Parrish The Thought

Episode 159: Author Charlene Paul | Devotion, Deception, Deliverance: Keep Sweet - Pray and Obey, Isaac's Story

My guest today is author of a new-ish book which takes us on a personal tour inside the FLDS church through one man's personal experience at the feet of Warren Jeffs, Charlene Paul. Issac's life is nothing short of astonishing! A shocking and mesmerizing story of faith, abuse, courage and freedom. It is well written with a blend of honesty, acceptance of the reality, genuine emotions and insight. Charlene tells of the struggles in the FLDS without embellishment or sensationalizing the story. 

Such an amazing story.

Charlene's Website - https://storieswithcharlene.com/

Get the book today - https://www.amazon.com/Devotion-Deception-Deliverance-Sweet-Isaacs/dp/B0C6B5W3VJ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=devotion+deception+deliverance+isaacs+story&qid=1708184757&sr=8-1

Similar Stories
FLDS Lost Boys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_GkQGUGlW8
Growing Up in Polygamy - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEawrksgFlimm0iR-aC7b0A

Help and Resources
Holding Out Help - https://holdingouthelp.org/

#FLDS #FLDSChurch #KeepSweetPrayAndObey #Polygamy #ShortCreek #DevotionDeceptionDeliverance #IsaacsStory #CharlenePaul

Episode 158: Brian Keith Parrish | Guest appearance on the Command Performances podcast with Cheryl Knowlton

Welcome back to the show. Today the microphones are flipped and I am in the hot seat as a guest on Cheryl Knowlton's Command Performances podcast. Cheryl is a public speaker and a public speaking coach, real estate coach and a ton of other energetic things. She grills me and gets me to tell my story into podcasting and real estate and the big life changes I have made over the past five years.

It's always nice to be on the other side of the mic.

#CherylKnowlton #CherylKnows #CommandPerformancesPodcast

Episode 157: Mark Hugentobler | Humanizing felons and changing the Utah state prison system

After a long and successful career as a high school coach and administrator, Mark was "sentenced" to prison by his local school board. He became the academy principal with the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison, Utah.

Arriving at the "Island of Misfit Toys", he quickly realized a massive opportunity to truly help and correct inmates. He saw prison through the eyes of the inmates who are not the monsters we often think they are. They're more often than not, decent men. Your brothers, fathers, uncles and friends.

During his eight-years inside he saw enrollment in the prison academy jump from 200 to nearly 1200 students and enacted, first hand, a mode of change that is more than possible in a severely broken system...if only someone at the top would listen. That someone may have just arrived.

Podcast
All My Friends Are Felons

Email
info@allmyfriendsarefelons.com

Website
All My Friends are Felons

Book
All My Friends are Felons

#UtahStateCorrections #CentralUtahCorrectionalFacility #AllMyFriendsAreFelons #CrabsInABucket #FelonsAreNotMonsters #CaptainYourStory #BrianRedd #HumanizeFelons #RedemptionForFelons #Hope #ReasonToLive #WhyTheHellNot #MarkHugentobler

Episode 156: Jake, Part 2 | Stake Relief Society President tells her bi-sexual daughter's coming out story.

Welcome back to the second episode in my series for LDS (Mormon) parents of gay children. In part 1, Episode 155, Jake guided us through this first phase of his coming out journey as a 34 yo man to his parents a little over 4 months ago. 

 

On today’s episode, we have an additional special guest, Sue Petersen, who was the Stake Relief Society president in the Elk Ridge Utah Stake for the past 5 years. Sue has a grown daughter who has been in a lesbian relationship for the past 7 years. She shares with us how she has navigated that path, the mistakes she made and the bridges she has built by following Christ's example.

 

For those not familiar with the LDS church, the Relief Society is the womens organization within the church. In Elk Ridge there are 12 wards or congregations and Sue was the leader over all those.

 

I want to say in the spirit of disclosure, we are still only getting Jake’s perspective at this stage. We don’t use his last name or call out who parents are out of respect for their privacy so please keep that in mind as you listen.

 

Sue holds a support group for moms of gay children every month on the second Thursday, 7-9pm. If you are local to Utah County and would like to attend, please reach out to her at suepete@me.com

 

#LoveThyNeighbor #GayMormon #MomDadImGay #ThemGays #ComingOut #Suicide#LGBTQ #MormonStories #ItsWhoIAm #IDidntChooseThis #DreamsOfAParent#MourningTheLoss #IRespectMyParents #Disowned #ElkRidgeUtahStake

 

Episode 155: Jake, Part 1 | Mom, dad. I’m gay. Please don’t reject me

Welcome back to the program Parrish The Thought listeners. 

