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Latter Day Struggles

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The Latter Day Struggles Podcast addresses beliefs and issues within the LDS faith that are challenging to talk about but vital to discuss for those trying to navigate their relationship in or around the church. Valerie and her guests invite psychological maturity, theological health, and institutional integrity.

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    • 411: Inaugural Live Fellowship Recording
      Feb 23 2026

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      Join us for this one-time-only recording of our FIRST Latter Day Struggles "Live Fellowship"!


      What is this, you ask? Valerie has decided to offer a gathering place for those on the LDS and surrounding faith expansion journey wanting consistent (2x/month!) connection with her to go deeper into the mind & heart expanding content on both the Monday and Friday tracks of the Latter Day Struggles podcast.

      In this opening gathering, Valerie explored with those in attendance how both The Family Proclamation to the World and the call of Clark Gilbert to the Q12 are reflections of a historical moment and a choice point that all organizations confront as they grow. The question?

      Do we adapt to a more connected and pluralistic world that is experiencing an awakening of light and truth? Or do we double down in fear-based conformity?

      This amazing interactive Fellowship Live episode gives you a taste of how your faith journey can move beyond a passive listening experience and towards active healing and connection with other seekers like yourself.


      Jump in now and you can become a founding shaper of the first cohesive and intentional community of individuals whose LDS faith journey was an entry point into their greatest spiritual growth and evolution.

      If you listened and this is for you, jump into the Latter Day Struggles LIVE FELLOWSHIP by clicking on the link below and enroll.


      Timestamps:

      00:00 Welcome: Why Seeing Faces Matters

      00:51 Building a Faith-Expansion Community

      02:33 What a "Sangha" Is

      04:14 How the Fellowship Works

      05:23 What This Space Is (and Isn't)

      07:43 Ground Rules: Staying with Growth

      09:28 Why Context Heals

      10:48 The Family Proclamation & Clark Gilbert

      13:57 America and the LDS Church as Parallel Institutions

      15:52 Master Narratives & Threatened Identity

      19:38 Retrench or Adapt: The Choice Point

      27:00 Discussion: Authoritarian Systems vs. Healthy Communities

      32:54 Pocket Communities Over Polarization

      34:08 Seeing the System with Compassion

      37:50 Why Narrative Change Feels Threatening

      40:00 High-Level Language vs. Real-Life Details

      42:42 Moving Beyond Fixed Rules

      46:45 Transcend & Include

      51:37 Rethinking Prophecy

      56:13 Our Role in the Larger Awakening

      01:00:16 Closing: Breakout Groups & What's Next

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      1 h et 5 min
    • 409: The Family Proclamation: Living Document or Unchanging Doctrine?
      Feb 16 2026

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      Series Title: What does the Family Proclamation Mean to You? [Episode II of II]


      This episode of Latter Day Struggles continues a two-part conversation about the LDS Church's Proclamation on the Family, examining the tension between claims of unchanging doctrine and the historical reality of doctrinal evolution.

      Petrey demonstrates through historical analysis that LDS teachings on gender, sexuality, marriage, and family have repeatedly changed over time—from positions on interracial marriage and the priesthood ban, to birth control prohibitions, plural marriage, conversion therapy for LGBTQ individuals, and women wearing pants.

      The conversation highlights how church leaders have consistently taught that their current positions were "unchanging doctrine" until those positions eventually changed, creating a pattern that contradicts claims of doctrinal fixity. Petrey offers a constructive framework for understanding doctrine as historically contingent and evolving—consistent with the LDS concept of continuing revelation—rather than eternally fixed.

      The Family Proclamation

      Op Ed by Taylor Petrey

      Timestamps:

      00:00 - Introduction and Welcome

      00:19 - Overview of the Proclamation to the Family

      01:19 - Recap: Last Week's Discussion

      01:31 - Defining Doctrine and Authority

      02:08 - What Does 'Doctrine' Mean to Members?

      03:48 - The Salvational Weight of Doctrine

      05:31 - Elder Rasband's Talk and Proclamation Analysis

      09:40 - Historical Changes in LDS Doctrine

      11:41 - Race, Interracial Marriage, and Doctrinal Change

      13:14 - Birth Control and Plural Marriage

      15:11 - History vs. Faith-Promoting Narratives

      17:34 - Redefining Doctrine: Making Space for Change

      20:06 - Conversion Therapy and Evolving LGBTQ Positions

      22:31 - Holding Contradictory Positions Simultaneously

      25:31 - Challenges of Authoritarianism in the Church

      28:09 - Religious Authority Across Denominations

      32:33 - Who Defines History vs. Who Defines Doctrine?

      34:22 - Doctrine as Continuing Revelation

      35:15 - Concluding Thoughts and Future Directions

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      42 min
    • 407: Is the Family Proclamation a Commentary or a Revelation?
      Feb 9 2026

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      Series Title: What does the Family Proclamation Mean to You? [Episode I of II]


      Welcome to this two-part series where Valerie welcomes returned guest scholar Taylor Petrey to discuss the LDS Church's Family Proclamation to the World as it reaches its 30th anniversary.

      The heart of the episode centers on Taylor's controversial Salt Lake Tribune opinion piece in September 2025 (linked below) arguing that The Family Proclamation should be understood as commentary rather than revelation or unchanging doctrine. This characterization sparked significant pushback from conservative church members who insisted the document represents eternal, unchanging truth.

      Taylor and Valerie explore the complex and often inconsistent ways that the LDS Church uses terms like doctrine, revelation, policy, and commentary, noting how these categories shift depending on context and speaker. They discuss how the proclamation itself has been reinterpreted over time and set you up for the second part of their conversation where they dive deeply into the changing interpretations themselves.


      The Family Proclamation

      Op Ed by Taylor Petrey


      Timestamps:

      00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome

      00:11 Discussing the Family Proclamation

      01:48 Cultural and Political Context

      04:20 Historical Background of Family Proclamations

      07:04 The 1995 Proclamation and Its Impact

      13:21 Opinion Piece and Public Reaction

      24:43 Controversy and Clarifications

      27:57 Historical Changes in Church Teachings

      28:33 Modern Reinterpretations of Doctrine

      30:42 Balancing Eternal Truths and Continuing Revelation

      32:58 The Controversy of Words and Authority

      36:15 Revelation vs. Policy: A Case Study

      38:10 The Fluidity of Revelation

      43:45 The Role of Commentary in Church Doctrine

      48:20 Setting Up for the Next Episode

      51:36 Final Thoughts and Conclusion

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      53 min
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