After five years of reflection, Kate opens up about her journey growing up in a strict Mormon household, serving a mission in Argentina, and working for the LDS Church. She shares pivotal moments of doubt, her experiences in church administration, and the troubling realities she uncovered in the Confidential Records department. From questioning church discipline policies to witnessing firsthand how the institution handles abuse cases, Kate's story reveals the struggles and insights that ultimately led her to leave the church. Join us as she discusses faith, disillusionment, and life after Mormonism.

Show Notes

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00:00:00 Beginning

00:03:40 Kate Lyn’s Mormon story begins

00:10:20 Confessing "sins" to her bishop

00:16:44 Decides to serve a mission

00:30:37 Hardest parts of mission

00:39:58 “Golden investigator” on mission was con man

00:47:33 Started working for the church

00:49:00 Worked with high level leaders

01:14:25 People trying to steal from the church

01:18:53 Confidential Records department

01:22:46 Reading about bad things in the discipline documents

02:13:12 Becoming PIMO (physically in mentally out"

02:15:56 Woman excommunicated for sleeping with her bishop at 14 years old

02:24:37 “I don't think I would have left the church, if I didn’t work for the church”

02:39:40 On Mormons who look down on people

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