When High-Level Mormon Church Leaders Sexually Abuse: Matt and Stephanie Purcell Pt. 1 - 1520

Matt Purcell is the grandson of Spencer Palmer - former BYU professor of religion, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority, personal friend of Mormon prophet Gordon B. Hinckley, and likely recipient of the top secret Mormon church Second Anointing ritual. In today's episode Matt tells his story of being one of several victims of sexual abuse by his grandfather - who served at some of the highest levels of Mormon church leadership. Matt is joined by Stephanie, his wife. Both share their Mormon stories, which include their faith journeys after discovering problematic Mormon church history. *Trigger warning on this episode** -------------- ***We are 100% donor funded! Please click here to donate to keep this content coming!: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?d... --------------- Show notes: Matt and Stephanie’s Instagram:   / not_a_faith_crisis   Book authored by Spencer Palmer: ​​https://www.amazon.com/Spencer-J-Palm... Tom Phillips Mormon Stories interview on second anointing: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast... HANS AND BIRGITTA MATTSSON Mormon Stories: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast... Patriarchal blessing website: http://www.fullerconsideration.com/Pa... “Educated” Tara Westover book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07142R12X/... Time codes: 00:00 Why Matt chose to tell this story 13:38 There are incredible LDS leaders too 19:00 Matt’s Mormon Story begins, positive LDS experience 23:51 Abuse from Matt’s grandpa began 39:55 Second Anointing for Matt’s grandpa 42:51 Why does the church do Second Anointings? 48:10 Matt being introduced to porn, masturbation, chastity lessons 55:00 Crying to sleep listening to Mormon music, atonement, shame 1:00:18 People with great intentions but bad information 1:03:40 Matt gets his patriarchal blessing 1:13:00 Receiving his mission call stateside 1:21:15 Strict missionary rules 1:29:30 BYU rejection, going to UVU 1:34:10 Matt’s grandpa’s death 1:43:20 Is this anti Mormon or pro Mormon? 1:46:00 Stephanie’s Mormon Story, conservative prepper parents 1:51:20 Conflict in the home, with older brother into drugs 1:59:20 Stephanie’s parent’s divorce, starting period, parents’ divorce 2:02:13 Getting kicked out of Dad’s house, unhealthy messages on sexuality 2:07:00 Meeting Matt and fulfilling checklist to get married young 2:09:45 Strange bishop making up lies 2:11:45 Short engagement, Creepy Mormon OBGYN in Provo 2:22:20 Endowment ceremony, temple 2:26:00 Matt’s bishop trying to kick Matt out of house for masturbating 2:30:00 Porn use in marriage, addiction recovery program 2:51:20 Trying to have kids, law school at Notre Dame 2:57:30 Matt’s new recovery program, feeling like God always wanted to punish him