What amazes me so much in these documentaries is that they have so many clips of how they looked and what happened way back then. It’s so much visual to the story with that
@Pataganja5 жыл бұрын
Almost like it’s a documentary
@sydneyreyes78525 жыл бұрын
Pataganja lol
@sydneyreyes78525 жыл бұрын
But agreed
@Kwasisakyi14 жыл бұрын
Almost as if that's what they're supposed to do in documentaries
@lunalove93953 жыл бұрын
@@Pataganja I think they meant more that...when all of the old clips were filmed, they probably weren't filming with the intention of it being for a documentary and him sharing this story - it was just them filming their trip. Its just lucky they had all the old footage so they could put this together
@indiego67946 жыл бұрын
"How can you be that much in love and not be together" that hurt
@stumack97556 жыл бұрын
he was a smoker. NEXT!
@acates10646 жыл бұрын
Stu Mack it’s for a church, honey!
@caramel70506 жыл бұрын
because uhhhhh jesus and muh gawd
@christyblake28816 жыл бұрын
Indie Go Unfortunately their story is not too uncommon in that way. Individuals sacrifice their own personal happiness everyday for various reasons. It’s a sort of daily torture that your mind never escapes.
@evelyngrnw4536 жыл бұрын
Sad
@ashleetrieu83206 жыл бұрын
It’s funny how his religion is what brought them together, but also what kept them apart.
@thisir0nb3ast5 жыл бұрын
A tale as old as time itself
@CarlosRodriguez-ox3bg5 жыл бұрын
Actually sad
@sonquatsch85855 жыл бұрын
oh how true!
@VioletJoy5 жыл бұрын
Oooohhh my! Nailed it.
@milesowens32735 жыл бұрын
So poetic! 😢😊
@zapantaronez4 жыл бұрын
"God, I'm tired of fighting and I'm tired of asking You to take this away from me, I've asked You a thousand times, take this feelings away from me, and You won't and You haven't, so I'm going to do what I need to do, and you do what You need to do, and that's the deal, You wanna punish me, You go right ahead, I'm tired of hurting." Im so hurt for him.
@ivypriscella4 жыл бұрын
Ronez Zapanta that made me tear up so bad, poor dude couldn’t win 😢
@AlexZ-lc6nl4 жыл бұрын
The truth is tho, that we are all children of God. I’m so happy he found his way. The companion rule was made for heterosexual individuals so you don’t insight issues in the area you are assigned. It is sad that he was alone and further more than he couldn’t find the peace and love he wanted in his life. I’m glad he found his way.
@carichaos16514 жыл бұрын
😔😔😔😔
@emifatikhatin62544 жыл бұрын
God is didn't exist
@hectorabcdefg90764 жыл бұрын
I am 48 years old and I am at the end of the rope too.
@lemnlyme5 жыл бұрын
genuinely so upset when it ended, i could listen forever
@SandiByrd5 жыл бұрын
YES!!!! Me too!!!!
@sanchariguha53374 жыл бұрын
It's so beautiful , i was thinking same ! He loves him , that's all I know !
@musaka96514 жыл бұрын
Me too
@T77pt4 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched this video at least a dozen times and it always draws me back when I think about it.
@YouTubeYouTube-hb7yq9 жыл бұрын
UPDATE from NY TIMES ARTICLE "Though Tom left Gianni in Italy, their relationship continued in various forms over the years. Gianni still lives in Pescara, where he is an artist and cares for his elderly mother. Tom returned to the United States, where he remained closeted but eventually left the Mormon Church. (His marriage to a Mormon woman ended in divorce, after which he came out.) Tom now lives in Salt Lake City with his partner. Although their romance has ended, he and Gianni still consider themselves deeply connected and close friends."
@JanetteBuhler8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that update!!
@ginap27656 жыл бұрын
😢
@bilindalaw-morley1616 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! I had just typed "What happened?"
@kangtavenus12366 жыл бұрын
Cauz gianni is his soul mate and no matter whom you marry or meet or fall in love it's different with your very own soulmate .
@dagmarsigridmanondenijs-bl71566 жыл бұрын
Pri Opoku tell Tom the “small still voice” was God.
@lilliec60835 жыл бұрын
"And I finally knew who I was, from a kiss of all things." I love this.
@Massev68712 жыл бұрын
The first time I kissed I thought, at last, THIS is how it should feel.
@NymphetamineOrchid5 жыл бұрын
I'm screaming "STAY!" at my phone. My heart brutally hurts over this.
@MsFlipped3655 жыл бұрын
A kiss that shows you who you are? Could this be any more romantic?
@rhanna51883 жыл бұрын
Right. I had a similar experience. I SO related to that elegant emotion.
@MsFlipped3653 жыл бұрын
@@rhanna5188 you are counted among the blessed. Be well ❤️.
@MrYougotcaught5 жыл бұрын
THIS NEEDS TO BE A MOVIE OMG!!
@HJ-mg3dg5 жыл бұрын
His story is similar to CALL BE BY YOUR NAME.
@toxicperson89364 жыл бұрын
YES OMG. It would be such a hit!!
@alexrodriguez65814 жыл бұрын
@@HJ-mg3dg IM SCREAMING! THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT WHEN I SEEN THE "Death IN Venice" CLIP!!!
