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Mormon Stories Podcast

1018: Bill Reel's Pre-Excommunication Interview Pt. 2

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.55.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2018

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Please join us now as we interview Former Mormon Bishop and Podcaster Bill Reel. Bill is set to be excommunicated from the Mormon Church on 11/27/18 at 8:30pm. This is his pre-excommunication interview.

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Okay, Bill. So this became personal for you, kind of personal between you and Holland.

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Where did it go from there when you made these claims?

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So when I released the episode, and I got it with the release date was on it going free to the general public.

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But I'm assuming it's about two weeks ago. And so just this past week on the 14th, the night of the 14th,

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two guys stopped by my home and knocked on my door. This is a week ago.

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Yep, knocked on my door and shook my hands, which is such a more many thing to do, right?

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Like I'm going to give you bad news, but I'm going to smile and shake your hand first.

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And so they hand me the envelope. And as soon as they hand me the envelope, as soon as I see it,

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I mean, you and I know how this process works when two guys show up your door to hand you an envelope. It's automatic what it is.

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And so I excuse them, close the door, went upstairs, held it up to my wife.

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She knew immediately what it was and opened it up and read it.

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And it was a church summons to a disciplinary council on November 27th at 8.30pm.

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But it was couched in some language. And I can pull it up here.

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