648: Missionaries Pt. 6: Jacob - Sent Home Early for Cuddling with Zone Leader

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 30 August 2016

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Jacob realized he was gay only a few months before he left for me missionary400 his LDS mission. He served in the San Jose, Costa Rica mission from August 2012 to September 2013.

While serving in Costa Rica, a zone leader became attracted to Jacob, and as they began to do "splits," During these splits, Jacob and his ZL would occasionally "cuddle" in bed - but did not engage in any overt sexual behaviors.

This is Jacob's mission story.

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0:54.0	Hello and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories Podcast. I'm your host John DeLin. It is August 23rd, 2016. It is 4.03pm.
1:04.0	I am broadcasting a recording from North Logan, Utah in my basement.
1:09.0	I am very excited to be recording part 6 in my series on the LDS Mission Experience in the 2010s with the initial emphasis on missionaries who experience a faith crisis on their mission and or are sent home early.
1:32.0	We have recorded and released 5 episodes now. They are getting great feedback. People are loving them.
1:39.0	I think this is a really important series that we are doing.
1:42.0	We are ready for interview number 6.
1:46.0	We are recording this not only in audio format but also releasing these on YouTube, the YouTube channel Mormon Stories.
1:57.0	Before we jump into the interview, I am just going to remind listeners that for those of you who live near New York City or are willing to travel to New York City, we have a really cool Mormon transitions retreat coming up in mid-October.
2:16.0	I am going to go and pull up the dates really quick. This is October 14th through 16th. It is for anyone who is looking for community and support navigating a Mormon transition.
2:29.0	I am going to be there. We have some great guests who are scheduled including Abby Huntsman, the daughter of John Huntsman Jr. and Carrie Sheffield, a former Mormon Stories interviewer.
2:41.0	Both of them work for Fox News but they are progressive young thoughtful voices. Carrie has her master's from Harvard and Abby is just brilliant.
2:52.0	We are also going to have Clark Johnson, who is going to lead a panel on being in Broadway New York theater as a post Mormon.
3:03.0	Many of you remember Clark Johnson's interview as well as Carrie Sheffield's interview.
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