How to Survive BYU as an Unorthodox or Non-Believing Student Pt. 4 | Ep. 1172

Join us now on Mormon Stories Podcast as we do an all-day, live-streamed series of interviews on "How to Survive BYU as an Unorthodox or Non-Believing Student."
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00:00 Guest intro
03:40 Upbringing
11:04 BYU summer term. Mistake with girlfriend leads to delayed mission.
13:54 MTC Mexico. Mission was hell due to medical problems
20:25 Coming home thinking he had a wonderful experience
20:50 Returning to BYU. He and his new girlfriend pray about her serving and get conflicting answers.
24:30 Getting into cybersecurity, learning about lack of transparency in unhealthy orgs
26:31 Realizinig it applies to Mormon finances as well
28:42 Testing the Spirit
30:04 Fallout with parents.
32:50 Looking for a social group at BYU. Finding Jared's group
36:25 Doing due diligence on things ever since
36:52 Experience at BYU once it all fell apart
39:25 Meandering around a few states. Deciding to go back to BYU
41:50 Open about his disbelief. Talking with his religion professors.
43:40 Now he's transferred to UofU
44:15 Mandatory course on sexual harassment safety, appropriate use of alcohol
45:38 Finding a lot of groups similar to Jareds group, trying to connect them all
49:28 Closing words

[@joannwebb3683]

Andrew, I am very impressed with your honesty and integrity in sharing your story. My heart hurts for you for all the pain and shaming the church placed on you. I have grandchildren your age. Andrew I want you to know I would be proud to have a young man like you for my grandson. I hope now that you have distanced yourself from BYU and the church that with time you will be able to find peace and build your life on YOUR core values, not an institution's values. I was a student at BYU over 50 years ago, and they were using the same shaming culture back then. I was finally able to leave the church in my 30's. I am so happy that we now have the internet where the church's truth claims, bigotry, and shaming culture can be exposed. I wish I had that information when I was younger, because It would have hastened my exit from the church. Andrew, I sent you wishes for a healthy and meaningful life.

[@Jupiter_Crash]

Andrew- Thxs for sharing your story!