Search

Home > Mormon Stories - LDS > 1666: Becoming a progressive Mormon Bishop, Son Comes Out as Gay - Evan and Wes Smith Pt. 1
Podcast: Mormon Stories - LDS
Episode:

1666: Becoming a progressive Mormon Bishop, Son Comes Out as Gay - Evan and Wes Smith Pt. 1
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 02:38:24
Publish Date: 2022-10-03 18:00:00
Description:

Evan Smith rose through the ranks of Mormon leadership ultimately becoming a Stake Presidency member. While serving as an LDS Bishop, Evan struggled with the Church’s positions on LGBTQ+ issues and later found out that his son Weston was gay. Even after coming out, Weston decided to serve an LDS Mission as an openly gay man, leading him to high levels of depression and heartbreaking experiences during and after coming back early from his mission.

Evan became an advocate for LGBTQ people in the Church. His position as a Stake Presidency Counselor led him to a few confrontations/discussions with General Authorities and a later meeting at Church Headquarters where they discussed Evan’s progressive beliefs on LGBTQ matters. Join John and Gerardo as they interview Evan and his son Weston about their fascinating Mormon Story. This is part 1 of a 3-part story. Episode Show Notes

=====

Mormon Stories Thanks Our Generous Donors!

Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today:

Our Platforms:

Contact us:

MormonStories@gmail.com 

Mormon Stories Podcast

PO Box 171085

Salt Lake City, UT 84117

Social Media:
Total Play: 0

Users also like

500+ Episodes
Better Than .. 7K+     10+

Some more Podcasts by Dr. John Dehlin

2K+ Episodes
Mormon Stori .. 60+     6