Leaving Mormonism in the '80s - Warren & Cindy Driggs - Mormon Stories 1452

Warren Driggs is a part-time attorney and author of several books including “Mormon Boy: A Memoir” and “Swimming in Deep Water, A Novel of Joseph Smith”. In this delightful interview, we sit down with Warren and his wife Cindy as they take us through the different fascinating ways their families raised them in Salt Lake City ranging from orthodox Mormons to casual, but intellectual, members of the church. Listen along as they share their hilarious stories, impart beautiful insights, and the lessons they learned raising moral children after leaving the religion they loved in the heart of Mormon Mecca. Show notes: “Mormon Boy: A Memoir” by Warren Driggs https://www.amazon.com/Mormon-Boy-Mem... “Swimming in Deep Water, A Novel of Joseph Smith” by Warren Driggs https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... “A Tortoise in the Road” by Warren Driggs https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... “Old Scratch” by Warren Driggs https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06... “No Man Knows My History” by Fawn Brodie https://www.amazon.com/No-Man-Knows-M... ------------------------- Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 09:56 Warren’s Mormon family heritage and upbringing 26:50 Finding a playboy as a teen and politics in the home in the 1960s 35:20 Cindy’s non-typical family Mormon in name only 43:57 Cindy’s dad’s loss of faith and the home dynamics 53:39 Warren and Cindy meeting as teens, mission, time in jail 1:13 Experience in the temple 1:18 Warren’s mission in Mexico 1:23:10 Mission president’s affair with a sister missionary 1:30:58 Warren's question about middle initials 1:32:34 Howard W. Hunter visiting Warren’s mission and asking the Mexican people to pray for rain for Utah 1:37:00 Questions that deserve answers 1:41:38 Preaching in a brothel and Warren’s mission reflections 1:54:35 Cindy’s time at the U in a sorority with Russel M Nelson’s daughters and getting engaged 2:03:07 Repenting before their temple marriage 2:22:16 Cindy received her temple endowment 2:42:45 Getting the book “No Man Knows My History” from Cindy’s dad 3:14:36 Cindy’s testimony throughout their marriage 3:26:19 The reason they chose to leave the church vs staying peripheral church members 3:35:00 Experience leaving the church in the 80s in Holiday, Utah 3:48:00 Warren strangely being called to the stake high council long after he lost his faith 3:59:00 Navigating morality and substances post-Mormon and raising good kids 4:12:00 Afterlife and thoughts on God now #LDS #Mormon #ExMormon #PostMormon