The Lift+Love podcast is rooted in faith, family, and the conviction that all are alike unto God and that loving LGBTQ+ people is a calling to be embraced—not feared. Produced by the Lift+Love team, this podcast features topics relevant to Latter-day Saint LGBTQ+ individuals and their parents, relatives, friends, and others who are navigating this space with faith.
Across episodes, hosts from the Lift+Love team and their guests will address a variety of current topics, offer practical support, and share experiences related to LGBTQ+ issues in faith communities. Each conversation is grounded in compassion, honesty, and a commitment to keeping families connected to each other and Jesus Christ.
Learn more and access free support and resources at www.liftandlove.org
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
In Episode 22 we talked about how we stay in the church as an LDS LGBTQ family.
When your child comes out, it can feel like you are a new path to the Savior and it can sometimes feel like a lonely path. In order, to thrive on this new path you need a survival pack.
In this episode we are going to teach you 3 tools that will help you not just survive that new trail but thrive on it.
Thoughts that we referenced in this episode are:
T: What if it’s ok that others don’t understand yet?
T: What might be different if you believed your path was perfect for your family and you supported yourself accordingly?
T: The Church has given us guidance, but as individuals we ultimately go to God for our personal revelation.
T: I can disagree with some of the Church’s guidance and still be a faithful member.
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Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Parenting can often feel lonely and defeating and it feels similar as being lost in the wilderness. In this episode Jenie ad Allison breakdown the story in Nephi 16 and gain some great wisdom on how to handle your personal "bow-breaking" moments as an LGBTQ family. You will learn how much your Heavenly Father loves you and your family and the steps to gain your own personal Liahona to guide your family.
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Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
For families of LGBTQ children church can be a painful place. Sometimes it is hard to find the right balance of supporting your child and finding safety in your church community. Allison and Jenie talk about three tools that helps them deal with the dissonance and how they make church a healthy place where their faith can continue to thrive.
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Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Kate studied organizational behavior at Brigham Young University and psychology at Columbia University. Currently Kate works at Nu Skin Enterprises, leading their Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives.
Kate talks about the conclusions learned from the researching the LDS LGBTQ community. Kate's graduate research studied 450 individuals at the intersection of non-heterosexuality and religion. She shares her findings, conclusions and pastoral implications for our LDS LGBTQ members.
Kate gets vulnerable as she shares her personal story on how her life was changed by this research and her personal involvement with LDS LGBTQ members. She has wisdom and insights into the difficult road our LGBTQ friends walk.
Listen, Learn & Love Podcast: Episode 132 with Kate Toronto
You can find Kate at on Instagram
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Friday Jul 16, 2021
Friday Jul 16, 2021
- Allison and Jenie talk with Becky Edwards who is a faith-based life coach, speaker and writer. She shares with us 2 tools that will help you grow your faith. She is also a LGBTQ mom and has learned to use these tools to manage the journey of supporting her son and honoring her faith.
- She is a former LDS seminary and institute teacher, coach for 3 Key Elements' Elite Mentor program, professional organizer and homeschooler. She is a mother of five, grandmother of five, blogger, truth seeker and sharer.
- Becky shares her faith journey as an LGBTQ mom and some amazing tools that has helped her and hundred's of others gain a greater relationship with their heavenly parents.
- One of these tools is heavenly journaling - if you would like to join her FB challenge for this tool join here Becky Edward's 30 Day Journal Challenge
If you would like to find out more information about Becky find her at Purpose Driven Motherhood.
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Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Join us today to discuss what to do when you feel spiritually stuck. When we are raising LGBTQ children you can hit some spiritual pit falls or road blocks. It is important to learn to recognize when you hit those times and how to get unstuck. Allison and Jenie discuss 3 ways to get spiritually unstuck.
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Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
This conversation Allison and Jenie talk with Ben and Charlie about their journey as podcast hosts of Questions from the Closet. Charlie and Ben's podcast discuss questions they are commonly asked as gay members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Each week they are joined by a guest to talk about a question as it relates to LGBTQ+ topics within the context of faith.
In this episode they share with Allison and Jenie their story about their friendship and how their podcast got started. Some of their favorite moments and episodes, what they have learned, and how people have reacted to their podcast.
Ben Schilaty is an administrator and adjunct professor at Brigham Young University. He has also written the book A Walk In My Shoes
Charlie BirdI was Cosmo the Cougar at BYU. You may have seen his viral dance videos. He is currently back at BYU pursuing a Masters degree in Social Work. Charlie has also written Without the Mask
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Saturday Jun 19, 2021
Saturday Jun 19, 2021
Join us today to discuss parenting Transgender children with Lift+Love’s new Trans, Non-binary Parent Group Leader, Anita Ervin. Allison and Jenie talk with Anita about how she balances her testimony and supporting her child. Anita says, "For years I thought the Church had all of the answers to life and its challenges, but I have since learned to get comfortable in the space of “I don’t know”.
I have had to distill the essence of the gospel down to its most important parts, and at the core of everything is Jesus Christ and his Atonement. He is real, and so is His grace. I can move forward with faith in Christ, faith in the restored gospel, and hope for the eternal destiny of ALL of my children because I know that Jesus Christ is big enough to handle all of the messiness of our mortal lives.
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Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Jenie and Allison talk with John Gustav-Wrathall about his journey as a LDS gay man. John grew up in a faithful LDS family and served a mission and attended BYU. At the end of his BYU student career he decided to leave the church because he couldn't find a way to honor his sexuality and stay in the church. John's shares his powerful story about his relationship with Christ and his journey back to attending the LDS faith as a man how is in a committed gay marriage.
Since his returning to church with his LDS brother and sisters, John has founded Emmaus LGBTQ Ministry. Emmaus is a community of heterosexual/cisgender and LGBTQ Latter-day Saints who are called to ministry for the safety, well-being and happiness of LGBTQ people in and adjacent to The Church of Jesus Christ
John Gustav-Wrathall is a published scholar and teacher in the fields of LGBTQ history and American religion and a former president and executive director of Affirmation. He is active in the Lake Nokomis Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He and his husband of almost three decades are parents of a gay foster son and live in south Minneapolis.
While many would insist that he choose between his husband or his Church, Gustav-Wrathall has written, "I could not reject either and remain a person of integrity. I could not be disloyal to either and not feel that at some level I was betraying both myself and God."
https://www.facebook.com/groups/emmauslgbtq/
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Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Can I support my LGBTQ child and still hold a temple recommend?
We get this question a lot. We tackle this pain point head on and arm you with apostle quotes, handbook references and stake president's views on how you can do both.
This episode will help educate you on why we have temple recommend interviews. It will also help you understand your role and the role of the Bishop/Stake President.
Attending the temple is a right that Heavenly Father wants for all of his children. We feel like our temple attendance helped us parent from our higher self. We want you to have the same confidence and surety in going to the temple and your temple recommend interview.
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