Episode 158: Telling the Truth | A Conversation with Jana Riess

At Last She Said It

Cynthia Winward

Religion & Spirituality, Feminism, Motherhood, Ldswomen, Spirituality, Lds, Thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints, Mormonwomen, Religion, Marriage, Mormon, Faith

5 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Telling the truth can be complicated for a Latter-day Saint woman, even if we value honesty. It’s hard to say out loud some of what we’re thinking, feeling, or experiencing. At church or even in our families and close relationships we may self-censor with an ‘okayness’ filter: Is it uplifting? Faith promoting? Too negative? Does it cast the Church in an unfavorable light? Sound contentious? Will I look less worthy/valiant/faithful? And how are others likely to react? In Episode 158, Susan and Cynthia are joined by author/columnist Jana Riess for a conversation about potential upsides and downsides of telling it like it is.

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0:00.0	Somebody asked me recently, how is it that I stay in the church? And one of the reasons that I can stay in the church is that I don't hide myself from the church.
0:15.0	I just am who I am and I'm going to let you know if I don't agree.
0:21.0	Hopefully I'll do it in love and I think that the people in my ward know me well enough by now that they know that even if I disagree with something I'm still going to help them move on Saturday or whatever it is that I'm invested in
0:36.5	this community I want to be here.
0:40.3	Hi I'm Cynthia Wynward.
0:45.0	And I'm Susan Hinckley.
0:46.9	And this is at last she said it.
0:48.8	We are Women of Faith discussing complicated things.
0:51.8	And the title of today's episode is
0:54.0	telling the truth a conversation with Jano Reese
0:58.0	and I'd rather say a conversation with the Janner Reese
1:02.0	Exactly the Janer. Exactly, the Janice.
1:04.0	That's how we feel today having you with us, Janice.
1:08.0	So welcome.
1:09.0	Well, thank you and now I feel completely embarrassed.
1:12.0	Oh, I'm sorry about that.
1:14.0	No, but thank you.
1:16.0	It is total honor to be on your podcast which I've listened to many times
1:20.0	and recommended to so many people.
1:22.0	No, thank you. Oh, thank you.
1:24.0	Well, thank you for that.
1:25.0	And we only say the,
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