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Episode 6: Conversation with Marlena Wilding Smith - Digging deeper into her Mormon Faith Transition, her story as an African-American woman born and raised in Utah
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In this episode of The Faith Transition Podcast, I dig a little deeper into Marlena's experience being born and raised in Utah as an African-American woman. We talk about her experience at BYU, the reaction around her when she left the Church. We discuss this year's first lift of the priesthood ban celebration and what transpired from it, the apology hoax that came at the same time, the pressure to conformity which leads to cognitive dissonance, what is her spiritual foundation today and more.
You may occasionally hear her babies in the background because that is real life :). I'm grateful that Marlena was willing to open up and share a little more after her Mormon Stories. If you want more details about her upbringing and faith crisis you can listen to her Mormon Stories here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bfIEVlpdMc
Marlena lives in Seattle Washington with her husband and 2 children. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor's of Art. She is the CEO and founder of La Mere Clothing.
The Books we talk about in the Podcast are:
Conversation with God by Neale Donald Walsch (Not Niel Degrasse Tyson as I say in the Podcast!!)
A Course in Miracles by Marianne Williamson
Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind and Spirit by Queen Afua
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