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Episode 381: Tom Christofferson, Author “A Better Heart: The Impact of Christ's Pure Love”

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8839 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

My friend Tom Christofferson joins us to talk about his new book which invites readers to learn more deeply about the Lord’s supernal gift of charity and shows how understanding that gift can change our very discipleship. We also talk more generally about Tom’s experiences with his former partner, his family, the local church leaders who have influenced him, and his hopes for our young LGBTQ members and their parents. If you want to better follow Christ’s example and better live His teachings, I encourage you to read and share Tom’s excellent book which is available at: Deseret Book (https://deseretbook.com/p/a-better-heart) or Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Better-Heart-Impact-Christs-Pure-ebook/dp/B08MJ3HPZ6) Thank you Tom for being on the podcast and your life ministry to bring us together as the same human family. Richard 'Papa' Ostler https://listenlearnandlove.org/lds-authors https://listenlearnandlove.org/gay-lesbian-same-sex-podcasts

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0:00.0

Welcome to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.

0:10.0

Before I introduce my guest, some people ask what's the thing you can do to help.

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podcast, that helps more people connect with the podcast. With that being said, our guest

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on today's podcast, in our home on a beautiful Sunday afternoon and in the wintertime is my

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friend Tom Christofferson. Welcome to the podcast, Tom. Thank you, Richard.

0:39.0

And we're going to talk about Tom's new book. The title of Tom's new book, it's the second book. It's

0:44.4

published by Desert Book. It's called A Better Heart, The Impact of Christ's Pure Love.

0:51.0

And I'm going to read just the bio on the back of it. This will embarrass Tom, so he may ask me to edit this out, but I'm going to read it anyway.

0:58.0

In case some of you are not familiar with Tom.

1:01.0

Tom Christofferson has spent his career in investment management and asset servicing living in the United States in Europe.

1:09.0

He has served as a director on corporate and

1:12.4

non-profit boards and as a volunteer with agencies combating homelessness and long-term unemployment.

1:19.9

Tom is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and serves as a gospel

1:25.3

doctrine teacher in his Mesa, Arizona Award.

1:28.4

He is the author of That We May Be Won, a Gay Mormon's Perspective on Faith and Family.

1:35.4

That book was, when was your first book published, Tom?

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I think it was released in October of 2017.

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And that book has been very helpful to our family and so many

1:45.9

Latter-day Saints around the world. And thank you for the courage to write that. To further,

1:51.2

I just wanted to read one review on Deserate book. This book is just out, but I love reading

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