1747: When Your Mormon Kids Fall Away from the Church - Lance & Brandee Heppler Pt 2

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 146 minutes

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Join Lance and Brandee Heppler as they share their personal journeys in Mormonism and delve into mental health challenges they faced as they tried to be good Mormon parents. In this episode, Lance talks about his orthodox upbringing in Oregon, serving his mission in South Carolina, and his panic of finding someone to marry before graduating from BYU. Meanwhile, Brandee shares her struggle of not fitting in at church due in part to her parents being converts and her undiagnosed ADHD, making her wonder why it seemed God made her too "rowdy" as a woman instead of more subdued and "proper".

Together they navigate the traditional gender roles expected of them as a married couple in the church while raising young children and serving in various callings. As they grapple with issues such as feminism and LGBTQ issues in the church, they also confront their own mental health struggles and the lack of support from the Mormon community. They share powerful insights about the often transactional nature of Mormon relationships and the harmful effects that come from some teachings that associate mental health struggles with sin. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by those raised in Mormonism and the impact it can have on mental health.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Mormon Stories podcast.
0:03.6	Today we're answering the question, what happens when you appear to be the
0:08.1	model Mormon family, even though there are significant mental health issues
0:13.0	within the family? What happens when you appear to be doing it all perfectly?
0:18.3	And you feel like you're doing everything as best as you can.
0:21.6	How can that all kind of fall apart?
0:23.8	And or in some ways eventually get better.
0:27.6	That's kind of the hook.
0:28.9	Today we have with us for part two of this two part Mormon stories.
0:33.7	Faith journey.
0:35.0	We have Lance and Brandy Hepler back for part two.
0:38.8	Hey guys. Hey, is all right.
0:40.8	Yeah, we're good.
0:41.8	Yeah, as your vulnerability hang over from part one.
0:45.3	That was there.
0:46.0	That was laid out there a little bit.
0:47.6	Yeah. But that's okay.
0:49.1	It's it's better to be vulnerable.
0:51.2	So we're okay with it.
0:53.1	For those who didn't join us for part one, pause this, go back and watch part one
0:57.8	and come back.
0:58.4	But just to kind of recap, we talked about Lance growing up in what appeared to
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