Episode 823: Darice Auston, LDS Mother of a Trans Child, Gather Conference June 2025

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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My friend Darice (married mother of four including a transgender daughter, Gather Conference Director) joins us to share her story including: Proximity to LGBTQ people—seeing their goodness/gifts/kindness Being uncomfortable with the 2015 policy statements—"didn’t align with my spiritual integrity” Being called as Stake Relief Society President and her work to help everyone feel loved and that they belong—including having a Stake inclusion specialist Supporting her transgender daughter and her upcoming marriage to her non-binary partner Living in “complexity” and how that gives her more perspective/tools to help others Getting involved with Gather Upcoming Gather Conference on June 27-28, 2025 Thank you, Darice, for your work to bless so many lives. I encourage everyone to listen to Darice’s story and attend Gather. Thank you for all your work (and many others with Gather) to build Zion and help everyone feel loved and welcome. Links: Gather Conference: thegatherconference.regfox.com/gather-conference-worldwide-2025 Gather Conference Registration: thegatherconference.regfox.com/gather-conference-worldwide-2025 Lift and Love Support Groups: www.liftandlove.org/meeting Darice on Instagram: @dariceauston

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0:00.0	Welcome, listeners, to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.
0:08.0	My guest on today's podcast, joining me from our home in Colorado is my friend, Dorese.
0:15.0	Dorese is just somebody that I deeply admire listeners.
0:19.0	I've become aware of her story for several years.
0:22.2	We meet each year at Gather, and I'm kind of reminded of her story. She is a mom of a trans
0:28.3	daughter. She'll talk about that daughter in the podcast, and that daughter is getting married
0:32.8	to her non-binary spouse that goes by they, them.
0:39.1	So this is an LDS mom, loves the church, and also supporting her trans daughter.
0:45.2	She is also deeply involved with Gather.
0:47.5	Gather is coming up June 27th, 28th-ish in Provo, Utah of this year.
0:54.1	That's a new time.
0:55.2	It's been in September.
0:57.5	Dorese is the director of Gatherer, so she's in the middle of pulling this all together.
1:02.0	And I just want our listeners to be aware of Gather and invite you to attend.
1:08.0	And it's just a terrific event.
1:09.5	It's changed times being in June. It's being held at
1:14.5	the same venue, I believe. So Dorese is going to share her story. It's hopeful. It's helpful to you.
1:20.0	If you're a parent or an ally walking this road to better support, an LGBTQ person in your life.
1:26.2	And she's also going to talk about gather. And she
1:29.2	understands this better than I do. And just the beautiful organization, the wonderful speakers,
1:34.3	the breakout, the youth track, and all the things that are for each of us to be able to help
1:39.2	us be better disciples of Christ. So is that okay for an introduction, Dorese? That sounds more than enough.
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