My “Wicked” Mormon Journey - Abbie Clark | Ep. 1966

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 204 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In this episode, we explore one woman's journey of faith, identity, and self-discovery within and beyond the Mormon Church. From her experiences in musical theater auditions, serving a mission, and navigating family trauma, to struggles with infertility and finding her own path, she shares deeply personal insights. We discuss the cultural pressures of motherhood, the challenges of deconstructing religious beliefs, and the impact of leaving the Church after COVID. Her story also touches on her evolving perspective on topics like polygamy, women's roles, and Heavenly Mother, along with finding empowerment through fitness, creative expression, and fantasy literature. Join us for a candid and heartfelt conversation about redefining purpose, embracing authenticity, and thriving in "Plan B."

Show Notes

YouTube

Mormon Stories Thanks Our Generous Donors!

Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today:

Our Platforms:

Social Media:

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hello, everyone and welcome to another issue of Mormon stories podcast.
0:03.4	I'm your host, John DeLinn.
0:04.5	It's November 20th, 2024.
0:07.5	And today we're going to be doing an epic traditional Mormon stories interview with
0:13.7	Abby Clark.
0:14.4	Hey, Abby.
0:15.0	Hi.
0:16.9	Today's interview is going to be about someone who, I think, the last straw of her faith fell like four or five months ago.
0:25.9	Is that right, Eddie?
0:27.5	There's all sorts of cool parts of this story.
0:31.5	There's a BYU component.
0:34.0	There's a theater, a theatrical component to it.
0:39.4	Young ambassadors camp in here, but also Abby's father apparently went to prison while
0:45.8	you were on your mission.
0:46.7	Is that right?
0:47.2	Yes, that's right.
0:48.4	But also Abby was promised inter-patrial blessing to have children, And there's some infertility components to the story.
0:57.2	And then it's also just sort of for a millennial age, Gen Z age.
1:03.5	Yeah, right on the cusp.
1:05.1	Yeah.
1:05.4	Just what would make a Gen Z slash millennial, a zellennial, what would make a Zellennial sort of walk away from Mormonism just in the past couple months?
1:17.3	So how's that for an introduction, Abby?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. John Dehlin, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. John Dehlin and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.