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Episode 768: Sarah and Jeff Case, Gather Conference, Gather For Youth

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8839 Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2024

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

My friends Sarah and Jeff Case (mixed-orientation marriage, active LDS, two queer kids) join us to update listeners on their story, share principles to keep families together, and the new Gather for Youth (ages 14-18) at the Gather Conference (Sept 13-14th, 2024). Sarah (middle school teacher, straight) and Jeff (clinical psychologist, gay) talk about a “process versus outcome” perspective to raising kids, focusing on preserving the relationship, and finding peace when children step away from the Church. Sarah and Jeff also talk about the new Gather for Youth (purpose, focus, who is invited, scope of activities, etc) that is for queer youth (and their friends/allies) to help them feel loved, supported and hopeful. I was so moved listening to Sarah and Jeff (a beautiful family love story) and hearing about Gather for Youth (so excited for this group)—and all the many insights to help better support queer Latter-day Saints and their families as we work to better create Zion. Thank you, Sarah and Jeff, for your needed work in our community—you two are two of my heroes! You are doing so much good. I encourage everyone to listen to your story and to learn more about Gather for Youth. Links: Gather 2024 Registration: gatherconference.regfox.com/2024-gather-conference More about Gather for Youth: liftandlove.org/gatheryouth Jeff’s 2023 Gather Presentation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XSbxq1iFvs Jeff Case e-mail: [email protected] Sarah Case e-mail: [email protected] Gather Instagram: @gatherconf Jeff Case Prior Podcast: soundcloud.com/user-818501778/episode-86-dr-jeff-case-phd-in-clinical-psychology-from-byu-active-lds-understanding-suicide Jeff and Sarah Case Prior Podcast: soundcloud.com/user-818501778/episode-92-jeff-and-sarah-case-married-parents-of-three-active-lds-mixed-orientation-marriage

Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:09.0

My guest on today's podcasts are my friends Sarah and Jeff Kay's joining us from either home in Utah County.

0:16.0

Welcome to the podcast.

0:19.0

Thanks for having us.

0:27.0

Those of you that have been listeners for a long time may recognize their names from our podcast or from the LGBTQ LDS space in general.

0:30.7

They were on episode 86 and 92.

0:33.8

That's a long time ago.

0:35.2

The only way you can really find those episodes is to Google Richard Osler and Jeff Case.

0:40.2

And that's the way I found him because you can't scroll back that far.

0:44.8

And I think those podcasts recorded about five years ago, 2019, roughly.

0:50.4

But just to introduce, and we'll link to those two podcasts and the show notes if you want to listen to them.

0:56.8

But Jeff and Sarah Case are active LDS.

0:59.4

They have three adult children.

1:02.2

Sarah is a middle school teacher in Utah County.

1:05.0

Thank you for blessing all those lives in those grades and being in that space.

1:10.6

It takes a lot of patients there.

1:12.6

And Dr. J.F. Case is a clinical psychologist. He's an Army vet. He works with veterans.

1:18.6

He's a gay Latter-day Saints. Sarah Strait. So they're in a mixed orientation marriage.

1:23.6

And just a terrific couple. I learned about the joiner model of suicidality from Jeff in a

1:30.2

training meeting. And it just helped me understand how why a queer Latter-day Saint might feel

1:35.7

suicidal and just gave me better vocabulary and further tools to take me into that space.

1:41.2

And the joiner model has stuck with me ever since you taught it to me five, six,

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