Nemo the Mormon
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Nemo the Mormon | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Douglas Stilgoe Warwickshire, England |
| Education | University of Salford |
| Occupation | YouTuber
New media journalist Commentator Activist |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2020-present |
| Subscribers | 19.9k (3 November 2023) |
| Total views | 3,048,506 (3 November 2023) |
Douglas Stilgoe, known professionally as Nemo the Mormon, is a British YouTuber and activist whose work focuses on critiquing and reforming The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly referred to as the Mormon Church). Uploading his first video on 6 December 2020, Nemo has amassed over 3 million views and 19.9 thousand subscribers as of 3 November 2023.
Early life and education[edit]
Born in Warwickshire, England, Stilgoe attended the University of Salford, graduating with First Class Honours with a Bachelor of Science degree in prosthetics and orthotics in 2020.
Career[edit]
Stilgoe worked as an orthotist between 2020 and 2023 at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford. In early 2023, he began working as a YouTuber full-time.
Activism[edit]
Correspondence with Dallin H. Oaks[edit]
From 2022-23 Stilgoe was involved in a publicised correspondence with LDS Apostle Dallin H. Oaks. In a 3,500-word letter[1], sent to the First Presidency of the LDS Church, Stilgoe opposed the sustaining of church leaders Russel M. Nelson (prophet), Dallin H. Oaks, and Henry B. Eyring, and outlined evidence of a purported 'clear and repeated pattern of dishonest behaviour amongst the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve.'[2] Beginning in 2022, Stilgoe received multiple emails directly from Dallin H. Oaks and LDS General Authority Brook P. Hales. This correspondence was made public in several interviews with Stilgoe[3] [4][5].
Background checks for LDS leaders in the UK[edit]
In 2023, Stilgoe was involved in a campaign to make background checks mandatory for LDS ecclesiastical leaders to prevent sexual abuse. He joined activists such as LDS Church member and retired social worker Sara Delaney and Scottish LDS Church member Jane Christie of the 21st Century Saints Podcast[6], who had been campaigning for mandatory DBS checks for all church members who work with children. The campaign was ultimately successful, with DBS checks becoming mandatory LDS members who work with children on 1 July 2023. This change was heavily publicised, with Stilgoe appearing on multiple news outlets to discuss the campaign.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
LDS Church membership[edit]
Born into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Stligoe graduated four years of seminary with 100 per cent attendance. He served an LDS mission from 2016-17 in the London South Mission (now the London Mission).
While at university, Stilgoe was introduced to principles of logic and critical thinking that caused him to question the narrative of the LDS Church. He continued to actively serve as an LDS member. He outlined his personal journey with the LDS Church in a long-form interview with John Dehlin on the Mormon Stories Podcast in 2020.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Apostle Letter.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ "The Apostle Letter.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ Captain Nemo (@NEMOTHEMORMON) VS The LDS Church | Mormonism LIVE 104, retrieved 2023-11-03
- ↑ Mormon Apostle Dallin H. Oaks RESPONDS to Member's Opposing Vote! @NEMOTHEMORMON | Ep. 1700, retrieved 2023-11-03
- ↑ DALLIN H. OAKS sent ME a Letter! | NOW WHAT?, retrieved 2023-11-03
- ↑ "21st century saints". 21st century saints. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints introduces background checks for leaders in U.K., retrieved 2023-11-03
- ↑ Policy Changes for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the U.K., retrieved 2023-11-03
- ↑ How British Latter-day Saints swayed their church on background checks, retrieved 2023-11-03
- ↑ Hall, Kaitlyn (2023-06-30). "Background Checks Now Required for Church Leaders in U.K." LDS Daily. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ "British Latter-day Saints lobby for stricter safeguards against abuse — and succeed". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ Riess, Jana (2023-06-27). "British Mormons lobby for stricter safeguards against abuse — and succeed". Religion News Service. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ "1345: Douglas Stilgoe – Leaving the LDS Church as a Young Adult in the U.K. | Mormon Stories". 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
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