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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…
Episodes
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Episode 439: Geoffrey Pears, Gay Latter-day Saint, PhD candidate at Rice, Sunday School Talk
My friend Geoffrey Pears (Masters in Accounting from BYU, RM from the Philippines) joins us to share the talk he gave in his YSA Ward in Houston about his…
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Episode 438: Jordan Jackson, LGBTQUT.com
My friend Jordan Jackson (who shared his story in episode 246) joins us to talk about his new LGBTQ resource guide, LGBTQUT.com. Jordan talks about how the…
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Episode 436: Kurt Nielsen, Gay Latter-day Saints, Creating Zion
My friend Kurt Nielsen (who was episode 147) updates us on his journey and insights as a gay Latter-day Saint. Kurt, who is active in the Church, shares…
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Episode 435: Will Sintyl, Age 18, Bisexual Latter-day Saint
My friend Will Sintyl, who grew up in Haiti and has lived in Utah for the last 4 years, shares his story. Will, who recently graduated from High School, shares…
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Episode 434: Mason Dimond (Early Release Missionary) and Luke Davenport (Service Missionary)
Our good family friends Mason Dimond and Luke Davenport join us to share their stories. Luke updates us on his service mission that ends in late July—thank you…
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Episode 433: Blake Hogge, Noted Wedding Photographer, RM, Gay Latter-Day Saint,
My friend Blake Hogge shares his story as a gay Latter-day Saint. Blake shares knowing his was “different” before his successful mission to Tampa, Florida…
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Episode 432: Calvin Smith, RM, BYU Grad, Gay, Active LDS, Plans to Marry a Man and Attend Church
My friend Calvin Smith (RM from Mozambique and Swaziland, BYU Grad in Teaching Social Sciences) bravely shares his story as a gay Latter-Day Saint. Calvin…
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Episode 431: Raini Stock, RM, Faith Crisis, Mental Health, Garments, Returning to Church
My friend Raini Stock (RM from Colorado Springs and getting her Master’s in school counseling from Idaho State University), shares her journey to stay a member…
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Episode 430: Lincoln Bagley, RM, Home for Worthiness, Faith Crisis, Back Out, Finished Strong
My friend Lincoln Bagley bravely shares his unique mission (Peru, home for a year, Utah, Peru and Colorado) which covered three years from his call to…
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Episode 429: Dr. Christy Kane, Author: Fractured Souls and Splintered Memories
My friend, Dr. Christy Kane who has a PhD in clinical psychology, joins us to talk about her new book Fractured Souls and Splintered Memories: Unlocking the…
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Episode 428: Loren (Queer) and Anne Brown (Straight/Demisexual), Married Latter-day Saint Couple
My friends Loren (PhD in Counseling Psychology from BYU) and Anne (Master in Marriage and Family Therapy from BYU) share their story. Loren, who knew he was…
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Episode 427: Blaire Ostler, Author Queer Mormon Theology
My friend Blaire Ostler joins us to talk about her new book called Queer Mormon Theology…
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Episode 426: Dashiell Miner, BYU Student, RM, Seeing God’s Children at San Quentin Prison
My friend Dashiell Miner joins us to better see and love all of God’s children. Dashiell, who is at BYU studying microbiology working towards being medical…
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Episode 425: Chauncy Brinton, Married Father of Two, Gay Latter-day Saint.
My friend Chauncy Brinton (in his early 40’s, Army Psychologist, Doctorate from James Madison University) bravely and vulnerably shares his journey so he can…
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Episode 424: Bryce Johnson, Age 29, RM, Gay Latter-day Saint
My friend Bryce Johnson joins us to share his story. Bryce is an active Latter-day Saint and is honest that he doesn’t know exactly his future. He shares he…
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Episode 423: Karim Lazarus, Convert, Gay, Out of the Church for 15+ Years, Returned in 2020
My friend Karim Lazarus (age 50, living in Baltimore) vulnerably shares his life story. Karim shares growing up in a single-parent home, being sexually abused…
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Episode 422: Tate LeBaron, Married Father of Three, Nearly Died by Suicide, Solving Porn
My friend Tate LeBaron (active LDS, in his late 20s) shares the day four years ago when he almost died by suicide and what helped him out of that hopeless and…
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Episode 421: Daryl Austin, Latter-Day Saint, Noted Writer
My friend Daryl Austin is a journalist based in Utah. His work has appeared in National Geographic, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today and…
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Episode 420: Josh Pedersen, Gay, Author “OUT, NOT IN!”