@marvelousTUD4 жыл бұрын
IKR??? Call Me by Your Name vibes.
@maxinee97524 жыл бұрын
IKR he’s an amazing story teller
@eprongles4 жыл бұрын
My dad told me that on his mission he was with these two other guys, they were real sticklers for the rules, they followed each one to a T. Many years later my dad found out that they had gotten married. He was very shocked but they were happy, but that's all that mattered. I honestly believe that they had a big part in my dad accepting the LGBT community (:
@jesuscardenas23472 жыл бұрын
❤❤❤
@jmrabinez9254 Жыл бұрын
1.- How did they fall in love with each other? 2.- Why did they fall in love with each other? 3.- After many years, were they still sticking to the rules? Or have they changed a bit? How are they now in their way of being? Sorry if I ask, but I like to learn from other people. I like it a lot.
@no_one21975 жыл бұрын
I'm a lesbian living in a quite homophobic country, I was crying the whole time watching this.
@funandcooljokes5 жыл бұрын
Lucy Ferr shut up poocy
@user-mv1hv5ce3b5 жыл бұрын
@Lucy Ferr shut up poocy
@rachelrenee56044 жыл бұрын
In the days of old, there was a blind traveler that wanted to travel the world for fun and did so by starting in Russia of all places. Now he wasn't blind from birth and maybe that lent to his abilities later in life but his charm and charismatic humor furthered his ability to feel his way through his travels. The path was not easy but friends were made, new foods were shared and the trip around the world did come to be! I thought about this (true) story more then a few times while enduring the divorce from my birth mother at 13yrs old,.....no one has your path but it will come to be, you will see. Now then, what is your next step?
@seriouslyseriously10634 жыл бұрын
To no one: I hate that you named yourself no one and that you aren't free to express your love openly and honestly. Take some small comfort in knowing that some of us listen and some of us care. Try to live happily whatever path your life takes and remember, you are doing NOTHING wrong. You are the victim of homophobia and you should change your name to Someone!
@carrotjuse4 жыл бұрын
It broke my heart.
@RubyOpheliaQuinn9 жыл бұрын
I honestly thought he would stay with Gianni. I'm actually a little heartbroken right now.
@ornachia24896 жыл бұрын
ikr
@cristianleal29546 жыл бұрын
Me too
@graceaguilera25945 жыл бұрын
Yo saaammee I was just like in my head “run back to him like every love story please”
@themoongoddess11905 жыл бұрын
I know! Just let him walk away through the trees. :(
@kristinwright66325 жыл бұрын
The mormon programming is intense and he was at his most indoctrinated being on a mission. If he had chosen to abandon his mission and stay he would have had to walk away from his family and entire support system. And likely he would have hated himself. He really took the only reasonable choice. I'm sorry he had to marry before he woke up and got out.
@TheSpaLife695 жыл бұрын
..... who here digs this guy’s hair 😎👍🏻
@heggy_695 жыл бұрын
Kinda reminds me of Garfunkel. I like it
@RodrigorReyes1235 жыл бұрын
“I’m going to do what I need to do. You do what you need to do.” He invented “you do you boo boo” in his own way lol 😂 What a beautiful story. I hope to have a story half as beautiful as yours one day.
@dandylion76978 жыл бұрын
Tom Clark you are a master of the verbal paintbrush. Your words and emotions created a sad but beautiful portrait in my mind. I hope you found love and peace within yourself at some point in your life.
@Absurdist19686 жыл бұрын
It is to be much hoped.
@elainewarren85526 жыл бұрын
Beautifully said Danny!
@aznwilly80136 жыл бұрын
Call me by your Mormon.
@Indigo-lp5sl6 жыл бұрын
melvin tayko 😂😂😂😂
@LNLN1236 жыл бұрын
melvin tayko 😂
@joshuabrazile6 жыл бұрын
Bless you! I was about to start ugly crying before I read your comment!
@nataliafernandez86446 жыл бұрын
YES THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT
@birdyelke7756 жыл бұрын
Melvin...hahhahhahahahahhaaahahahhaaaaaaaaaaa
@nilesoien78679 жыл бұрын
So engaging that I spent half the day wondering if Gianni ever stopped smoking. Excellent.
@sbpeterson6 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! I hope so.
@ttp4366 жыл бұрын
Niles Oien Its making me want to quit even more
@giovanniintrevado62466 жыл бұрын
I've never stopped smoking and I'm still alive!
@IvyRoad6 жыл бұрын
Tom Clark has a website that continues the story :0)
@wordscontrolminds6 жыл бұрын
WithMetta CAN YOU POST A LINK PLS.!? WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TALE OF UNREQUITED LOVE. WOULD MAKE A BRILLIANT CONTEMPORARY MOVIE.
@rainepanda5 жыл бұрын
As an ex-mormon this made me cry. It's interesting how for whatever reason one decides to leave the Mormon church, it is always the birth of their true self
@spazzpopmania50805 жыл бұрын
Really???? That's crazy cause when I went from atheist to becoming a member of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints, that was my awakening!
@rainepanda5 жыл бұрын
@@spazzpopmania5080 you see things differently when you were raised in it. I was Mormon for 25 years.
@33rdstreetknits5 жыл бұрын
I agree. Will never go back and have had to overcome sexism, racism, and homophobic ways of thinking to get where i am today. Religion is a disease.
