Скачать или смотреть My Mormon Bishop Dad was Excommunicated for Polygamy - Laurel Hell | Ep. 2038

In this raw and emotional deep-dive, Laurel shares her powerful story of growing up in an extremely orthodox Mormon household as the youngest of eight children. From uncovering her Danish-Mormon ancestry to dealing with abuse, purity culture, and her father's secret polygamist "revelation" that led to his excommunication, Laurel reflects on how early trauma, sexual repression, and church doctrine shaped her identity.

She opens up about her mission to Poland, her battle with anxiety, shame, and identity within the church, and how the toxic dynamics of Mormon Young Single Adult (YSA) culture pushed her to the edge. Ultimately, Laurel's journey of deconstruction—triggered by political events, therapy, and research into church history—leads her to reclaim her sexuality, leave the church, and finally begin to heal.

Topics include: abuse, purity culture, sexual trauma, polygamy, depression, and suicidal ideation. Viewer discretion advised.

Show notes can be found on the Mormon Stories blog here: https://www.mormonstories.org/my-morm...

Timecodes:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:07:35 What her ancestors went through was sex & labor trafficking
00:15:40 They had an “extremely orthodox” Mormon household
00:22:52 Experiencing separation anxiety when her oldest sister went on her mission
00:26:36 Her baptism
00:33:13 Discussing her father’s infidelity
00:44:33 Her perspective on this affair as a child
00:59:16 Her father is excommunicated
01:10:15 Strange EFY experience
01:22:22 Performing in the Oakland Temple Pageant
01:29:50 Going on the church history tour as a child
01:38:12 Teen experiences that formed her adulthood
01:40:50 Confessing to her bishop
01:49:51 Discussing Prop-8 & making gay friends
02:03:56 Decided to go on a mission
02:20:16 Received revelation on her mission
02:26:42 Discussing the Young Single Adult ward
02:35:55 Learned to shut down her attraction
02:53:17 Was called as a relief society president in the family ward as a single woman
03:12:26 Her deconstruction begins
03:18:14 She “broke” when trump was elected & decided to go to therapy
03:28:04 Dating in the church was not working for me
03:34:04 Decided the only person she could trust to talk to about this was her ex-mormon brother
03:40:52 Feeling that her life is going to get better now
03:47:07 Laurel decided to resign from the Church
03:59:04 Fireside from an out gay member on the 2015 Policy
04:08:15 Documents that shaped her leaving
04:14:40 Did polygamy hit differently because her dad practiced polygamy?
04:20:00 Her brother in law advanced the theory that Joseph Smith was assassinated by his own followers
04:40:27 First sexual relationship while dating
04:43:06 She felt curious about polyamory
04:50:25 The Mormon woman she fell in love with
04:58:00 John’s experience asking a client if she might be gay
05:05:30 She later came out as a lesbian
05:11:27 Rapid fire questions
05:19:05 Is she worried about her dad learning that she told his story?
05:24:55 Why did she choose the name Hell as her last name?
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