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After the disappointment with Kate Kelly’s excommunication, how did Nancy and Sara react?  Are they still active in the LDS Church?  What has their spiritual journey been like?  Check out their answers!

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Nancy:  About 18 months ago I was confirmed in Community of Christ and I was one of the people that helped to create the group, the little congregation and that I belong to in St George and I’ve been doing that ever since and I’m very happy with that. In many ways my Mormon feminist experience has really prepared me to kind of claim a faith for myself that it wasn’t necessarily tightly defined by an institution.

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Sara:  I felt very scared and I felt I was having panic attacks whenever I would go to church. And so, I felt like I had to kind of take a step back and I didn’t go for a few months. I had intended to not go for longer. I was like, I need to take a break of a year. And, I’m such a Mormon girl. I’m such a religiously inclined person that I couldn’t even hold to my own expectations. I went back to church after just a few months and started attending again. And I had a very supportive ward at the time.

And I loved relating to the people there. But my journey since then has been, it’s just gotten more and more nuanced. And I’ve had to find a way to relate to the church and relate to my own Mormonism that was very different than how I expected it to be growing up.

Find out more about Nancy’s ordination, and how Sara relates to the LDS Church now!  Don’t forget to check out part 1!

Nancy Ross describe their spiritual Journey in Mormonism.
Nancy Ross describe their spiritual Journey in Mormonism.

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  • Guest: Nancy Ross, Sara Hanks
  • Denomination: RLDS/CoC
  • Theology: Priesthood, Women & Priesthood, Women & Priesthood
  • Priesthood-Temple Restriction
  • Science Topics Covered: Women's Studies
  • Historical Mentions Kate Kelly, Mormon History
  • Tags: Community of Christ, feminist activism, Feminist Mormon Housewives, FMH, GT Podcast, iTunes, Kate Kelly, Mormon feminism, Ordain Women, RLDS, spiritual journey

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  • Date: October 19, 2018
  • Guest: Nancy Ross, Sara Hanks
  • Denomination: RLDS/CoC
  • Theology: Priesthood, Women & Priesthood, Women & Priesthood
  • Priesthood-Temple Restriction
  • Science Topics Covered: Women's Studies
  • Historical Mentions Kate Kelly, Mormon History
  • Tags: Community of Christ, feminist activism, Feminist Mormon Housewives, FMH, GT Podcast, iTunes, Kate Kelly, Mormon feminism, Ordain Women, RLDS, spiritual journey
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