Episode 893: Wilson Privado, BYU Master Graduate, RM, Queer, From El Salvador

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.7 • 855 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

My friend Wilson Privado (BYU Master’s Degree in school psychology, BYU-Idaho undergrad, RM Salt Lake City Mission, Queer, Age 29) joins us to share his story. Wilson talks about pushing down his same-sex attraction before his mission, during his mission and after his mission—and trying to make it work with a girl. Wilson eventually concluded—as he couldn’t make it work with a woman—“no happy ending for me” with led to sadness and depression. Wilson talks about a powerful experience in the Temple seeing a rainbow on his hand—and the personal revelation that his Heavenly Parents love him including his queer identity—and how that brought him so much peace and removed shame. Wilson then talks about “teach me with I need to know about myself” and how having “the test isn’t having same-sex attraction, but will you stay with the Savior”. Wilson talks about the UVU LGBTQ Institute class and associated activities (around 100) and how helpful that is to Wilson to feel belonging, support, and staying close to Jesus. Wilson concludes with a personal message to closeted LGBTQ youth. Thank you Wilson for being on the podcast. You are a good man—with many gifts to life and help others. I encourage everyone to listen and share this episode. Links: Instagram @wilsonprvado

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.7	This is episode two on our new sound platform, so hopefully you regular listeners may even feel or hear some increased audio quality. And we're also trying to transition to YouTube video.
0:26.1	I have another brave guest on my podcast.
0:29.9	We've had a nice visit.
0:32.9	Wilson, how do I say your last name, Wilson?
0:35.1	Tell our listeners how to say your name.
0:38.0	Privado.
0:39.5	Privatio.
0:40.8	Yeah.
0:41.6	Like with a P, provado.
0:43.5	With a P, yeah.
0:44.7	Okay.
0:45.4	Wilson is our, he's a pioneer, listeners.
0:48.5	He is our first guest ever from El Salvador.
0:53.2	He is fourth generation LDS.
0:56.3	He is like the first person in his heritage that served a mission.
1:03.6	He served in Salt Lake City.
1:05.6	He's the first to go to BYU.
1:07.9	He went to BYU, Idaho and got an undergrad degree in psychology, and then just finished
1:13.7	a master's program at BYU. I think I said BYU, Idaho, the first one. Yeah, it was, yeah, he was
1:20.0	Rio Idaho. And that degree, it's on my notes, listeners, in school psychology. so he works with elementary kids that are real vulnerable and need the expertise that Wilson has.
1:35.0	He is queer.
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