Mormon Stories Podcast

Heart of the Matter's Shawn McCraney sits down with John to have a discussion about: *(Part 1) John's Mormon story, *(Part 2) The history of Mormon Stories and how his motivation behind the podcast has transformed over time, and *(Part 3) An interesting back-and-forth as John gives his take on Christian concepts including God, sin, redemption, and much more. Continuing a theme this year of capturing updates from some of our most impactful past interviews, in the coming weeks John will interview Shawn again to see what life has been like since his Mormon Stories interview released February 2010!

Heart of the Matter's Shawn McCraney sits down with John to have a discussion about: *(Part 1) John's Mormon story, *(Part 2) The history of Mormon Stories and how his motivation behind the podcast has transformed over time, and *(Part 3) An interesting back-and-forth as John gives his take on Christian concepts including God, sin, redemption, and much more. Continuing a theme this year of capturing updates from some of our most impactful past interviews, in the coming weeks John will interview Shawn again to see what life has been like since his Mormon Stories interview released February 2010!

Ahead of a possible Utah medical marijuana ballot initiative in the Fall of 2018—and in light of the LDS Church signaling its opposition to the initiative—Mormon Stories seeks to have an open, facts-based discussion about the medicinal uses of marijuana and the LDS Church's role in the legislative process to prevent its passage in the state of Utah. To begin that conversation, we continue our interview with Andrew Jolley—an entrepreneur in Nevada who started The+Sourcedispensary in 2013 after Nevada passed legislation allowing the use of medicinal marijuana in that state. We cover: *What Andrew learned about the medicinal and societal value of marijuana that lead him to become involved *A historical discussion about the political and cultural motives to making marijuana illegal *The economic impacts seen in the states that have chosen to legalize marijuana use *The medical impacts of the different types of cannabinoids found in marijuana *Efforts made 'behind the scenes' by the LDS Church to oppose the initiative to allow for medicinal marijuana use *What Andrew believes Utahns should do to inform their decision on legalization

Ahead of a possible Utah medical marijuana ballot initiative in the Fall of 2018—and in light of the LDS Church signaling its opposition to the initiative—Mormon Stories seeks to have an open, facts-based discussion about the medicinal uses of marijuana and the LDS Church's role in the legislative process to prevent its passage in the state of Utah. To begin that conversation, we continue our interview with Andrew Jolley—an entrepreneur in Nevada who started The+Sourcedispensary in 2013 after Nevada passed legislation allowing the use of medicinal marijuana in that state. We cover: *What Andrew learned about the medicinal and societal value of marijuana that lead him to become involved *A historical discussion about the political and cultural motives to making marijuana illegal *The economic impacts seen in the states that have chosen to legalize marijuana use *The medical impacts of the different types of cannabinoids found in marijuana *Efforts made 'behind the scenes' by the LDS Church to oppose the initiative to allow for medicinal marijuana use *What Andrew believes Utahns should do to inform their decision on legalization

In this Mormon Stories Podcast episode, we travel to Nevada to listen as Andrew and Allison Jolley tell the story of their Mormon faith crisis, how they healed their painful and disconnected marriage, and (in episodes 911-912) how Andrew became a founder and owner of a marijuana company in Nevada called The+Source Nevada. We cover: The shame and unresolved issues that were brought into the marriage by transgressions in their youth The barriers to emotional intimacy that both felt throughout their marriage and how they sought to meet their emotional needs in other places How Allison clung more to the church when she felt Andrew pulling away in the marriage Why Andrew embarked on a journey to deepen his faith, which instead lead to a faith crisis How Allison experienced anxiety and confusion when Andrew worked harder to strengthen his marriage after expressing doubts about the LDS Church How Allison experienced her own faith crisis What Andrew and Allison did to heal their marriage after experiencing a faith transition ___________________________ Part 1: Andrew and Allison describe their early marriage including the shame and unresolved issues each brought in Part 2: Andrew and Allison share their difficulty with emotional intimacy and the impact a faith crisis had on their marriage Part 3: Andrew and Allison share how they healed their marriage ___________________________

