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Mormon Stories Podcast

Raised as a Mormon Girl - It Never Felt Right - Stetson Done Pt. 1 | Ep. 2213

Oct 19, 2026 · 1h 59m

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What happens when you grow up doing everything you are told, but it never feels right? In Part One of our conversation with Stetson Done, a transgender man who grew up Mormon, Stetson shares his story of growing up in a loving LDS family in Mesa, Arizona. Although he appreciated the structure and community of Mormonism, he struggled with the expectations placed on girls and the belief that becoming a wife and mother was his highest calling. He knew he didn’t want that future, but didn’t yet understand why. Stetson describes the gender divisions he experienced in church, the differences between the Young Women's and Young Men's programs, and the loneliness of feeling out of place without…