Mormon Stories 1433: ExMo Lex - Lexi McDonald

Today I am so excited to share my interview with the incredible Lexi McDonald - YouTube's ExMo Lex! Tune in as we discuss Lexi's personal Mormon story, her faith transition away from the LDS church, and the birth of her highly successful Social Media platform, ExMo Lex.

Find Lexi on Social Media:
* YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ExmoLex
* TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@exmolex?lang=en
* Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/exmo_lex/?hl=en
* Twitter - https://twitter.com/Exmo_Lex?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

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Timecodes:
2:32 7th generation Mormon heritage
9:00 Mormon youth identity and dealing with anxiety and perfectionism
22:47 Lexi’s horse dies and worrying she wasn’t good enough
25:25 Developing her testimony as a teen
30:00 Lessons taught to Lexi dealing with modesty and sexuality
44:32 Dating an older RM as a teen and being assaulted
57:15 Dating, meeting husband, engagement, garments
1:06:34 Having 4 kids in 4 years and being a very controlling Mormon
1:15:41 First exposure to honest Mormon history
1:20:40 Rapist Bishop turns himself in
1:29:13 Becoming more nuanced in her beliefs, self-improvement
1:34:00 Dad is struggling and looking into the CES letter for the first time
1:47:50 Choosing to not listen to general conference and stepping away from the church
1:54:10 Deciding to resign and talking to friends and family
1:56:43 Informed consent discussion and the pain of so much history being hidden from her
2:06:30 Fighting with her dad over her leaving leading to the birth of ExMo Lex
2:18:51 Cults and undue influence discussion and family isolating
2:30:50 Bravery speaking up
2:41:38 Responding to negative comments, processing emotions to help others
2:55:59 Wearing temple clothes in videos
3:12:50 Lexi’s favorite/most popular videos and influence on Tiktok
3:27:33 State of the Mormon church and their fear of exmormon social media
3:38:30 Misogyny in the exmormon community
3:42:19 Lexi’s beliefs now
3:56:42 Sustaining Lexi’s work
4:03:18 Advice for people in the struggle and who might want to start making content

#LDS #Mormon #ExMoLex

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