@randysmith71894 жыл бұрын
Sometimes leaving religious doctrine is the route to finding yourself, because you now are not living someone else ideal of you but your own. Religion doesn't always bring us together as much as it pushes and keeps us apart.
@arashf60944 жыл бұрын
@@spazzpopmania5080 So did my mom, she converted when she was 14, and believed in it up until this year (She’s 56) She discovered the lies the church told, especially about Joseph Smith. He was just a power hungry pedophile. 30+ wives, some of which being as young as 14. I recommend you research the horrible things he’s done.
@notagain.124565 жыл бұрын
This is the worst heartbreak ive ever been through.
@mizztia53032 жыл бұрын
Same lol
@docpirate468 жыл бұрын
Oh this is so beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. Pls write a book about it, i want to read it.
@ronaldoroda4036 жыл бұрын
The Book of Mormon, the awakening,
@tchannel93546 жыл бұрын
I want the movie too... 😢
@pjberra6 жыл бұрын
I know how we Italians are, so I know Johnny blew out that Americana culo out with such passion that night. I love these stories, I lived these stories. My story was me from a born again Christian family (Italian American) and a strict Muslim (Kuwaiti American) both of us 20 and feel in love so deep, so strong. We held on to that love for almost a decade, he always told me he would die without me if he had too go back and live a fake like, that one day came and after a couple years of not seeing him and only hearing that he indeed move back per his parent's and died in a traffic accident. How I still long for that love we shared, only he and I knew the strength, value and depth of it.
@IvyRoad6 жыл бұрын
Tom Clark has a website.
@vivian49496 жыл бұрын
Paul Joseph Berra ..... I'm so sad to hear it turned out so tragic.
@melflo46516 жыл бұрын
You asked God many a time to take away your “weird feeling “ Don’t you think His silence was His answer? He will not destroy what He created.
@tootsiePOP7456 жыл бұрын
beautiful and true
@barbaraarmstrong45296 жыл бұрын
You are so right. God's silence was his answer. He was trying to tell you, you're feelings were not weird. Love is Love.
@izzamario31086 жыл бұрын
Mel Flo You guys are delusional
@smaller57646 жыл бұрын
Krystal Joseph i agree
@chelseaheineman46206 жыл бұрын
Yea
@ishamaini19 жыл бұрын
I hope Gianni gets to see this someday, your reunion would be amazing
@maggiejohnson93046 жыл бұрын
If you read the article link it says they are still close friends
@caramel70506 жыл бұрын
taltal milal Haha. AIDS jokes. Certainly not edgy.
@caramel70506 жыл бұрын
KoivuTheHab Gods forbid my autocorrect isn't perfect.
@caramel70506 жыл бұрын
KoivuTheHab Ah, so now a grammar mistake makes me intellectually inferior? Nice to know. I use it for convenience, that's all. Sometimes it doesn't work. No polytheist, just a person that likes adding every deity to the idiom for a change. It's kinda rude to leave out most of them, y'know?
@amsodoneworkingnow19785 жыл бұрын
KoivuTheHab So kind of you to be so instructive to all. Certainly sure if your opinions aren't you? But Please remember they are just that YOUR opinions. Please do not presume to inform me and others of what or whom we may believe in. I'm not insisting that you hold any belief system, not an I telling you how you may express yourself. If you check a dictionary you will find that Faith is described as believing in the unseen. My and others faith or lack of us none of your business, this documentary stated that he left the denomination he grew up in it never anywhere said he lost his faith
@CamxCam.5 жыл бұрын
The passion in this man's voice when he tells this story is very warm & comforting.
@adamgardiner58695 жыл бұрын
Love is love, whether it's first, fleeting or forever. To feel love is one of the greatest cosmic gifts we have.been given. Any thing, person or idea that tries to shame u for feeling it does not deserve your allegiance.
@TheWizOfKeyz5 жыл бұрын
Adam Gardiner those are wise words my friend, & beautifully put too. i agree with your views on love 100%. too bad more people couldnt look at something so obviously beautiful, pure, and absolutely vital to our survival of this human experience as LOVE, & simply see it for what it is. if that were the case, im certain there would be far less of the ugliness & the hatred that we're all constantly force-exposed to on a daily basis. if only everyone could recognize love & simply accept it without feeling the need to try to label it a "sin," cast a dark shadow upon it, hide it/cover it up, warp/twist/pervert it, deny it completely, or try to present is as something its not, something we have to be ashamed of....then the world would be a much better place for all of us. to anyone who actually reads this comment all the way thru, thanks. Namaste. 🙏👌👋🙌
@billsmiley12946 жыл бұрын
"It wasn't just about love, it was my awakening." - My tears express what I would like to say....
@gnju9xd6 жыл бұрын
My heart just broke. I so hoped to hear him say, "And so I stayed with him," even though I knew it would end up this way. Sad.
@giona6320097 жыл бұрын
I love how tell his story without putting down Mormon believes. He is right and a great guy
@utisti49766 жыл бұрын
Giovanna Cruz Fritsch He sure didn’t read the part in the Book of Mormon that says “Marriage is between a man and a woman” though. Whatever, he could go ahead and do what he wants I guess.
