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Is being offended a choice?  Short answer--absolutely.   Sky and Preston explore how we can choose not to be offended--especially by eternal truths--and what to do when we find ourselves with that choice.

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Sky and Preston address what has been on everyone's mind: Elder Holland's talk at BYU's Leadership Conference and the reaction to it.  Preston shares his personal interactions with Elder Holland, and we discuss more broadly what the overreaction to his message means for our culture and church.

The talk Preston was mentioned in: 
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/10/behold-thy-mother?lang=eng

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Sky and Preston respond to the common claim that our beliefs, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, cause harm to young people and especially LGBTQ individuals.  

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Richard Ostler (known broadly as "Papa Ostler" on social media) sits down with Sky to discuss his approach to help LGBTQ members of the church.  They discuss their disagreements, their common ground, and criticism Richard has received from both sides of the debate. 

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Sky and Preston tackle the age-old question: "Why are young people rejecting traditional religion and finding other 'religions' in media and pop culture?"  They also discuss how we can help these young people in a positive, productive, and non-judgmental way. 

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Katie Whitehead is a BYU pre-law student, active LDS member, politically liberal, and Skyler's sister-in-law.  She sits down with Skyler--a gay, conservative LDS member--to discuss how they've been able to maintain a good relationship while disagreeing so fundamentally on political issues. They discuss their disagreements in politics, specifically those that bleed over into religion, and how we can all promote civility in discourse. 

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Sky and Preston dissect the increasingly popular idea that "you can't disagree with my life decisions and still love me."  I'm sure we've all seen this idea growing in popularity, especially when applied to LGBTQ issues, e.g. "If you believe homosexuality is a sin, you're homophobic."  
We discuss the flawed nature of this idea and how we can fight against it. 

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Footnotes:
2 Nephi 2:6

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In today's episode, Preston and Sky tackle the hot topic on LDS social media: can you disagree with the prophets and apostles and still claim to sustain them?  

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Travis and Margaret Steward sit down with Skyler and Amanda to discuss how they've maintained their happy marriage throughout life and as Travis came to terms with being gay.  

They are parents to 6 children, and they served as Mission President in Houston, Texas from 2005–2008. 

If you'd like to reach out to them, you can email them at [email protected] or [email protected].  You can also follow their Instagram "Living in the Mixed" at this link:  https://www.instagram.com/livinginthemixed

They went into more detail about their story on Richard Ostler's podcast, "Listen Learn, and Love", which you can listen to here:  

https://soundcloud.com/user-818501778/episode-177-travis-steward-former-mission-president-gay-and-his-dear-wife-margaret-steward-1

Thanks to Travis and Margaret for coming on the podcast! 

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We sit down with lifelong Latter-day Saint, Preston Jenkins, as he shares how he has kept the gospel of Jesus Christ at the center of his life during his journey coming out as gay.  He shares some experiences from serving a partial mission abroad, coming home, and serving the rest of his mission in the states.  

Stay tuned until the end for a special announcement! 

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