Episode 475: Stephanie Snell Povey, Active LDS Mother of Gay Daughter

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

My friend Stephanie Povey (married mother of three daughters and two granddaughters) joins us to share her story. Stephanie starts with her own childhood and not fitting the cultural norms while growing up in a small Utah town. She was called a "tomboy" because she wanted to take part in activities that were considered only for boys. Being told she couldn't and shouldn't want to, led to feelings of shame and not belonging. Stephanie reveals some of her personal "anchoring experiences" that allowed her to find her way forward. She is sharing her story in her upcoming book entitled, "You Can't Play, You're a Girl". Stephanie goes on to tell the story of her gay daughter Hannah, who came out to her six years ago at age16 who now at age 22 has a steady girlfriend. Stephanie talks about what she is learning, the personal growth she has experienced and insights of being a parent of a gay daughter. She and her husband Reed are deeply committed to both the church and keeping their family circle strong and together. Stephanie has shared her story on her sister Tammy Hill's website who is a LFMT at https://www.tammyhill.com/responding-to-your-childs-coming-out/ If you are a parents of a LGBTQ child, please listen to this podcast. Stephanie’s message will fill your heart with peace and hope. This podcast will also help you better love and support LGBTQ Latter-day Saints and be a better disciple of Christ. Thank you Stephanie for being on the podcast and your steady/faith filled voice. The Povey family is awesome. ** Please Check Out My Book At: ** Deseret Book: www.deseretbook.com/p/listen-learn-and-love-embracing-lgbtq-latter-day-saints Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/1462135773 ** Want to develop church-supported LGBTQ activities in your local area? Please join our FB group: ** https://www.facebook.com/groups/1433556613672143

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.0	I have a set of parents in my home. They've been married 37 years. They're active in the church.
0:15.0	They're going to talk about their youngest daughter who is gay and share the story of being LDS parents with the gay daughter.
0:23.4	And our hope before I introduce them as this podcast will be helpful to you if your parents
0:27.7	and this is the reality of your family situation or if you're LGBTQ or a local leader,
0:34.5	the things that I believe that they will share will be helpful to you as you're walking
0:38.4	this road.
0:40.1	Their names are Stefan Reed Povey.
0:42.6	Welcome to the podcast.
0:44.0	Thank you very much.
0:45.6	Is that how I say your last name, Steph?
0:48.1	Yes.
0:49.0	And that's spelled P-O-V-E-Y.
0:52.3	And Steph and Reader here.
0:54.1	They're both here together, but Steph is going to be the
0:56.6	one that's going to share the family story. They're united in this story, but Steph's got the
1:01.5	microphone in the notes, so she'll be the one sharing the story on behalf of both of them. As I mentioned,
1:07.9	this good couple's been married 37 years. They've raised their family and live in
1:11.7	Caesville. Steph's been a school teacher for 31 years. Yes. And thank you. There's just hundreds and
1:20.5	hundreds and perhaps thousands of school children that are better off. They're all adults now. A lot of
1:25.5	them are because of your work. And I'm 60 and I can still
1:28.8	remember the names of some of my school teachers. So thank you for what you'd done. Thank you.
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