{"podcast":{"title":"Mormon Stories Podcast","slug":"mormon-stories-podcast-975797","podcast_index_feed_id":975797,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f7ccb224/podcast/rss","website_url":"http://www.mormonstories.org","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41473873/41473873-1774439842873-4051333073691.jpg","author":"Dr. John Dehlin","episode_count":2202,"summary":"Mormon Stories Podcast is the longest-running and most successful podcast in Mormonism. At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mormon Stories is a product of the Open Stories Foundation - a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to supporting Mormons in religious transition. Mormon Stories is not affiliated with or sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T08:17:24.229711+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mormon-stories-podcast-975797"},"episode":{"title":"When Your Sister Leaves the Mormon Church - Meggan & Julie O'Neal | Ep. 2144","slug":"when-your-sister-leaves-the-mormon-church-meggan-julie-o-neal-ep-2144","published_at":"2026-05-04T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mormon-stories-podcast-975797/when-your-sister-leaves-the-mormon-church-meggan-julie-o-neal-ep-2144","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mormon-stories-podcast-975797","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonstories/episodes/When-Your-Sister-Leaves-the-Mormon-Church---Meggan--Julie-ONeal--Ep--2144-e3isegv","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO2305458518.mp3","summary":"In today's episode, sisters Meggan and Julie share what it was like growing up in a family of 14 children in a very strict Mormon household. They describe a home built around structure, obedience, and high expectations: early morning scripture study, strict rules, limited privacy, and constant pressure to represent the “ideal” Mormon family. They each re-tell their own experiences growing up in this environment, and discuss why they found their relationship fractured for many years—then reveal how they re-kindled their relationship. They also each discuss their individual faith journeys and where they stand with their beliefs today. Topics/themes include: -Family dynamics -Authority and control in the home -Modesty and purity culture -Perfectionism, shame and worthiness -Faith transitions Meggan is also the host of her own post-Mormon channel, Generally Unquotable , which can be found here . This episode is a beautiful example of bridge building and unconditional love, and we are very grateful to Meggan and Julie for sharing their story with us. ___________________ Show Notes YouTube At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becom…","meta_description":"In today's episode, sisters Meggan and Julie share what it was like growing up in a family of 14 children in a very strict Mormon household. They describe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":13441,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mormon-stories-podcast-975797/episodes/when-your-sister-leaves-the-mormon-church-meggan-julie-o-neal-ep-2144/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mormon-stories-podcast-975797/when-your-sister-leaves-the-mormon-church-meggan-julie-o-neal-ep-2144.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}