Episode 745: Jacob Guy, Gay Latter-day Saint, New Book: “The Scorpion Unit”

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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**Warning: This podcast talks about suicide. If you are suicidal, please call/text/chat 988** My friend Jacob Guy (RM, age 23, Senior at Weber State, shared his story on Episode 613) joins us to talk about his new book “The Scorpion Unit” a story that Jacob hopes will help people considering suicide. In the podcast, Jacob talks about why he wrote the book, who he hopes will read it, and what how he hopes it will help people. Jacob shares his plans for future books. Jacob also talks about his road as a gay Latter-day Saint, what he is learning, how he is feeling about his future, and how people help him (please listen to Episode 613 for more of his story). I honored to have Jacob back on the podcast to connect listeners with his new book. I encourage everyone to read/share Jacob’s book and consider what we can do to better support our LGBTQ friends and family members. You are a good man, Jacob. So talented. You have a great life ahead of you! Links: Jacob’s Book: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWXMS923 Jacob’s earlier podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-613-jacob-guy-age-22-gay-latter-day-saint/id1347971725?i=1000599213707

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love hosted by Richard Osler.
0:10.7	My guest on today's podcast is a returning guest who has now written a book, and I wanted to have him on the podcast to share his new book.
0:20.0	Welcome to the podcast, Jacob Guy.
0:23.0	Thank you so much, Richard. I'm so excited to be here for the sequel. We got part two, I guess.
0:28.1	I like that. Jacob was on episode 613. Terrific episode shared his stories of gay
0:34.7	Latter-Day Saint, active in the church navigating his sexual
0:38.2	orientation and just did a terrific job on this podcast. Jacob, you're in your 20s. Tell our
0:44.1	listeners how old you are in a little bit your station in life, where you've been going to school.
0:49.3	I think you work now, how old you are, where you serve your mission. Anything you want to give
0:53.3	is kind of background.
0:55.5	Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I was born in Utah when I was young. We moved to Florida and Texas,
1:00.1	but ultimately came back to Utah. I graduated from Clearfield High in 2018, seven, I'm 23 years old.
1:06.2	I went on a mission to Hermosil, Mexico, and got back in 2020 with COVID. And then since then,
1:12.0	I went to BYU for a year and then I've been at Weber State. I'm actually my senior year right
1:16.5	now. I have one more semester left unless I drop out. I'm studying English with an emphasis in
1:22.2	creative writing. And so my goal is to be a New York Times bestselling author and professional
1:26.7	speaker. And I specifically want to focus on suicide awareness and prevention.
1:30.8	So, yeah, that's kind of a little bit about me.
1:33.1	I love that you want to do those two last things you mentioned, be a New York Times best author and focus on suicide prevention.
1:40.6	Listeners, this podcast will talk about suicide.
1:43.7	So trigger warning, if you're suicidal, please call text, chat, star 9888.
1:50.7	So we will talk about that.
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