What happens when the loudest message God ever sends you is a last name on a piece of paper? In this powerful episode of Temple Bound, host Will Humphreys sits down with Richie Steadman, the veteran host of The Cultural Hall podcast, for one of the most honest and faith affirming conversations this show has ever had.
Richie shares his full faith journey, from navigating his parents' divorce as a teenager and wrestling with a black and white view of the gospel, to receiving a mission call to Cleveland, Ohio that changed everything. He opens up about serving near the Kirtland Temple, the sacred covenant he made at the Newell K. Whitney Store, and a spiritual experience while running near the temple that gave him a glimpse of the early Latter day Saints in their time. These experiences became the foundation of his testimony.
Topics Covered in This Episode:
Growing up in the LDS Church through a family divorce and the cultural pressures of youth
Why Richie started The Cultural Hall podcast in 2011 and what keeps it going
Receiving a mission call to Cleveland, Ohio and overcoming disappointment about a stateside assignment
Serving near the Kirtland Temple and what it meant to walk the same ground as Joseph Smith
Making covenants at the Newell K. Whitney Store at the start and end of a mission
A sacred and personal vision of the early Saints during a morning run near the Kirtland Temple
The unique spiritual weight of serving in Church history sites
Coming home from a mission and being excommunicated within a year
What excommunication actually feels like from the inside and what the Church can do better
Why Richie kept coming to church every week for nearly a decade
The moment at the Jordan River Temple when a last name on an endowment card said everything
How unconditional love is the only right response to someone navigating excommunication
Richie's definition of perfection: the only thing you can truly be perfect in is never giving up
Whether you are navigating a faith crisis, supporting a loved one who feels on the outside, or simply trying to show up better for the people around you, this episode will meet you exactly where you are.
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