Ex Mormon YouTuber Alyssa Grenfell, opens up about her experience going to the Mormon University Brigham Young University and on her service mission for the LDS church. Here is why she ultimately regrets spending a year and a half trying to convert people to the faith.
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\n00:00:00 Intro
\n00:05:41 How Mormonism impacted Alyssa's childhood and her personal relationships and led her to BYU
\n00:10:44 BYU as a symbol of Mormon culture and a goal for those outside of Utah
\n00:15:58 Rules at BYU that prevent students from taking tests and forming connections with other students
\n00:22:24 Threats of degree revocation as a control tactic to keep students within the honor code boundaries
\n00:25:57 The impact of BYU surveillance and the honor code on victims
\n00:28:10 Alyssa begins to experience dissonance with her faith and personal beliefs at BYU
\n00:33:58 How missionaries are viewed in Mormon culture and how it coerces LDS members to serve
\n00:42:03 Alyssa's personal revelation from God... that contradicts the church
\n00:48:10 Alyssa's first experience in the temple and how it impacted her mission
\n00:58:14 The implications of going through the temple and then cancelling your mission
\n00:59:54 The isolation of a Mormon mission
\n01:07:51 How the church promotes religious OCD to its missionaries
\n01:10:22 How Alyssa's mission affected her mental health in the field and when she came home
\n01:15:16 Living with a hoarder as a missionary and how the church deemed those to be adequate conditions
\n01:19:51 What the consequences were to raising concerns about improper housing
\n01:26:04 How the goal of worthiness keeps missionaries in line and in potentially harmful environments
\n01:28:44 Baptism quotas, avoiding certain questions and omitting the truth while trying to convert
\n01:32:33 When numbers get in the way of actually helping those in need
\n01:35:36 Why Alyssa regrets her mission
\n01:39:19 What to do when you meet a Mormon missionary
\n01:43:49 Linda, listen
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