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Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler
Welcome to our podcast! My name is Richard H. Ostler and I am a native of Salt Lake City, small business owner, married father of six with several grandchildren. I believe in and am deeply committed to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and want it to work for a wider group. I am the author of three books: “Listen Learn and Love: Embracing LGBTQ Latter-day Saints” published in 2020 available at Amazon (amazon.com/dp/1462135773) “Listen Learn and Love: Improving Latter-day Saint…
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Episode 561: Affirmation’s International Conference Church Leaders Sessions: October 8th
My friends Tyler Lefevor, Cynthia and Paul Winward join us to share about and invite listeners to the church leader sessions at Affirmation’s International…
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Episode 560: David Cook, Latter-day Saint Democrat
My friend David Cook joins us to share his journey as a life-long Democrat. David isn’t on the podcast to recruit for new Democrats, but rather to help create…
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Episode 559: David Butler, Co-Host of “Don’t Miss This” Podcast, LDS Speaker and Author
My friend David Butler joins us to talk about the beautiful doctrine of our restored Church and how it applied to our lives. David also shares a gospel…
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Episode 558: Preston Jenkins, New Book “This Boy and His Mother”
My friend Preston Jenkins (who was on Episode 237) joins us to talk about his new book, “This Boy and His Mother: Healing from Trauma as a Gay Latter-day…
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Episode 557: Noah Walker, OCD Subsets
My friend Noah Walker (age 20, active LDS, college student) shares his story with OCD with a focus on some of the “taboo” subsets including harm OCD and…
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Episode 556: Dr. Matthew Wickman, BYU Professor, Wonderful New Book
My friend Dr. Matthew Wickman (BYU Professor of English and Founding Director, Emeritus, of the BYU Humanities Center) joins us to talk about his new book…
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Episode 555: Renee Davis, Convert, Returning to Being Active
My friend Renee Davis (married mother of two, CPA, lives in Knoxville TN) joins us to share her story. Renee starts with her remarkable conversation story into…
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Episode 554: Gene Grant, Life-Long Liberal Latter-day Saint
My friend Gene Grant (late 60s, served two missions, married father of four, former Mayor, Attorney ) shares his sometimes-painful journey as a liberal…
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Episode 553: Dr. Scott Baldwin, BYU Professor, Early-Release Missionary
My friend Scott Baldwin (BYU Professor, Clinical Psychology, Married Father of 5) shares the experience of his mission in 1997 ending after 8 days. Scott talks…
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Episode 552: Deeanna Chappell Price, Gay High School Boyfriend Ryan, Died May 2022
My friend Deeanna (divorced, mother of 4, active LDS) joins us to share growing up in a rural community in the 1990s with her dear best friend/boyfriend Ryan…
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Episode 551: Justin Traasdahl, Gay, Age 34, Conversion/Reparative Therapy
My friend Justin Traasdahl (Ukraine RM, BYU Grad) joins us to bravely share his story. Justin starts with opening up at age 13 to his parents about possibly…
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Episode 550: Kathryn Knight Sonntag, Author “The Mother Tree”
My friend Kathryn Sonntag joins us to talk about her new book called “The Mother Tree: Discovering the Love and Wisdom of Our Divine Mother”…
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Episode 549: Heidi Bartle, Author “When Mommy Feels Sad”
My friend Heidi Bartle (Active LDS, Mother of 5, BYU Grad) shares her story of waves of unexplained sadness which led to a diagnosis of depression and a…
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Episode 548: Joe Horton, Dear Wife Ann Died of MS After 43 Years of Marriage
My friend Joe Horton shares the story of falling in love in 1978 with his wife Ann concurrent with her MS diagnosis. Joe talks about healing blessings, advice…
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Episode 547: Allison Dayton, Founder Lift and Love
My friend Allison Dayton (Active LDS, Mother of Three Including a Gay Son) joins us to share her latest thoughts on the intersection of being LDS and LGBTQ…
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Episode 546: Evie Jimenez, Eating Disorder
My friend Evie Jimenez (BYU Student, RM, Age 21) joins us to bravely talk about her eating disorder (anorexia nervosa). She discusses personal daily battles…
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Episode 545: Lauren Harrigian, New Covert, Transgender Latter-day Saint, Part 2
My friend Lauren Harrigian (who was on Episode 540) joins us to answer questions and give more insights following her original podcast episode. Thank you…
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Episode 544: Koji Aoki, Solving Pornography
My friend Koji Aoki (Age 27, RM, Married, Grad School) joins us to talk about his 10+ year journey to understand and then solve his porn use. Koji (who is a…
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Episode 543: Dr. Shawn Tucker, New Book Called “Humility: A Practical Approach”
My friend Shawn Tucker (Humanities Professor Elon University, Married Father of 4, Active LDS) joins us to talk about his new book about humility. The book…
