Worthy Enough: Katie Langston on Mormonism, Scrupulosity, and Discovering Grace (Part 1) | PT 145

What happens when religion becomes a system for proving your worth? In this powerful conversation, Pastor Katie Langston shares her journey from growing up Mormon to discovering the freeing power of grace. With honesty and humor, she describes life in a worthiness-based system, her battle with scrupulosity, and the moment she first heard the gospel of grace through a Wheaton professor’s words: “I know enough of my deficiencies to be devastated.” 🎙️ In This Episode: Growing up in a loving but rule-bound Mormon homeThe weight of worthiness interviews and religious anxietyBattling scrupulosity and finding a name for her struggleHearing the gospel for the first time—and believing itWhy grace and Mormon theology can’t coexist ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Introducing Pastor Katie Langston 02:00 – Growing up in a faithful Mormon home 05:00 – Worthiness interviews and the burden of perfection 09:00 – Temple rituals, baptism for the dead, and Mormon theology 13:00 – Missionary life in Bulgaria and early cracks in the system 18:00 – Marriage, motherhood, and the onset of despair 21:00 – OCD, scrupulosity, and the search for help 23:00 – Hearing Jerry Root’s message on grace 24:00 – “What if Christ has made me worthy?” 26:00 – Ten years of wrestling between Mormonism and grace Grace is not another rule to keep; it’s the end of the "worthiness" game. Katie’s story invites weary pastors and believers alike to rest in the gospel that declares: you are already enough in Christ.