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Join John and Margi as they interview spiritual director, Celeste Davis. Celeste was born and raised in the church, went to BYU, served a mission in Slovenia, and married in the temple. For many years Celeste wrote for the Church’s official blog and, as of today, those articles can still be found there. During the church’s involvement with Prop 8 and the 2015 Exclusion Policy, Celeste’s husband began to lose hope in the church. Celeste grappled with the burden of holding her family in Mormonism but began to question even God himself. Who is God and how can we have a relationship with him?
Part 2: • Finding “God” after Mo...
Marriage Laboratory: www.marriagelaboratory.com/blo...
Celeste on Instagram: / celestemdavis
"Why I don't talk about Jesus anymore" / cxp6d1zl7e0
Episode Show Notes: www.mormonstories.org/podcast...
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro & intentions
00:02:35 Childhood & Relationship with God
00:07:25 Early Experience with Repentance
00:10:40 Sacrament Meeting & self-trust
00:14:20 Teen Years & High School Experience
00:19:50 Mission or Marriage?
00:36:15 Mission scrupulosity & shame
00:55:34 Life after mission - BYU, marriage
01:03:50 Husband's Faith Transition & Conversations
01:15:50 Starting a Blog: Marriage Laboratory
01:34:50 Exploring Problematic Church History
01:39:24 Wrestling with the Mormon God
02:00:45 Trying to Change the Church from Within
02:13:00 Exploring Church History & God's Nature
02:24:15 Shift in Understanding God & Mormon God's Breakdown
02:38:00 Coping with the Loss of Mormon God
02:41:50 Spirituality Everywhere
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