@aubreywilliam90486 жыл бұрын
Giovanna Cruz Fritsch he should be putting them down :)
@elisaagnew50706 жыл бұрын
ΛutistiЄ Probably the book 📚 f mormons was written by a straight guy
@hopedean64246 жыл бұрын
@@utisti4976 Yeah why don't we all live according to a single book that should go well
@nekilof-23636 жыл бұрын
@@elisaagnew5070 A straight guy with "only" 40 wives... (source: www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/us/its-official-mormon-founder-had-up-to-40-wives.html)
@simplyselina Жыл бұрын
This was so beautiful. I’d love to know more. These stories of our elders are so important. I’m crying.
@meredithfraser37264 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many Mormon missionaries fall in love while they are out on their missions. It must be heartbreaking.
@michaelearendil68437 жыл бұрын
Gianni was a breathtaking, gorgeous young man.He is an artist and takes care of his mom... very fine fellow.I hope he is happy.
@giovanniintrevado62466 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael, I am amazed at the things you know about me and having your best wishes of happiness makes me even happier. I do not know you but I am sure you are a beautiful person and I wish you a life full of love.
@giovanniintrevado62466 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gary, I am happy to know that there are people like you in the world, I have done many beautiful things in my life but my masterpiece is my work on my mother who is almost a hundred years old and is fantastic! I've always thought that in life you do not have to regret especially when you love people, I still have a beautiful relationship with my first known love when I was 17, before it happened "elder" and with Tom I'm always in touch and we update on our lives even if we are far away. The smoke of the cigarette is the most negative thing in my life, every day I tell myself that I have to stop, I hope to get up one morning and never smoke again I promise you that I will do my best. Gary I'm glad to meet you, I wish you so much happiness
@cclaplatatizio51605 жыл бұрын
Giovanni Intrevado what a beautiful couple you two made! Wonder why you guys didn’t reunite after your missionary work and find your unique love story where you left it and live happily ever after ... hope you found happiness ! Best Cecilia
@ParvaizRaja5 жыл бұрын
@@giovanniintrevado6246 You are a beautiful soul inside and outside. Much love to you from Pakistan.
@giovanniintrevado62465 жыл бұрын
How nice to know that there are people like you in the world. So much love for you from Pescara
@dillonlynch928 жыл бұрын
So beautifully sad. This should be made a movie.
@ttp4366 жыл бұрын
dillon lynch I know What u mean but dont you think Its Just special as it is
@PassionGrows6 жыл бұрын
dillon lynch there is a trilogy and I believe it is based on this story. It’s really good, you should check it out. The first movie is called The Falls.
@Absurdist19686 жыл бұрын
I think not so much. As a documentary short it works just fine. As a scripted narrative feature, no major studio would fund it, though maybe someone could convince Netflix. And really, as a scripted feature, too much of the story would get changed to make a "more compelling" drama for the masses.
@hellofromtheothersideee6 жыл бұрын
Call Me By Your Name is like this!
@tanuashealth97916 жыл бұрын
Noooooo
@jwalt80199 жыл бұрын
Riveting, sad and beautiful simultaneously.
@jacobopstad54836 жыл бұрын
This is so beautifully told. Thank you!
@mariewelch50736 жыл бұрын
I love your profile picture. Hush hush is awesome.
@AmbyJeans5 жыл бұрын
Snaggle Toothed Yes
@lindaseaman40655 жыл бұрын
Tom! I had been thinking of you of late and happened upon this video! I recognized your voice before I did your pictures! You were a huge part of our High School memories with Sue, Brenda, and Marty! So glad to have finally located you!
@slamdunk4065 жыл бұрын
As an active Latter-Day Saint, I applaud Tom for his courage to share his story and also the fact that he doesn’t bash the church. He seems like a really nice and authentic person.
@23260385 жыл бұрын
Ben Parker I agree with what you wrote about Tom. I doubt if I would have been as charitable when it comes to talking about the mormon religion though.
@slamdunk4065 жыл бұрын
2326038 Yeah, it’s truly admirable
@stefanoacquasanta60416 жыл бұрын
I'm italian, I'm going through something similar with this guy, who is american, who I may am falling in love with. He may is too. He's leaving in a month. I know that I should be living the present, but I don't think that we as humans are capable of it; we lay on the memories of the past and hopes of the future. I don't really know how this is going to end, but I wish that faith won't turn the beautiful gift of love into a torture for me
@lamingtongirl1236 жыл бұрын
Wow so Call me By Your Name is more common than we think lol
@giovanniintrevado62466 жыл бұрын
You must live the present not the possible future!
@juswuzz89296 жыл бұрын
Dearest futuristic monster. We have one life brother. Use it wisely. Godspeed! 🇦🇺 ❤
@johnboys46976 жыл бұрын
futuristic monster I pray for you ... I hope you have a happy ending!
@theelvenprince67016 жыл бұрын
And how did it ended? I'm really curious
@stephanietanniss6 жыл бұрын
well they had to contact Gianni for the additional photos and his permission to be used in the story so they probably spoke again
@justinorear58615 жыл бұрын
Stephanie Tannis the photos and videos were taken with consent in Europe during the 70s(?). I don’t know but I don’t think consent in posting matters at this point.
