Mormon Stories Podcast

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famlight2 — **548: Kristy Money and the High Price of Mormon Activism Pt. 1** Jul 06, 2015
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Kristy Money is impressive on so many levels.

She graduated from BYU at age 19, completing a Ph.D. in counseling psychology at age 25 (dissertation on LDS suicide)

She serves on the Ordain Women board of directors as a co-founder of OW, assembled the famous "6 discussions" for Ordain Women, and is the host of Ordain Women podcast.

She has authored three incredibly influential op-eds for the Salt Lake Tribune:

LDS Church should make clear Smith was wrong to take 14-year-old wife

Think, seminary teachers, before acceding to church essay on Joseph Smith’s polygamy

LDS Church should go further to disavow racist priesthood ban

She is the creator of the http://voicesoflove.org project (in support of same-sex love within Mormonism), which is a response to Ty Mansfield's Voice of Hope project (promoting either mixed-orientation marriages or celibacy).

She is currently serving on the Mormon Mental Health Association Board of Directors.

Her journey has been featured in the New York Times and in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

She is currently facing church discipline for her efforts with Ordain Women, and for speaking openly in her congregation about matters of racial injustice.

In this 3-part interview we discuss her early years growing up in the church in South Carolina, her intellectual awakening at BYU, her experiences as a psychologist, and her various efforts of Mormon activism, culminating in her now being silenced by her bishop, and threatened with church discipline. She also discusses the incredibly high personal price she's paid for her work, which has led to almost complete isolation from her parents and siblings.

_DSC5000 — **548: Kristy Money and the High Price of Mormon Activism Pt. 1** Jul 06, 2015
Show notes

Kristy Money is impressive on so many levels.

She graduated from BYU at age 19, completing a Ph.D. in counseling psychology at age 25 (dissertation on LDS suicide)

She serves on the Ordain Women board of directors as a co-founder of OW, assembled the famous "6 discussions" for Ordain Women, and is the host of Ordain Women podcast.

She has authored three incredibly influential op-eds for the Salt Lake Tribune:

LDS Church should make clear Smith was wrong to take 14-year-old wife

Think, seminary teachers, before acceding to church essay on Joseph Smith’s polygamy

LDS Church should go further to disavow racist priesthood ban

She is the creator of the http://voicesoflove.org project (in support of same-sex love within Mormonism), which is a response to Ty Mansfield's Voice of Hope project (promoting either mixed-orientation marriages or celibacy).

She is currently serving on the Mormon Mental Health Association Board of Directors.

Her journey has been featured in the New York Times and in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

She is currently facing church discipline for her efforts with Ordain Women, and for speaking openly in her congregation about matters of racial injustice.

In this 3-part interview we discuss her early years growing up in the church in South Carolina, her intellectual awakening at BYU, her experiences as a psychologist, and her various efforts of Mormon activism, culminating in her now being silenced by her bishop, and threatened with church discipline. She also discusses the incredibly high personal price she's paid for her work, which has led to almost complete isolation from her parents and siblings.

547: My Book of Mormon Podcast Host David Michael Reflects on Reading the Book of Mormon Cover to Cover Jun 30, 2015

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On June 25th My Book of Mormon podcast host David Michael came to Salt Lake City to discuss the conclusion of his reading the Book of Mormon from cover to cover. The event was held at Squatter's Pub and was so heavily attended that people had to be turned away at the door.

Bonus: The Boise Rescue - Elder Oaks and Richard Turley Speak in Boise on June 13th, 2015 Jun 14, 2015

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An audio recording of a meeting held June 13th, 2015. Dallin H Oaks and Richard E Turley Jr. spoke to a congregation about church history and apostasy.

546: Rock Waterman (and Connie) Reports on his Mormon Excommunication Jun 05, 2015

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On June 3rd, 2015 Alan Rock Waterman (blogger at Pure Mormonism) was excommunicated from the LDS (Mormon) Church for blogging about his beliefs and differences with LDS Church policies. In this episode Rock and his wife Connie retell the experience of his disciplinary council.

545: Rock Waterman's Pre-Disciplinary Council Interview May 27, 2015

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Rock Waterman is a prominent Mormon blogger who maintains belief in all of the fundamental LDS Church truth claims (e.g., God, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon). His beliefs are similar to those of Denver Snuffer, in that he believes that the modern, corporate LDS Church is failing to follow the teachings of the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants, and consequently has strayed from Christ's and Joseph Smith's core teachings.

In this episode we discuss Rock Waterman's recent notice that he will be facing an LDS disciplinary council for apostasy on Wednesday evening June 3, 2015 at 7:30p.m. at the stake center at 2745 Eastern Ave. Sacramento, CA 95821.

Interestingly, Rock has been told by his church leaders to stop blogging at his blog (Pure Mormonism), but these same leaders have acknowledged that they have not spent much time reading his writings, have been instructed by an LDS area authority to hold a disciplinary council on Rock, but have been unwilling to tell Rock which of his teachings or statements are problematic.

544: Marisa and Carson Discuss Their Excommunication from the LDS/Mormon Church May 24, 2015

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Marisa and Carson tiscuss their excommunication from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on May 21, 2015.