Evan continues faith deconstruction when his wife begins her faith crisis, and they both come to see the issues with sexism in the Church, biblical scholarship opening up new issues ,and the family’s ultimate decision to leave the Church. Evan emails Apostles and other leaders on how the Church can change to be more loving and accepting of LGBTQ members resulting in a meeting with General Authority Allen D. Evan has a few debates/confrontations with Area Seventy Elder McCune (higher than Stake Presidency in Mormon leadership) over his gay son. In Part 3 of 3, Evan describes getting called as a Stake Counselor, his attempts to be an ally for LGBTQ individuals and his subsequent faith crisis. Weston Smith’s Book: This Body of Water: Surviving Mormonism as a Queer Manġ666: Becoming a Progressive Mormon Bishop – Evan and Wes Smith Pt 1 Join John and Gerardo as they interview Evan and his son Weston about their fascinating Mormon Story.Įvan Smith’s Book: Gay Latter-day Saint Crossroads His position as a Stake Presidency Counselor led him to a few confrontations/discussions with General Authorities and a later meeting at Church Headquarters where they discussed Evan’s progressive beliefs on LGBTQ matters. Previously, Tad was a Plant Patho logist at AgraQuest and also held positions at Corteva, Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials. Even after coming out, Weston decided to serve an LDS Mission as an openly gay man, leading him to high levels of depression and heartbreaking experiences during and after coming back early from his mission.Įvan became an advocate for LGBTQ people in the Church. Tad Smith is a Principal Scientist & Plant Pathologist at Bayer Global based in Leverkusen, Nordrhein-Westfalen. While serving as an LDS Bishop, Evan struggled with the Church’s positions on LGBTQ+ issues and later found out that his son Weston was gay. the one-and-done Maverick has only received veteran minimum contract offers so far, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. Cultural Context Preceding the Book of MormonĮvan Smith rose through the ranks of Mormon leadership ultimately becoming a Stake Presidency member. Tad Smith was born to run the famed art auction house, Sotheby's. For relocations and tourism information about gay-owned and gay-friendly businesses, please contact: Greater Phoenix.
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