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Chelsea and Nick Homer were both raised as devout Utah Mormons – with all the good and bad this entailed, and both were equally determined to have the perfect Mormon ...

Read More The post 1403: Chelsea and Nick Homer – Finding Community Outside of Mormonism appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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Recently I was super fortunate to sit down with reality tv stars Heather Gay and Dre Nord – who are both currently appearing on BravoTV’s “Real Housewives of Salt Lake ...

Read More The post 1369-1371: The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City – Heather Gay and Dre Nord appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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In this special episode of Mormon Stories, we travel to Southern California to interview 2 couples—Doug & Laurie and Jerry & Julie about their Mormon faith crisis and transition.  The couples ...

Read More The post 852-857: Family Ties – Doug, Laurie, Julie, and Jerry’s Mormon Faith Crisis/Transition appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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In these episodes of Mormon Stories, John and Margi have a discussion with Natasha Helfer Parker, LCMFT, CST about forming a foundation for marriage that withstands change.  They also discuss ...

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As part of our series on meetings with Mormon General Authorities, we interview Lance and Nicki Miles. Lance and Nicki’s story four-part story has so many compelling (and epic!) components, including: ...

Read More The post 727-730 Nicki and Lance Miles’ epic Mormon transition and their meeting with Elder Marlin K. Jensen appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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Taylor Knuth-Bishop was an active LDS Church member and seminary graduate who considered himself “heterosexual with same-sex attraction” until he met the love of his life, Sean Knuth-Bishop. Taylor and ...

Read More The post 541: LDS Church is Now Excommunicating Legally Same-Sex Married Members – Taylor Knuth-Bishop appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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In this episode, co-released with Mormon Stories, Wendy Williams Montgomery, John Dehlin, and Dan Wotherspoon speak about the difficult dynamics at play in discussing with loved ones, whether family, friends, or ward members, about ...

Read More The post 525: Dan Wotherspoon on Speaking with Loved Ones about Faith Differences appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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Since 2011, Mara and Danny Kofoed have been blogging about their positive approaches to life, even in the face of sometimes heartbreaking circumstances such as infidelity, divorce, and infertility.  A Blog ...

Read More The post 491-492: Mara and Danny Kofoed — A Blog About Love appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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In this three part interview with Josh and Lolly Weed we discuss: Part 1: How they fell in love and decided to marry, in spite of both knowing that Josh ...

Read More The post 412-414: Josh and Lolly Weed on Their Love Story, Mixed-Orientation Marriages, and LDS/LGBT Issues appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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On this historic day when the United States Supreme Court is considering the legality of gay marriage, we share with you our interview with Brett Bradshaw.  Brett is the son ...

Read More The post 408-411: Brett Bradshaw – Gay Marriage and Fatherhood appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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In parts 1 and 2 of a 4-part series, Eldon Kartchner discusses: losing his battle against same-sex attraction as a Mormon, and his experience living a successful mixed-orientation marriage as ...

Read More The post 372-373: Eldon Kartchner Pts. 1 & 2 – Living a Successful Mixed-Orientation Marriage, and Not Recommending It appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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In this episode three active, believing LDS church members explore LDS temple wedding exclusion and inclusion.  A big thanks to Jean Bodie for organizing this episode.

The post 369: Exploring LDS Temple Wedding Exclusion and Inclusion appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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This workshop on LDS Women and Sexual Desire was delivered on September 23rd, 2011 by Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife. In this presentation, Jennifer speaks to LDS women about the cultural and ...

Read More The post 300-301: LDS Women and Sexual Desire with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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In this 2-part series, Natasha Helfer Parker, LCMFT (The Mormon Therapist & MormonMatters.org), interviews a faithful, believing LDS church member, Janelle, whose husband became disaffected with the church about 5 ...

Read More The post 207-208: Dealing With a Husband’s LDS Disaffection as a Believing Wife appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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In this 3-part series Natasha Helfer Parker, LCMFT (The Mormon Therapist & MormonMatters.org), interviews one of her earliest clients: a married, Mormon homosexual man, coming out to his wife. Names ...

Read More The post 200-202: One Gay Married Mormon Man’s Attempt at Reparative (Conversion) Therapy appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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This 4-part workshop series was recorded during the August 2010 Salt Lake Sunstone Symposium. During the workshop, we explored techniques for navigating a marriage when one in the couple loses ...

Read More The post 182-185: Navigating a Marriage When One Loses Their LDS Testimony appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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In this 2-part series, we interview Natasha Parker — an LDS Marriage and Family Therapist who lives in Kansas. Natasha blogs at both Mormon Matters and on her own blog ...

Read More The post 168-169: Mormon Therapist Natasha Parker on LDS Sexuality, Depression, Faith & Marriage appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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In this three-part episode, long-time listener Glenn brings on his divorced parents and fellow siblings to discuss their family’s divorce from an LDS perspective. Part 1 Download MP3 Part 2 ...

Read More The post 154-156: An LDS Family Discusses Their Divorce appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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This is a 2-part interview with Heather, a friend who converted to the LDS church as a college student in Texas, moved to BYU, married the son of a Stake ...

Read More The post 139-140: The LDS Conversion and De-Conversion of Heather appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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In this series I interview Jacque — a faithful, believing LDS church member whose husband lost his LDS testimony last year. Episode 1: Jacque discusses her husband’s loss of  testimony, ...

Read More The post 123-125: What to do when your husband loses his LDS testimony – Jacque and Eric appeared first on Mormon Stories.

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In part 1 of this 5 part interview, Anne B. Wilde (Independent Mormon Fundamentalist, polygamist, and founder of Principle Voices) discusses the early practice of polygamy within the LDS Church. ...

Read More The post 042-046: Anne B. Wilde – Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy appeared first on Mormon Stories.