He went to dances with girls and projected to everyone around him that he was heterosexual. So Casey didn’t feel like he had much a choice but to hide his sexuality. I shared the songs with my dad, always fearful that he would see through my lyrics and know that his son was very doubtful of the faith that meant so very much to him. I didn’t want to disappoint my parents though, so I often hid the meanings of my lyrics in metaphors that I thought I only understood. I wrote about it in songs since the age of 14. I wanted desperately to believe it all, but often found myself conflicted. Who doesn’t want to live for eternity and have a “mansion in heaven”? It sounded like a rad deal to me when I was in my teenage years. It taught me to serve others and to feel comfort about the next life. Mormonism truly was a part of my every decision since the day I was born. When I got to high school I also woke up at 5 a.m. every morning to attend a church education class before school started five days a week. I attended church every Sunday, went to “Young Mens” once a week to learn about God as well as an evening of Scouting. Being a Mormon is not a part time religion. My parents raised me in the faith that they truly believed would lead to me having my best life (and afterlife) – Mormonism. Being raised in a home of Orthodox Faith had its pros and cons for me.
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