1785: How Bishop Bill Reel Lost his Mormon Faith - Bill and Amanda Reel Pt. 2

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 160 minutes

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Summary

Dive deeper into the captivating story of Bill and Amanda Reel as they embark on the second part of their remarkable journey. We explore their gripping encounters with church authorities, their disillusionment with Mormonism's truth claims, and their courageous decision to become whistleblowers within the faith. Discover the challenges they faced, including the lack of safety to be honest and the harm caused by the Mormon Church. Bill gives insight into the world of Mormon apologists and their ethics, as well as the transformative power of real authenticity when you can leave behind the burden of inauthenticity. Explore the shifting landscape of progressive Mormonism and the ultimate question of whether the Church's good outweighs its flaws. Prepare to be captivated by this thought-provoking exploration of faith, honesty, and the personal sacrifices made in pursuit of truth and freedom.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast. I'm your host John DeLin. It is May 29th
0:06.6	2023 and we are here in part two of an epic what we think is gonna be three part series
0:13.4	with former Mormon Bishop Bill real
0:16.6	podcaster bill real and
0:19.3	Generally good guy and Mormon influencer. He's now a youtuber and
0:25.1	You can find bill real on Mormonism live at
0:28.8	Present every Wednesday night at 6.20 p.m
0:32.2	Utah or mountain time on YouTube, but you could also check out Mormon discussion podcast and a rich archive there
0:38.8	Especially if you're believing Mormon Mormon discussion podcast at least the first half to two thirds are all gonna be
0:45.4	super helpful
0:46.4	But Bill Bill also has a network of podcast on
0:50.6	Podcasts on the Mormon discussion network which we could talk about
0:54.8	A little bit later, but we're now in part two in part one. We had Margie and Amanda real
0:59.9	Bill's wife here with us to talk about the making of Bishop Bill real and
1:06.0	We encourage you if you haven't watched that yet to consider pausing
1:10.5	Going back and watching part one because today part two we're gonna build on part one
1:15.7	But we left off last episode with Bill
1:20.0	requesting to be released as a Mormon Bishop. He was called at age the fresh young age of 29 to be a Mormon Bishop
1:27.6	He came on Mormon stories as an active
1:30.9	Believing Bishop. He started a podcast called Mormon discussion as a believing Mormon Bishop
1:37.8	but he started to have some concerns about
1:41.4	the sincerity and or ethics of top Mormon church leadership and
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