Never Giving Up on the Lord (Even When You Want to) | An Interview with Richie T. Steadman

Summary: Richie T. Steadman is a radio host, producer, actor, and founder of the Latter-day Saint podcast, “The Cultural Hall”, where he has been entertaining and informing since 2011. Richie worked for 16 years as the producer of the popular Utah radio show, “Radio from Hell”, and now works for Brigham Young University Broadcasting. Richie served a mission in Cleveland, Ohio, and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.<br> Highlights<br> 8:25 The Cultural Hall history<br> 10:25 Richie’s experiences in radio<br> 13:00 Growing up in the Church<br> 18:50 Serving in the elders quorum presidency<br> 20:30 Handling moving in the elders quorum<br> 24:15 Making meetings run on time<br> 28:45 Just download this Tools app already and update your photo and information<br> 32:35 On marriage and divorce<br> 38:20 Reaching out to Church leaders for counsel and why it didn’t help<br> 39:15 On anger with God<br> 39:50 Dating and marrying a nonmember<br> 46:10 Thinking differently and asking why<br> 48:20 Church discipline experiences and what we can learn from it<br> 57:20 Attending church as an excommunicated member<br> 59:00 How might it have been handled differently?<br> Links<br> <a href="http://www.theculturalhall.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theculturalhall.com</a><br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCulturalHall" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@TheCulturalHall</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/RichieTSteadman" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@RichieTSteadman</a><br> <a href="https://www.byuradio.org/show/fbb6e706-8810-488e-b8d2-644beb04f938/the-lisa-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BYU Radio: The Lisa Show</a>