@amsodoneworkingnow19785 жыл бұрын
In reply I think the fact that he has left his comments here about his art, his smoking and his mother shows that he not only was aware of this video but approved it be shown. My blessings to two very brave men long may your friendship continue
@paigepena63305 жыл бұрын
There's a follow-up article that says they're still friends, so yeah.
@wuestion94735 жыл бұрын
Justin O'Rear 🙄
@IvyRoad6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, painful, gorgeous, heartbreaking, beautifully crafted small film. Near the end, I checked how much was left because I didn't want it to end. I wanted Tom Clark to tell me about his whole life.
@juswuzz89296 жыл бұрын
How does one pull so much emotion in 13 minutes. I think because we've all got our own, secret, wistful love story in there somewhere we can relate to this guys story so deeply. Or is it in his own unique way of telling. I'm not sure, but this story bit me on a visceral level. Thank you for sharing it. Could do with a bit of love today! 😊
@CaricatureQueen6 жыл бұрын
This is the most beautiful love story I have seen. It crosses the realms of faith, culture, politics, respect ... and brings two humans together in love. Their journey was too short ...
@fantabaz15 жыл бұрын
My family and I were banned from the Mormon church worldwide for helping a Mormon escape from the church. They had taken his passport and kept him locked up, eventually considering suicide. We got him out and he's now happy in his new life.
@kaityoar91255 жыл бұрын
I know many people who have left the church. It's not something you have to "escape" from. You can just not come to church anymore and that's fine. There is the FLDS which is an unsanctioned branch-off of the Mormon (LDS) church that still practices polygamy. That religion is disgusting and members do have to "escape". Was that what this guy was a part of? What were the conditions around helping this guy?
@hirat97305 жыл бұрын
@@kaityoar9125 Maybe that guy was higher up in the chain or was family member of someone important to the church. As is with any religion, the higher you are on the chain, the more difficult it is to get out, some are even threatened for their lives if they try to renounce their religion, I am thinking this is a similar case.
@carsonmiles71685 жыл бұрын
I know you’re lying
@graceAMW5 жыл бұрын
That's FLDS (they are just weird). I'm a Mormon(LDS) and I know we would never do that
@leoleyva47194 жыл бұрын
Slytherin Queen I’m sorry but y’all do do that. There are thousands of documentaries. Look up “ I escaped the Mormon church” or “ why I escaped the Mormon church”
@raulescalante18996 жыл бұрын
Touching story... it's exactly my story. Same scenario. Same feelings. Same internal fights. Same prays to God... word by word. You in Italy, me in Mexico. Regards! R.
@cristinasubirats32375 жыл бұрын
Cuéntame tu historia
@xochitlzuniga94135 жыл бұрын
Live your life how you want it, and dont be afraid of those who dont accept for they arent important
@emmaconn16275 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of when I moved to Scotland and left my boyfriend behind. All I could think was "how can we be so in love, but the universe wont let us be together." This made me cry real tears
@prithakshrestha4 жыл бұрын
Why did you though?
@emmaconn16274 жыл бұрын
@@prithakshrestha I got into my dream school and it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up
@user-gv2pk6sf8n2 жыл бұрын
how about now? did you guys meet
@emmaconn16272 жыл бұрын
@@user-gv2pk6sf8n we're still together doing long distance. Its hard but worth it
@kristalfisher73046 жыл бұрын
Why is there so many heartbreaking love stories in Italy
@Topesio665 жыл бұрын
kristal fisher Bwcbw
@musaka96514 жыл бұрын
That was the same thing i asked myself
@muymuy7774 жыл бұрын
Same here. I'll travel the whole of Italy one day to heal myself.
@kristalfisher73044 жыл бұрын
What does “Bwcbw” mean?
@garfieldnate5 жыл бұрын
I'm imagining his companion watching this 30 years later and thinking, "how did I miss that?!" I wonder if the rules are stricter than they used to be. We were supposed to be in the same room with our companion all the time, and of course to be in bed asleep by 10:30.
@ricobuttonpusher70615 жыл бұрын
Nathan Glenn it’s basically the same. You can only be alone when in the bathroom or president interviews. You know, so you keep the “good” Jesus thoughts
@DeepfriedBeans44924 жыл бұрын
@@ricobuttonpusher7061 absolutely insane, I would get socially exausted from a week of constantly being around people at summer camp, let alone for 2 year to be free advertisement for a cult.
@alexandrasantos46485 жыл бұрын
"It wasn't just Love but also the Awakening in Me"!!! This is just Divine! I felted in my heart.
@robmckay54219 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tom for your story. Did you ever see or hear from Gianni again? Terrible that you were put on Thorazine for being gay. Your time in Pescara, Italy was your moment of awakening. Its important to know thyself (Socrates).
@KaiseaWings6 жыл бұрын
I just looked it up. They've maintained a deep friendship internationally, even though Tom now lives with a partner. He left the Mormon church apparently.
@chokinonashes616 жыл бұрын
Kai Sea Thank you for the update. I am glad they are friends, also that he has left the "church" that indoctrinated him. Heartbreaking, but beautiful.
@IvyRoad6 жыл бұрын
He has a website that answers that question :0)
@mikeybanks49655 жыл бұрын
Kai Sea thank tou
@aren31135 жыл бұрын
This was incredibly well made. The part when he said sound stopped and then the audio went out... gave me goosebumps.
