1533: An Orange County Mormon Story - Randy Bell Pt. 1
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2022
⏱️ 178 minutes
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Summary
Today we welcome on Randy Bell, well known expert on real estate damages and friend of the podcast on to hear his Mormon Story. Raised in Fullerton, CA, we discuss Randy’s relationship with the Fender family, the effects of his profession on his Mormon faith including stories about how the Pulse Night Club shooting transformed his LGBTQ beliefs. In part 2 we dig deeper and discuss Randy’s incredible, thoughtful journey from Mormonism to Progressive Christianity.
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Show Notes:
- Randy’s wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Bell
- Link to youtube viewers poll: https://www.youtube.com/c/MormonStoriesPodcast/community
- Shawn McCrany’s church: https://hotm.faith/
- Rick Warren church: https://pastorrick.com
- Carah’s Mormon Stories interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW1uWu_DnPc
- Pulse Night Club: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_nightclub_shooting
- OJ Simpsons Made in America: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5275892/
- OJ Simpson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson
- Todd Compton - In Sacred Loneliness: http://www.toddmcompton.com/
- Gospel Topic Essay on Polygamy: https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/plural-marriage-in-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints?lang=eng
- Year of Polygamy: https://www.yearofpolygamy.com/
- Steven Hassan: https://www.amazon.com/Steven-Hassan/e/B000APQYV4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
- Sunstone: https://sunstone.org/
- Simon Southerton interview: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/rod-meldrums-heartland-model/
- Joseph Smith Criminal Record: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Smith_and_the_criminal_justice_system#Chronology_of_charges
- Laura Roper Andreasen interview: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/laura-roper-andreasen-granddaughter-m-russell-ballard/
- Randy’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Post-Traumatic-Thriving-Randall-Bell-PhD/dp/0996793178
- A Thoughtful Faith Podcast by Gina Colvin: https://www.athoughtfulfaith.org
- Bill Reel Mormon Discussions Podcast: https://mdpodcast.org
- Johnathan Streeter - Thoughts on things and stuff: https://thoughtsonthingsandstuff.com/
- Radio Free Mormon: https://radiofreemormon.org
- Sandra Tanner - https://youtu.be/W64Ntsea6uw
- Mormon Sex Info - Natasha Helfer: https://mormonsex.info/about/
- Real Estate Damages: An Analysis of Detrimental Conditions Textbook: https://www.amazon.com/Real-Estate-Damages-Detrimental-Conditions/dp/0922154554
- Me We Do Be: The Four Cornerstones of Success by Randall Bell, PhD: https://www.amazon.com/Me-We-Do-Be-Cornerstones/dp/0996793119
- Leo Fender: The Quiet Giant Heart Around the World by Phyllis Fender & Randall Bell, PhD: https://www.amazon.com/Leo-Fender-Quiet-Giant-Around/dp/0996793143
- Post-Traumatic Thriving by Randall Bell, PhD: https://www.amazon.com/Post-Traumatic-Thriving-Randall-Bell-PhD/dp/0996793178
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast. |
| 0:04.8 | I'm your host Dr. John Delin. |
| 0:07.2 | It is January 17th, 2022. |
| 0:10.7 | I hope that I don't flood that up. |
| 0:13.1 | And we are super excited for today's episode. |
| 0:16.9 | Today we have in the house, not only a long time listener, as in several years of Mormon |
| 0:22.8 | Stories podcast, but also someone who I consider to be a dear friend. |
| 0:27.8 | And that friend is Dr. Randy Bell. |
| 0:30.4 | Hey Randy Bell. |
| 0:31.4 | Dr. John Delin, nice to see you. |
| 0:33.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:34.7 | And Cara, you too. |
| 0:35.7 | And Cara's in the house. |
| 0:36.7 | Hey Ian. |
| 0:37.7 | Thanks for joining us Cara. |
| 0:38.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:39.7 | How you been? |
| 0:40.7 | So good. |
| 0:41.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:42.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:43.7 | It's been a really fun weekend. |
| 0:44.7 | Yeah. |
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