Episode 469: Joseph Stith, Gay Latter-day Saint, Married Father of Two, Former Bishop
Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler
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Is It One Thing to Serve a Mission at Nineteen?
i think you can go at 18. For a man, we had a sudden leave at 18. And i six years is a long time. A couple of deployments. And i thought it was good you talked about alcohol and drugs. I've recognized that that is often an escape mechanism and numbing mechanism. That asn't one morning you said, what can i do to disappoint god? It's like joseph smith in jail. But maybe our heavenly father, who feels the pain, actually has his own view on all this. We need more sources,. the voices of hope, this podcast, stories and books so that you can learn to accept this part of you.
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