Lost My Pentecostal Faith Studying Mormonism - Anna Schreyer and the Assemblies of God | Ep. 1993
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2025
⏱️ 309 minutes
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Summary
Anna shares her personal journey growing up as a Pentecostal Charismatic in Utah, detailing her experiences within the Assemblies of God (AG) church, and the struggles and beliefs that shaped her faith. Although she has never been Mormon, Anna has a unique perspective of the LDS church as she grew up surrounded by Mormonism in Utah. Anna also delves into her time as a missionary in Mozambique, her eventual questioning of her beliefs, and the emotional journey of leaving the church. The conversation touches on the challenges of leaving a high-demand religion and finding new paths to healing and authenticity.
00:04:14 Anna’s intention00:15:35 “Gift of Tongues” vs “Speaking in Tongues”00:25:43 Both of Anna’s parents are pastors00:40:00 The belief in “healing” abilities in Assemblies of God00:56:00 Anna diagnosed with cancer around age two, they thought religion could heal her01:19:20 Why do “mainstream” Christians not see Mormons as Christians?01:33:18 Anna was conditioned to believe that expressing emotion shows closeness to God01:52:08 Anna talks about what it was like to have Mormon parents not want their kids to be around her02:01:17 Speaking in tongues for the first time02:16:50 Creating false memories02:26:45 How are sexual transgressions seen in evangelicalism vs mormonism?02:38:05 Anna stopped attending church and school because she felt so ashamed02:40:50 Anna’s connections with the Latter Day Church of Christ or the polygamist Kingston Group 02:52:41 Anna’s time in Mozambique 03:02:45 It took Anna years to adjust back to normal after her work on her mission03:10:20 Anna felt like God was calling her home to “save the Mormons”03:21:10 Anna voicing: “I have created an image of myself that isn't real”03:38:30 Questioning what to do with her life after leaving that mission03:47:20 Anna began to see red flags in her pastor -he was not financially transparent and sexist03:52:15 Anna’s pastor gives sermon called “Four Bad Reasons that People Leave the Church”04:12:04 Anna feels extremely alone now after leaving04:25:00 Her parents are still not very willing to view things that are critical of the church04:45:13 Watched Margi’s “Coming home to myself” THRIVE presentation04:50:08 What are her moments where she taps into beauty or pleasure?04:53:46 Final questions for Anna
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone and welcome to another Eastern Mormon stories podcast. I'm your host, |
| 0:04.3 | John DeLind. It's February 5th, 2025, and I'm so excited for today's interview. Today we're |
| 0:11.0 | going to be covering several topics that are continually requested. Number one is never-Mormans. |
| 0:18.8 | So, you know, I've often asked, I want some never-Mormans, |
| 0:23.2 | because half of the Mormon stories audience has never been Mormon. So I've often asked, |
| 0:28.8 | why don't we have never-Mormans come on Mormon stories and talk about why they listen to |
| 0:32.9 | Mormon stories? So we have a never-Mormon on Mormon stories today. She was raised in the Assemblies of God tradition. |
| 0:40.3 | And the Uber theme for today is how did following and learning about Mormonism |
| 0:46.3 | and even specifically Mormon stories podcast cause a even assemblies of God slash let's just say evangelical or charismatic. What's the other word? |
| 1:03.2 | Pentecostal. What would cause a Pentecostal evangelical Christian to both be interested |
| 1:10.7 | in Mormonism and Mormon stories podcast, but also to have that lead to her own faith transition. |
| 1:18.5 | So we're going to be talking about that. |
| 1:20.6 | And we're also going to be talking about what it's like to be raised in Utah as a never Mormon and as an evangelical Christian slash Pentecostal |
| 1:31.2 | Assemblies of God Christian. |
| 1:34.0 | Those are a couple of the major themes today. |
| 1:37.1 | And so joining us, you know, strap in for an amazing epic Mormon stories interview. |
| 1:42.5 | But also, I'm impressed with how much Anna has been following |
| 1:47.1 | Mormon stories and how just how impactful Mormon stories has been to her life. So we've flown |
| 1:54.2 | her here from an undisclosed state. I give to all of you, Anna Shrier. Hey, Anna. |
| 2:01.1 | Hey, thank you so much. |
| 2:02.6 | I appreciate that. |
| 2:03.4 | That was awesome. |
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