Dating as a Mormon Young Woman | Ep. 1967
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2024
⏱️ 217 minutes
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Summary
Join us as we dive deep into the unique experiences of several women navigating life in and outside of Mormonism. From patriarchal blessings and missions to the complexities of dating, marriage, and personal revelation, these stories explore the pressure to conform to Church expectations and the personal growth that comes from questioning them. We discuss YSA culture, worthiness interviews, and the Church's teachings on relationships, consent, and sexuality. The women share their experiences with dating apps, "soaking," and the confusion between spiritual promptings and anxiety. Other key topics include the Church's influence on women’s roles, the challenges of single life, political and faith landscapes, and deconstructing teachings like the Family Proclamation. With insights into the CES Letter, Joseph Smith’s history, and financial concerns, this video offers a candid, thought-provoking look at life within the Mormon framework and beyond.
00:02:10 Brief Introductions00:46:47 The church’s goals and ambitions for women01:04:30 Hysterectomy- Her divine nature as a wife and a mom01:19:29 Dear Married People01:37:35 What's it like to date Mormon men?01:54:00 Consent in Mormonism02:03:30 The EXTRA for what women are needing02:26:15 Feeling like she’s running out of time at age 2402:26:50 Joseph Smith and Martin Harris02:31:55 Spiritual promptings/anxiety disorder02:29:00 Motivated reasoning and confirmation bias02:36:15 Disneyfication of Mormon Dating02:40:30 Fire round of questions02:41:20 Worthiness interviews in the YSA02:47:24 Soaking and inchworming02:49:13 Learning about your own sexual template02:12:15 This sets you up for abuse02:56:05 Politics between young adult men and young adult women03:01:20 What is the faith landscape in the YSA scene03:06:40 Asking the bishop for financial help03:07:40 The average Mormon thinks they’re giving to charity03:07:50 Her friend thought Joseph was a fallen prophet03:08:40 Moral and Truth claim accuracy issues03:11:00 The church needs to apologize03:11:40 Has the church's stance on LGBTQ issues been a problem?03:14:00 Women should be outraged03:18:15 Ordain Women movement
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast. I am not your host, |
| 0:06.3 | John Dillon. It is November 11th, 2024. Thanks Dana. Hey everyone, I'm John. I am John |
| 0:14.2 | Dylan. I'm here with Margie. Hey Margie. Hey. And we are doing another one of our |
| 0:19.6 | awesome panels. |
| 0:26.3 | For those of you who have been following us this year, we did a Mormon bishops panel and a Relief Society panel, recited president panel. |
| 0:30.2 | And today we are doing Mormon young single adults, specifically young women. |
| 0:36.7 | And we have an amazing panel of four |
| 0:39.7 | Mormon women who participated in the young single adults program. And the participants are |
| 0:47.0 | Julie. Hey, Julie. Hi, Julie. Hi, Julie. We have Dana. Hey, Dana. Hello. You already met Dana. We have Meg. Hello, hello. Hey, Julie. We have Dana. Hey, Dana. Hello. |
| 0:55.0 | You already met Dana. |
| 0:56.1 | We have Meg. |
| 0:56.8 | Hello, hello. |
| 0:57.6 | Hey, Meg. |
| 0:59.0 | And we have Jess. |
| 1:00.2 | Hi. |
| 1:00.7 | Hey, Jess. |
| 1:02.5 | Yeah, and we're going to be talking about all sorts of things, what it's like to date as a Mormon young woman and woman. |
| 1:14.8 | What it's like to be in these young single adult's wards where, you know, some say they're kind of meat factories or, what do they call them? |
| 1:21.2 | Meat market. |
| 1:21.8 | Meat markets. |
| 1:23.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:25.2 | Yeah, where the goal is to get married and get married quick and get on the Mormon train. |
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