World renowned Jazz musician and professor Dr. Ryan Nielsen was recently disinvited from speaking at BYU-Idaho jazz fest as punishment for telling his story on Mormon Stories podcast. Join us as Ryan tells his story. Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/portfolio-items/ryan-just-wanted-to-play-jazz/ Playlist of original interview: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOAqUrUqwxxNJUpxHFD7LOID Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:43 He was invited to BYU-Idaho and then was disinvited 00:04:09 Ryan’s intentions for coming on Mormon Stories 00:11:20 Ryan’s YouTube channel 00:13:43 Clip of Ryan playing trumpet 00:16:07 Ryan has a masters and doctoral degree and wrote a book 00:18:30 Performing at the BYU-Idaho Jazz festival 00:20:55 The first time he was on Mormon Stories 00:24:50 The abuse had to do with the fact that he chose to stay with his wife 00:31:33 The day before he was to play at the festival he got a phone call 00:33:22 Why was this so emotional? 00:42:40 What happened before the call came 00:49:30 His response to the ban 00:52:54 Comments for Ryan Nielsen 01:11:08 Comment from current Mormon Bishop 01:37:10 What is in the future for Ryan Nielsen Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4530951114981376 ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds