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All Out in the Open

How Two Parents Built What They Were Praying to Find

All Out in the Open

All Out in the Open, Questions from the Closet

Latter-day Saint, Christ, Society & Culture, Mormon, Gay, Religion & Spirituality, Faith, Lgbtq, Transgender, Church Of Jesus Christ, Christianity, Lgbt, Lds

51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In this heartfelt ALL Together episode, Liz Macdonald and Michael Soto sit down with Bryce and Sara Cook, parents of two gay sons and founding members of ALL (Arizona LDS LGBT). After their sons came out, Bryce and Sara felt called to speak up, build bridges, and foster community. They hosted support groups in their home and organized an annual conference for LGBTQ+ individuals and families navigating faith and identity. Their efforts laid the foundation for many of the other groups and...

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0:00.0

Hello, welcome to All Out in the Open.

0:02.2

We're so happy to have you here.

0:03.5

We have an All Together episode this week, and Liz and Michael interviewed Bryce and Sarah Cook, and it was such a fun conversation.

0:09.8

These are people who I know personally.

0:12.0

They have impacted my life greatly because they started this group called All Arizona that you'll learn more about in the episode.

0:17.7

Ben, did you used to live in Arizona?

0:20.0

I mean, surprise, surprise.

0:20.9

I've never heard you talk about that.

0:23.1

But the first, Charlie, the first LGBTQ conference ever went to, like, LGBTQ-Lary

0:29.0

Stain thing was an event that they planned.

0:31.3

And they really, like, have blessed and affected my life in so many ways.

0:34.8

And I just love how they were really pioneers.

0:37.2

You know, they,

0:38.1

there was something that had never happened before,

0:40.2

something that was needed,

0:41.0

and they just said,

0:42.1

let's do it.

0:42.9

And so I hope everyone can be inspired by what they did and see what they can,

0:47.1

what everyone can do in their own communities.

0:48.3

Can I tell a quick story about Sarah?

0:50.2

Of course.

0:50.5

I spoke to the all conference two or three years ago, and there was like a flight issue, and I got stuck there. And her, like, Bryce left, and it was just me and Sarah alone in her house for like a few days, weirdly. And we watched this Korean soap opera with subtitles for hours. And I was like, this is my life now.

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