916: Mormon Bishops and the Handling of Abuse - Jen and Todd's Story Pt. 1
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2018
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
In this gripping interview on Mormon Stories, we interview Jen and Todd who share their personal experiences when bringing issues of abuse to the attention of Mormon Bishops. Throughout her life, Jen suffered through periods of abuse that greatly impacted her physical, emotional, and spiritual health, including severe bouts of anorexia. In this interview, we learn of the failures to deliver the help Jen needed from some Mormon bishops, but also the success of another Mormon bishop, Todd. We learn how Todd helped Jen during her darkest time, and what tools Jen used to begin living her best life.
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Part 1: Jen shares her abuse story and the impact it had on her life
Part 2: The abuse continues into her marriage, and Jen details her unsupportive experiences with Mormon Bishops
Part 3: Jen finally has a positive experience with a Mormon Bishop, Todd. We also explore Todd's experience losing his faith
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| 0:57.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Warmest Stories Podcast. |
| 1:01.0 | I'm your host Dr. John Dillin. |
| 1:03.0 | It is May 3rd 2018 and I am so very excited to have you with us today. |
| 1:10.0 | We're broadcasting live from our Warmest Stories studios in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
| 1:16.0 | And we are going to be covering a very important topic today. |
| 1:21.0 | The topic is how Mormon bishops handle ward members who report abuse. |
| 1:29.0 | And to share the story today, we have a really unique set of two interviewees. |
| 1:36.0 | We have Jen and we have Todd. |
| 1:39.0 | Jen throughout her life, at least on two or three occasions, |
| 1:43.0 | has been a victim of abuse within a Mormon context. |
| 1:48.0 | And then Todd is her former bishop. |
| 1:51.0 | And Jen is going to be talking to us about number one, |
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