58: Pioneer Stock, Part 3: Sacred Secrets
Family Ghosts
Sam Dingman
4.8 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Craig learns the truth about the end of his Uncle Larry's life - and finds a new beginning for his own.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone, just a quick note before we begin. |
| 0:03.8 | This episode contains discussion of suicide and drug abuse. |
| 0:08.1 | Please listen with care. |
| 0:11.9 | You're listening to WALT. |
| 0:17.9 | Homemade Radio. |
| 0:20.5 | Hello Ghost Family. |
| 0:22.1 | Welcome to Family Ghosts. |
| 0:32.3 | For the last couple of episodes, you've been hearing Craig Mangum tell the story of his |
| 0:36.6 | journey away from Mormonism and towards a deeper connection with his gay Mormon uncles, |
| 0:42.5 | who Craig never really got to know when they were alive. |
| 0:46.3 | In our last episode, you heard the story of Uncle Brent, the brother of Craig's grandma |
| 0:50.5 | Orva, and this week you're going to meet Orva's son, Larry. |
| 1:00.7 | As you've been hearing, Craig's path to telling these stories has been a long and winding |
| 1:05.7 | one. |
| 1:06.7 | But one of the early bends in the road happened back when Craig watched a video recording |
| 1:12.0 | of Larry's funeral. |
| 1:14.3 | Larry died of a drug overdose and kept his sexuality hidden for most of his life. |
| 1:19.9 | With the funeral, a heavily edited church-friendly version of Larry's life story was presented. |
| 1:25.7 | A version Craig knew was a lie. |
| 1:29.1 | As he watched, Craig felt a pang of resonance with Larry, and he vowed to never let his own |
| 1:34.7 | truth be erased. |
| 1:37.5 | And as the years went on, and Craig finally left the church, Larry's story continued |
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