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Episode 542: Autumn White, Scrupulosity OCD, Active Latter-day Saint
My friend Autumn Brooke White bravely shares her 20+ year journey with undiagnosed scrupulosity. Autumn (now in her late 30s) shares the intrusive thoughts…
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Episode 541: Nicole Herway, Domestic Violence Survivor and Therapist
My friend Nicole Herway (LCSW, Mother of Two, Divorced Survivor of Intimate Partner Abuse, Active LDS) bravely shares her own story to help others. She is not…
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Episode 540: Lauren Harrigian, New Convert, Transgender Latter-day Saint
My friend Lauren Harrigian (early 30s, living in AZ, Mental Health Therapist) share her journey to transition and then later connect with and join the Church…
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Episode 539: Troy Gagon, Lost son Terik to Suicide, Solving Pornography
**Trigger Warning: Podcast talks about Suicide. If you are suicidal please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255** My friend Troy Gagon…
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Episode 538: Michael Finch, Age 27, Suicide Survivor, RM, BYU Student, Gay
**Trigger Warning: Podcast talks about Suicide. If you are suicidal please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255** My friend Michael…
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Episode 537: Taylor Niebergall, Building Bridges Podcast
My friend Taylor Niebergall (active LDS, Married Mother of Two) joins us to talk about her podcast focus on building bridges between those in the Church and…
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Episode 536: Sadi Rogers, Same-Sex Marriage, Believes in Church
My friend Sadi Rogers (age 32, EMT, mother of 3) shares her story as a gay Latter-day Saint. Sadi talks about growing up in Arizona, realizing she has romantic…
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Episode 535: Ashley Smith, LDS Mother of a Gay Son, LDS Living Article
My friend Ashely Smith (Married Mother of Six, Active LDS, Mayor of Cañon City, Colorado) shares the story of raising and supporting their gay son Kyle. This…
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Episode 534: Marie Ellis Cook, Narcissistic Abuse Survivor
My friend Marie Cook (Active LDS, Age 28, Married Mother, Temple Square RM) bravely shares her story growing up in a home with a narcissistic mother. Marie…
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Episode 533: Isabelle Wheeler, Nonbinary Latter-day Saint
My friend Isabelle Wheeler (age 23, UVU student, RM) bravely shares their journey as a nonbinary Latter-day Saint. Isabelle talks about their early life…
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Episode 532: Teresa Myers, Age 24, Bisexual Latter-day Saint
My friend Teresa Myers (BYU grad, RM, Recently Married, Active LDS) shares her story as a bisexual Latter-day Saint. Teresa starts with difficult years…
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Episode 531: Taryn Hiatt, Suicide Prevention
My friend Taryn Hiatt, Area Director Utah/Nevada American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, joins us to talk about suicide prevention. Taryn (who has been…
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Episode 530: Dr. Christian Judd - Coping with Loss from Suicide
My friend Christian Judd shares the story of his brother Bryan who died by suicide in April of 2010. I became aware of Christian and his good work and message…
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Episode 529: Craig Jones, Traumatic Brain Injury
My friend Craig Jones (active LDS, married to his wife Jodi for 36 years, age 58, parents of three) joins us via Zoom from Edmonton, Canada to talk about his…
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Episode 528: Chandler Rogers, Shares His Journey Overcoming Pornography and New App Called Relay
My friend Chandler Rogers (New York City RM, Married, Age 24, BYU Grad) bravely shares his journey with overcoming pornography. Chandler talks about how it…
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Episode 527: Jonathan Decker, Active LDS, Navigating Complicated Church Issues
My friend Jonathan Decker (active LDS, married father of 5, licensed marriage and family therapist) joins us to share his testimony which includes how he…
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Episode 526: Angela Hughey and Michael Soto (LDS Supported LGBTQ Legislation)
My friends Angela Hughey (Co-founder and President, One Community of Arizona, gay) and Michael Soto (Chief Executive Officer of Equality Arizona, transgender…
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Episode 525: Benjamin Lee, Author
My friend Ben Lee (Harvard Law Grad, Age 27) shares the story of feeling deep spiritual impressions to write a book during the rigors of law school to address…
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Episode 524: Devorah Stucki, Queer BYU Student
My friend Devorah Stucki (graduates May 2022 in Bioinformatics at the age of 19) joins us to share her story. Devorah focus on two main parts of her story. The…
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Episode 523: Dr. Cameron Staley, Solving Pornography through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
My friend, Dr. Cameron Staley who is a clinical psychologist and was on Episode 345, joins us to share new insights and tools to understand and solve…
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Episode 522: Sisters Andrea Neahusan and Amber Ayres, Survivors of Abuse
