Episode 584: Suzanne Gardner Stott, Lifetime of Service to Marginalized Groups

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

My friend Suzanne Stott (mother to ten adopted children, in her 70’s, active Latter-day Saints) shares her lifelong service to marginalized groups of people (homeless, incarcerated, refugees, queer, etc) as an active Latter-day Saint. Suzanne was the Grand Marshall of the Utah Pride Parade in 2022. Suzanne talks about following her heart to reach out to those walking a more difficult road and work to improve their lives. He also talks about her testimony of our restored gospel and her prayers for changes in our Church. She talks about her has navigated multiple faith crisis over the years. If you are looking for a season and mature voice navigating complicated issues in our Church around social issues (race, women, queer), please listen to Suzanne’s story. And if you feel drawn to make a difference in our community, please listen to Suzanne’s story—she will give you gospel principles to figure out how best to do this in your unique way. It is an honor to have you on the podcast Suzanne. Thank you for the many ways you bless lives in our community. ** 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.
0:10.8	Hope you're having a good day.
0:12.3	If you're listening to the podcast at the end of day, if this is starting out your day or in the middle of the day,
0:17.6	my guest and I hope you have a good day.
0:19.4	My guest on today's podcast is my friend Suzanne
0:22.5	Stott. Welcome to the podcast, Suzanne. Suzanne Gardner Stott. There's a dance teacher
0:29.3	name Suzanne Stott, and I'm often mistaken for her. And you'll find Suzanne on Facebook as
0:35.7	Suzanne Gardner Stott, and so I'm glad that we clarified that.
0:41.3	Suzanne is somebody I got an anonymous letter, and sometimes my people ask me, how do you find guests?
0:48.4	And most of them are inbound communication to me, somebody reaching out, but somebody nominates somebody sometimes. In this case,
0:56.9	it was an anonymous letter talking about Suzanne's work in our community. And as I read that
1:01.1	letter and pondered, I thought, I really need to have Suzanne on the podcast. So this is my idea and
1:07.2	the anonymous guest's idea. And I'm really glad that Suzanne agreed to do this. She is an active
1:13.7	Latter-day Saint, has 10 kids, is divorced. She may talk about that. She's been on her own for a long time.
1:22.1	Most of the podcasts will talk about her work as an LGBTQ ally. I've been on this road for a whole six years.
1:29.3	Suzanne has been on this road for decades, and she will talk about how to do how she has done that at least as an active Latter-day saint and supportive of LGBTQ people,
1:41.3	both in and outside of our church. And if you're new to this space, as a parent, as a local leader, as a friend, I think our
1:48.5	joint prayers hearing Suzanne's story will help you.
1:51.9	Because I certainly, when I once stepped in this space, wanted to be committed to my church.
1:56.3	I love my church, the doctrine, but I also wanted to support LGBTQ people.
2:02.2	So is that okay for an introduction, Suzanne?
2:04.4	Yes.
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