Join us today on Mormon Stories as we interview both Sean and Crystal Escobar to learn about their faith journey out of Mormonism. Sean recently made national newswhen he revealed a recording he made as he confronted his abuser as a child, Sterling Van Wagenen—co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival and director of many LDS Church-produced films, including the films shown in LDS temples.

This portion of the interview focuses on Sean and Crystal's faith journey and will include themes such as:

• Their Mormon background including their experiences in the church as youth and as missionaries
• How guilt and shame from transgressions as a youth impacted Sean's mission and outlook on life
• Sean and Crystal's difficult experiences with the repentance process affected their early marriage
• How discovering a calling Sean had received was uninspired by his priesthood leader greatly shook his faith
• How Crystal's experience with Mormon Stories helped her be more empathetic towards Sean's struggles with his faith and church leadership
• How leaving the LDS Church has caused a new awakening in their marriage and family as they reevaluate their relationship, their parenting, and their new moral code for living

...and so much more.

Join us today on Mormon Stories as we interview both Sean and Crystal Escobar to learn about their faith journey out of Mormonism. Sean recently made national newswhen he revealed a recording he made as he confronted his abuser as a child, Sterling Van Wagenen—co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival and director of many LDS Church-produced films, including the films shown in LDS temples.

This portion of the interview focuses on Sean and Crystal's faith journey and will include themes such as:

• Their Mormon background including their experiences in the church as youth and as missionaries
• How guilt and shame from transgressions as a youth impacted Sean's mission and outlook on life
• Sean and Crystal's difficult experiences with the repentance process affected their early marriage
• How discovering a calling Sean had received was uninspired by his priesthood leader greatly shook his faith
• How Crystal's experience with Mormon Stories helped her be more empathetic towards Sean's struggles with his faith and church leadership
• How leaving the LDS Church has caused a new awakening in their marriage and family as they reevaluate their relationship, their parenting, and their new moral code for living

...and so much more.

Join us today on Mormon Stories as we interview both Sean and Crystal Escobar to learn about their faith journey out of Mormonism. Sean recently made national newswhen he revealed a recording he made as he confronted his abuser as a child, Sterling Van Wagenen—co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival and director of many LDS Church-produced films, including the films shown in LDS temples.

This portion of the interview focuses on Sean and Crystal's faith journey and will include themes such as:

• Their Mormon background including their experiences in the church as youth and as missionaries
• How guilt and shame from transgressions as a youth impacted Sean's mission and outlook on life
• Sean and Crystal's difficult experiences with the repentance process affected their early marriage
• How discovering a calling Sean had received was uninspired by his priesthood leader greatly shook his faith
• How Crystal's experience with Mormon Stories helped her be more empathetic towards Sean's struggles with his faith and church leadership
• How leaving the LDS Church has caused a new awakening in their marriage and family as they reevaluate their relationship, their parenting, and their new moral code for living

...and so much more.

Join us today on Mormon Stories as we interview both Sean and Crystal Escobar to learn about their faith journey out of Mormonism. Sean recently made national newswhen he revealed a recording he made as he confronted his abuser as a child, Sterling Van Wagenen—co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival and director of many LDS Church-produced films, including the films shown in LDS temples.

This portion of the interview focuses on Sean and Crystal's faith journey and will include themes such as:

• Their Mormon background including their experiences in the church as youth and as missionaries
• How guilt and shame from transgressions as a youth impacted Sean's mission and outlook on life
• Sean and Crystal's difficult experiences with the repentance process affected their early marriage
• How discovering a calling Sean had received was uninspired by his priesthood leader greatly shook his faith
• How Crystal's experience with Mormon Stories helped her be more empathetic towards Sean's struggles with his faith and church leadership
• How leaving the LDS Church has caused a new awakening in their marriage and family as they reevaluate their relationship, their parenting, and their new moral code for living

...and so much more.

We're excited to finally bring on Bryce Blankenagel of the Naked Mormonism Podcast to Mormon Stories! His preparation, thorough research, and absolute brilliance are on display as Bryce gives us the context surrounding the Solomon Spaulding Manuscript Theory of The Book of Mormon—even including some of the apologetic arguments against the theory. Bryce concludes the interview with his personal take on the veracity of the theory. Tune in!

We're excited to finally bring on Bryce Blankenagel of the Naked Mormonism Podcast to Mormon Stories! His preparation, thorough research, and absolute brilliance are on display as Bryce gives us the context surrounding the Solomon Spaulding Manuscript Theory of The Book of Mormon—even including some of the apologetic arguments against the theory. Bryce concludes the interview with his personal take on the veracity of the theory. Tune in!

John provides a monologue, giving commentary on the excommunication of the Young family and what it means for questioning Mormons in the modern Church

Leah and Cody describe their feelings after learning they have been excommunicated for running an online support group for questioning Mormons, and for speaking openly about their doubts

A recording of the disciplinary council convened on April 14, 2019

Leah and Cody are told by their Stake President to cease providing an online support group for questioning Mormons