"Thomas Merton says, 'To be a saint means to be myself,'" says Rev. Dr. Cassidy Hall. "My experience is so much of God lives ... in the liminality and the unknown and the questions. The more I lived outside of norms or expectations, the more I met God, and myself. Because I was more free to be who I am and to me, that's God's image—God made us in God's image." In Episode 280, Cassidy joins Cynthia and Susan for a conversation about contemplation, and everything else. As Cassidy explains, "Queer is the way I tilt my head to look at the world."

What Do You Say? That's what Susan and Cynthia ask Pat, Melinda, and Jere In Episode 279. It's a conversation about everything, inspired by 3 Latter-day Saint women's answers to a handful of randomly picked questions exploring their memories, insights, and beliefs.

What about heaven? It's a broad word with which everyone has personal associations. Ask people what 'heaven' is to them, and you might hear about anything from walking on a beach to time spent with family to a rainy day with a good book. But The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has specific doctrine detailing what happens after earth life. Many—but not all—members find comfort and answers to their questions in Church teachings about how heaven is organized, how and by whom we are judged, who we'll spend eternity with, and how we can qualify for exaltation by keeping covenants now. In Episode 278, Cynthia and Susan discuss voicemails from ALSSI listeners sharing personal questions, ideas, hopes and beliefs about what comes next.