Latter Day Bridge Builders
Mitch Crosgrove
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Striving to build bridges between active Latter-day Saints (Mormons), those who have left the faith, and everyone in between.
Join Mitch as he discusses different sides of church culture in a fair, unbiased and respectful way for all parties.
This podcast is a place where anyone with ties to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is welcome. Non-members of the church are also invited.
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#035 -- Ex-LDS and Lesbian: Crystal Nye and the Tipping Points That Led Her Out of Mormonism
Ashton and Juliet welcome Crystal, a gay woman raised in the LDS Church in Iowa, to share her journey of secrecy, shame, and eventually stepping away from church activity. Crystal describes growing…
#034 -- Loving Those Who Leave the LDS Church: Jeff Strong, Author of "Torn"
Ashton and Juliet host author Jeff Strong to discuss his Latter-day Saint-focused book Torn and what drove him to write about faith struggle, deconstruction, and belonging. Jeff shares how his son…
#033 -- Keeping Covenants & Finding Connection: Thriving as a Gay Latter-day Saint
Skyler Sorenson joins us share his story as a covenant-keeping Latter-day Saint who experiences same-sex attraction, is temple married to his wife Amanda, and is a father. He discusses his book…
#032 -- Mission at Mormon Church Headquarters: The Good, The Bad, and The Awkward
On Latter Day Bridge Builders, Ashton shares his mission story serving in Salt Lake City in the Family and Church History Headquarters Mission full-time and only about 35 minutes from his childhood…
#31 -- Juliet's Mission Experience
Juliet served her mission in the Independence Missouri Mission — but spent most of it in rural Kansas, an hour from the nearest missionaries, 500 square miles of farmland between her and anything…
#030 -- The Cult Episode! Ex-Mormons and Faithful LDS Members Weigh In
Is the LDS Church a Cult? Who knows! But either way, people do call it a cult, and that doesn't seem like that will be changing any time soon. Join us as we talk about WHY people call it a cult. Is…
#029 -- "You are Not God. This isn't Heaven." ft. Patrick Mason
Patrick Mason, historian, Fulbright Scholar, and holder of the Leonard J. Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture at Utah State University, joins Latter Day Bridge Builders for a wide-ranging…
#028 -- LDS Dating- Values, Consent, and Faith Transitions (Oh MY!)
Tiana Chambers is a community organizer and event planner who ISN'T a matchmaker (even though she matches people?). She sat down with us to talk about some of the trickier parts of dating across the…
#027 -- Serving a Mission on Instagram ft. Baylie Clarke
Baylie Clark (@bayliebelieves) is a Latter-day Saint content creator from Alberta, Canada who built a faith-focused platform almost overnight; and she's not afraid to ask hard questions, including…
#026 -- Progress or Performance? A Feminist and a Believer Talk Gender in the Church
Mitch is out, so Juliet and Ashton are flying solo and diving straight into one of the deepest fault lines in Mormon culture: gender and power. Juliet, a feminist who has left the church, and Ashton,…
#026 -- Do Ex-Mormons Leave the LDS Church Because They Want to Sin?
Do people leave the church because they want to sin? The answer may not be so simple after all. In this episode, we talk about tattoos, piercings, the word of wisdom, and sex, to name a few things,…
#024 -- Clark Gilbert, Power, and the Problem of Authority
A new apostle has been called: Clark Gilbert.What does that mean? And more importantly—what does it reveal about how we think about priesthood authority?In this episode of Latter Day Bridge Builders,…
#023 -- Why are we doing this? (Part 2)
In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of why we even need a podcast like this in the first place. Juliet pushes back on Ashton's elephant metaphor, we talk about whether or not we should even…
#022 -- Why are we doing this? (Part 1)
In this episode, we officially introduce the new co hosts of Latter Day Bridge Builders. Juliet, Ashton, and I talk openly about why this space exists and why building bridges in the LDS world can…
#021 -- Faith, Doubt and the Courage to Meet in the Middle w/ Ashton Smith
In this episode of Latter Day Bridge Builders, Mitch sits down with Ashton Smith to talk about what it really means to build bridges across belief.Ashton shares his experience growing up in an…
#20 -- Learning to Breathe Without Answers
In this episode of Latter Day Bridge Builders, Mitch sits down with returning guest Stevie for a raw, unfiltered conversation about faith, doubt, and what it actually feels like to live in the…
#019 -- No Strings Attached: How to Bridge the Mormon / Ex-Mormon Divide
In this episode of Latter Day Bridge Builders, Mitch sits down with James Linton, an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to talk about the uncomfortable space between…
#018 -- How my mission in Africa changed me
Serving a Mormon mission in Cape Verde, Africa completely changed my life. It made me more serious, more committed, and opened my eyes to a culture totally different from the white Utah bubble I grew…
#017 -- Modesty, Masturbation, and Misogyny: A Feminist Take on Mormon Purity Culture
This week, I sit down with Jules Miller.Former seminary teacher, lifelong feminist, and someone who knows purity culture from the inside and the outside. We get into the object lessons, the bishop…
#016 -- The Art of Listening Lessons from Four Conversations
In this episode of Latter Day Bridge Builders, Mitch reflects on four real life conversations that reshaped how he sees faith, empathy, and connection.Each of these moments with friends, mentors, and…
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Latter Day Bridge Builders has published 36 episodes since August 2022, covering topics in Religion, Religion & Spirituality.
Latter Day Bridge Builders is currently moderate with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 59m.
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