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1520: When High-Level Mormon Church Leaders Sexually Abuse: Matt and Stephanie Purcell Pt. 1
Manage episode 318045880 series 1840
BYU professor of religion, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority, personal friend of Mormon prophet Gordon B. Hinckley, and likely recipient of the top secret Mormon church Second Anointing ritual.
In today's episode Matt tells his story of being one of several victims of sexual abuse by his grandfather - who served at some of the highest levels of Mormon church leadership. Matt is joined by Stephanie, his wife. Both share their Mormon stories, which include their faith journeys after discovering problematic Mormon church history.
**Trigger warning on this episode***
Show Notes:
- Matt and Stephanie’s Instagram
- Letter for my Wife
- Brother Jake’s youtube channel
- Elder Holland on the BBC
- 50 Problems with the Mormon church
- 50 More Problems with the Mormon church
- Books by Spencer Palmer
- Tom Phillips Mormon Stories interview on second anointing
- HANS AND BIRGITTA MATTSSON Mormon Stories
- Patriarchal blessing website:
- “Educated” Tara Westover book
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Manage episode 318045880 series 1840
BYU professor of religion, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority, personal friend of Mormon prophet Gordon B. Hinckley, and likely recipient of the top secret Mormon church Second Anointing ritual.
In today's episode Matt tells his story of being one of several victims of sexual abuse by his grandfather - who served at some of the highest levels of Mormon church leadership. Matt is joined by Stephanie, his wife. Both share their Mormon stories, which include their faith journeys after discovering problematic Mormon church history.
**Trigger warning on this episode***
Show Notes:
- Matt and Stephanie’s Instagram
- Letter for my Wife
- Brother Jake’s youtube channel
- Elder Holland on the BBC
- 50 Problems with the Mormon church
- 50 More Problems with the Mormon church
- Books by Spencer Palmer
- Tom Phillips Mormon Stories interview on second anointing
- HANS AND BIRGITTA MATTSSON Mormon Stories
- Patriarchal blessing website:
- “Educated” Tara Westover book
—————
We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming!
Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50
—————
Contact Us!
*PO Box 171085
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
1945 episodes
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