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1638: The Mormon Abuse AP Article and The Church's Response Aug 11, 2022

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TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of Sexual Assault, Rape, Child Abuse

When a father of a 5-year-old girl who was in counseling with his Mormon Bishop admitted to abusing his daughter, the Bishop followed the guidance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and called a so-called "helpline" and he was advised by Church Lawyers to tell no one. The man continued to abuse his daughter for 7 more years and went on to assault her newborn sister. The AP has done a deep investigation into the Mormon Church's mishandling of child abuse and their article from last week has spread like wildfire.

The LDS Church has put its PR department and news media outlets on high alert and they issued an official response and at least two articles trying to respond to the egregious revelations by the Associated Press.

Join John, Gerardo, and Utah criminal defense attorney Brenton Erickson as they do a deep dive into the AP article and analyze whether the Church adequately explained the alarming allegations in the article.

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1637: How the Mormon Church Handles Abuse: A History Aug 10, 2022

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TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of Sexual Assault, Rape, Child Abuse

The bombshell article by the Associated Press about the LDS Church’s abuse cover-up in Arizona and West Virgina has taken the Mormon community by storm. As the kickoff episode to our series covering the Mormon church’s handling of abuse John, Jenn, and Gerardo will react to a shocking 2018 interview by Gina Colvin with attorney Tim Kosnoff about his experiences representing over 150 Mormon sexual abuse victims that have brought him face-to-face with Kirton & McConkie and the Mormon law machine.
On Friday we will be interviewing Tim Kosnoff in studio to discuss the AP article in more detail, provide an update on the church's handling of abuse cases, and to discuss the Boy Scouts of America case. A link to Gina's original interview is in the show notes below.

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1636: Finding Peace with Infertility - Jessica Parker Aug 10, 2022

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Join us as we welcome Jessica Parker to the Thrive Stories podcast to discuss her journey of accepting and finding peace in infertility. As a woman who was raised in a faithful Latter-day Saint home, Jessica absorbed all the messages about the role of women and her divine purpose to bear children. She served a mission, got married in the temple, and gave her time and energy to the church for years. All of this came into question when Jessica began her faith journey--which then led to deconstructing and rebuilding her innate sense of value, identity, and purpose as a human being.

Thrive Stories is a podcast series where Margi (alongside John or Jenn) interviews a member of the community once per month. The interviews are shorter (2-3 hours), story-based, and are focused on a particular aspect of healing and growth AFTER a Mormon faith crisis (thus the THRIVE name). They generally happen on Tuesdays at noon (MST). Some examples of areas of thriving include: Family Relationships, Healthy Boundaries, Finding Community, Finding Meaning/Purpose, Dealing with Grief/Death, Religion after Mormonism, Health Sexuality, Parenting, Improving Physical Health, Identity, Health Marriage/Relationships, Secular Spirituality, Word of Wisdom 2.0, and Women Finding Their Own Voice after Mormonism.

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1635: The Great Mormon Missionary Decline Aug 04, 2022

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is known globally for its massive missionary force. Over the past year we have received several independent reports suggesting serious distress in the Mormon missionary program, including:

A sharp decline in the number of LDS missionaries overall.
A sharp decline in the number of young men willing to serve missions.
A significant increase in the number of LDS missionaries returning home early.
Troubling new rhetoric/teachings from Mormon church leadership suggesting (out of seeming desperation) that Mormon missionary service for young men is mandatory/compulsory.

On Thursday at 4pm (mountain) we will be exploring this issue. If you have any data or stories regarding these (or other) developments regarding Mormon missionary work, please post them as comments below, or email us at: mormonstories@gmail.com and we can include your input in the show (anonymously if requested). Also, please plan to join us live for this show, wherein we hope to accept live video call-ins from viewers.

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1634: Losing Faith at BYU - Ally Christiansen Pt 2 Aug 02, 2022

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Ally, a returned-missionary and member of BYU’s elite choir, BYU Singers, describes her struggles with perfectionism, mental health, harmful aspects of BYU culture, and discovering her asexuality in the context of marriage-centric Mormonism.

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1633: Struggling with Mormon Perfectionism - Ally Christiansen Pt 1 Aug 02, 2022

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1632: The Long Ending of Mark in the Book of Mormon w/ LDS Discussions - 15 Jul 28, 2022

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Description: A look at how a late addition to the New Testament ended up in the Book of Mormon and what that tells us about the Book of Mormon's credibility as an ancient text.

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1631: The Church vs the Gospel: The Infamous Poelman Talk with John Larsen Jul 27, 2022

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In 1984 Elder Ron Poelman gave a conference talk that was modified and re-recorded. What was done and why was it done?

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Ronald Poelman – Censored General Conference Talk – Nov 16, 1984

The Gospel and the Church – Sunstone Article

Elder Poelman’s Famous Speech (Sunstone Blog)

Dr. Brown’s 7 Honest Questions for Atheists – My Reply:

MS Episode Elbert Peck

Metaphors We Live By, Lakoff & Johnson

Packer’s “Unwritten Order of Things”

MS Native American Women and the Lamanite Myth

Free/Moral Agency and Missions Talk

Book: This is My Doctrine, Charles Harrell

MS Episode: BYU Professor Charles Harrell & Evolution of Mormon Doctrine

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1630: Toxic Mormon Family Systems - Ari and Adam Jul 25, 2022

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Ari talks about growing up in the picture perfect Mormon family, and how it all crumbled when she was excommunicated from that family for speaking out against abuse. In this episode, we discuss how Ari lost her faith in the church when she realized that it, too was rooted in abuse and lies, and set on excommunicating those who spoke out against those things. In her discovery, she concluded that the church creates toxic family systems and even abuse cycles. Ari and Adam are parents to 9 kids, and are now cycle breakers.

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12 Rules of a dysfunctional narcissistic family: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-narcissist-in-your-life/202003/the-12-rules-dysfunctional-narcissistic-family
Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662
http://Cesletter.org
Stronger than the dark book - Cory Reese: https://www.amazon.com/Stronger-Than-Dark-Relationship-Depression/dp/1736966405
LDS Gospel Topics Essays: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/plural-marriage-in-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints?lang=eng
Jeremy Runnells MS Interview: https://mormonstories.org/podcast/jeremy-runnells-and-his-letter-to-a-ces-director/
No Man Knows my History - Fawn Brodie: https://www.amazon.com/No-Man-Knows-My-History/dp/0679730540
Mormon History Timeline: https://mormonstories.org/truth-claims/chronology-of-mormon-history/
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents: https://www.amazon.com/Adult-Children-Emotionally-Immature-Parents/dp/1626251703
Educated - Tara Westover: https://www.amazon.com/Educated-Memoir-Tara-Westover/dp/0399590501
Tara Westover MS interviews (there are 2): https://mormonstories.org/podcast/tara-westover/
Recovering Agency: https://www.amazon.com/Recovering-Agency-Lifting-Mormon-Control/dp/1489595937
The BITE model: https://freedomofmind.com/the-bite-model-and-religious-cult-groups/

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1629: The Sermon on the Mount in the Book of Mormon w/ LDS Discussions - 14 Jul 21, 2022

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We dive into the Sermon on the Mount and look at why it appears in the Book of Mormon along with what the changes tell us about the author of the Book of Mormon.

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LDS Discussions article:

Track Changes: The Sermon on the Mount – Book of Mormon vs. New Testament:

Book of Mormon Central explanation:

Brent Metcalfe MS episode

MS Episode with Bart Ehrman

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