Episode 323: Parker and Alex Hadley-Hone, Same-Sex Couple, Attend/Feel Welcome in Local LDS Ward

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2020

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

My friends Parker and Alex (RMs from Nova Scotia and SLC/Fiji, respectively) share their journey as gay Latter-Day Saints. Alex and Parker shares coming to terms with their sexual orientation, working through dark chapters, and finding hope through their relationship with Heavenly Parents and the Savior. Alex and Parker found each other about 5 years ago and were married on July 11th, 2020 in Alex’s backyard with Parker’s father Jack officiating (Jack who is active LDS shared his story in Episode 313). Alex and Parker are two great men doing the best they can in their lives. They are committed to each other, deeply spiritual and giving back to the community. They are leaders in Peculiar and its mission to 'inspire and empower parents and families to unconditionally love and embrace their LGBTQ+ children.” You can learn more about Peculiar at https://thepeculiar.org and https://www.facebook.com/groups/293513151325005. You can connect with Parker and Alex on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/guaconmysock_/ (Parker) — https://www.instagram.com/alex.v.hone/ (Alex) — https://www.instagram.com/hadley.hone/ (couples account) ** Please check out my new Book** Deseret Book: www.deseretbook.com/p/listen-learn-and-love-embracing-lgbtq-latter-day-saints Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/1462135773

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.4	Just a little housekeeping, this podcast will come out in late September.
0:12.9	We appreciate all of you that are connecting with the book I wrote.
0:15.8	It's called Listen, Learn, and Love embracing LGBTQ Latter-day Saints.
0:20.6	I encourage you to continue to share the book with
0:22.9	others. Go rate the book on Amazon and we'll continue to share the book with others. The book, as
0:31.0	many of you know, isn't much about me. It's mostly about LGBTQ Latter-day Saints. There's
0:36.0	hundreds of stories in there and also parents of LGBTQ Latter-day Saints.
0:40.5	So the goal of the book is to answer complex questions in this space, but let people in this
0:46.8	space do the answering of the questions.
0:50.1	And so some of my heroes are part of the book.
0:53.4	The book proceeds are dedicated to a young man who died by suicide, gay teenager named Stockton
1:00.5	Powers, and his parents started peculiar.
1:04.6	And my guests on the podcast will talk about that wonderful organization towards the end
1:09.5	of the podcast.
1:10.5	And that's a good transition.
1:12.7	Today's podcast is a couple in a same-sex marriage.
1:17.5	They were married on July 11th.
1:19.5	They're both returned missionaries.
1:22.0	Alex Hadley-Hone and Parker Hadley-Hone.
1:24.4	Welcome to the podcast.
1:25.9	Thank you.
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