Episode 712: Marcus Bowers, Single Latter-day Saint, mid 40s, Bishopric Member

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler · Oct 31, 2023 · 1h 5m

My friend Marcus Bowers (BYU grad, two master’s degrees, never married/straight, early release missionary, once suicidal, Iraq veteran) joins us to bravely share his story. Marcus starts with coming home from his mission after two weeks (because of his emotional health) and feeling his path was not to return to full time missionary service and how we can better support early release missionaries. Marcus then talks about getting on with his life (education, military, and his profession) and his journey with mental health issues which culminated in suicidal ideation leading to a stay in a…