Jenne de Normandie Eregiro Alderks was a teen convert from Unitarian Universalism. When she joined the LDS church her mother, knowing somewhat of the strict gender roles in Mormonism, asked her, ‘Can you really be a Mormon woman?’ Jenne…
Gina Colvin and Bill Reel (host of the popular podcast Mormon Discussions) get together for a chat about what it takes to still be engaged in the LDS Church when so many of their friends have left. They discuss…
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Dr Alan Jamieson is the senior pastor at the South West Baptist Church in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is an author of multiple books on faith development. He took an interest in why people leave the church as a young…
LDS Bishops are at the front line as Mormons facing their own questions, concerns and doubts seek their counsel. Too often these local leaders surmise that the person expressing doubt must have done something wrong to get there.…
Mormons all over the world are gathering online in increasing numbers. They do this to process their past, present and future relationships with the church. It is online that they find people who understand their growing or changing faith…
John Bonner (clinical social worker, singer and grower of flowers) joins me to talk about his growth into manhood as young and gay in one of the most religiously conservative areas in the Mormon corridor. He shares his story of…
Philip Barlow, Leonard J. Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture, and the 2017 fellow at the Maxwell Institute at BYU joins me to discuss the importance of Mormon Studies in the tradition. We discuss the need for new conversations regarding…
Peter Bleakley has had an intriguing journey in Mormonism. Born at BYU to British parents he grew up in England loving Mormon theology and enjoying an early life in the church that he treasures. Of late he’s less pleased with…
Richard Ostler is a recently released bishop of a Young Single Adult Ward in Magna, Utah. He reflects on his three years ministering to and seeking to be inclusive of the hundreds of young people who struggled to be fully…
When 17-year-old Isabella Parker was a Mia Maid she submitted a profile to Ordain Women because she noticed gender inequality in the church. She had also joined her school’s Gay Straight Alliance Club and was very active in social advocacy.…