174: Nate Gardner | BYU, Mission and (gay) Marriage

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@RT3319 Жыл бұрын

Without a doubt, just gotta be one of the best of this series of interviews. Wishing Nate and his husband a life full of health, family and love....!

@DavontaSparkman Жыл бұрын

This was so beautiful. So pure . So honest . So real . I’m not Mormon. But born into a black southern Baptist Christian family. And I recently just came out ab month ago today actually . And these stories over the last month leading up to that have blessed me tremendously. Thank you for starting this community. It’s truly apart of my healing journey ❤

@robertocupaniopsisanacardi9458 Жыл бұрын

Wow what a great episode. So much of what Nate said resonated, thankyou for the podcast

@markhaberman1106 Жыл бұрын

Powerful episode! Thank you, Nate and Kyle!

@BSGSV Жыл бұрын

21:33 My eyes went wide when he said, "it was just regular CBT therapy." ....then he defined what he meant by CBT.

@terryhuggins8414 Жыл бұрын

We don't know what we don't know.....and, when we know better we do better. This is a lovely interview. What a fine young man!

@paullanderman7693 11 ай бұрын

A beautiful experience hearing Nathan Gardners story- how much old hurts I still have not unpacked lie ahead of me to deal with

@kirkmarusak7800 Жыл бұрын

Like Nate, I had the same negative beliefs about the gay community as a whole when I first encountered a group of gay males decades ago. I was hanging around men that I did not personally like nor wanted to live the way they were living. All were self-destructive individuals. I learned to let others live the way that they choose. It is none of my business how other people live. There is no specific "gay" lifestyle. Every gay male and lesbian lives differently. I really dislike it when heterosexual people refer to the "gay" lifestyle. There are some things that numerous gay men engage in that may conflict with your faith, your personal comfort, and what you want in life personally. I do not drink alcohol, do not do drugs including marijuana and never have, do not go to gay bars, do not participate in sex parties nor do threesomes. I am married to a wonderful man, and we both live the same way. I do not expect every gay male or lesbian to live as I do or think like I do. What I do in my life is what makes me personally comfortable, and it works for me. Just like any person in the heterosexual community, as a gay person, you get to decide what is right for you. Pretty much every gay male and lesbian that I socialize with lives an ordinary life: works 5 days a week, cleans their home on weekends, does some socializing, and travels to some place on most weekends for fun. Today, I do not care about the sexual orientation of the people that I meet or socialize with. Life is what you make of it. You have to be able to look yourself in the mirror every morning and like your life and like what you see in the mirror when you wake up. Life can be beautiful if you strive for what you want.

@joshuaconnelly2415 Жыл бұрын

I *LOVED* this story, and God bless gay love!

@kennethbailey9853 Жыл бұрын

Thank You. I thought if I abstain that by 64 I would be changed. 😢

@errolwhyte1450 Жыл бұрын

To be honest "snowballing" takes on a whole new dimension in a gay context.

@mj6962 Жыл бұрын

Great minds think alike! 😅

@BSGSV Жыл бұрын

People often confuse religious teachings with morality. They are two separate things based on completely different critieria and goals.

@16jcstratton Жыл бұрын

It is awesome!! thanks for sharing! and I have a boyfriend who is Cathloic from chicago..

@scoobydoo4985 Жыл бұрын

I am out gay and proud and inactive LDS. I'm probably going out on a limb of upsetting some folks but I don''t think that God made us gay or straight. I know our church teaches us that God made our spirits. Our parents made our bodies. We are some what imprisoned in our bodies and have to navigate within that perimeter. Some people are born blind, or deaf or missing limbs or have developmental issues and they have to cope with that and survive the best they can. When we were young children, that was our true self right? When puberty hit, then sexual feelings came into the picture. Those are biological markers that go with the body, the body you are issued. DNA determines what ailments come with it and you have to deal with all that comes with it. Sexuality doesn't define us as a whole.

@KeilyShhh Жыл бұрын

Small word of advice (hopefully that's okay)... if you could spend waaaaaaaaay less time on the intro, that would be great. Just say you'll link everything in the description and get right to it :)