1790: Currently-Serving Mormon Bishop Loses Faith in Mormonism: Zane and Tina Beard
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2023
⏱️ 251 minutes
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Summary
Tina's upbringing in the Mormon Church seemed uneventful until she had a troubling temple experience that made her question whether it was a cult. Zane, initially attracted to Tina's spirituality, went through his own faith crisis after reading anti-Mormon literature but eventually had a "spiritual experience" reaffirming his belief in the church.
Their story takes a dramatic turn when Tina starts losing her testimony, leading to emotional turmoil within their marriage, especially since Zane is called to be a bishop. The couple navigates the complexities of a non-believing bishop leading a congregation and the challenges of facing their doubts and fears while remaining true to themselves and their family.
Note: The airing of this episode was delayed at the request of the Beards until they felt more comfortable in their circumstances for it to become public.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories Podcast. |
| 0:03.9 | I am one of your hosts for today, John Delin. |
| 0:06.3 | And you are. |
| 0:07.6 | You're on the post. |
| 0:10.6 | I'm Margie Delin. |
| 0:12.3 | And we are super excited for today's interview. |
| 0:15.3 | It is March 25th, 2023. |
| 0:18.5 | And we're doing something kind of historic, I believe, today on Mormon Stories Podcast. |
| 0:23.8 | We do have a history of interviewing a few, well, lots of former Mormon bishops. |
| 0:29.9 | Mormon Stories Podcast. |
| 0:31.9 | And now I believe two or three times we've interviewed people who are actively serving |
| 0:36.3 | as bishops while they were doing an interview. |
| 0:38.9 | So obviously Bill Reel was a bishop when we first interviewed him. |
| 0:43.1 | And just recently we interviewed a Mormon bishop from Mexico that wanted to talk about |
| 0:48.6 | some undue pressure he was experiencing to misreport some statistics. |
| 0:54.3 | What we've never, ever done is interviewed an actively serving Mormon bishop and his |
| 1:00.8 | partner who is, and I don't know exactly how to phrase it, either how to full-blown |
| 1:06.4 | faith crisis or his lust, his or their faith or is currently in one. |
| 1:12.6 | But I was really honored when Zayn and Tina Beard from Australia reached out to do a |
| 1:19.8 | Mormon Stories Podcast interview. |
| 1:21.8 | So Zayn and Tina Beard welcomed to Mormon Stories Podcast. |
| 1:25.8 | Thanks. |
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