Join John and Jenn as they discuss with Emma what it was like coming out as queer while attending BYU, losing her faith in the Mormon Church, and facing rejection from some of her orthodox family members.
Since the founding of Mormonism, there has been a core belief in the imminent Second Coming of Jesus Christ (thus the "Latter-day" portion of the Church's official name). But over the past few decades, there has been an increasing trend towards "end times preparedness." Ultra-orthodox Mormons sell their assets, move to rural areas, attend "Prepper" conferences (like "Preparing a People"), build fortresses, deny healthcare and education to their children, and stockpile food/weapons/ammunition, etc.
This movement is benign for a few but, for many, it leads to extreme behavior, divided families, financial ruin, a host of charlatan "prophets" who prey on this mentality (e.g., Julie Rowe), and, in some cases, murder (e.g., Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow story).

See Parts 1 and 2 of this series with Emma, who was raised in the Mormon "Prepper" movement.
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Show Notes:

"LGBTQ students at BYU light up the 'Y' in rainbow colors," by Courtney Tanner, Salt Lake Tribune, March 5, 2021
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"A Bishop's Family Questions Mormonism," Kelly and Kayla Mikesell on Mormon Stories
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Cultish podcast
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"Coming Out as a Non-Believer to Family Members," Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis
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Encircle: Utah Resources for LGBTQ+ Youth
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"Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Urges BYU to Embraces Its Uniqueness, Stay True to the Savior," the August 2021 speech at BYU, in which Holland urges "musket fire" in defense of the school's current standards under pressure for equal rights for LGBTQ+ students and staff
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The Out Foundation
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"Valiant in the Testimony of Jesus," Quentin L. Cook, General Conference October 2016, in which he warns against the "stumbling block" of "expensive preparation for end-of-days scenarios"
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Upcoming Events with the Open Stories Foundation
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Timecodes:
00:00:00 Introduction and recap of Parts 1 and 2
00:03:34 Post-mission adjustment: Trying to forgive her mission president and repair her testimony
00:14:38 Her roommate at BYU comes out as gay, causing Emma to question everything she was taught about homosexuality
00:19:28 Emma comes out to herself, realizing she is also attracted to girls
00:35:49 Forced to come out to her whole family after a sibling threatens to out her; the family continually violates her boundaries and engages in emotional manipulation ("you're putting us in the grave," "you're being cruel," her father threatens to kill himself and says it would be her fault, etc.)
01:00:05 What it was like to fall in love for the first time, and Emma's growing understanding of her own sexuality [CW: Some non-explicit discussion of suicidal ideation]
01:09:57 Recovering a sense of safety and her reflections now on the Mormon prepper movement
01:22:18 Closing remarks

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