1438: A Bishop's Family Questions Mormonism - Kelly & Kayla Mikesell

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2021

⏱️ 268 minutes

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Summary

Kelly and Kayla Mikesell are a dynamic step-mother/daughter pair. Only recently did Kelly start to investigate the troubling issues with Mormon history that had been eating away at her children. In an effort to learn, love, and empathize with her children, she investigated the church and grew in ways that surprised her and her family.

As Kelly chose love and understanding over dogma and compliance, she was able to open her heart to the members of her family in the LGBTQ community, including her step-daughter Kayla. Teenage years filled with the unimaginable amounts of shame and guilt, Kayla was able to grow into her own independent, confident adult, even winning Miss Salt Lake City and making her platform one of advocacy for the Utah Pride Center.

We are honored to interview two thoughtful, articulate women putting a lot on the line to speak out while Kelly’s husband still currently serves as her bishop!

Warning: This episode contains discussions of self-harm.

Show Notes:

Last Podcast on the Left Mormonism episode
"Ghost of Eternal Polygamy" by Carolyn Pearson
Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis podcast
Jennifer Fife
Donna Showalter Mormon Stories Podcast Episode
Leah and Cody Young Mormon Stories Podcast Episode
"Listen, Learn and Love" by Richard Ostler
Follow Kayla on Instagram

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of
0:02.2	Warmest Stories podcast.
0:03.3	I'm your host John DeLin.
0:04.4	It's June 2nd, 2021.
0:06.6	And we are in the middle of Pride Week in Utah.
0:11.3	We are celebrating and honoring the LGBT community, showing our love and support.
0:16.0	As we've tried to do over the years here on Warmest Stories podcast.
0:18.7	We just finished yesterday an amazing interview with Kyle Ashworth, such an inspiring interview
0:23.8	about a gay Mormon man who married a woman as he was taught and had three children
0:29.9	with her were married 10 years and how she set him free.
0:35.8	And then they adopted this motto even after they divorced one family, two homes or two
0:40.4	homes one family.
0:41.4	It's a beautiful story.
0:43.1	Check out Kyle Ashworth's story if you haven't yet.
0:45.8	And today we're just continuing with the love.
0:48.7	Today we have in studio Kelly and Kayla, Mike Sell, hi guys.
0:52.9	Well, thank you for having us.
0:54.7	Yeah, super excited to be here.
0:56.1	All the way from Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.
0:59.5	This story is epic.
1:01.2	So hold on to your hats.
1:02.9	Kelly is married to her bishop, Kelly, Mike Sell, currently serving as a bishop in Las Vegas.
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