Published: Dec. 4, 2017, noon
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In this special edition of Mormon Stories, we interview Mel and Stu Brown from Cache Valley, Utah. Many of our listeners will find Mel and Stu\\u2019s experience as a mixed-faith couple inspiring \\xa0and full of wisdom as they share how they navigated differing beliefs\\u2014eventually leading to the decision to both leave the LDS Church.
We cover:
- Mel\\u2019s upbringing in the LDS Church and how she never wavered in keeping the standards expected of her
- Stu\\u2019s efforts to be clean and worthy to go on a mission and how his experience as a missionary in Oklahoma solidified his testimony
- How Mel and Stu met and formed a life as a pair of successful entrepreneurs
- How Stu\\u2019s testimony began to waver the deeper he studied the scriptures, and how he made the decision to share his growing doubts with Mel from the beginning
- Why Stu made the decision to resign from the LDS Church
- How Mel reacted to Stu\\u2019s doubts by listening and not judging\\u2014utilizing Impact training she had previously received
- Mel\\u2019s growing realization that the gospel was not brining her the happiness she had been promised
- How Mel and Stu have molded a new life and share advice for couples who are experiencing a mixed-faith marriage and faith transition
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