Amelia Miles on Leaving the LDS Church: Shame, Women’s Inequality, Trauma, and Alleged Abuse Cover-Ups | Jaden Jeffs Podcast
On the Jaden Jeffs Podcast, Amelia Miles, a northern Utah mom of four raised in an orthodox LDS family in southern Utah, shares her experience leaving the church and the guilt, anxiety, and scrupulosity she says shaped her life. She discusses sheltered upbringing, learning to swear and drink without shame, cliquey Mormon culture, and marrying her husband in the temple in 2009 before later separating while both leave the church. Amelia describes being assaulted in high school and contrasts her parents’ support with stories of bishops blaming victims. She cites women’s inequality and her daughter’s bishop interview question about women leaders as major catalysts, and says researching “We Are the People” podcast led her to claims of church-related abuse cover-ups, including the Glenn Pace memo and allegations about Gordon Bowen, while urging belief and support for survivors and witnesses.
01:40 First Drinks And Mormon Guilt
06:57 Orthodox Mormon Upbringing
10:32 Moving Away And Finding Herself
16:32 Meeting Husband And Temple Marriage
27:03 Scrupulosity And Mormon Mom Cliques
33:25 Family Anxiety and Guilt
34:05 Deconstructing After Leaving
37:33 Swinging Rumors and Curiosity
41:25 Patriarchy and Women
45:41 Marriage and Church Pressure
48:25 Mormon Mom Social Mask
52:37 Home Feeling vs Spirituality
01:00:43 Podcast That Changed Everything
01:06:47 Survivors and Receipts
01:09:24 Gordon Bowen Allegations
01:13:47 Power Spirituality and Abuse
01:19:32 CIA Mormon Recruiting
01:24:22 Holy Ghost vs Morality
01:34:43 Coming Back to Body
01:50:26 Identity After Leaving
02:00:45 Final Thoughts and TikTok
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