1450: Copywriter for LDS Church Speaks Out - Linda and Savannah Clyde Pt. 2
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2021
⏱️ 218 minutes
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Summary
Join us today as we continue with part two of our interview with an awesome mother and daughter duo, Linda and Savannah Clyde. Growing up in a mixed-faith Mormon home, Linda worked through the resentment she felt towards her father’s lack of belief in the church with beautiful results. Linda’s talents as a writer eventually landed her a job at LDS church headquarters in the marketing department where she was instrumental in assisting the church soften it’s tone and messaging. Hearing her talk about the inner workings of the church is fascinating stuff to say the least! Once an extremely faithful teenager, Linda’s daughter Savannah’s curious spirit led her to dig deeper into the narrative of the church and become a new kind of pioneer for her Mormon family.
Listen along as they describe their journey to understanding one another, their non-Mormon loved ones, and the beauty that can come from embracing non-conformity as a family in Utah county.
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| 0:00.0 | Yeah, so writing those first pieces I just did for free because I was just super excited. |
| 0:07.7 | I was just super excited to be writing, you know, professionally. |
| 0:12.0 | It's kind of what it felt like, you know, just to have that opportunity, I was thrilled. |
| 0:16.2 | I was thrilled to do anything for the church, right? |
| 0:18.4 | The keep of my covenants, giving of my time, my talents, my very life, if I needed to, |
| 0:23.9 | right? |
| 0:24.9 | I was all in with doing these articles. |
| 0:27.5 | So I wrote probably, I don't know, between five and seven, just just wrote and sent over. |
| 0:32.4 | I think one got put up on Tumblr and I don't know that any of them, anything got done |
| 0:37.4 | with the rest of them. |
| 0:38.4 | And that was fine. |
| 0:39.4 | I was just like, well, I'm trying. |
| 0:40.4 | I'm giving it a try. |
| 0:41.7 | So, and that was that. |
| 0:43.4 | And I didn't really hear a whole lot more. |
| 0:45.2 | We moved back to Utah and we lived there for about six months and then I got another email |
| 0:52.4 | from this particular bishop and he said, hey, so the church has put out a room. |
| 0:57.4 | Writing test. |
| 0:59.9 | And I'm curious if you're interested in just taking it. |
| 1:02.6 | You know, and I was like, well, sure, you know, if it means, you know, doing a little |
| 1:05.6 | more writing for the church, that would be fun. |
| 1:07.7 | Yeah, I'm open to doing that, send it on over. |
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