Mormon Stories Podcast

Mormon Stories is honored to sit down with Cody Alan, host and producer of CMT Radio in Nashville, TN. In this fun and heartfelt interview, we discuss Cody's conversion to the LDS church as well as his suppression and acceptance of his gay identity. Cody shares so much wisdom with us and we hear some fun stories about his life in country radio and the musical artists who have supported him through this long and hard journey to come out. We hope you enjoy our interview with Cody and support him by purchasing a copy of his new book, "Hear's the Thing: Lessons on Listening, Life, and Love". ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 —————

Recently in a speech given at the University of Virginia, Mormon apostle Elder Dallin H. Oaks denied that Electroshock Therapy as a form of gay conversion therapy was used/studied during his tenure as president of Brigham Young University in the 1970s. Join us on 11/18/2021 at 3pm (mountain) where we will discuss the history of Electroshock Therapy at BYU - and determine whether or not Dallin H. Oaks was being truthful when he denied that gay Electroshock therapy was used/studied at BYU during his time as BYU President. We will be joined by historian Connell O'Donovan and Kyle Ashworth. Show Notes: Part 1 of Mormon Stories discussion about Oaks' visit to UVA  "Going Forward with Religious Freedom and Nondiscrimination," address by Elder Dallin H. Oaks at the University of Virginia on November 12, 2021 Q&A session (and partial transcript) with Dallin Oaks before the UVA address Latter Gay Stories podcast, hosted by Kyle Ashworth  Mormon historian Connell O'Donovan  "On The Record: A Chronology of LGBTQ+ Messaging," by Latter Gay Stories Affirmation LGBTQ Mormons, Family, and Friends  Dallin H. Oaks’ bio "A Message to Young Men," Boyd K. Packer's "little factory" talk from 1976 General Conference, in which he compared sperm production to a factory as a way to discourage boys from masturbating  A side-by-side comparison of the original vs. the Church-edited version of Hartman Rector's 1981 General Conference talk "Turning the Hearts" "Effect of Visual Stimuli in Electric Aversion Therapy," by Max Ford McBride, Psychology dissertation, Brigham Young University, 1976  FAIR's response to electroshock and vomit aversion at BYU  Legacies, BYU Electroshock Documentary, Gentile Pictures, 1996Goodbye, I Love You by Carol Lynn Pearson  The Miracle of Forgiveness by Spencer W. Kimball  "The Abominable and Detestable Crime Against Nature: A Revised History of Homosexuality & Mormonism, 1840-1980," by Connell O'Donovan  Dr. Allen Bergin apologizes for his role in carrying out electroshock aversion at BYU in the 1970s "Dallin Oaks says shock therapy of gays didn't happen at BYU while he was president. Records show otherwise," by Peggy Fletcher Stack, Salt Lake Tribune, November 16, 2021 ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 —————

Recently in a speech given at the University of Virginia, Mormon apostle Elder Dallin H. Oaks denied that Electroshock Therapy as a form of gay conversion therapy was used/studied during his tenure as president of Brigham Young University in the 1970s. Join us on 11/18/2021 at 3pm (mountain) where we will discuss the history of Electroshock Therapy at BYU - and determine whether or not Dallin H. Oaks was being truthful when he denied that gay Electroshock therapy was used/studied at BYU during his time as BYU President. We will be joined by historian Connell O'Donovan and Kyle Ashworth. Show Notes: "Going Forward with Religious Freedom and Nondiscrimination," address by Dallin Oaks at the University of Virginia on November 12, 2021 Q&A session with Dallin Oaks prior to the UVA address Latter Gay Stories podcast, hosted by Kyle Ashworth Mormon Stories interview with Hannah Comeau Hunter et. al. v. the United States Department of Education The Religious Exemption Accountability Project "School of Law event with Dallin Oaks draws protest from Lambda Law Alliance," by Merrill Hart, The Cavalier Daily, November 16, 2021 "On The Record: A Chronology of LGBTQ+ Messaging," by Latter Gay Stories Mormon Stories interviews with Greg Prince "Principles to Govern Possible Public Statement on Legislation Affecting Rights of Homosexuals," Statement by Dallin Oaks on August 7, 1984 "Dallin Oaks says shock therapy of gays didn't happen at BYU while he was president. Records show otherwise," by Peggy Fletcher Stack, Salt Lake Tribune, November 16, 2021 Church statement denouncing conversion therapy---insofar as it involves "abusive practices" and allowing a "religious exemption" to the ban A screenshot of the 2012 Church website "Mormon and Gay" Another screenshot of the 2012 Church website "Mormon and Gay" In 2016, the name, tone, and content of the “Mormon and Gay” website were changed. "The Popular Myth of the Victimless Crime," by Dallin H. Oaks, Brigham Young University Press, 1974 ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117