My friend Josh Pedersen, who came out as gay at 21 following his successful LDS mission in England, talks about his Kickstarter where you can pre-order his new…
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Episode 419: Drew Young, LDS Author, New Book
My friend Drew Young (who was on episodes 276 and 325) joins us to talk about his new book called “Stand Guard at the Door of Your Mind” which is available for…
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Episode 418: Bree and Kit, Married LDS Couple of 40+ Years, Bree’s Gender Incongruence
My friends Bree and Kit share their story as a couple with Bree’s gender incongruence/gender dysphoria. Bree talks about the shame, guilt and fear of 40+ years…
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Episode 417: Dallas Campbell, RM, Age 21, Gay Latter-day Saint
My friend Dallas Campbell shares his story as a gay Latter-day Saint. I became aware of Dallas from his moving Instagram coming out post…
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Episode 416: Connor Berg, RM, Age 22, Gay Latter-day Saint
My friend Connor Berg (grew up in South Weber, Served a mission in the Jacksonville Florida Mission, currently at Utah State) shares his journey. Connor talks…
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Episode 415: Dason Harker (former LDS) and Taylor Smith (active/believing LDS)
My friends Dason and Taylor join us to share principles about how to keep relationships together when one goes through a faith crisis/transition. Dason and…
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Episode 414: Tony Fieldson, Building Bridges between Active LDS and Former LDS
My friend Tony Fieldson, who was on Episode 359, shares 10 keys for responding to your loved one’s questions or faith transition (see Tony’s video at…
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Episode 413: Bo Buchi, Clinical Therapist, Disciple of Christ, Solving Porn
My friend Bo Buchi (masters degree, licensed clinical therapist) talks about his role as a therapist to help clients use the Gospel of Jesus Christ to improve…
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Episode 412: Tom Fairholm, Gay Latter-day Saint, Gifted Musician, BYU Grad, RM
My friend Tom Fairholm (who recently graduated from BYU with degrees in music composition and Russian) shares his story as a gay Latter-day Saint. Tom, who has…
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Episode 411: Elin and Randy Dastrup, Active LDS, Randy’s Infidelity
My friends Elin and Randy Dastrup join us to talk about Randy’s life-long battle of feeling broken and having no worth. This partly resulted from being a…
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Episode 410: Ty Mansfield and Jeff Bennion, Co-Founders of North Star
In anticipation of the upcoming North Star Conference, on June 10th-13th, my friends Ty Mansfield and Jeff Bennion join us to share their story of the founding…
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Episode 409: Jordan Hanks and Adam Paulsen, Gay Latter-day Saints, Getting Married, Raising a Child
My friends Jordan and Adam share their journey as gay Latter-day Saints. Jordan and Adam served missions, completed college, have strong careers, have been…
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Episode 408: Jed Alldredge, LDS Father of Gay Son
My friend Jed Alldredge shares his story about being the parent of a gay son, Jeffrey Alldredge (episode 270). Jeffrey came out at age 12 to his parents Jed…
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Episode 407: David and Ann Rickey, Active LDS, Married 44 Years
My friend David (gay) and Ann (straight) Rickey share their journey. David, who kept the shame of his sexual orientation to himself for over 40 years, decided…
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Episode 405: Emerson Fersch, Former Stake President, Disciple of Christ
My friend Emerson Fersch, recently released as Stake President in the California Long Beach East Stake, talks about ‘creating Zion’ in his stake where everyone…
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Episode 404: David Woods(Gay Latter-Day Saint) and his niece Bekah Clements (Ally)
My friend David Woods (early 60’s) and his niece Bekah Clements (married mother of three, HR Director) share their story. David (who served a mission in…
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Episode 403: Kristen Reber, Author and Podcaster: Early Release Missionaries
My friend Kristen Reber (active LDS, married mother of three) joins us to talk about her early release from her mission 10 years ago. Kristen talks about the…