I'm Still Here - John Gustav-Wrathall and Allison Dayton at Restore

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🗓️ 21 June 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Today, we’re sharing a really special session from last year’s Faith Matters gathering, Restore. This conversation has really stayed with us, and we're so grateful we get to share it with you now. It begins with a short, beautiful film—we’d highly recommend heading to our YouTube channel if you’d like to watch it. You’ll hear John Gustav-Wrathall share his journey as a gay Latter-day Saint—a path shaped by deep spiritual seeking, a loving and enduring partnership with his husband Goran, and a...

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0:00.0	Hey everybody. Before we get started with today's episode, I just wanted to let you know that Restore tickets are now available with early bird pricing.
0:07.3	Restore is taking place September 25th through 27th of this year at the UCCU Center at Utah Valley University.
0:14.1	It is going to be the best one yet. And we'll be bringing more incredible speakers, music, and art, including some really exciting guests like
0:21.7	Sharon McMahon and Arthur Brooks. You can get your discounted pricing by buying your early bird tickets
0:26.3	now at faithmatters.org slash restore. Hey everybody, this is Aubrey Chavez from Faith Matters.
0:32.8	Today we're sharing a really special session from last year's Faith Matters gathering, Restore.
0:37.1	This conversation has really stayed with us and so we're excited to be able to share it with you now.
0:41.5	It begins with a short and beautiful film, so we'd highly recommend heading to our YouTube
0:45.3	channel if you'd like to watch it.
0:47.3	You'll hear John Gustav Rathal share his journey as a gay Latter-day Saint, a path
0:51.7	shaped by deep spiritual seeking, a loving and enduring partnership
0:54.9	with his husband, Yaron, and an eventual return to his ward family.
0:59.0	John speaks with honesty and courage about learning to trust the quiet, steady voice of the
1:03.3	spirit in the midst of complexity, and his story holds both deep pain and profound peace.
1:08.7	After John's story, Alison Dayton joins him on stage for a powerful
1:11.9	conversation. As a mother of a gay son, she brings deep empathy to this space. She is the founder
1:17.1	of Lift and Love and helped create Gather, a cry-centered conference for LGBTQ individuals and
1:22.7	those who love them. You can find more details at Liftinlove.org, along with John's full story.
1:28.0	This session was a beautiful reminder of what it can look like to wrestle with faith and walk the path of love.
1:33.2	We'd love to invite you to join us for conversations like this in person this year at Restore,
1:37.8	which will be held September 25th through 27th at UVU in Orham, Utah.
1:42.0	It's going to be an unforgettable weekend with incredible speakers,
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