@myahouston205 жыл бұрын
I just don’t get how they never got back together if the loved each other so much
@MsAdlerHolmes5 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you need to have a love that doesn't last.
@winsboy4 жыл бұрын
@@MsAdlerHolmes -- Watching this film, to me, shows that this love still exists.
@hoihoi44534 жыл бұрын
me too....
@winsboy4 жыл бұрын
@@MsAdlerHolmes -- Absolutely on one needs that ...no one!
@johnyjohny55594 жыл бұрын
There's a good chance that he would have been shamed and/or disowned by his Mormon family and friends. He probably decided he didn't want to risk that.
@gregghanson60956 жыл бұрын
Beautifully done. As an ex Mormon. I can say this is not only sad, it's tragic.
@carichaos16514 жыл бұрын
same 😞
@narelysnegron61406 жыл бұрын
I Love How They Have Actual Pictures And Videos Of Those Times❤😢
@believeinyourself75115 жыл бұрын
The videos and pictures along with the story were so sweet.
@jennwill805 жыл бұрын
I've watched this over and over again in the past year. It's so beautiful.
@jd20087654 жыл бұрын
Having also experienced forbidden love and the heart break that goes with it, I was very touched by this story. Beautifully done.
@heh20846 жыл бұрын
So much emotion rolled over me when I watched this, the way he describes Johnny and Italy with so much love is so tremendously heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time. I was so touched by this, It felt like I could feel all his pain and love as he was telling his story. I hope you both live happy lives nowadays whatever that may mean.❤️
@giovanniintrevado31162 жыл бұрын
Grazie!
@chrisvandevert81177 жыл бұрын
Well done. My first boyfriend was a married Mormon. I was a smart and tough 20-year-old atheist working my way through college; he was 37 and losing his religion fast. Set in early 1980's AIDS epidemic onslaught in San Francisco. There was high drama. Now, as an older man, I can appreciate that he was "culturally Mormon" but not a literal believer.
@andro78626 жыл бұрын
What the deal with gays having an age gap between them?
@lllaaauuurrraaa6 жыл бұрын
I'm a writer, and I think this would make an amazing piece of literary nonfiction. If you ever want to share your story, hit me up.
@lllaaauuurrraaa6 жыл бұрын
Wow, hi Gianni! (Kind of amazing to hear from you, honestly.) I was actually commenting on Chris Vandevert's original comment about his own experiences - however, I'm glad you reached out! This video is Tom's story, but I have no doubt your side of it is no less compelling. If you've ever be interested in sharing it, I'd love to talk to you.
@lllaaauuurrraaa6 жыл бұрын
No problem! I'm glad for the mix-up! I've found you on Facebook and sent a message, so feel free to contact me there.
@giovanniintrevado62466 жыл бұрын
the history of the communist is stupid. In Italy there have never been communists as you mean Americans, surely I would not have given my vote to Trump, I am a progressive and not a conservative.
@benth1627 жыл бұрын
My heart goes out to you even now. Your story brought a tear to my eye and brought back memories of my first 15 year relationship when my lover told me almost on my 50th birthday that he no longer loved me. I was stunned and totally caught off guard. He wanted to go out and fuque the world and when he did he ended up HIV positive and has been on welfare disability for some time now because he cannot hold down a job because of what the drugs do to him. What always breaks my heart is unrequited love, and when I watch these stories I am very touched.
@yas-ob4hd5 жыл бұрын
i adore this documentary so much. thank you. this was inexplicably beautiful and my heart is full knowing happiness came of this, albeit they did not end up together romantically
@PettyLabelle706 жыл бұрын
religion should be practiced by mature grown ups, this destroys children, Catholicism screwed me up.
@elsakristina26894 жыл бұрын
This is why Christianity would be better off as a spirituality than a religion.
@missmelodies524 жыл бұрын
Yes, I had no choice of religion as a child. It was framed as a choice but it never was.
@seriouslyseriously10634 жыл бұрын
@@aj_us There is no free will when you serve an angry judgemental fearful god. If you are an 8 year old child terrified of admitting to your headteacher that you didn't attend mass on Sunday for fear of his anger or punishment. The same good Catholic headteacher who loved to keep his hands warm inside the pants of good little Catholic girls in the primary school I attended. Having swollen knuckles from the ruler strikes because I was left handed and caught writing with my left hand always resulted in several knuckle strikes with the ruler. Being made to stand on a chair and be humiliated by an entire classroom, lead by a good catholic spinster teacher, because my mother cut my hair short. And now everytime I visit my fathers grave that damned woman sits in the grave next to him, her carved out name clear to see to remind me of the travesties endured in that school. Is this a Victorian novel? Nope, it's a Catholic Cheshire school I and my 5 siblings attended in 60's and early 70's. That was my comforting catholic upbringing. NOT!!
@seriouslyseriously10634 жыл бұрын
@@aj_us No Annie, I agree it wasn't God but it was Catholic designated behaviour. I know people my age who never experienced such brutality throughout their school years either. I accept it is not everybody's experience of course but nevertheless it was mine and my siblings. As an interesting final comment, I equally attended a very forward and liberal thinking comprehensive secondary school, also Catholic.
@gregwilvert3 жыл бұрын
Priests fall in love with young boys. How simple and pure. Makes me choke up, it’s so beautiful
@marvelousTUD4 жыл бұрын
Why isn’t this a movie yet??? I can already see the title! “One Night in Venice”, “Gianni”, “The Awakening of Me”. It would be amazing.