What happens when two closeted lesbian Mormon women marry men, have children, then cross paths and fall in love? In this very special Mormon Stories 2 part episode, we are honored to share one of the most important interviews in the history of the podcast. This is the story of Lena Schwen and Sal Osborne. In part 1, Sal describes dating in high school, feeling as though part of her died as she married a man in the LDS temple, and struggling with her ex-husband and band mate as they toured in the group “Love You Long Time”. Lena, a teenage convert from a divorced Catholtic Italian home, takes us through the heartbreaking events that led to her conversion into the LDS church. Lena has a truly unique story and fascinating perspectives from the eyes of a convert! We end part one with Lena realizing that raising children with the values taught by the LDS church made her feel like her time being a dedicated Mormon wife was running out. We hope you’ll tune in to part 2 to hear how these two amazing women overcame enormous hurdles to become the couple they are today! Show Notes: Wipeout, Season 2 Episode 8, Sal and her former husband were the winners  Sal and her husband's band, Love You Long Time  Sal's Instagram for coaching LGBTQ people who are coming out  Peace Out podcast hosted by Sal Osborne  Lena's holistic nutrition business  Mormon Stories interview with Tyler Glenn  Mormon Stories interview with Wayne and Alex Sermon  Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Bieber  The Principles of Healthy Sexuality, with Natasha Helfer, on Mormon Stories  Mormon Stories interview with Tom Phillips  Letter for My Wife  Jennifer Finlayson-Fife's "Art of Desire" workshops  The Family: A Proclamation to the World  Testimonies and Spiritual Experiences Across Religions - Emotions are Not Reliable to Discern Truth ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117

What happens when two closeted lesbian Mormon women marry men, have children, then cross paths and fall in love? In this very special Mormon Stories 2 part episode, we are honored to share one of the most important interviews in the history of the podcast. This is the story of Lena Schwen and Sal Osborne. In part 1, Sal describes dating in high school, feeling as though part of her died as she married a man in the LDS temple, and struggling with her ex-husband and band mate as they toured in the group “Love You Long Time”. Lena, a teenage convert from a divorced Catholtic Italian home, takes us through the heartbreaking events that led to her conversion into the LDS church. Lena has a truly unique story and fascinating perspectives from the eyes of a convert! We end part one with Lena realizing that raising children with the values taught by the LDS church made her feel like her time being a dedicated Mormon wife was running out. We hope you’ll tune in to part 2 to hear how these two amazing women overcame enormous hurdles to become the couple they are today! Show Notes: Wipeout, Season 2 Episode 8, Sal and her former husband were the winners  Sal and her husband's band, Love You Long Time  Sal's Instagram for coaching LGBTQ people who are coming out  Peace Out podcast hosted by Sal Osborne  Lena's holistic nutrition business  Mormon Stories interview with Tyler Glenn  Mormon Stories interview with Wayne and Alex Sermon  Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Bieber  The Principles of Healthy Sexuality, with Natasha Helfer, on Mormon Stories  Mormon Stories interview with Tom Phillips  Letter for My Wife  Jennifer Finlayson-Fife's "Art of Desire" workshops  The Family: A Proclamation to the World  Testimonies and Spiritual Experiences Across Religions - Emotions are Not Reliable to Discern Truth ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117

Join us this Wednesday at noon as Luna Corbden, Marc Oslund, Gerardo, and John discuss the Mormon Church's efforts to use the psychological theory of inoculation to pre-expose the youth to weakened versions of the troubling history through an updated CES and Sunday School curriculum.  "... Please, before you send them into the world, inoculate your students by providing faithful, thoughtful, and accurate interpretation of gospel doctrine, the scriptures, our history, and those topics that are sometimes misunderstood. The effort for gospel transparency and spiritual inoculation through a thoughtful study of doctrine and history, coupled with a burning testimony, is the best antidote we have to help students avoid and/or deal with questions, doubt, or faith crises they may face in this information age." M. Russell Ballard, February 26, 2016 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts/article/evening-with-a-general-authority/2016/02/the-opportunities-and-responsibilities-of-ces-teachers-in-the-21st-century?lang=eng Show Notes: Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control by Luna Lindsey Corbden "Examining Mormon Mind Control" with Luna Lindsey Corbden on Mormon Stories  Mormon Stories interview with Marc Oslund  M. Russell Ballard's February 2016 CES Employees Devotional encouraging "inoculation"  "Sister to Sister," 2019 BYU Women's Conference  "Youth Need 'Inoculation' Against the World," by Melissa Merrill, Ensign, 2004  "Will You Engage in the Wrestle?" a 2016 devotional by Sheri Dew at BYU-Idaho  "Doctrinal Mastery," a 2016 Seminary training by Chad H. Webb Mormon Stories' interview with Sandra Tanner  "Boys Need Heroes Close By," by President Spencer W. Kimball at General Conference 1976 Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft "Freedom or Captivity," by Matthew Flitton, Ensign, 2018 "Dispelling the Illusion of Invulnerability: The Motivations and Mechanisms of Resistance to Persuasion," by BJ Sagarin, et. al., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2002  Marc Oslund's Instagram  Luna Cordben's Twitter  Luna Corbden's website ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117

