1152: Donna Showalter: The Faith Crisis of a Former Provo, Utah Relief Society President Pt. 3

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 22 July 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

What could cause one of the Mormon church's "best and brightest" women to lose their faith in the church?

For part 2 of today’s interview with Donna Showalter, we will hear how an east bench, Provo, Utah Mormon mother, former Relief Society President, former Stake Young Women’s President, and BYU employee navigated her Mormon faith crisis.

- This story includes the gripping account of what happened when they asked Mormon apostle Jeffrey R. Holland to heal their son of his gayness.

- It also includes Donna's touching experiences as a Relief Society President.

- We also learn about the impact of the November 2015 LGBTQ policy on Donna, Michael and her family - along with the 2019 policy reversal.

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0:59.2	Now the church would never frame it that way that you have to choose between loving
1:08.8	your kid and the church.
1:10.4	Well they wouldn't say it that way.
1:12.7	So how does that, how does that, yeah actually they have, actually they have.
1:17.2	Detot Christophers and said in a talk.
1:20.0	There may be times when even loved ones and he names mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters,
1:26.6	sons, daughters make choices that are inconsistent with our beliefs or whatever and it makes it
1:33.6	necessary for you to sever ties, distance yourself from them, basically shun.
1:42.2	Like in certain situations it's okay to shun your kid and I know LGBT people who have been
1:47.2	kicked out of their house as teenagers, young teenagers because they didn't fit the mold.
1:59.2	And that was that was also one of those things that never entered my mind like it like there
2:04.6	was never ever even a moment where I thought maybe we should have Michael move out no like
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