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Letting go of God

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Julia Sweeney |

TED2006

• February 2006

When two young Mormon missionaries knock on Julia Sweeney's door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs, in this excerpt from Sweeney's solo show "Letting Go of God."

When two young Mormon missionaries knock on Julia Sweeney's door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs, in this excerpt from Sweeney's solo show "Letting Go of God."

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Julia Sweeney

Actor, comedian

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Julia Sweeney creates comedic works that tackle deep issues including cancer, family and faith.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.