Mitch is out, so Juliet and Ashton are flying solo and diving straight into one of the deepest fault lines in Mormon culture: gender and power.

Juliet, a feminist who has left the church, and Ashton, an active Elders Quorum President, ask each other honest, uncomfortable questions about priesthood ordination, spiritual worth, what "wife material" really meant growing up, and whether incremental progress inside a flawed system is meaningful, or just a really small band-aid.

No gotcha questions. Just two people trying to understand each other across a wide spectrum.

Topics covered: the ebb and flow of women's roles throughout church history, whether gender equality is possible without ordination, the "separate but equal" problem, and what it actually feels like to consider speaking up from inside the institution.

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Do people leave the church because they want to sin? The answer may not be so simple after all. In this episode, we talk about tattoos, piercings, the word of wisdom, and sex, to name a few things, and how they interact with peoples' journey's out of the church. Is it simply a matter of abandoning the anchoring principles they once held to, or is it a way to re-establish connection and identity after an uprooting life event?We also explore the definition of sin and morality and how and why we find ourselves re-conceptualizing these things throughout our lives.👍 Like & Subscribe💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments📲 Follow us on Instagram for updates and live episode announcementsIf you’d like to financially support the podcast, links are in the description below. We’re grateful for you.🌐 More episodes & links: https://linktr.ee/latterdaybridgebuilders📸 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latterdaybridgebuilders 🎥 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/latterdaybridgebuilders ☕ Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LDSBridgebuilders#exmormon #lds #sin #wordofwisdom #mormon #prolds #faithcrisis #religiousdeconstruction

A new apostle has been called: Clark Gilbert.

What does that mean? And more importantly—what does it reveal about how we think about priesthood authority?

In this episode of Latter Day Bridge Builders, Mitch, Ashton, and Juliet talk candidly about:

• The appointment of Clark Gilbert and the reactions surrounding it

• Authority vs. humanity in church leadership

• The difference between “letter of the law” and “spirit of the law”

• Real experiences with bishops and power dynamics

• The tension between revelation and accountability

• Why training and checks might matter more than we admit

• And what it actually means to have a direct relationship with God

This conversation gets personal. We talk about depression, temple recommends, leadership mistakes, and what happens when authority goes unchecked. But we also talk about growth, humility, and what healthy leadership can look like.

At the end of the day, the big question is this:
How do we honor faith while still protecting personal agency?

If you’ve ever wrestled with church leadership, priesthood authority, or your own spiritual autonomy, this one’s for you.

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