*** This episode talks about suicide. If you are suicidal, please call/text/chat *988 ***

My friend Isaac Durfey (lives in Utah County, Age 34, Adopted, Active Latter-day Saint) bravely joins us to share his story which includes:

* Being bullied

* Being suicidal

* Working through pornography

* Convicted of being a sex offender and spending 4.5 years in prison

* Leaving prison—what he learned, why he isn’t going back, finding hope

* Accepting he is gay—but doesn’t define him

* Talented musician

* Great/supportive parents

* Role of friends to help him feel he is loved and needed

* Great YSA Wards

* Hopes for his future including the Melchizedek Priesthood and Temple Endowment

Thank you, Isaac, for your courage to come on the podcast and share your story—stories like yours help others find hope. Thanks for helping all understand our Heavenly Parents love all of us and how the Gospel of Jesus Christ gives hope, heals and helps us move forward. You are a good man.

Links:

Isaac on Instagram: @durfsmurf25