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803: Navigating a Mixed-Faith Marriage - Kirsten and David Udy Pt. 2 Oct 09, 2017

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As part 1 in a new Mormon Stories Podcast series on navigating mixed-faith marriages, we interview Kirsten and David Udy. The Udy's story touches on multiple important themes, including:

Their brief courtship and marriage after returning from full-time LDS missions
David's early experiences with drugs and alcohol that resurfaced during their marriage
How David's "shelf" broke under the weight of doctrinal issues and how he used alcohol to cope
Kirsten's unwavering commitment to the Gospel, including the Word of Wisdom, and how David's alcohol use created tension in the marriage
David's experience in the LDS 12-step program
How Kirsten and David currently navigate their mixed-faith marriage, using love to overcome their obstacles and facing their challenges despite differences in belief

802: Navigating a Mixed Faith Marriage - Kirsten and David Udy Pt. 1 Oct 09, 2017

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As part 1 in a new Mormon Stories Podcast series on navigating mixed-faith marriages, we interview Kirsten and David Udy. The Udy's story touches on multiple important themes, including:

Their brief courtship and marriage after returning from full-time LDS missions
David's early experiences with drugs and alcohol that resurfaced during their marriage
How David's "shelf" broke under the weight of doctrinal issues and how he used alcohol to cope
Kirsten's unwavering commitment to the Gospel, including the Word of Wisdom, and how David's alcohol use created tension in the marriage
David's experience in the LDS 12-step program
How Kirsten and David currently navigate their mixed-faith marriage, using love to overcome their obstacles and facing their challenges despite differences in belief

801: Overcoming Opiate Addiction - Graham Pt. 2 Oct 02, 2017

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Continuing our Mormon Stories series on drug addiction, we interview Graham. In this interview, Graham discusses:

His early years as a true-believing Mormon
His battle with Cystic Fibrosis and chronic pain as a youth
Being introduced to drugs as a teen
Attending BYU and making the decision to leave and not pursue a full-time mission
How difficult events in his life led to his addiction to “hard drugs” as a young adult, and his recovery attempts
Graham’s current views on addiction and the recovery process

We thank Graham for providing his experience-based insight into the difficult process of recovery to all of our listeners.

800: Overcoming Opiate Addiction - Graham Pt. 1 Oct 02, 2017

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Continuing our Mormon Stories series on drug addiction, we interview Graham. In this interview, Graham discusses:

His early years as a true-believing Mormon
His battle with Cystic Fibrosis and chronic pain as a youth
Being introduced to drugs as a teen
Attending BYU and making the decision to leave and not pursue a full-time mission
How difficult events in his life led to his addiction to “hard drugs” as a young adult, and his recovery attempts
Graham’s current views on addiction and the recovery process

We thank Graham for providing his experience-based insight into the difficult process of recovery to all of our listeners.

799: Overcoming Opiate Addiction - Thomas Pt. 2 Sep 27, 2017

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In these important episodes of Mormon Stories, we interview Thomas to understand his journey in overcoming opiate addiction. As opiate use reaches epidemic proportions in the United States and numerous other places in the world, many of our listeners have been impacted by the epidemic in some way. There are multiple facets to this story we cover including:

How childhood sexual abuse had a direct affect on Thomas' later drug use
How the LDS Church's messaging on sexuality played a major role in negatively shaping his self-identity
Learning to use drugs as a tool to avoid feeling
What it was like living a life addicted to drugs
How family, friends, and church authority/members can better help struggling addicts
The impact his crisis of faith has on his life now, and his vision for the future

We thank Thomas for bravely sharing his story, and know it will impact many, many lives for good.

798: Overcoming Opiate Addiction - Thomas Pt. 1 Sep 27, 2017

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How childhood sexual abuse had a direct affect on Thomas' later drug use
How the LDS Church's messaging on sexuality played a major role in negatively shaping his self-identity
Learning to use drugs as a tool to avoid feeling
What it was like living a life addicted to drugs
How family, friends, and church authority/members can better help struggling addicts
The impact his crisis of faith has on his life now, and his vision for the future

We thank Thomas for bravely sharing his story, and know it will impact many, many lives for good.

797: BYU Now Serves Coke Pt. 2 Sep 25, 2017

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With dueling “breaking news” events on September 21 within Mormondom, John tackles both topics with guests John Hamer and Wesley Monahan.

At a hefty price tag of $35M, the LDS Church purchased the original printer’s manuscript of the Book of Mormon from the Community of Christ who held it in possession for over 100 years. To understand the implications of the purchase, we interview one of Mormon Stories’ favorites—John Hamer—pastor of the Community of Christ in Toronto. We discuss what the manuscript is and its history, as well as the possible CoC motivations for the sell.

In another surprising twist, Brigham Young University announced that it would begin to sell caffeinated beverages on its campus, ending a ban on the sale of traditional colas that dated back to the 1950’s. We discuss the original reasons for the ban, and how those explanations for the ban evolved over time to become solely an economic decision. Wesley Monahan of Caffeine Corner, a current BYU student who is the proprietor of a service that delivers caffeinated beverages to students on campus, gives his take on the revelation and how it may (or may not) affect his business.

796: LDS Church Purchases Printer's Manuscript of Book of Mormon for $35M Pt. 1 Sep 25, 2017

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With dueling “breaking news” events on September 21 within Mormondom, John tackles both topics with guests John Hamer and Wesley Monahan.

795: An Interview with Lex de Azevedo Pt. 3 Sep 19, 2017

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In these episodes, we interview Lex de Azevedo -- son of Alyce King of The King Sisters. He served as a musical director for The Sonny & Cher Show, Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five, and The Osmonds. He composed the scores for the films Where the Red Fern Grows and The Swan Princess. He is also credited as the co-writer of the Latter-day Saint production, Saturday's Warrior.

794: An Interview with Lex de Azevedo Pt. 2 Sep 19, 2017

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