And we've developed a theme that there is not one right way to navigate a faith journey, but there are ways that are healthier and ways that are less healthy than others.

And some of the healthier ways are understanding that a faith journey is not evil.

And it doesn't mean you're following Satan and you're wanting to be a sinner.

Hello, welcome to at last she said it. I'm Cynthia Wynward and just doing a quick

introduction before we jump into part two. What about faith crisis with

Becky Edwards?

Thanks for coming back to hear the rest of our conversation.

Let's jump right in.

So a couple of other things about helping me to stay I mentioned feeling called and I want to share a story that actually happened at your in-person event in Mesa and one of our friends Liz McDonald was giving a talk about being a mom of a gay son and

and then she opened it up for questions and comments and one of the questions was a woman in the room who said how do you moms in the room handle it if your

child if your queer child says to you how can you support me if you're supporting

the church that has has harmful policies and uses tithing money to harm my community.

Like how do you handle that? And that is a legitimate, valid question.

It is. And my son has had issues with that for sure. And again, I don't think there's one right answer for every parent. And one of the things that my son and I've talked through as we've had conversations about this is I've said to him if all the

allies leave what about the queer kids in the pews at church?

Is there what if there's not a Becky Edwards or Cynthia in their ward who comes to church with a rainbow pin and who will say something in defense of being an advocate and ally if someone says something that's harming to our queer

siblings and I thought of several kids who my ward and my love who some have already stepped away because church is harming them and

that makes me sad they're beautiful souls and I love them but I thought of them

and I thought of how much I could have used to Becky Edwards before my son came out to me to help me be a bit more ready, more open, more educated, more of an ally before I needed to be an ally in, you know,

being forced to as a mom, not forced, but, you know, having the opportunity right there in my face.

That's what I could have used, I could have used some of me back then. And after I said that comment, somebody in the back raised their hand. And it was a missionary, a returned missionary who had been, she said I've been home two weeks.

Do you remember this?

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