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Mormon Stories Podcast

430: Hans Mattsson Pt. 1 -- His early years in Sweden.

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2013

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Hans H. Mattsson is a 3rd generation LDS church member from Sweden who served as a bishop and stake president before serving in the 3rd Quorum of the Seventy (Europe Central area) from 2000-2005 under LDS Apostle L. Tom Perry. In this 5-part interview, and accompanied by his beautiful wife Birgitta, Hans discusses the following: (1) His early years in Sweden, (2) His years as an Area Authority Seventy, (3) His interactions with LDS Apostles and the 1st Presidency, (4) His struggles with faith after being released as an area authority, and (5) His thoughts about the church today.

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Hello and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories Podcast.

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I'm your host, John D'Alene, and I'm very excited to have two very special guests with

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us today.

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Today we have with us Hans and Berghita Matson from Sweden, so Hans, welcome to Mormon

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Stories.

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Oh, thank you, John.

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It's nice to be here.

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And Berghita, welcome.

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Thank you, John.

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It's so nice to be here.

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Excellent.

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Well, there are many very exciting things about this interview.

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But I think from the beginning, I'll just say what's most, what I think is going to be

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most interesting to the listening audience.

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And that's that Hans Matson has served in the LDS church.

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He's born in the church, raised in the church, in the country of Sweden.

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So that's interesting.

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