Not So Peter Priesthood

It's that time of year! Tithing settlement time! Oh wait, it's called tithing declaration now. So many PR spins with the church lately, it's hard to keep up. Jake and Dusti talk about tithing declaration, BYU, and how two lesbians saved the day on Jake's mission. Listen for free wherever you listen to podcasts (ten percent not required)!

You know what's missing from your exmo holiday? Advice about anxiety and depression from a Mormon doctor! Well, Jake and Dusti got you covered. Listen as Jake reads an article from LDS Living to Dusti (self-proclaimed anxiety-ridden mama grizzly bear) and get some helpful (and some not-so-helpful) tips to get through depression and anxiety. Disclaimer: Jake and Dusti are speaking from their own ex...

Hey, it's the ATC, yeah you know me! This episode is from a talk given by Ahmad S. Corbitt from the Young Men's General Presidency. Jake reads highlights from the talk to Dusti. Listen as Corbitt explains the dangers of activism towards the church (ATC) and basically doubles down on the fear-mongering to the church's members about any thinking or action that is outside of the box.

Dusti covers an episode from Fifth Estate, a Canadian investigative journalism show. She tells Jake all about how the Mormon church uses a loophole to funnel Canadian money into BYU. And that's just the beginning of it!

Dusti and Jake welcome special guest Kadey from Not So Molly Mormon podcast to talk about the October 2022 General Conference. For the entirety of their coverage they each covered two talks. This first portion has the first round of those talks. This is a mega episode. We listened and read so you wouldn't have to!

This is the second round of general conference talks! Dusti and Jake are joined with special guest Kadey from Not So Molly Mormon podcast to bring you three more highlights from October 2022's general conference. If you missed the first part (we understand; we had technical difficulties) be sure to listen to that part before diving into this one.

Spooky season is upon us and Dusti and Jake are here to add to it! Jake tells Dusti about the church's stance on Halloween, Dusti tells Jake the history of Halloween, and by the end they're talking books and movies that are sure to give you the creeps. Have a safe and happy Halloween! If you have any scary movies or book recommendations, reach out to Jake and Dusti on Instagram or Gmail. Rate revi...

Dusti and Jake welcome special guest Kadey from Not So Molly Mormon podcast to discuss Satanic Panic. Dusti gives the background on Satanic Panic and Kadey tells about how one pre-school mother's accusations ruined the lives of several people falsely accused of being involved in cults and abusing children. At the end they digress and talk about horror movies, weird Mormon beliefs about the occult...

Dusti and Jake discuss the new updates to the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet that were announced at the October 2022 General Conference by Elder Uchtdorf. The main topics changed were dating, dress and appearance, tattoos and piercings, and homosexuality. Listen and find out why a majority of the exMormon community is raging about these changes.

In this conclusion to a two-part series, Jake and Dusti continue talking about Lori Vallow and the Netflix documentary Sins of Our Mother. If you haven't listened to the first half of this, you will want to go back and listen so you catch all the crazy details of this Mormon mom who killed her children and is responsible for the deaths of at least two other people. Spooky season is upon us and Dus...

This week, settle in as Dusti and Jake gear up for spooky season and respond to Netflix's documentary Sins of Our Mother. It's the insane story of Lori Vallow, a seemingly perfect, righteous Mormon mom who became radicalized to the point of murder. Enjoy part 1 this week and come back for the conclusion next week!

Dusti and Jake cover the BYU devotional given by Dallin Homophobe Oaks. His talk is filled with misogyny and anti-feminism as you can imagine. He also doubles down on the anti-LGBTQ talk given by Jeffrey Holland last year. So buckle in and get ready to rage with Dusti and Jake!

In the conclusion of the two-part series, Dusti and Kadey, from Not So Molly Mormon podcast, tell Jake more about Teal Swan's wild shenanigans. The discussion is centered around the documentary The Deep End. TW: mentions of suicide.

In Part One of a two-part series, Dusti and special guest Kadey (from Not So Molly Mormon, tell Jake all about new-age spiritualist cult leader, Teal Swan. She's intense and so very problematic. For this part, they discuss Teal's background and then start with the documentary The Deep End episode by episode. TW: abuse and mentions of suicide.

Jake and Dusti cover that viral article published by AP News that exposed how the church protects predators by not mandating its leaders to report abuse. Trigger warnings: sex abuse, child abuse, suicide. This one is a heavy one, besties, so listen when you have the mental and emotional bandwidth for it.

It's a Not So Peter Priesthood Minisode! Jake reads a heartbreaking email from a listener who tells about their feelings when their very LDS father came out as gay.

This week is all about women! Jake is joined with Dusti and special guest, Kadey from Not So Molly Mormon podcast to talk about women and the priesthood. Jake gives a history lesson and Kadey talks all about Ordain Women and the audacity of women trying to wear pants to church.

Growing up Mormon, you obviously don't learn anything about coffee and alcohol other than that it is evil. So, of course, when you leave the church and go to try coffee or alcohol it's going to be super awkward and hard to know what to get. Dusti imparts her wisdom about coffee to help you know what makes a latte different from a mocha. Jake and Dusti also talk about alcoholic beverages. This epis...

The fun continues as Jake tells Dusti about the Third Convention. Ya know...that time when Mexican Mormons wanted a Mexican mission president and the church denied them three times so they branched off and got excommunicated. And then a guy named Margarito Bautista started his own off-shoot.

In a continuation of the rabbit holes Jake went down, this episode covers the Apostolic United Brethren church. Jake and Dusti discover that this offshoot of the Mormon church thinks that Mormons are the heathens. They also read a blog written by someone who visited the church and, of course, they cover the TLC series Sister Wives.

If you have not listened to part one of this two-part episode, go back and listen! This is the second half of the epic collaboration with Dusti, Sara, and Kadey. Jake continues to tell all about the Mormon Manson, Ervil LeBaron, and all the murders he orchestrated. Most of the information from this episode and part one can be found in Scott Anderson's book The 4 O'Clock Murders: The True Story of...

In this epic collaboration, Jake is joined with three special co-hosts: Dusti, and Sara and Kadey from Not So Molly Mormon podcast! Jake tells the ladies about the Mormon Manson, Ervil LeBaron, who orchestrated the murders of several of his own family members and never lifted a finger to do it himself. Not So Molly Mormon also covered this story on their podcast. The two complement each other very...

This episode is the beginning of a series brought to you by Jake. At the beginning of this little journey, Jake tells Dusti about a hoax played on Joseph Smith: the Kinderhook plates. They were fabricated plates meant to catch J Dawg for the scam artist he was. This is only the beginning of the rabbit holes Jake will take you down in the weeks to come.

For the end of Pride month, Jake and Dusti read an article from LDS Living written by a Mormon mom giving advice on what to say when a family member comes out as gay. It's every bit as cringy as you'd expect.

This week's special guest is Stephen (aka @exmormon_rhetoric). Jake and Stephen both have military backgrounds. Stephen's story and circumstance is different in that his wife and kids are still active in the church while he has left. Listen to how he has found ways to cope as he continues to deconstruct while maintaining a healthy relationship with his family. They get a bit spiritual and a few ta...