991-993: When the Church Protects Abusers – Jared and Juli Egley – Alleged Abuser is Current Bishop
Join us as we begin a new series on instances where the LDS Church protects alleged abusers instead of advocating for their victims. Trigger warning: This interview discusses sexual assault. Please practice self care, and use discretion regarding who [...]
973: Sam Young Set to be Excommunicated for Protecting LDS Children from Sexual Abuse
BREAKING NEWS! Please join us on Mormon Stories Podcast as we discuss the Mormon Church's announcement that it plans to excommunicate Sam Young for attempting to Protect LDS Children from sexual abuse. The council is currently scheduled to convene [...]
916-918: Mormon Bishops and the Handling of Abuse – Jen and Todd’s Story
In this gripping interview on Mormon Stories, we interview Jen and Todd who share their personal experiences when bringing issues of abuse to the attention of Mormon bishops. Throughout her life, Jen suffered through periods of abuse that greatly [...]
896: Christopher Swallow – Abused by Lowell Robison who was still Allowed to Serve as Mission President
During the 1980's and 1990's, Lowell Robison engaged in predatory sexual behaviors with several male cousins/BYU students. In 1995, Lowell Robison was called to serve as a mission president to the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998). Christopher Swallow and his [...]
A Second Provo MTC-Associated Abuser and Cover-Up: Mormon Bishop and MTC Dr. Richard Sampson
Mug shot of Dr. and Bishop Richard Sampson. Mormon Stories Podcast has just received a tip about another Mormon sex abuser (in addition to Joseph Bishop) who is also a former Mormon bishop, and who is also [...]
883-885: The Unpunished Sexual Abuses of Former MTC President Joseph L. Bishop
We interview Ryan McKnight, founder of MormonLeaks, where we discuss a recently released audio recording of Joseph L. Bishop (former President of Weber State University, former LDS mission president in Argentina, and former president of the Provo Missionary Training [...]
733-734: When Religions Praise and Protect Abusers
In this episode we discuss what happens when religions or religious people praise abusers in front of their victims. In April 2017, Keith Robert Vallejo, a Mormon bishop, was convicted of 10 counts of forcible sexual abuse and one [...]
646: Missionaries Pt. 4: Tormented over “Self Abuse”, Disillusioned by Uninspired Mission Leadership
Tre was raised in Oakland, CA as a bi-racial Mormon (Filipino mother and New Zealander/Maori father). While he was very committed doctrinally to Mormonism, he was not crazy about Mormon culture, and was taught the fundamentals of critical thinking [...]
645: Missionaries Pt. 3: Mike Woodruff – Gay, Abused on Mission, PTSD, Early Return
Mike Woodruff knew that he was attracted to men by age 14. After consulting with his LDS bishop, he was told that his "same-sex attraction" would "resolve itself" once he served an LDS mission. His LDS patriarchal blessing also [...]
618-619: Matt Long, Sex Crimes Prosecutor, Discusses LDS Church Child Abuse Policies and the Recent News Release
Part 1: https://traffic.libsyn.com/mormonstories/MormonStories-618-MattLongPt1.mp3 Part 2: https://traffic.libsyn.com/mormonstories/MormonStories-619-MattLongPt2.mp3 On February 1, 2016 the LDS Church re-released a media statement originally released in 2013 entitled “Effectiveness of Church Approach to Preventing Child Abuse.” In this press release (authored [...]
Stories about Child/Sexual Abuse in the LDS Church
Today the LDS Church re-released a news release entitled "Effectiveness of Church Approach to Preventing Child Abuse." We say re-release because apparently this press release was issued previously (hat tip Emily W. Jensen). In this news release the LDS [...]
294: Childhood Sexual Abuse with Dr. Barbara Morrell
In today's interview, Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Dr. Barbara Morrell -- a licensed psychologist working in the Brigham Young University Counselling and Psychological Services. She divides her time between doing psychotherapy and coordinating the Stress Management and Biofeedback Services. [...]
1874: BYU-Idaho Disinvites Jazz Professor for his Loss of LDS Belief – Ryan Nielsen
https://youtube.com/live/Sgzm4eQsURI Download MP3 World renowned Jazz musician and professor Dr. Ryan Nielsen was recently disinvited from speaking at BYU-Idaho jazz fest as punishment for telling his story on Mormon Stories podcast. Original Episode: 1287-1293: Surviving Spiritual Abuse [...]
1868: Leaving Mormonism in Las Vegas – Shelise Sola of “Cults to Consciousness”
https://youtu.be/ZoArKo2fT9w Download MP3 Shelise Sola discusses her life journey of being raised in the Mormon church, including the purity culture, self-worth struggles, and sexual trauma she experienced. She shares about having a faith crisis in her 20s [...]
1865: Jodi Hildebrandt Ruined My Mormon Marriage – Brian Tibbets
https://youtu.be/WT5VEzJrG60 Download MP3 Brian Tibbets describes his faith journey from devoted Mormon missionary to suic*dal doubter to healed ex-Mormon. He opens up about the shame and lies he felt compelled to tell while hiding his loss of [...]
1862: Mormon Bishops Discuss Their Experiences
https://youtube.com/live/y9INt-8vw8g Download MP3 Content warning: mentions of child abuse, assault, suicidalality Four former Mormon Bishops - Beau, Nick, Jedd, and Rob - have an intimate discussion about the oft-hidden realities of serving in Mormon leadership, including the [...]
1855: New Female Latter Day Prophet – The Mormon Newscast Ep. 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9c9az1Bgbo Download MP3 Welcome to the Mormon NewsCast! Topics for today include: New Female Mormon prophet called by Community of Christ. LDS wards share meeting space with LGBTQ congregation. Mormon apostles Jeffrey R. Holland declares victory. The [...]
1849: Mormon Bishop Resigns From The Pulpit
https://youtube.com/live/Z5Wn5F8_BZE Download MP3 Join us as we discuss a Mormon Bishop giving up his calling from the pulpit during a church meeting, the church in Australia, the Church's new resource for talking to those in a faith crisis, and [...]
1846: The Church Bought My Silence – Chelsea Goodrich
https://youtu.be/IoTKWw4xsJs Download MP3 In this interview, Chelsea Goodrich details years of sexual abuse by her father, former Mormon bishop John Goodrich, beginning when she was a young child. When confronted in 2015, John admitted the abuse to [...]