A few weeks ago, Mormon Bishop Nick Jones (Mississippi) took the LDS church by storm by resigning his position as bishop from the pulpit (with the video being subsequently shared on TikTok and YouTube). Please join us for Nick and Amanda's (his wife's) story. We welcome your questions and comments. Also, Nick's resignation video can be found here: https://youtu.be/08J-CNG5muw Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/portfolio-items/i-resigned-as-mormon-bishop/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:35 Intentions for coming on Mormon Stories 00:03:50 Resigning from the pulpit 00:08:09 Amanda’s intentions 00:11:44 Nick’s Mormon story 00:15:35 Shoutout to his kids 00:17:43 Nick was abuse in the church 00:23:00 He experienced suicidality after the abuse 00:24:40 The abuse happened when he was nine years old 00:29:25 He served his mission in Jackson, Mississippi 00:32:19 Amanda’s Mormon story 00:36:28 Amanda’s repentance process 00:43:50 What training do bishops receive? 00:48:22 Mission rules regarding girls/dating/etc 00:50:54 News of parents divorce on his mission/ Meeting Amanda 00:54:30 He kissed her as a missionary, he told her he would come back and marry her 00:59:30 They got married in the Salt Lake Temple 01:01:42 They got pregnant six months later, still-birth 01:09:45 He felt relief when he was called as a bishop 01:13:03 Going through the temple 01:14:35 What the temple took from her wedding day 01:16:25 Marriage and family life 01:19:00 How Mormonism makes it hard to be the best you can be 01:24:03 Being a stay-at-home mom for Amanda 01:29:50 The power dynamics in their marriage 01:32:40 They were married 17 years when he was called as a bishop 01:40:20 Responsibilities as a Mormon bishop: funds, welfare, common judge 01:43:45 Conducting Temple recommend interviews as a bishop 01:46:37 Tithing declaration 01:52:19 Five bishops and two Stake Presidents have reached out to him 01:53:00 What he loved about being the bishop 01:55:28 Story of young woman who broken the law of Chastity 01:58:32 The question of porn and masturbation isn’t among the questions “law of chastity” 02:06:20 He loved the Youth as a bishop 02:11:55 He draws the line with pedophilia, “the church should not even be touching that” 02:12:15 Example of someone in the Stake Presidency molesting children 02:16:08 Story of a member in his ward and being told to “stand down” 02:23:20 Polygamy was his biggest problem 02:26:44 The first vision broke his shelf 02:32:21 The leadership KNOW but they let members believe anyway 02:34:55 What non-belief does to your mental health 02:38:40 Amanda’s perspective of Nick serving as a bishop 02:49:10 What led him out of the church 02:59:30 Stepping down and coming onto Mormon Stories 03:10:40 How his ward reacted to him stepping down 03:16:10 What did he hope the response was from his ward? 03:24:10 Hopes for the future 03:29:45 Closing remarks 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