@JTScott19885 жыл бұрын
I feel like theres a lesson here for me. Contemplating my current situationship and i may well need this story to move on with grace and dignity.
@magdaramirez30245 жыл бұрын
This is such a beautiful and important story to tell because I was raised Mormon and it’s so complicated, you love the gospel, but then you realized you don’t want to be part of it cause you have different views about gender, love, and the lifestyle you want. I think that we all have different stories, I got divorced and left the church this year, so it’s difficult cause it’s like you lose your community, but you know you don’t belong there.
@aandre3117 жыл бұрын
How come this is not a film yet?
@lindymcleod6 жыл бұрын
What a love story. Religions creat such heart aches. Your love was so pure and simple.
@SnarkierThan-U-R5 жыл бұрын
I had a lesbian affair with a Mormon, we broke up and she remained in the LDS
@ecb19795 жыл бұрын
:(
@katrinatipple59924 жыл бұрын
What really
@miasolala84154 жыл бұрын
never leave your soulmate if there's even the slightest possibility to stay together. it's so rare to meet this person in life at all.
@littlekiwi97246 жыл бұрын
I rewatch this documentary every other month or so - it slaughters me every time! A great story, very well told.
@jasminemiller15635 жыл бұрын
How is this not a movie? I want to know more. I have so many questions. Did they ever see each other again?
@lynnkesh2545 жыл бұрын
I think movie title is ...call me by my name
@mrsandman88494 жыл бұрын
watch call me by your name and you can experience a similar story of an American doctrate student visiting an Italian family in Crema, where he meets Elio. They fall in love, yet there were so many boundaries...the rest of the story is very similar to this one too. There is a book of the same name describing the same if you want to read that!
@mihaelahatch37385 жыл бұрын
This story should be turned into a movie
@jessicaday224 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most romantic and heart wrenching and beautiful stories I’ve ever heard
@fidatazkiyah43386 жыл бұрын
07:30 "How can you be that much in love and not being together"
@rawrfee6 жыл бұрын
What a story... brings me to tears every time and reminds me of my own experience growing up. Molto molto grazie!
@briankraemer81396 жыл бұрын
I cried through this beautiful story remembering my own awakening. Thank you for producing this story and sharing it with us. :)
@eyesglow17775 жыл бұрын
I’m in tears, I cannot understand how someone could punish this kind of love. It’s even too beautiful to be true, to be believed.
@dulcineazulueta5 жыл бұрын
I'm like no don't end with a black screen yet - and it did. Still, I'm glad they still maintain that connection - like I wish I could or did but people are really different nowadays. I can't help shake off the idea of this story that is so morose yet it brings me some sort of gladness that there are people who loved each other and retain what they have.
@tshirt98724 жыл бұрын
It’s already such a miracle that both partners love each other, why would anyone try to tear them apart 😭
@Raffanroll9 жыл бұрын
Alas! - he turned down Gianni's offer to stay with him in Italy and make a life together. But how could they ever hope to reconcile their fundamental differences? After all one was an indoctrinated Mormon missionary the other a communist and possibly an atheist. Surely love(or God) could find a way for them to be together? I hope so. Maybe it was their raised consciousness which they experienced that matters. "Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" Oscar Wilde.
@calaneeodell42776 жыл бұрын
pride4fall I mean it's not impossible for a relationship like that to work, my Grandma is a Democrat, Hippie, Atheist and her Husband was a Republican, ex-military, Catholic. Relationships can prosper as long as there's understanding.
@Absurdist19686 жыл бұрын
Well, I guess that's something to be hoped for, but it didn't happen that way. Check out the link in the description.
@skwills16295 жыл бұрын
Indocternated...isnt the Cmmuist also Indocternated? WHy do we use it as a dirty word used as if Religion brainwashes you...
@hopie32733 жыл бұрын
This was so beautiful, is so hard to find that person that you can truly connect with, like him 'is not a matter of love' is that red string that brought them together, even though they didn't stayed together, they are that beautiful dream and memory. ❤️
@miszadzyberti5326 жыл бұрын
God this made me full on sob. This is so beautiful and touching.As a person that was raised in a strong religious based, small village in Poland I was told that my feelings and desires are wrong and bad. Now that I’m free and able to express myself when I see similar experiences I’m just... so moved. Beautiful and honest.
@giovanniintrevado62466 жыл бұрын
Hello Misza, I wish you to be happy in your life, now we are in a different time since 1974 and many things have changed. I hope you will find a person worthy of you!
@yellowremy50854 жыл бұрын
Living near Pescara and seeing places I recognize in the video makes this story so surreal. I can't believe a story so beautiful has happened where I live...
@hayden98024 жыл бұрын
You can tell he’s an artist because he tells such vivid images
@losttribe30016 жыл бұрын
I think there are many of us who have had these types of “first love” stories. This is very touching, especially with the presence of the Mormon church and their views on homosexuality. Just last week I found out my first girlfriend died 5 years ago. I had no idea. It was a gut punch. I remember how exciting it was to fall in love with her. We spent a few months constantly together until my father got another job and we moved 8,000 miles (yes, 8k) away. We lost touch and life went on. I’m now married to the love of my life and I don’t want anyone else. But for a few months when I was 17, I enjoyed getting to know her and the excitement that came with it.
