ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Ian and Jim explore a “tale of the unexpected” that turns out to be far more universal than dramatic.
Jim shares the story of how he ended up serving a mission—not through a sudden, life-altering conversion, but through a lifetime of quieter spiritual experiences he once felt weren’t “enough.” Along the way, he opens up about growing up as an outsider, navigating identity across different social worlds, and the pressure to make his story more compelling—even to himself.
Through a pivotal moment on his mission, Jim realizes that the story he’s been telling isn’t true—and that the real story, the honest one, is far more meaningful.
English
United States
TRANSCRIPT 🔗
Are you the producer of this podcast?
Add a podcast transcript
Need Audio-to-Text?
Transcribe with Listen411 in Just 60 Seconds
SEARCH PAST EPISODES
Search past episodes of Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks.
OTHER EPISODES IN THIS PODCAST
Send us Fan Mail
Jim’s cryptic social media post about potentially “revolutionary” Church news sparked plenty of speculation—but no, this isn’t about coffee, one-hour church, or a dramatic change in doctrine.
In this episode of Inside Out, Ian and Jim unpack what they’ve been hearing about the Chur…
Send us Fan Mail
This second installment of the Inside Out conversation with historian and author Greg Prince about the temple dives into the LDS temple recommend questions—what they ask, how they’ve changed, and what those changes reveal about the Church’s evolving ideas of worthiness.
Send us Fan Mail
In this special Inside Out livestream, Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks sit down with Jeff Strong, author of TORN: Why People We Love Are Leaving the Church and What We Can Learn From Them, for a candid and wide-ranging conversation about one of the most difficult issues facing Latter-day…
Send us Fan Mail
In the third installment of our conversation with historian Greg Prince about the LDS temple recommend interview, we turn to two of its most consequential—and complicated—questions: the Law of Chastity and the Word of Wisdom.
Jim, Ian, and Greg examine how the wording of these ques…
Send us Fan Mail
What will it take for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to thrive in the decades ahead?
Greg Prince and Ganesh Cherian join Ian and Jim for a wide-ranging conversation about two of the biggest challenges facing the modern Church: growth and retention.
Why are record n…
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jim Bennett, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
EDIT
Thank you for helping to keep the podcast database up to date.
