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Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Episode 569: Anne Easton (LDS Mother); Malcolm (Gay Son).

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.7855 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

My friend Anne Easton (active LDS mother of four) and Malcolm Easton (age 29, web development, same-sex relationship) join us to share their story. The podcast starts with Anne’s talk in her Latter-day Saint congregation about her gay son Malcolm and what we can do to better support our LGBTQ family members. It is a powerful and needed talk. Anne also talks about all the subsequent needed conversations that resulted from her talk. It is a beautiful example of better creating Zion. Malcolm talks about deciding to attend church that day and the healing experience it was for him to hear his mother talk about him in such a positive way and the kind responses from ward members. Malcolm then shares his story including dealing with the anger and pain he felt towards the Church and how he got over that anger and is now in a place of greater peace. He talks about his loving and supportive family and how that has helped him move forward. He also shares his hope for more peace and understanding in the world and his kind thoughts back towards the church of his youth. It is a remarkable segment of grace. If you are looking for a ‘real-life’ family love story, please listen to this podcast. Anne and Malcolm—in a very real way—help bring us together as the same human family. Thank you, Anne and Malcolm, for being on the podcast. Honored to provide a platform for more to hear your story. ** Please Check Out My LGBTQ 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 below ** https://www.facebook.com/groups/1433556613672143

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love hosted by Richard Osler.

0:09.4

My guest on today's podcast in my home here in Salt Lake City is my friend Anne Easton and her son Malcolm Easton.

0:18.0

Welcome to the podcast.

0:20.1

Thank you.

0:20.5

Great to be here. Thank you. I'll introduce both of them.

0:23.8

Anne Easton is a mom of four. A couple of those kids is married. Marin, your daughter's

0:30.3

married or else is a single. There may be a marriage coming up. Just as a side note, Anne's daughter Marin was in our singles ward where my wife and I served.

0:41.9

And obviously at that point, it was single.

0:44.5

Now I was married just a terrific woman.

0:46.8

And so I'm grateful to be connected to the Easton family.

0:50.6

Um, but we're going to talk about, um, sort of Anne's journey raising a gay son.

0:56.0

Herst gay son, Malcolm is here, and he will share some thoughts on the podcast.

1:01.0

Just more background on Malcolm.

1:03.0

He's a, he got a degree in Utah State.

1:06.0

As a sought in what, tell us our your degree.

1:10.0

Oh, I actually only have an associate.

1:12.4

Associate degree.

1:13.6

And what was that degree in?

1:15.8

It was centered on technology.

1:18.0

Technology.

1:18.7

And you're in web development right now.

1:20.7

Yep.

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