The Number One Reason People Leave Religion Is Judgment

My friend Alexander Solis La Torre (Worldwide Unified Co-founder, RM, active LDS, senior BYU student) joins us to share powerful and thoughtful insights on fostering belonging and creating safe spaces in our congregations. This podcast is an expanded version of the devotional Alexander gave on High Five Live: “A LONGING FOR BELONGING: Keys to Building a Safe Community & Becoming a Safe Person” (see https://www.facebook.com/HiFiveLive/videos/419121603010367), which is one of the finest sermons on this topic I’ve ever heard. Alexander is a co-founder and admin of Worldwide Unified, the interfaith Facebook group that gathered more than half a million people from 32 religions and 99 countries in one week to fast in April 2020, following President Nelson’s invitation in General Conference (check out https://www.facebook.com/groups/534352464165662). If you want to improve the culture of your congregation to be a safe place for everyone, please listen to this podcast. Alexander has gospel-based principles and insights that help accomplish this goal. And if you don’t feel you belong, Alexander—who also feels this way at times—will help you and give you more hope. If you’d like to read Alexander’s notes from the podcast, please this Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/g0ha2ke1aol4eoo/A%20Longing%20for%20Belonging%20by%20Alexander%20Solis%20La%20Torre%20Episode%20500.pdf?dl=0 Thank you, Alexander, for being on the podcast and all your great work in our Church to teach out how to build safe places so that more people feel like they are needed and belong.