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643: Missionaries Pt. 1 - Joshua Tesch and Facebook

643: Missionaries Pt. 1 - Joshua Tesch and Facebook

FromMormon Stories - LDS


643: Missionaries Pt. 1 - Joshua Tesch and Facebook

FromMormon Stories - LDS

ratings:
Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Aug 4, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Joshua Tesch served in the California Roseville Mission from 2013 to 2015.  When the LDS church introduced the use of Facebook and iPads to missionaries, Elder Tesch was asked by his mission president to become one of the "Tech Missionaries" to help the mission adopt the new technology.  Through this new program Elder Tesch was exposed to credible information critical of the LDS church, including the http://cesletter.org.  Over time Elder Tesch developed a faith crisis and turned to the Mormon Stories Podcast Community on Facebook for support.  Ultimately his involvement in the MSPC was reported to his mission president and his iPad was taken away.  He continued as a missionary until his final month, when his mission president sent him home dishonorably for openly sharing his doubts.
Released:
Aug 4, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Mormon Stories is an attempt to build understanding between and about Mormons through the telling of stories in both audio and video formats.