Why I Resigned as a Mormon Bishop - Nick and Amanda Jones | Ep. 1861

A few weeks ago, Mormon Bishop Nick Jones (Mississippi) took the LDS church by storm by resigning his position as bishop from the pulpit (with the video being subsequently shared on TikTok and YouTube).

Please join us for Nick and Amanda's (his wife's) story. We welcome your questions and comments. Also, Nick's resignation video can be found here:    • Mormon Bishop Resigns Over Pulpit - F...  

Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/portfol...

Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:35 Intentions for coming on Mormon Stories
00:03:50 Resigning from the pulpit
00:08:09 Amanda’s intentions
00:11:44 Nick’s Mormon story
00:15:35 Shoutout to his kids
00:17:43 Nick was abuse in the church
00:23:00 He experienced suicidality after the abuse
00:24:40 The abuse happened when he was nine years old
00:29:25 He served his mission in Jackson, Mississippi
00:32:19 Amanda’s Mormon story
00:36:28 Amanda’s repentance process
00:43:50 What training do bishops receive?
00:48:22 Mission rules regarding girls/dating/etc
00:50:54 News of parents divorce on his mission/ Meeting Amanda
00:54:30 He kissed her as a missionary, he told her he would come back and marry her
00:59:30 They got married in the Salt Lake Temple
01:01:42 They got pregnant six months later, still-birth
01:09:45 He felt relief when he was called as a bishop
01:13:03 Going through the temple
01:14:35 What the temple took from her wedding day
01:16:25 Marriage and family life
01:19:00 How Mormonism makes it hard to be the best you can be
01:24:03 Being a stay-at-home mom for Amanda
01:29:50 The power dynamics in their marriage
01:32:40 They were married 17 years when he was called as a bishop
01:40:20 Responsibilities as a Mormon bishop: funds, welfare, common judge
01:43:45 Conducting Temple recommend interviews as a bishop
01:46:37 Tithing declaration
01:52:19 Five bishops and two Stake Presidents have reached out to him
01:53:00 What he loved about being the bishop
01:55:28 Story of young woman who broken the law of Chastity
01:58:32 The question of porn and masturbation isn’t among the questions “law of chastity”
02:06:20 He loved the Youth as a bishop
02:11:55 He draws the line with pedophilia, “the church should not even be touching that”
02:12:15 Example of someone in the Stake Presidency molesting children
02:16:08 Story of a member in his ward and being told to “stand down”
02:23:20 Polygamy was his biggest problem
02:26:44 The first vision broke his shelf
02:32:21 The leadership KNOW but they let members believe anyway
02:34:55 What non-belief does to your mental health
02:38:40 Amanda’s perspective of Nick serving as a bishop
02:49:10 What led him out of the church
02:59:30 Stepping down and coming onto Mormon Stories
03:10:40 How his ward reacted to him stepping down
03:16:10 What did he hope the response was from his ward?
03:24:10 Hopes for the future
03:29:45 Closing remarks


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