193: Steve Pynakker: Gay, Evangelist, and Exploring Mormonism
In this episode, we sit down with Steve Pynakker, the creator behind Mormon Book Reviews. Steve has never joined Mormon church, but he's dee...
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192: Trevon Cutler | From Devotion to Desperation
Trevon Cutler chose the Church for himself as a teenager and gave it everything—priesthood, leadership, a mission, and years of trying to be...
191: David Chappell | He Didn't See A Place for Him at BYU—So He Created One
David Chappell is a civil engineer, community organizer, and emerging political voice in Utah County. Raised in Arizona in a traditional Lat...
190: Aaron Koppe | From Mission to Losing My Membership
Aaron Koppe knew he was gay when he was just 10 years old. Growing up in the Netherlands, the culture around him was accepting. But inside h...
189: Laurie Lee Hall | Dictates of Conscience
Laurie Lee Hall was the Chief Architect for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Designing and overseeing some of Mormonism's mo...
188: Chosen Path: A Memoir by D. Michael Quinn
Chosen Path, a memoir by D. Michael Quinn is a story of self-denial and inner struggle, while Michael strove to follow through on his person...
187: Carmina and Sabrina | Sister Missionaries Fall In Love
Carmina and Sabrina were called to serve missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as Mormon missionaries. What they didn...
186: Dan and Sara Fisk | Being Prepared for Allyship
In 1998, the Fisk family faced what some might call a dilemma. A relative of theirs came out. Having been raised orthodox Mormon, Dan and Sa...
185: Jacob Lambert | I Came Out by Inviting People In
Jacob Lambert's story is about finding support from those around you. Raised in an active Latter-Day Saint family, Jacob's world view shifte...
184: Cameron Call | Breaking Out of Mormon Expectation
C ameron Call grew up in Queen Creek, Arizona. He served a mission in Nashville, Tennessee—the same mission as his father. He married a woma...
183: Richard and Josh | A Love Story
In the final episode of our three-part story, Josh and Richard share the couch as a couple! They talk about dating, separating religion from...
182: Josh Castro-Mitchell | From the Philippines to Utah: Finding My Happiness
Josh was thriving as a young, out, gay teen in the Philippines, but Mormon missionaries knocked on his door and he and his family ended up j...
181: Richard Mitchell | When A Mormon Bishop Comes Out
What happens when a former Mormon bishop can no longer stay closeted and hidden? He grabs the door-handle, walks through that door and into...
180: Brad Talbot | I Colored The BYU Campus in Rainbow
What started as a dream to paint the Brigham Young University campus in rainbow paint ended up encouraging Bradley Talbot to start a movemen...
179: Flo Montierth | My Husband is Gay, Now What?
My husband is gay, now what? In a topic not regularly discussed, Flo Montierth shares her story of dating, marrying and then divorcing a gay...
178: Joel J | I Tried to Do Everything Right
Joel was raised in an orthodox Mormon home, where rules were king—he never met a rule he didn't follow. His upbringing was one of "exact obe...
177: Colby Majors | "Now Thank Him and Let Him Go"
Colby is a convert to the church, having joined at 17 years old. One year later, he left his family to serve a mission in Venezuela. He retu...
176: Lacey Bagley | Bisexual, Married, Polyamorous and Thriving
Dr. Lacey Bagley is a queer Mormon and the owner of Celebrate Therapy. She has been married for 14 years to her husband Evan and together th...
175: Jake Shepherd | I Was Unprepared to Come Out
At age 10 Jake was mercilessly bullied, the kids called him "gay" a word he didn't understand. Using the family's dial-up internet connectio...
174: Nate Gardner | Mission, BYU & (gay) Marriage
Born and raised in Utah, Nate Gardner did everything he was supposed to do to be a good Mormon boy. After serving a mission and going to BYU...