We kickoff Season 3 of The Earth Keepers podcast with an excommunication from the mormon church. In this season, I'll be taking us on a journey to explore what happens when an entire society of people lose their connection to the only land they’ve ever known. And I'll be exploring this question by following just one branch of my family tree back through the Mormon Pioneer days in Utah and Idaho and then back to my ancestors who left Sweden for America. In this first episode, I set the stage for our journey and share my family's more recent personal connection to the Mormon church, which includes an excommunication. We talk about how my Mormon ancestors came to me in a shamanic journey to ask for help, what happens in the Mormon temple during the endowment ceremony, and why the Mormons baptize their dead relatives. You'll also hear from my friend, shamanic healer and ex-Mormon Katrina Whitney about her experiences growing up in the church and how she ended up on her current spiritual journey where she now helps empower others to become their own healers. If you've done any genealogy research into your own family origins, want to know more about how organized religion influenced your ancestor's beliefs, are curious about how plant medicine and shamanic ritual was integrated into early religion, and want some ideas about how you can reconnect with the land in a place and time your ancestors wouldn't recognize, you're going to love this season of The Earth Keepers podcast.   To learn more about the resources mentioned in this episode, visit the show notes. Want to connect with me elsewhere in the multiverse? Join the Following Hawks Earth Keepers Community on Facebook and follow me on Instagram. Join the Earth Tenders Academy. Work in partnership with your spirit guides, ancestors, and the Spirits of the Land to sink into deeper resonance with the place you live, while learning clearing and healing techniques to share your special medicine with the earth in this online course.