My friends, Andrea Neahusan (married mother of 6) and Amber Ayres (married mother of 5) bravely share their story of sexual, verbal, and emotional abuse by…
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Episode 521: Brent Ebmeyer and Sarrah Groves, North Star Conference Jun 9-11th
My friends Brent Ebmeyer and Sarrah Groves join us to share some of their story including the role of the Savior in our lives. Brent and Sarrah (leaders at…
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Episode 520: Ciera Clayton, Age 26, Gay Latter-day Saint
My friend Ciera Clayton bravely shares her story. Ciera talks about her love of and testimony of the Church, coming out, and trying to navigate her sexuality…
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Episode 519: Clark Barrow, Understanding and Overcoming Self-Harm
My friend Clark Barrow (RM, Active LDS, Age 24, Married) bravely shares his journey with self-harm. Clark (who was on episode 398 with his siblings supporting…
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Episode 518: Susie White, Bravely Shares Her Journey with PMDD
My friend Susie White (married mother of 4, early 50’s) shares her journey with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) and PME (Premenstrual Exacerbation)…
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Episode 517: Brandon Galli, Gay Latter-day Saint, BYU-Hawaii Student
My friend Brandon Galli joins us to share his remarkable story as a gay Latter-day Saint. Brandon, who grew up in Draper Utah and is 21 years-old, talks about…
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Episode 516: Eli McCann, RM, BYU Law School Grad, Same-Sex Marriage
My friend Eli McCann (age 37, Ukraine RM, Lawyer, Married Skylar in 2019) shares his journey. Eli starts with the pre-mission years, his Ukraine mission (good…
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Episode 515: Ryan Anderson, New Book “The Choice to Leave Abuse”
My friend Dr. Ryan Anderson (Ph.D., married father of 4, active LDS, was on episode 443) talking about his groundbreaking book “The Choice to Leave Abuse”…
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Episode 514: David Ostler, Principles for Families to Remain Strong When One Leaves the Church
My brother and friend David Ostler; Author of Bridges: Ministering to Those Who Question which is available at Deseret Book…
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Episode 513: Gay Latter-day Saint Women, Age 18, Anonymous
My friend joins us via Zoom to share her story as a gay Latter-day Saint in this anonymous podcast. My friend shares her story to come out to herself, to…
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Episode 512: Meghan Decker, New Book: Tender Leaves of Hope
My friend Meghan Decker joins to talk about her new book (released on April 10, 2022) called “Tender Leaves of Hope. Finding Belonging as a LGBTQ Latter-day…
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Episode 511: David Bingham, Gay, Left Church in 1980, Returned in 2016
My friend David Bingham (Age 60, Gay Latter-day Saint, Creative Director) shares his remarkable story. David talks about why he left the Church in 1980, his…
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Episode 510: David Shill, Queer BYU Student, LGBTQ+ Resource Advisor
My friend David Shill (RM Italy, 3rd-Year BYU Student, AZ native) joins us to share his story as a queer Latter-day Saint and someone who is very involved in…
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Episode 509: Clayton Rasmussen, Gay Latter-day Saint, BYU Student
My friend Clayton Rasmussen (Age 21, New York City RM) talks about figuring out his sexual orientation during Junior High and High School and then serving a…
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Episode 508: Adam Garrett, Age 29, Gay Latter-day Saint
My friend Adam Garrett (RM, BYU Grad, Physician Assistant, Active LDS) shares his story as a gay Latter-day Saint. Adam came out publicly in June 2021 via this…
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Episode 507: Alexa Norton, Tragic Death of Her Father Daryl on May 3, 2017
My friend Alexa Norton bravely shares the story the sudden and tragic death of her father while skiing in May 2017…
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Episode 506: Richard Ostler’s New Book: Improving Latter-day Saint Culture
This episode launches “Listen, Learn and Love: Improving Latter-day Saint Culture.” The book is available at Amazon amazon.com/dp/1462139566 (paperback and…
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Episode 505: Smith Alley, Age 18, Solving Porn, Finding Hope and Purpose
My friend Smith Alley braving shares his 5-year experience with pornography—why it started, why he didn’t tell anyone, and what finally helped him stop, and…
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Episode 504: Dr. Tyler Lefevor & Sam Skidmore. Research to better support LGBTQ Members
My friends Dr. Tyler Lefevor (Utah State Professor) and Sam Skidmore (Utah State PhD Student) join us to talk about their new research to help Ward/Stake…
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Episode 503: Jaxon George, Age 20, Gay Latter-day Saint, plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemistry.
My friend Jaxon George (chemistry student at Dixie State University, RM) bravely shares his story. Jaxon starts with his childhood including a brother with…
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Episode 502: Dr. Terryl Givens, New Book “The Doors of Faith”
My friend Dr Terryl Givens (Senior Research Fellow at Maxwell Institute at BYU) joins us to talk about his new book “The Door of Faith”. Here is a description…