1464: From EFY Singer to Ex-Mormon EFY Director - Jessie Funk

Today Mormon Stories is lucky enough to be joined by the wonderful Jessie Funk! For anyone familiar with the music of the youth seminars held by the LDS church known as “EFY”, singer Jessie Funk’s name should ring a bell. After Jessie’s career touring with the broadway musical “Footloose”, releasing several studio albums and books, starting her organization “The Ivy Foundation”, and raising her two children, she recently changed tunes, choosing to leave the Mormon church. We are excited to speak with Jessie about her Mormon upbringing, career (in and outside of the church), her faith crisis, and her new venture “Especially for Truth”, a week-long summer seminar for post-Mormon teens. Wrapping up her first “EFT” event last week where John and Carah were invited as guest speakers, we hope powerhouse Jessie Funk joining the post-Mormon activist space will be music to your ears! Show Notes: Especially for Truth website: Jessie’s Especially for Truth TikTok Jessie’s Especially for Truth Instagram Top Youth Speakers Clark Johnson Mormon Stories interview Whitney Houston Documentary Poverty Inc Tom Phillips Mormon Stories interview Leah and Cody Young Mormon Stories interview Marriage on a Tightrope Allan and Kattie Mount Encircle 7 Cups Counseling Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis website Mormon Enlightenment FB Mormon Stories FB group Faith Journey Meetups FB ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *[email protected] *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117