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Adopted from Russia, Leaving Mormonism, & Dealing w/ Hate Comments w/ Maddie Henderson & Matt Scharff
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Maddie Henderson and Matt Scharff join us for a fun, honest conversation about their whirlwind love story—from meeting online to moving in fast and now preparing for their first baby. Matt opens up about his adoption from Russia, we answer your audience questions, and wrap it all up with a chaotic round of Who’s More Likely. 💛
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Chapters:
01:01 - Love Story
10:27 - Archives of TikTok
15:51 - Leaving Utah
20:17 - Divorce in the LDS church
23:05 - Future planning
25:24 - Good Good
36:45 - Baby girl!
46:30 - Adopted from Russia
01:05:53 - Questions from audience
01:22:07 - Who's More Likely?
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