The Mormons and the Missionary World

LDS members have a reputation for often well meaning but very much white saviour-esque missionaries going abroad and doing charity work in developing countries. People might think of an overarching and controlling religious community obsessed with maintaining outdated social structures and values. In this episode, we are going to talk about both sides of that slippery LDS coin. On one side, we have a close loving family who took their faith very seriously and tried their best to do well by their children and by their community. And on the other side,. we have a marriage that fell apart, a loss of faith and even alleged child abuse. These two families would eventually end up welded together through love, family and faith, but