Episode 357: Adam Baker, RM, Age 29, Gay Latter-day Saint

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2020

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

My friend Adam Baker (Masters degree as a Physicians Assistant from Idaho State University)shares his story as a gay Latter-day Saint. Adam talks about life before his successful mission in Wisconsin (including being hyper-religion to overcome being gay), getting a degree at BYU-Idaho, and starting to come out to roommates and family members. Adam talks about learning to accept this part of himself (partly by working with great therapists like Cameron Staley) as a gift from God, eliminating shame---which helped him stop the suicidal ideation that was part of his journey for a few years. Adam has a strong relationship with his Heavenly Father and the Savior. Adam also has a testimony that Jesus is at the head of our Church. Adam shares his hope to marry a man, have a family, desire to fully participate in and contribute to the Church he loves and supports. You can find Adam on IG @adambakeridaho Thanks for being on the podcast Adam. You are a great man. Our Church and world are better with you part of it. You have a great life ahead of you! ** 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.
0:09.5	Before I introduce our guest today, just a couple things that I invite you to do if you feel impressed.
0:15.7	One is to go leave a review, a Deserate book or Amazon for the new book I wrote called Listen, Learn, and Love embracing LGBTQ Latter-day Saints.
0:26.2	You can buy the book, too, if you want to and share it with others, but please at least leave a review.
0:30.5	It helps others connect with it.
0:32.9	I'd also encourage you to go to iTunes and leave a review for this podcast.
0:36.5	We've generally had really positive ones, but I got about four trolls, I assume, in a row that left one-star reviews
0:43.0	that clearly haven't listened to the podcast and understand what we're doing here.
0:46.5	And so I could use, if you feel impressed and feel that way about the podcast, leave a positive
0:51.9	review because I just, it'll help listeners know that perhaps that is not
0:56.4	consistent with the overall podcast. Thanks for all you're doing to share the podcast with others
1:01.5	and connect people with the important topics we're trying to talk about. The best we can is
1:06.6	bringing more understanding to complicated topics.
1:15.4	My guest on today's podcast is my friend Adam Baker, welcome to podcast, Adam.
1:16.2	Thank you, Richard.
1:19.5	Just to introduce Adam, he is 29.
1:21.4	He grew up in Idaho.
1:26.1	He graduated from BYU, Idaho, and exercise psychology.
1:26.8	Physiology.
1:27.7	Physiology. I knew I'd say that backwards. Tricky psychology. Physiology. Physiology.
1:29.2	I knew I'd say that back there.
1:30.5	Tricy spelling. Difference.
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