Today's episode is the first in a short series I'm doing for LDS parents specifically and also applies to parents of all faiths.

My guest and new friend, Jake, is 34 and has recently come out to his LDS parents. Having an already strained relationship for the past 15 years has been hard enough so one can imagine how this news was received. Jake takes us step by agonizing step through the road trip home to tell his family he is gay. The reactions aren't what he was hoping for and he shares with me the dark places of his mind he's gone to prior to coming out and since. No one should ever have to feel suicide is an answer.

In all fairness to his parents, this is a surprise and shock to them. He's had a lifetime to process his orientation. It's new for them and only time will tell how the family dynamic will play out. 

Parents. We can and must do better at loving our children, no matter their age. Especially Christian parents. Christ asks us to "love our neighbor." He didn't say only love thy neighbor if they look, think, act, live, like us and do as we say. Either we follow Christ, or we do not.

#LoveThyNeighbor #GayMormon #MomDadImGay #ThemGays #ComingOut #Suicide #LGBTQ #MormonStories #ItsWhoIAm #IDidntChooseThis #DreamsOfAParent #MourningTheLoss #IRespectMyParents #Disowned #IdahoFalls 

Episode 154: Quintin Mortensen | Sports cards cost as much as sports cars! Whaaa?

Ladies, gentlemen and whoever else is listening. Welcome back to the show. I appreciate you stopping by.

 

A couple months ago I was having a chat with my co-worker Quintin, bantering back and forth about hobbies and the frivolities of life. Come to find out he is a serious sports cards collector and trader.

 

My dear friends, this is a world I knew nothing about. His level of knowledge astounded me and did you know, these cards can cost as much as a sports car. Yep you heard that right. Mind blown. Give it a listen.

 

Mentions

Card Breaks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5wGcdar8G0

Card Ladder - https://www.cardladder.com/

Rip and List - https://www.youtube.com/@RIPANDLIST

Post Malone Buys Card for $2M

 

#SportsCardCollecting #ShoheiOhtani #DenverNuggets #JoeWolf #CaliforniaAngels #Topps #RomainCrossjean #Formula1 #FormulaOne #F1 #GeorgeRussell #ChrisMD #Dodgers #FormulaOneDynasty #ToyStory #20Drivers #BaseballCardBreak #MagicTheGathering #PostMalone 

Episode 153: Corey Zimmerman | Putting the sexy back in home warranty

My guest today is the funnyman himself, Corey Zimmerman, co-owner and sales manager of the one and only Elevate Homescriptions. Covering Utah and Arizona for more than 10 years.

For those who might be wondering what that means, well its a home warranty on steroids. He is with me today to talk about what it all means and why it matters to anyone who owns a home. Corey puts the sexy back into boring.

Corey and Elevate's Social Media
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/elevatehomescriptions
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/elevatehomescriptions/

#HomeWarranty #UtahHomeWarranty #ElevateHomeWarranty #ProtectYourHome #ElevateHomescriptions #CoreyZimmerman #ParrishPodcast #ParrishTheThought #HomeClaims #UtahRealEstate #UtahRealtor #WhoYouKnow #TooManyFriends #NewConstructionWarranty #AriveHomes #FinePrintSucks 

Episode 152: Matt and Celeste Casey | Our journey to hell and back with Neuroendocrine Cancer

My guests today are Matt and Celeste Casey. A little over 2 years ago, a serious thing happened to him. His golf game started to suffer when he was losing to his friend Fuji. Real problems right. 

 

After being poked, prodded, and scanned, Matt was found to have neuroendocrine cancer or NET, neuroendocrine tumors which took them to the gates of hell and back. 

 

Join us for a lengthy tale of how a devoted and loving wife advocated for and may have saved the life of, her husband by challenging the medical experts. It’s a miracle he is still with us which gives him plenty of time to improve his golf skills.

Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Institute
Healing NET Foundation

 

Contact Matt and Celeste
Email - mintjulepmomma@gmail.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/celeste.casey/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Mintjulepmomma/

 

#GolfSavedMyLife #TIPSProcedure #CancerIsComplicated #NueroendocrineCancer #NETCancer #HuntsmanCancerInstitute #MyOncologistHasCancer #ZebraPrint #WeHaveCancer #MattAndCelesteCasey #LoudMouthWife #PatientAdvocate #AdvocateForYourself #Misdiagnosis #RenalFailure #HumbleDoctors #LaughterIsMedicine #SmallThroatHole