Mormon Stories is excited to welcome ex-Mormon YouTuber couple Jordan and McKay on for a three-part series about their journey! Picking up where we left off, we invited ex-Mormon Youtuber couple Jordan and McKay back on for part three to take us through their engagement, wedding, son being born, faith deconstruction and birth of their Youtube channel.
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Part 1: https://youtu.be/-XKTj0GJo1A
Part 2: https://youtu.be/t35qItDWEpc
Part 3: https://youtu.be/1BLtcj54OWs
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Show Notes:
Jordan and McKay temple videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5YSQdA5ZZvSpWcTZ00FQaILUpHkQbOxh
Faith Journey FB Meetups: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1290631704424963/about/
Tom Phillips MS interview: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/tom-phillips-and-the-second-anointing/
Hans & Birgitta Mattsson MS interview: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/truth-seeking/
Matt and Stephanie Purcell MS Interview: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/when-high-level-mormon-church-leaders-sexually-abuse-matt-and-stephanie-purcell/
Unshaken YouTube channel w/ Jared Halverson: https://www.youtube.com/c/Unshaken
CES Letter: https://cesletter.org
Letter to my Wife: https://www.letterformywife.com
Marc Oslund MS Interview: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/marc-oslund/
“No Man Knows My History” by Fawn M. Brodie: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/18672/no-man-knows-my-history-by-fawn-m-brodie/
Book of Abraham Gospel Topics essay: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/translation-and-historicity-of-the-book-of-abraham?lang=eng
Kyle and Neesha Mormon Stories interview: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/the-2021-mormon-purge-continues-tiktokkers-neesha-and-kyle-brost/
Excommunication of John Dehlin: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/the-excommunication-of-john-dehlin-my-bishop-and-stake-president-interviews/
Kimberly Anderson TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kimberly..anderson
Jordan & Mckay Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jordanandmckay
Jordan & Mckay Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/jordanandmckay
Jordan & Mckay TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jordanandmckay?lang=en
Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction and recap of 1 and 2
7:10 McKay gets “Dear Johned” on mission, connecting with Jordan
15:02 Dating, making out, lying to mom
24:20 Ward gossiping about Jordan’s past
36:11 Engagement
42:30 Staying worthy
45:32 “No machinery” comment from Stake pres
50:30 Dad not in temple wedding
56:00 Endowment ceremony, sexism
1:05:05 2015 exclusion policy
1:15:00 School and work, waiting for kids
1:20:55 Cracks in testimony, racism, xenophobia
1:26:00 Investigating the church’s truth claims
1:29:20 Second Anointing confusion
1:34:00 Asking questions to institute teacher
1:39:36 Working at Distribution Center, getting pregnant
1:47:36 Scrupulosity, OCD, anxiety during Covid pregnancy
1:51:09 C-Section gone horribly wrong
1:56:02 Feeling guilt for past sin in hospital
1:59:20 Postpartum psychosis
2:03:00 McKay’s employment with the church
2:09:00 Baby blessing while questioning faith
2:14:30 Downloading TikTok
2:19:40 Looking into the CES Letter
2:23:00 Joseph Smith sexual predator, BoA
2:33:55 How TikTok helps influence
2:46:50 Do they want to tear the church?
2:54:45 Dressing in temple clothes
3:03:55 TikTok to Youtube journey
3:10:10 Youtube content
3:14:35 Mormon influencers
3:23:00 YouTube learning curve
3:30:25 Gender roles now
3:32:10 The impact they’re making
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