthly donor to the project. Show Notes: Faith Crisis Resources Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis Conscious Parenting The Holistic Psychologist Beauty in the Now website Leah and Cody Young renegotiate their marriage "contract" after a faith crisis Books by Esther Perel  “From Fear Into Joy,” Leah, Cody, and Brinley Young on Mormon Stories “A Teen’s Perspective on Faith Transition,” Brinley Young on Mormon Stories “The Excommunication of Leah and Cody Young,” on Mormon Stories “A Tribute to Leah, Cody, and Brinley Young After Their Excommunicati

Join Margi, John, and Carah as we discuss different approaches to telling loved ones about your loss of faith. Please share questions, lessons you've learned, and suggestions in the comments below. This episode is part of our new "Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis" project on Mormon Stories Podcast, where we will share tips and tricks for navigating, healing, and growth after a Mormon faith crisis. If you would like to see this sort of content continue, please become a monthly donor to the project. Show Notes: Faith Crisis Resources Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis Conscious Parenting The Holistic Psychologist Beauty in the Now website Leah and Cody Young renegotiate their marriage "contract" after a faith crisis Books by Esther Perel  “From Fear Into Joy,” Leah, Cody, and Brinley Young on Mormon Stories “A Teen’s Perspective on Faith Transition,” Brinley Young on Mormon Stories “The Excommunication of Leah and Cody Young,” on Mormon Stories “A Tribute to Leah, Cody, and Brinley Young After Their Excommunicati

Join Margi, John, and Carah as we discuss different approaches to telling loved ones about your loss of faith. Please share questions, lessons you've learned, and suggestions in the comments below. This episode is part of our new "Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis" project on Mormon Stories Podcast, where we will share tips and tricks for navigating, healing, and growth after a Mormon faith crisis. If you would like to see this sort of content continue, please become a monthly donor to the project. Show Notes: Faith Crisis Resources Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis Conscious Parenting The Holistic Psychologist Beauty in the Now website Leah and Cody Young renegotiate their marriage "contract" after a faith crisis Books by Esther Perel  “From Fear Into Joy,” Leah, Cody, and Brinley Young on Mormon Stories “A Teen’s Perspective on Faith Transition,” Brinley Young on Mormon Stories “The Excommunication of Leah and Cody Young,” on Mormon Stories “A Tribute to Leah, Cody, and Brinley Young After Their Excommunicati

Are you looking for friends and community after leaving Mormonism or organized religion? The THRIVE initiative seeks to do just that - provide events, content, and community for people leaving Mormonism and/or organized religion. Prior to the COVID outbreak, considerable momentum was made with THRIVE in the organizing of events for post-Mormons, and in the formation of live, face-to-face communities. THRIVE leaders Jeni and Clint Martin are now excited to announce several new exciting THRIVE initiatives which include: - A revamped website with new functionality. - A THRIVE events calendar to keep you informed of upcoming events. - Instructions for how you can organize your own THRIVE events. - An "in -person community locator" to help you find a local, face-to-face support communities, and - Instructions for creating your own face-to-face community if one doesn't exist in your area. We will also discuss future plans for THRIVE. _________________ THRIVE WEBSITE: https://www.thrivebeyondreligion.com/ Online gro

In our final segment with Laura Schnell, she describes her faith deconstruction, responds to criticisms, and expresses the immense beauty she’s found rediscovering her own voice as a post-Mormon woman. Show notes and links: Laura’s Instagram “Why the Church is as True as the Gospel” Eugene England “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion” Gregory Boyle “Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype” Clarissa Pinkola Estés “Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage To Stand Alone” Brené Brown --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

When we left off with Laura Shnell at the end of part one, Laura had decided to pursue a career in the LDS Church Education System as a seminary teacher. In this episode, we hear her describe the inappropriate interactions from her mentor, the great lengths Laura went to for her Spanish speaking seminary students, and the sexism she faced as a woman working for CES. Show notes and links: Laura’s Instagram LDS church’s Gospel Topics Essays The Charted Course of the Church in Education --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

In part one of this exciting three part interview, Colombian immigrant and former Mormon seminary teacher, Laura Schnell, shares her very unique Mormon story. Laura left South America with her mother and sister in the 90s to Queens, New York, and remembers her time in their small Spanish speaking LDS branch with fondness. In this episode, she discusses her step-dad joining the family, her time in India with BYU’s International Development Program, and the road she took to choosing a career in the Church Educational System and meeting a friend of the podcast, Marc Oslund.  Show notes and links:  Laura’s Instagram Godly Sorrow video Latter-day Labia Pioneers in Petticoats ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

Show Notes: Simon Southerton on evidence of LDS membership decline and the Church covering it up John Larsen’s Mormon Expressions The Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis "The Biggest Lie About the Mormon Church, by Jacob Hess, Meridian Magazine, Sept. 8, 2021 Mormon Stories' response to Jacob Hess Part 1 Part 2 Secular Buddhism podcast Cwic Media Mormon Stories' panel, Finding Spirituality After Mormonism Communicating with Believing Family and Friends Communicating with the Church Leadership, Ward Members, and Neighbors During and After a Mormon Faith Crisis Communicating with Children During a Faith Transition Recording of 2019 Thrive Retreat Mormon Stories' interview with polygamist Anne Wilde Mormon Stories interview with Lance Allread, grandson of a polygamous leader Mormon Stories interview with Luna Corbden on mind control in the Mormon Church Lindsay Hansen Park's podcast Year of Polygamy Radio Free Mormon Mormonism Live with Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel  Marriage on a Tightrope with Allan and Kattie

Have you ever found yourself reacting in unhelpful ways to the distress that accompanies a religious faith crisis (or life in general)? Margi Dehlin has spent two decades supporting and/or coaching Mormons in faith crisis, post-Mormons, and women experiencing significant life transitions. As part of a new series on Mormon Stories Podcast providing free coaching support to transitioning and post-Mormons, Margi will share her general approach to managing the emotional distress that often accompanies a religious faith crisis. Her framework will be based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which is a cutting-edge form of mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Show Notes: Donate to "The Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis" Podcast Calm App ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/message

In April of 2019 Brigham Young University valedictorian Matt Easton came out as a faithful gay Mormon during his valedictorian address, which was pre-approved by the LDS Church. Matt's speech received very positive national media attention, including an appearance on the Ellen Show. Matt is currently attending U.C. Berkeley as a Political Science Ph.D. student. Last week, Mormon apostle Jeffrey R. Holland publicly "called out" Matt Easton, accusing him of "commandeering" the 2019 graduation ceremony. His exact words were: "If a student commandeers a graduation podium intended to represent everyone getting diplomas in order to announce his personal sexual orientation, what might another speaker feel free to announce the next year until eventually anything goes? What might commencement come to mean — or not mean — if we push individual license over institutional dignity for very long? Do we simply end up with more divisiveness in our culture than we already have? And we already have too much everywhere." Please