Thank you very much Valoel for hosting and John Dehlin for making available the Mormon Stories podcasts. I was present for the recording of one of these, but had missed Dr. Ted Lyon’s presentation. When my roommate came home and told me all about it I was very disappointed! I was hoping to find this podcast online eventually, and that’s how I found StayLDS. Dr. Lyon was my faculty adviser prior to his calling to serve in Chile. He is an excellent professor and was always very open with us as students. Prof. Lyon was also the first individual to encourage me to serve a mission, “You should serve a mission. We need more Spanish speaking sisters.” Even though I was already doubting my membership in the church at this point, it was refreshing to hear someone actually tell me, a sister, that I should serve a mission. The comment came across in such a way that I didn’t feel pressured or anything. Rather, it helped me to feel valued, equal to my brothers in the faith.