In this Mormon Stories Podcast episode, we travel to Nevada to listen as Andrew and Allison Jolley tell the story of their Mormon faith crisis, how they healed their painful and disconnected marriage, and (in episodes 911-912) how Andrew became a founder and owner of a marijuana company in Nevada called The+Source Nevada. We cover: The shame and unresolved issues that were brought into the marriage by transgressions in their youth The barriers to emotional intimacy that both felt throughout their marriage and how they sought to meet their emotional needs in other places How Allison clung more to the church when she felt Andrew pulling away in the marriage Why Andrew embarked on a journey to deepen his faith, which instead lead to a faith crisis How Allison experienced anxiety and confusion when Andrew worked harder to strengthen his marriage after expressing doubts about the LDS Church How Allison experienced her own faith crisis What Andrew and Allison did to heal their marriage after experiencing a faith transition ___________________________ Part 1: Andrew and Allison describe their early marriage including the shame and unresolved issues each brought in Part 2: Andrew and Allison share their difficulty with emotional intimacy and the impact a faith crisis had on their marriage Part 3: Andrew and Allison share how they healed their marriage ___________________________

In this Mormon Stories Podcast episode, we travel to Nevada to listen as Andrew and Allison Jolley tell the story of their Mormon faith crisis, how they healed their painful and disconnected marriage, and (in episodes 911-912) how Andrew became a founder and owner of a marijuana company in Nevada called The+Source Nevada. We cover: The shame and unresolved issues that were brought into the marriage by transgressions in their youth The barriers to emotional intimacy that both felt throughout their marriage and how they sought to meet their emotional needs in other places How Allison clung more to the church when she felt Andrew pulling away in the marriage Why Andrew embarked on a journey to deepen his faith, which instead lead to a faith crisis How Allison experienced anxiety and confusion when Andrew worked harder to strengthen his marriage after expressing doubts about the LDS Church How Allison experienced her own faith crisis What Andrew and Allison did to heal their marriage after experiencing a faith transition ___________________________ Part 1: Andrew and Allison describe their early marriage including the shame and unresolved issues each brought in Part 2: Andrew and Allison share their difficulty with emotional intimacy and the impact a faith crisis had on their marriage Part 3: Andrew and Allison share how they healed their marriage ___________________________

We are excited to revisit Dr. Michael Coe at his home in New Haven, Connecticut to learn what he has been up to since our wildly popular first interview with him released in August 2011. Dr. Michael Coe is the Charles J. MacCurdy professor emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University and curator emeritus of the Division of Anthropology at the school’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. He is an expert on the Maya, who inhabited the same part of Mexico and Central American where Mormon scholars say the events of the Book of Mormon took place. Continuing their discussion from 7 years ago,  Dr. Coe and John discuss some of the challenges facing Mormon archaeologists attempting to prove the historical truth of their central scripture.

We are excited to revisit Dr. Michael Coe at his home in New Haven, Connecticut to learn what he has been up to since our wildly popular first interview with him released in August 2011. Dr. Michael Coe is the Charles J. MacCurdy professor emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University and curator emeritus of the Division of Anthropology at the school’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. He is an expert on the Maya, who inhabited the same part of Mexico and Central American where Mormon scholars say the events of the Book of Mormon took place. Continuing their discussion from 7 years ago,  Dr. Coe and John discuss some of the challenges facing Mormon archaeologists attempting to prove the historical truth of their central scripture.

We are excited to revisit Dr. Michael Coe at his home in New Haven, Connecticut to learn what he has been up to since our wildly popular first interview with him released in August 2011. Dr. Michael Coe is the Charles J. MacCurdy professor emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University and curator emeritus of the Division of Anthropology at the school’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. He is an expert on the Maya, who inhabited the same part of Mexico and Central American where Mormon scholars say the events of the Book of Mormon took place. Continuing their discussion from 7 years ago,  Dr. Coe and John discuss some of the challenges facing Mormon archaeologists attempting to prove the historical truth of their central scripture.