James Jesse Strang (March 21, 1813 – July 9, 1856) was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch. In 1844 he claimed to have been appointed to be the successor of Joseph Smith as leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite),[a] a faction of the Latter Day Saint movement. Strang testified that he had possession of a letter from Smith naming him as his successor, and furthermore reported that he had been ordained to the prophetic office by an angel. His organization is claimed by his followers to be the sole legitimate continuation of the Church of Christ founded by Joseph Smith fourteen years before. (Source: Wikipedia) Show notes: Mormon Expression with John Larsen "Worst Regional Conference Ever," with John Larsen on Mormon Stories King of Beaver Island: The Life and Assassination of James Jesse Strang by Roger Van Noord Joseph Smith's "Letter of Appointment" to James Strang Images of the Voree Plates The Book of the Law of the Lord, Strang's translation of the Vorhee Plates The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power by D. Michael Quinn The Manipulated Mind: Brainwashing, Conditioning, and Indoctrination by Denise Winn By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion by Terryl L. Givens Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control by Luna Lindsey Corbden Mormon Stories' interview with Luna Lindsey Corbden ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117

THRIVEDAY is 11 days away!  The speaker lineup and music are epic.  Also, we have added a reception/open bar/karaoke night on 11/13 at 7pm.  I'd love to party with you all! Our only goals are to: 1) Inspire and give Ex-Mormons hope and healing, and 2) Help Ex-Mormons find friends and community.   Please come if you are seeking any of this.  Would love to see you there! Registration is here!  https://www.thrivebeyondreligion.com/event/thrive-day-2021

John Dehlin has never been so lucky! He’s joined today by the folks who have been dubbed “The Britvengers”, a collection of progressive and post Mormons who all have one thing in common, they’re British!  They will be discussing what is being called “The British Rescue”. On Halloween Weekend 3 Senior Apostles are coming and addressing the UK membership. Is this a rescue? The Britvengers are: Nemo the Mormon https://www.youtube.com/c/NEMOTHEMORMON Peter Bleakley https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYIeulcLs85NLINDyxzHQQ 21st Century Saints https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLESyNtVAdYF52HVt5Cu-Ew Laura & Julian Heath https://www.facebook.com/groups/143828186747679 Priesthood Dispatches https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx5yNRufseSR_JxYC8GJ2iA Show Notes: 21st Century Saints Podcast 21st Century Saints' interview with John Dehlin Mormon Civil War Podcast Sunstone UK Priesthood Dispatches blog and podcast Nemo the Mormon Podcast Zelph on the Shelf "Remembering the Swedish Rescue" on Mormon Stories Mormon Stories' interview with Douglas Stilgoe Mormon Stories' interview with Tom Phillips about the Second Anointing "Leaders and Managers," Address by Hugh Nibley at BYU in 1983 ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117

Mormon Stories is honored to welcome American historian and author Newell Bringhurt on the podcast to discuss the life of Fawn Brodie, author of “No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith”. We discuss Newell’s biography of Fawn Brodie, her life as niece of LDS prophet David O. McKay, her faith, her influences to write one of the most influential books in Mormon history, and its reception by the church. Show notes: Fawn Brodie: A Biographer's Life by Newell Bringhurst No Man Knows My History by Fawn M. Brodie "Appraisal of the So-Called Brodie Book," Anonymous, Deseret News, May 11, 1946 "A Lesson from Dandy," by David O. McKay, 1968 General Conference No, Ma'am, That's Not History: A Brief Review of Mrs. Brodie's Reluctant Vindication of a Prophet She Seeks to Expose by Hugh Nibley "Can We Manipulate the Past?" Address by Fawn Brodie at the University of Utah in 1967 "The Manipulation of History," by Marvin S. Hill, Dialogue:A Journal of Mormon Thought, Fall 1970 Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling by Richard Lyman Bushman Newell Bringhurst's review of Rough Stone Rolling "My 'Affair' with Fawn Brodie: Motives, Pain, and Pleasure," by Newell G. Bringhurst, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Fall 2002 Other books by Newell Bringhurst Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History by Fawn M. Brodie Mormonism Unveiled: The Life and Confession of John D. Lee and Brigham Young by John D. Lee The Mountain Meadows Massacre by Juanita Brooks David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism by Gregory A. Prince "The Private vs. The Public David O. McKay: Profile of a Complex Personality," by Newell G. Bringhurst, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Fall 1998 Thaddeus Stevens: Scourge of the South by Fawn M. Brodie The Devil Drives: A Life of Sir Richard Burton by Fawn M. Brodie Brigham Young and the Expanding American Frontier by Newell G. Bringhurst Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet by Dan Vogel Brigham Young: American Moses by Leonard J. Arrington In Sacred Loneliness: The Plural Wives of Joseph Smith by Todd M. Compton Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith by Linda King Newell and Valeen Tippetts Avery Early Mormonism and the Magic Worldview by D. Michael Quinn Mormon Stories' interview with Richard Bushman The American Religion by Harold Bloom An Insider's View of Mormon Origins by Grant Palmer Saints, Slaves, and Blacks: The Changing Place of Black People within Mormonism by Newell G. Bringhurst ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117