Episode 570: Elder Shane Carpenter, Gay Missionary, Disciple of Christ.

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.7 • 855 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2022

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

My friend, Elder Shane Carpenter, joins us as a full-time missionary from the California, Anaheim Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to share his story as an openly gay missionary. Elder Carpenter states he wanted to be "my authentic self so I could become something better,” and be in a better position to help people come unto Christ. His podcast episode, with approval from his Mission Leaders, was recorded in the final days of his successful mission. Elder Carpenter talks about coming out to and receiving support from his parents (Diane and Scott Carpenter), Bishop, and Stake President before leaving to serve as well as during his mission experience. He then shares about his supportive Mission Leaders who asked Elder Carpenter to conduct 2 mission trainings surrounding his experience as a gay Latter-day Saint—including 2 unprecedented mission--wide Q&As focused on teaching and loving our LGBTQ+ friends. Elder Carpenter talks about his supportive companions, becoming a trainer, and success helping people come unto Christ through our Restored Gospel. You can read more about his experience becoming a trainer with this Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/imnotashaned/posts/684923212526060 This is a great podcast for all LGBTQ+ members considering a mission as well as all those wishing to better support LGBTQ+ missionaries and church members. All involved in this story are helping to create Zion—where we are unified in our needed difference to help more come unto Christ. Thank you, Elder Carpenter, for your courage—you are a true disciple of Christ—you are also a warrior and a pioneer. All involved in this story are helping to pave the way for future LGBTQ+ missionaries. Thanks for helping all of our Heavenly Parents’ children feel they are loved and needed. ** 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

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.3	My guest on today's podcast is a current serving Latter-day Saint Mission, missionary, Elder Shane Carpenter.
0:18.1	Welcome to the podcast, Elder Carpenter.
0:20.9	Hello, thank you so much for having me. I'm so grateful, and this is going to be wonderful. Thank you so much.
0:28.3	To give you a little background, Elder Carpenter is serving in the California Anaheim Mission.
0:34.5	He is, we're recording this. We usually don't get into these details, but
0:38.0	recording this during his dinner hour on Saturday, September 24th with permission of his mission
0:45.8	president. He returns home on August 4th and his home, October 4th and his homecoming in
0:53.6	Colorado is October 9th. The plancoming in Colorado is October 9th.
0:56.0	The plan for this podcast is to come out.
0:58.8	Right before he comes home on October 1st, he's going to share his story as a gay missionary.
1:07.3	The words, and Steve Young is the words he'd use if he were on the podcast right now.
1:11.6	He calls you guys warriors and heroes and trailblazers.
1:15.1	But I've been acquainted with Elder Carpenter and his mom, Diane, your dad's Scott.
1:22.2	And I'm just going to get a little overview of his story.
1:26.9	He's one that felt impressed to come out to his family, to his bishop, to his state president, called on a mission.
1:35.9	But then came out to his mission president.
1:38.0	I think most mission presidents are grateful they come out, but they say don't talk about it, probably because they're worried how the mission react,
1:45.0	but this mission president, we're gonna get into that,
1:47.0	said, please talk about it.
1:48.8	And so he's the first missionary
1:50.5	that I know in the church that's sort of talking
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