1850: Why this Former Mormon Missionary Stopped Believing - Alyssa Grenfell Pt. 1
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2024
⏱️ 199 minutes
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Summary
In this captivating interview, Alyssa shares poignant moments that shaped her perception of gender roles, societal expectations, and the struggle for self-worth within the Mormon context. The narrative explores her attempts to reconcile personal identity with the rigid doctrines of the Church, touching on themes of control, body autonomy, and the internal conflicts that arise when faith clashes with individual growth.
Alyssa recounts her mission, marriage, and the disillusionment that eventually led to her departure from the Mormon Church. The interview offers a powerful reflection on the cost of leaving behind the familiar for the pursuit of personal authenticity. Listeners are invited to join this intimate journey of self-discovery, challenging societal norms, and finding empowerment outside the constraints of religious expectations.
Alyssa’s new book, "How to Leave the Mormon Church" can be purchased here
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast. I am your host for today, John Delinn. I'm here with my lovely brilliant partner Margie. Hey Margie. |
| 0:09.0 | Hi there. It is January 11th, 2024. It's the first long form warm stories interview of the new year. |
| 0:16.5 | So happy new year. It's good to have you back, Margie. |
| 0:19.6 | Thank you. And today we are interviewing Alyssa Grunfeld, we're going to be answering the question, |
| 0:25.0 | how does a super devout in it to win it, |
| 0:28.0 | Orthodox, return missionary, stay-at-home mom, start to question her Mormon faith. |
| 0:37.0 | Temple worker, I think I got many of the checkboxes, and that's going to be today's interview. |
| 0:42.4 | And then, and a book about it. |
| 0:45.0 | Right, yeah. |
| 0:47.0 | Yeah, we're also super excited to announce today is the release of a book that Alyssa is coming out with. I had the honor of writing the forward to it. It's such a good book. I was honored to write the forward to it. The book is called How to Leave the Mormon Church, an ex- Mormons guide to rebuilding after religion. |
| 1:05.4 | This is the book that so many people have needed for so long |
| 1:08.0 | to help them have a healthy and a peaceful |
| 1:11.4 | or at least a minimally damaging transition out of Mormonism or high-demand religion. |
| 1:16.7 | So in the comments in the description on YouTube and Facebook or on the blog you can click on the |
| 1:22.3 | link to this book. |
| 1:24.0 | Let's make this international bestseller. |
| 1:26.5 | Please pause, go buy this book and come right back. I just want to make the point that even though Alyssa has an amazing Tic-Toc channel and |
| 1:34.0 | Tic-Tic-Talk channel and YouTube channel that many of you have been |
| 1:37.4 | checking out and are really valuing. We've heard your feedback that many of you |
| 1:41.2 | just want normal run-of-the-mill Mormons |
| 1:44.0 | that we don't go for celebrities. |
| 1:46.0 | We're lucky because we're catching Alyssa |
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