Mormon on my Own Terms - Olivia Calvert | Ep. 2049
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2025
⏱️ 219 minutes
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Summary
What happens when a Mormon woman questions her faith—but doesn’t walk away entirely? In this week's interview, Olivia Calvert shares her journey of embracing doubts and shifts in belief. Choosing to live Mormonism in her own way, Olivia’s path leads her to what she calls “casual discipleship.” While we have explored stories like this before from men in the church, it is rare for an LDS woman to open up about her faith in this way.
Topics include:
-Purity culture
-Faith crises
-Church history
-Choosing to stay Mormon—on your own terms.
If you’ve ever felt like you don’t quite fit the Mormon mold, this story might be exactly what you need to hear. Join us as we talk about the many ways people are navigating Mormonism today.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon stories podcast. I'm your host |
| 0:03.4 | John DeLinn. It's July 1st 2025. Today we're going to be answering the question, |
| 0:08.8 | what's it like to embrace casual discipleship within Mormonism or what's it like to be a proud |
| 0:17.4 | buffet Mormon or cafeteria Mormon or to just sort of be a Mormon on your own terms |
| 0:24.5 | and to be proud of it, to lean into it. |
| 0:28.4 | And oftentimes when we do episodes like this, another term we use Pimo physically and mentally out. |
| 0:35.0 | And some of these terms may or may not totally apply to today. |
| 0:38.3 | But usually when we do these types of episodes, we're interviewing men. |
| 0:41.7 | Today is the first time in a long time where we're interviewing a woman who basically is willing to |
| 0:47.3 | sort of say, I don't believe some are all of Orthodox Mormon teachings, or I don't choose to obey or practice all of Orthodox Mormon behavior, |
| 1:00.0 | but I still choose to be a Mormon in my own way, and I'm not ashamed to talk openly about it. |
| 1:07.0 | So, joining us today in studio to discuss her story is Olivia Calvert. Hey, Olivia. |
| 1:14.9 | Hi. I was excited about how you were going to put that. How did I do? I liked it. |
| 1:19.7 | Anything you'd correct or add or change or remove? No, I was like giddy hearing it. |
| 1:25.2 | Okay. All right. And we talked about, you know, the remote chance that there's some risk in owning your casualness |
| 1:33.7 | or owning even your disobedience or diversion from the norm. |
| 1:38.5 | Right. |
| 1:39.0 | And you're okay with the... |
| 1:41.3 | I'm okay. |
| 1:42.1 | I mean, I believe everyone's entitled to changing their minds and having |
| 1:47.5 | their faith be more fluid and it's a long journey so I'm not worried you're here for |
| 1:54.0 | yep and joining us today as always for these long form interviews is my co-host |
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