Stacy Lee

So that makes it a civil union. And so I had talked to my dad about this when I started hearing these rumors. And my dad said, my dad is the most Mormon, Republican, straight-laced guy, but he understands the law. And he said, yes, gay people should be allowed to get married because marriage is a civil union.

So my father, as devout as he is, has such an understanding and respect for the law that he was willing to overlook what his church was saying to follow the law. So knowing this, watching them do this, I don't know what happened to me. Something took over my body. I could feel like the heat rising on my face and I got real sweaty and I had my quad on my lap. Your quad is your scriptures.

So my father, as devout as he is, has such an understanding and respect for the law that he was willing to overlook what his church was saying to follow the law. So knowing this, watching them do this, I don't know what happened to me. Something took over my body. I could feel like the heat rising on my face and I got real sweaty and I had my quad on my lap. Your quad is your scriptures.

So my father, as devout as he is, has such an understanding and respect for the law that he was willing to overlook what his church was saying to follow the law. So knowing this, watching them do this, I don't know what happened to me. Something took over my body. I could feel like the heat rising on my face and I got real sweaty and I had my quad on my lap. Your quad is your scriptures.

It has the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price and the Doctrine and Covenants all in one book. And it's like this thick. And I had my quad, the other three books besides the Bible are Mormon books. Those are books only Mormons use. I slammed it shut and I reached down and shoved my scriptures in my bag, my church bag, and I yanked it up off the floor.

It has the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price and the Doctrine and Covenants all in one book. And it's like this thick. And I had my quad, the other three books besides the Bible are Mormon books. Those are books only Mormons use. I slammed it shut and I reached down and shoved my scriptures in my bag, my church bag, and I yanked it up off the floor.

It has the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price and the Doctrine and Covenants all in one book. And it's like this thick. And I had my quad, the other three books besides the Bible are Mormon books. Those are books only Mormons use. I slammed it shut and I reached down and shoved my scriptures in my bag, my church bag, and I yanked it up off the floor.

And I stood up and just, I remember I looked down at this poor neighbor of mine and I said, move, really loud. And he got out of the way and I stormed past him in the aisle and out the door and slammed the door behind me. And I never went back to church. That was it.

And I stood up and just, I remember I looked down at this poor neighbor of mine and I said, move, really loud. And he got out of the way and I stormed past him in the aisle and out the door and slammed the door behind me. And I never went back to church. That was it.

And I stood up and just, I remember I looked down at this poor neighbor of mine and I said, move, really loud. And he got out of the way and I stormed past him in the aisle and out the door and slammed the door behind me. And I never went back to church. That was it.

He came scrambling out after me. And, and the next week he was like, are we going to church? And I said, no, we're not. I said, you can go if you want, I'm not going. And then the next week came and the kids were like, are we going to church mom? And I said, no, I'm not. You can go if you want. And nobody went, nobody ever went back.

He came scrambling out after me. And, and the next week he was like, are we going to church? And I said, no, we're not. I said, you can go if you want, I'm not going. And then the next week came and the kids were like, are we going to church mom? And I said, no, I'm not. You can go if you want. And nobody went, nobody ever went back.

He came scrambling out after me. And, and the next week he was like, are we going to church? And I said, no, we're not. I said, you can go if you want, I'm not going. And then the next week came and the kids were like, are we going to church mom? And I said, no, I'm not. You can go if you want. And nobody went, nobody ever went back.

That's how I left. So and it was.

That's how I left. So and it was.

That's how I left. So and it was.

Oh, yeah. They tried to get me back a lot. I had lots of visits from the Relief Society presidency. What's called the home teachers to men are partnered up and they are assigned families to go and check on their families once a month. I got a letter from the bishop. I got letters from other ladies in the neighborhood that were worried for my immortal soul. It comes from a good place.

Oh, yeah. They tried to get me back a lot. I had lots of visits from the Relief Society presidency. What's called the home teachers to men are partnered up and they are assigned families to go and check on their families once a month. I got a letter from the bishop. I got letters from other ladies in the neighborhood that were worried for my immortal soul. It comes from a good place.

Oh, yeah. They tried to get me back a lot. I had lots of visits from the Relief Society presidency. What's called the home teachers to men are partnered up and they are assigned families to go and check on their families once a month. I got a letter from the bishop. I got letters from other ladies in the neighborhood that were worried for my immortal soul. It comes from a good place.

I feel like I'm talking about a different person right now. I'm fidgeting in my chair because it's so odd and so uncomfortable to talk about this. I was a different person. I was a different person back then. And when I left... In Mormonism, there's a metaphor and it's called your shelf. So you're either a Mormon that has a shelf or you're a Mormon that doesn't.