John Dehlin

Who is John Dehlin?

John P. Dehlin is the founder of the Mormon Stories Podcast, and was an influential early participant in the Mormon blogging scene who has specialized in addressing concerns of those with crises of faith. Dehlin, although heterosexual, is an LGBT rights activist. A graduate student of clinical and counseling psychology at Utah State University, Dehlin's research interests involve the nexus of religion and mental health. Dehlin has published peer reviewed journal articles on the topics of scrupulosity in obsessive–compulsive disorder, trichotillomania, and has co-authored several articles on the LDS treatment of LGBT members. Dehlin is also the creator of several Mormon-themed podcasts, blogs and web sites. Dehlin worked for several years in various positions at Microsoft, and served for a few years as the Director of the OpenCourseWare Consortium for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In June 2014, Dehlin's local LDS Church leaders offered him the chance to resign from the church or face a disciplinary council hearing due to statements and actions regarding the church and his place in it.