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Mormon Stories Podcast

068: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 1 -- Flexibility: An interview with John Kovalenko

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.55.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2007

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In part one of our series on the Spirituality of the rising LDS generation, we interview John Kovalenko — BYU student, musician, and church believer. John also discusses same sex attraction as a young, believing Mormon and BYU student.

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0:00.0

What's your name?

0:02.0

I'm John Allen Kovalenko.

0:04.0

And where do you live?

0:07.0

I am from and also current reside in Provo.

0:12.0

As a student?

0:14.0

Student at BYU senior year?

0:16.0

What do you study?

0:17.0

Violin performance.

0:19.0

Really?

0:20.0

Kind of also.

0:21.0

I think I probably have more philosophy classes than music classes this semester, but it's kind of an unofficial thing.

0:27.0

That's pretty demanding at BYU music.

0:29.0

Yeah, it's really insane.

0:31.0

It's a big 20-hour semester.

0:35.0

Essentially.

0:37.0

Yeah.

0:38.0

Yeah.

0:39.0

Which of the orchestras are you in?

0:41.0

I'm in the Chamber in Philharmonic Orchestra.

0:43.0

That would be a good time.

0:45.0

Yeah.

0:46.0

I've been going for a very long, so far we'll see.

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