My Mormon Adoption Miracle? - Andrew Fish | Ep. 1959

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 199 minutes

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Join us for an in-depth interview with Andrew Fish as he shares his story of adoption, faith, and self-discovery. Andrew reflects on his family's journey, from his parents’ struggle to adopt, to his biological mother's decision to place him for adoption, and his upbringing within the Mormon Church. He also discusses the impact of religious expectations, his mission experiences, and his journey of reconciling his personal beliefs with his upbringing. Throughout this heartfelt conversation, Andrew opens up about his eventual decision to leave the Church, reconnect with his biological family, and navigate acceptance and understanding within his adoptive family.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to another issue of Mormon stories podcast. I'm your host John DeLyn. Today we're going to be answering the question through story. What happens when you are adopted, when you're given up for adoption by a Mormon parent and you are adopted by faithful Mormon parents and then you experience faith issues.
0:22.0	How does that all work out?
0:24.2	It's a really, really compelling story.
0:27.7	Margie and I are in love with this story.
0:29.8	And we haven't covered adoption much in Mormon context on Mormon Stories podcast before.
0:35.5	So that's what we're going to be talking about today.
0:38.3	So hang on to the edge of your seats for a really cool story.
0:43.0	We are joined today in studio by Andrew Fish.
0:47.3	Hey, Andrew.
0:48.3	Hey, John.
0:48.8	Thanks for joining us.
0:50.0	Yeah, thanks for having me.
0:51.3	Thanks for being willing to tell your story.
0:53.5	Yeah, excited to do it.
0:54.8	A little nervous, but excited.
0:57.5	And if that weren't enough, we also have Margie Dillen in studio.
1:01.7	Hey, Margie.
1:02.2	Hello.
1:02.8	Thanks for joining us.
1:03.9	Yes, absolutely.
1:05.1	You ready for this?
1:06.7	Yeah.
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