@sorbenjamin76959 жыл бұрын
Tears. So many tears. :-(
@ElleCatherine46416 жыл бұрын
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@jimmbobb5 жыл бұрын
Yes!!
@emmabarton986 жыл бұрын
This was honestly so beautiful. The way you worded everything combined with the video clips was perfect.
@loopyluu93025 жыл бұрын
"Angels in America" deals with similar themes. Glad you had the courage to come out and the sense to stay friends with each other. I lost my partner to mental illness recently but we decided to re-define our relationship from "girlfriends" to "family." Wasn't easy but it kept us close like you and G. Big hug from Munich!
@kimopuppy9 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you two loved a lifetimes worth!
@almalynbautista37455 жыл бұрын
What a great story to end the night. Will be sleeping with a broken heart though... I wish I could go back in time, when stolen kisses and holding hands were everything.
@ploy10435 жыл бұрын
🎶“Love one another as Jesus loves you”🎶 Accept those who are LGBT, don’t bring them down. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
@elsakristina26894 жыл бұрын
Yes! Sadly I know from experience that if most Christians were to say that or anything else in favour of LGBTQ+ people, the other "Christians" would verbally attack them. It confuses and angers me to no end. It'd be so much easier if Christianity were a spirituality only but instead it's a religion and so many have turned it into a cult and of course there's what I call mini cults. I've had people tell me I'm wrong when I say that love is for everyone regardless of gender. It's one of the worst feelings I've ever felt but I won't give up.
@save_the_bees4 жыл бұрын
SamiiChan what did God and Jesus want? For all of us to love each other and respect each other no matter what. Love is suppose to be above hate, not the other way around! People seem to forget that :(
@DeepfriedBeans44924 жыл бұрын
@@save_the_bees While im an atheist exmormon I do think its ridiculous how much they claim to worship and follow a loving god yet tear people down for not following their cult's rules
@gregwilvert3 жыл бұрын
Secular free thinkers have always (for decades anyway) accepted lgbt people and don’t need any bible mythology.
@bennomedina-quinsella47636 жыл бұрын
An amazingly sad yet triumphant story. So many people deny themselves their path in life because of social conventions. I have known in my own life such conflict and only through the passage of time, was I able to be what I needed to be. This fellow and Gianni changed each other's lives forever and were so much greater for their time together. Just a a beautiful story with a less than flawless ending. Tears flow now...thank you for making this video...it will help countless people be who they are...thanks...
@giovanniintrevado62466 жыл бұрын
Hello, I'm Gianni from the movie "elder", you wrote a nice and right comment, you're definitely a special person, so thanks to you!
@bennomedina-quinsella47636 жыл бұрын
@@giovanniintrevado6246 ...bless you for writing...your story is timeless...be well...and be happy...
@hollyken35 жыл бұрын
Dear god I have never been so emotionally invested in a video
@nabe52046 жыл бұрын
someone write the screenplay
@randolphpastoriza7 жыл бұрын
i prayed for a good ending....i so want LOVE to triumph
@sabrinamorgan82416 жыл бұрын
Randee Villaester Tom now lives in Salt Lake City with his partner. Although their romance has ended, he and Gianni still consider themselves deeply connected and close friends. This is from the article. So in some ways it did.
@robertgrant49506 жыл бұрын
Randee Villaester -LOVE will overcome. How can love not win when it's the unconditional love that most humans desire? (Myself included.)
@RosettaStoned4625 жыл бұрын
mats please elaborate..
@emmaolivera30186 жыл бұрын
The image of him walking away, it tears at the heart
@zlerner7166 жыл бұрын
I'm a 26 year old man, and I teared up. Truly beautiful.
@angelmaduka99645 жыл бұрын
This is thee best KZbin video I’ve ever watched.
@busmar489 жыл бұрын
...I cried....
@lulumanus90259 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful love story.
@lulumanus90259 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@isaiasmacamo36367 жыл бұрын
you are looking for a couple
@TheRetroWoman806 жыл бұрын
Self-awakening. Such a beautiful life changing thing. I can relate. I hope Tom is happy and found someone who matches him.
@jessicanigliazzo78635 жыл бұрын
I’m a Mormon (been one for most of my life) and would like to say that God made you just the way he intended. He and we will love you no matter what! but there will be some individuals who say mean things. Please stay strong, God is aware of you.
@jessicawest45154 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this lovely comment! I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints too! Please try to say the full name so it includes the name of our Savior, as President Nelson instructed. But I'm glad you commented these loving words.
@DeepfriedBeans44924 жыл бұрын
cesletter.org and i imagine you are gonna blame individuals for the supposedly one true church not accepting people for 100 years because of their skin color? or joseph smith being told by god to marry minors and have like 40 wives? whatever works for you i guess
@DeepfriedBeans44924 жыл бұрын
@@jessicawest4515 How do you not realize how ridiculous that comment is
@IcyAquaMarine6 жыл бұрын
I expected a happy ending between Tom and Gianni :( But I'm glad they're still in touch. Wishing you two the best!
@themsaka41775 жыл бұрын
Gosh. "my inside was coming out" Who would not cry for this? Felt that..... So badly 😭