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Melissa Inouye: Creating Joyful Faith in the Real World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kah5irFC74 We're release this special interview this week to celebrate the rich, joyful, and unique life of Melissa Inouye. With charming enthusiasm and humor, Melissa shares her unique perspective on managing the sometimes heavy...
Kristine: Personal Faith Crisis Survivor Who Is Now Thriving
After being raised in an orthodox home where questions about faith were not encouraged, Kristine had to learn to revise her belief-system when she received an unexpected and unorthodox answer to a prayer. Kristine had grown up in a world with black and white thinking and had to learn to overcome her certainty in order to start to see nuances in her life and in her belief system. She talks about how her husband’s willingness to try and and understand her helped her survive her faith crisis, especially when other loved ones reacted with fear and criticism.
Ben: Openly Gay and Openly Faithful
Ben shares his captivating story about his experience of being an openly gay, active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Through his experience of coming out to his family, he learned the value of astonishing value of unconditional love as his family allowed him to make his own choices without judgement. Ben also learned to wrestle with uncertainty as he weighed his options and ultimately decided to remain active in the Church. He offers unique counsel for gay members, family members, and for ward members.
Janae : Discovering That You Can Believe, and Then Doubt, and Then Choose to Stay
Kate Barker: How My Questions Strengthen My Faith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz6xSB77kG8 You never “arrive” at a testimony. You’re constantly building it. It’s not a present-wrapped box. It’s a house you're building, and you continue to do remodeling and refurbishing. Kate expected her faith to be...
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Melissa Inouye: Creating Joyful Faith in the Real World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kah5irFC74 We're release this special interview this week to celebrate the rich, joyful, and unique life of Melissa Inouye. With charming enthusiasm and humor,...
Kristine: Personal Faith Crisis Survivor Who Is Now Thriving
After being raised in an orthodox home where questions about faith were not encouraged, Kristine had to learn to revise her belief-system when she received an unexpected and unorthodox answer to a prayer. Kristine had grown up in a world with black and white thinking and had to learn to overcome her certainty in order to start to see nuances in her life and in her belief system. She talks about how her husband’s willingness to try and and understand her helped her survive her faith crisis, especially when other loved ones reacted with fear and criticism.
Ben: Openly Gay and Openly Faithful
Ben shares his captivating story about his experience of being an openly gay, active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Through his experience of coming out to his family, he learned the value of astonishing value of unconditional love as his family allowed him to make his own choices without judgement. Ben also learned to wrestle with uncertainty as he weighed his options and ultimately decided to remain active in the Church. He offers unique counsel for gay members, family members, and for ward members.
Emily: Being Divorced in a Family-Centered Church
Cynthia: Women’s History and Creative Tension
https://youtu.be/CEw71HD-we8Studying Women’s History in graduate school caused Cynthia to question aspects of the church for the first time, making her feel tension and anger. She didn’t want to...
Brian: The Life-Saving Miracle that Brought Me Back to God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7penkf1mn-cBrian grew up in Liverpool, England in a poor family that was converted to the Church when young Brian met tall, American missionaries and invited his new...
Bruce Hafen : My Story of How I Found My Own Testimony
Elder Bruce Hafen is co-author of Faith is Not Blind and is an emeritus General Authority for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In this interview, Elder Hafen details the role of questioning in distinguishing between Gospel belief and knowledge in his own life. He shares his own experience with doubt and with his own questions as he learned to develop his testimony, and offers a refreshing look at how we all need to work to develop our beliefs.
Jenae Nelson: From Homeless to Finding My Home with God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQAssjRbQu4Conversion is not just a faith moment. It is the process that comes after the conversion story. As an agnostic and homeless sixteen-year-old, Jenae decided...
Linnette: My Reconversion and LGBTQ Identity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HzReu_oqMk For years, Linnette felt that she had to choose between her faith and her sexual identity. But eventually she found a way to strengthen her...
Janae : Discovering That You Can Believe, and Then Doubt, and Then Choose to Stay
Kate Barker: How My Questions Strengthen My Faith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz6xSB77kG8 You never “arrive” at a testimony. You’re constantly building it. It’s not a present-wrapped box. It’s a house you're building, and you...
Christian: A Modern Prodigal Son–A Story of Redemption and Reconversion
Christian shares his remarkable story about leaving the Gospel at a young age and what prompted his return to the Church years later. He speaks openly about what led him away from the Church and then shares the incredible story of what led him to return to his family and to the Church and to then choose a life of complete spiritual devotion.
Sarah: Women’s Studies: Finding Women’s Value
Beth Barker: Chastity and Choosing to Learn from Our Mistakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Owtmrr1Sfk Like many teenagers, Beth rolled her eyes at the way the Law of Chastity was taught in her home and at Church, She just didn't understand why...
Emily: Being Divorced in a Family-Centered Church
Fiona Givens: My Personal Crucible of Doubt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFlz6VB0N9Y Fiona Givens is a scholar, an author, a wife, a mother, and grandmother. And her faith is anything but blind. In this vulnerable interview, Fiona...
Erica: How a Questioner Learned that She Belongs and Can Thrive in the Church
Since she was little, Erica has always appreciated the value of asking sincere religious questions. Unfortunately, she has experienced a variety of responses to her questions, some of which made her feel like perhaps she didn’t belong in the church. Erica shares how her relationships with others have been both challenged and ultimately strengthened as she has learned how to use the process of seeking answers to her questions to develop her relationship with her Heavenly Parents.
Leo: My Reconversion from Atheist to Believer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9lLsOs-13Q Leo’s testimony was shattered when he discovered some details he hadn’t known about Church History. Learn about how he rebuilt his testimony with...
Janiece: How Becoming a Historian Helped Me Cope With Difficult Church History
David P : A Historian’s Look at Church History
Marcus : A Stanford Professor Uses Both Faith and Reason
Tyler: A Stanford Oncologist Shares About the Evolution of His Faith
An Oncologist and Professor at The Stanford Cancer Center, Tyler discusses how understanding the complicated reality of a life of faith, including dealing with church history, is similar to...
Terryl Givens Part II: The Importance of the Contemplative Life
Janae : Discovering That You Can Believe, and Then Doubt, and Then Choose to Stay
Janna: Your Faith Doesn’t Have to Stay the Same–Healthy Faith Is Growing Faith
Jenna had always assumed that once she had faith, it would basically remain the same as it always had. It wasn’t until her sister chose to leave the Church that Janna had to reevaluate her definition of what faith is. Janna beautifully describes how she learned that healthy faith grows, matures, and progresses as we do.
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