Returning to Mormonism after Falling Away: Summur-Rayn Berrett Pt. 1 | Ep. 1887
Returning to Mormonism after Falling Away: Summur-Rayn Berrett Pt. 1 | Ep. 1887
What happens when a multiracial woman raised in a loving family that valued advocacy, positivity, and education joins the Mormon church? Summur’s fascinating journey takes you from her NFL player father desegregating a team, to her mother fiercely protecting her from bullies and racism. Despite nurturing experiences at home, Summur faced harsh…
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For me as a Christian what she is saying at least from my church that is nondenominational that is what we were taught your words have power, my mom would always relate it to the Bible scripture life and death are in the power of the tongue so always choose to speak life over you and others. A lot of what she said at the beginning is very nondenominational Christianity
piensa que Dios tiene dos libros sagrados?
Wait……. I'm confused by the title. Did she come back to the church or did she leave? Can someone answer my question please. I dont want to watch a 3hr video and find out is something else
she's so wise I really really enjoyed this episode <3
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Tallahassee is in the panhandle lol. Nice state capital/college town. Love seeing FSU campus.
Summer's mom sounds like she should be in the next Fast and the Furious movie. Or John Wick. Or maybe both.
In Jamaica we use paper on the forehead for the hiccups. You just moisten the paper first.
Except for this episode, MSP seemed to delight in people leaving the church.
This has been one of my favorite episodes! I can’t wait to listen to the 2nd part!
Just started the video but I love hearing about Summur’s background. I grew up in South Florida. My mom is from Trinidad and Tobago as well. And both of my parents grew up around the same time period as her parents and dealt with desegregation. Thank you for having her on the podcast!
Edit: So crazy. My grandma also flew up to NY from Trinidad to get situated first before flying my mom up, too O___O
I can say from personal experience…her mom is one of my favorite people, and when I left the church I still had nothing but love from her ❤️
I served my mission in Philly and spent a couple transfers in Downtown and the Owens family was an absolute inspiration. I loved it when Burgess would give the lesson in priesthood.
He called us to come to his house one day to give him a priesthood blessing to assist him in making an important business decision.
The food was always amazing and there was so much love in their home.
I also ran into Summur’s little brother again while attending Southern Utah University.
Great episode. Thank you for sharing!❤🙏
I love this interview SO much! I left the church about a year and a half ago and I am really appreciative of Sumer’s perspective. So much wisdom in this interview! Thankyou to all of you!
My favorite Mormon story yet! Such depth and I just want more of Summur-Rayne! Thanks for covering the stories outside of Utah – that was my mini – Mormon attending experience and it’s refreshing to feel represented
I love this Mormon story! Can’t wait to listen to part 2.
You are one of the most incredible human beings on this planet!!!!!!
Falling away? That's a manipulative LDS phrase. Deconstructing a false belief isn't falling away. She has an emotional attachment to the LDS community and is sorting through that.
I like how her family is more important than doing the right thing for the church.
Summer seems like such a beautiful person, inside and out. Looking forward to part 2!
This is the first time I have EVER heard anyone else in the situation of being disciplined for a sexual assault. I was excommunicated after a sexual assault that went further than hers. This, after being the most faithful Molly Mormon ever. I tried to stay in the church after and was treated like such a leper that I left and never went back. Bishop Roulette, I’ve learned since…but I’m not interested in a church who kicks you out in your greatest time of need instead of embracing and supporting you.
This is what religion should be.. no conditioning, guilt, shame, etc
Did her dad play with Chester Willis?
1:30:00 her dad is ultra conservative isn’t he? lol
01:30:00 made me throw up
What a delightful interview and I can't wait to see the rest! The way John chuckles at ~1:59:55 after Summur talks about not experiencing the typical ensemble of guilt and shame when she was believing-but-"inactive"… felt like a moment I can relate to as a researcher. It's like "I've been working so hard for so long NOT to bias my experiments/analysis toward the hypothesis in my head, but now this observation that totally fits my hypothesis just appeared in front of my face anyway." We didn't want to be unfair to the Church by prematurely concluding that Church participation (going to Sunday meetings and hearing shamey talks) causes internal experiences of guilt and shame. Maybe we won't even conclude that now. But maybe we'll put more stock in that model. Summur, John, correct me if I've gone off the deep end!
I’m still listening…. However, I really perked up when you mentioned where your dad was from. I’m from Tallahassee and even went to the Rickards (where he went to high school) prom my senior year (1985). Some of my best friends went to Rickards (I attended school on the other side of town though).
Also, I must mention that by the time I went to high school there in Tallahassee, the public schools were completely racially integrated. I realize there was segregation in Tally in the 60s but as of today, this is a highly progressive, vibrant and beautiful city.
RACIST CELEBRATING SOMEONE WHO CSN BE A FRONTMAN FOR YOU! Sad 😢
Do Summer's parents want to adopt a 52 year old never Mormon? Asking for a friend 😂 they definitely deserve the this is how to parent award and all the gold metals. Summer turned out to be an amazing human. Props to their family.
That type of parenting style works sometime for some family but sometime not and not for everyone.
I so wish I would've raised my kids more like this. Be a good person, be true to yourself, religion is the seasoning…not the whole buffet.
I just started listening to this episode, but the things that went on in the NFL are just crazy.
Loved this Mormon story ! Thank you!
I love Mr Burgess Owens!!! I love that I can say, I have a photo of him and I. He allowed me to wear his Super Bowl RING! I worked at a restaurant that he sometimes came to. What a nice man!!!
Great story, thank you Summer!❤
They always say The Episcopal Church is where a Baptist and a Catholic go to get married. 😂
wow never thought i would hear rickards high school mentioned on mormon stories