Benson Boone Details Being “Confused” Amid His Mormon Upbringing 

Benson Boone doesn’t find organized religion a particularly beautiful thing. 

The “Beautiful Things” singer, who hails from Monroe, Washington, recently detailed how it felt to grow up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and where he currently stands with his Mormon faith. 

“Growing up, a lot of people at church would talk about these experiences that they’ve had and these personal revelations and feelings and voices,” Benson explained to Rolling Stone in a profile published March 11. “I never felt it as physically present as they did, and so I was always confused and frustrated. I was always scared to bring that up to people because I just didn’t want to accept that, like, I wasn’t feeling what everyone else was feeling.”

It took a friend who also grew up Mormon to soothe his anxiety around the predicament, with the 22-year-old noting that after he opened up on his concerns, his friend told him, “‘Thank goodness, I feel the same way.’”

Now, Benson is pursuing a more secular relationship with his faith.