1671: Growing Up Mormon in Zimbabwe - Daniel Spencer Pt . 1
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2022
⏱️ 145 minutes
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Content Warning: Mention of sexual acts, suicide, & suicidal ideation
Join us for a very special episode & guest, Daniel Spencer (@DanBamBam on Social Media) to share his heartwarming story with us. From growing up as a closeted gay Mormon teenager in a country where being gay isn't just illegal, but dangerous, to his mission experiences and discovering his talent not just for comedy but for starting important conversations at BYU and beyond! Daniel Spencer (@DanBanBam)
Content Warning: Mention of sexual acts
In Part 1 of 2, Dan tells us about his Mormon upbringing in Zimbabwe, from how his parents met each other, ended up in Zimbabwe, and what may be different for Zimbabwean Latter-day Saints from the more common US & Utah-based stories. We learn what his teens were like, including sexual mores and education where Dan grew up and he shares his own experiences. We also learn when and how Dan began to gain his testimony of the Gospel, his decision to attend BYU and serve a mission, and what his experiences were like going through the Temple for the first time and his early mission experiences.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast. I am your host John Delin at September 19th 2022 |
| 0:06.6 | and we are so excited to have as special guest recurring |
| 0:12.6 | Occasional co-host Samantha Shelley back in the house Samantha. Hello. Welcome. Thank you so much |
| 0:18.5 | Those of you don't know Samantha and her bestie one of her besties |
| 0:23.2 | Tanner Gilla Lent |
| 0:24.8 | Came on Mormon stories. I don't know five six seven years ago and did an episode called losing Mormon millennials |
| 0:31.7 | That is one of the most popular Mormon stories episodes of all time |
| 0:35.4 | It's what got tighter glad of Neon trees to listen to Mormon stories for the first time you love saying that |
| 0:41.6 | Samantha has been on Mormon stories several times since then she is the co-host of self on the shelf YouTube channel and |
| 0:48.6 | Instagram channel and tiktok channel with Tanner |
| 0:51.5 | She's also a life coach and is super wise and I have sent not only friends |
| 0:58.0 | But also even maybe a family member to to Samantha so I can recommend her in all the ways |
| 1:04.1 | Welcome glowing. Thank you my pleasure and |
| 1:08.4 | Samantha it was you who brought this interview to us |
| 1:12.8 | Yes, this is a no brainer for you John and for our audience a very lucky gap. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. All right |
| 1:19.2 | Well today we are super excited to have in the house a |
| 1:23.1 | Name that will be familiar to you in one way or another to many of you and maybe not to some others |
| 1:28.7 | But we're super excited to have Daniel Spencer at the house. Hello |
| 1:34.4 | Hello, how's it going welcome? |
| 1:36.4 | It's time to be here. Yeah, so Daniel is many things. I'm gonna pull up my my list of his bio |
| 1:42.7 | He was raised as a Mormon in Zimbabwe and I don't think we've ever had a Zimbabwean on Mormon stories before |
| 1:49.1 | As far as I know no, yeah, yeah, I'm the first. I also don't think we've ever had a white |
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