Podcast appearances and mentions of bryce cook

My friend and mentor Bryce Cook (married, father of 6 children/7 grandchildren) joins us to talk about how he and his wife Sara navigated the road of having two gay sons (which started in 2003 when their son Trevor came out as gay). Bryce talks about how his worldview of gay people dramatically changed upon learning his good/talented/spiritual son is gay. Bryce talks about Trevor “wanting companionship” just like he saw with his parents (Trevor married his husband Ben in 2023). Their third son Tanner also came out as gay after he saw how his family responded to Trevor's coming out. Bryce talks about deep spiritual promptings that he and Sara needed to do something with the knowledge they gained and not be silent, which led to the formation of All Arizona in 2012. Bryce talks about how their home became a safe place for queer Latter-day Saints and the resulting spiritual/sacred experiences that followed—and how the annual All Arizona conferences provided support/community to LGBTQ members and education/understanding for their family members and church leaders. Bryce talks about the promptings he received to write about this topic, which became a groundbreaking widely-circulated essay called “What Do We Know of God's Will For His LGBT Children? An Examination of the LDS Church's Position on Homosexuality (see show notes). This essay (which has helped me better understand this issue) is powerful and brings more insight/understanding (and possibilities) for queer Latter-day Saints and those who support them. Thank you, Bryce and Sara (and your wonderful family) for teaching how to better love and support. Your story is a beautiful family love story. I encourage everyone to listen to Bryce's podcast and read his essay—I believe you will have better tools to support LGBTQ Latter-day Saints and their families. Links: Bryce's essay: mormonlgbtquestions.com/ All Arizona: www.allarizona.org/ Bryce/Sara's earlier podcast (episode 116): soundcloud.com/user-818501778/episode-116-bryce-and-sara-cook-active-lds-6-children-including-two-gay-sons

EPISODE 4: Bryce Cook–Building Communities of SupportIn this episode of In the Den, Jen talks with Bryce Cook about the need that we all have for community. Helping your LGBTQ child find or create community can be key to their emotional and social happiness. Bryce describes seeing a need for a space of community for his sons, and how he went about creating that space for his sons and for others who need it. Jen and Bryce discuss the importance of creating community, and the benefits that come when community is found.Special Guest: Bryce CookBryce Cook is a founding member of ALL (Arizona LDS LGBT) Friends & Family and a co-director of the annual “ALL Are Alike Unto God” Conference held every April in Mesa, Arizona. He is married to Sara Spencer Cook and together they have six children, two of whom are gay. Bryce graduated from BYU with a degree in finance and from ASU with an MBA. He is an economic consultant at a firm he recently founded.Links from the show: ALL Arizona LGBTQ support group: https://www.allarizona.org/Rainbow Mutual Utah, LGBTQ youth support activities: https://www.facebook.com/RainbowMutual/In the Den is made possible by generous donors like you.Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today at mamadragons.org. If you have a short story, feedback, or any comments we would love to hear from you at 562-344-5010.Connect with Mama Dragons:WebsiteInstagramFacebookDonate to this podcast

Thank you for listening to Mormon Sex Info. This episode is an archived episode and is only now becoming publicly available. Mormon Sex Info relies on contributions. To contribute, please visit: mormonsex.info Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Bryce Cook, founding member of ALL (Arizona LDS LGBT Friends and Family) and the “All are alike unto God Conference,” member of the church and father of two gay sons, in regards to his writing the following piece for Dialogue Journal: What Do We Know of God’s Will For His LGBT Children? An Examination of the LDS Church’s Position on Homosexuality

If you’re a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and navigating a journey to understand the intersection of religion and sexual orientation, we invite you to join us for this Latter Gay Stories episode. Bryce Cook is an active Latter-day Saint, father of two gay sons and the author of “What Do We Know of God’s Will For His LGBT Children? An Examination of the LDS Church’s Position on Homosexuality.” In this episode, Bryce Cook and Kyle Ashworth fairly and candidly breakdown the history of LGBT discussion within the Church, changes within the policies and doctrines, social impacts and what the future might look like for the LDS and LGBT communities. We invite all Latter-day Saints to listen to this interview, regardless of how you personally feel regarding these topics. We invite you to follow the counsel of Elder M. Russell Ballard who invites the Saints “… to listen to and understand what our LGBT brothers and sisters are feeling and experiencing. Certainly, we must do better than we have done in the past.” Link to Bryce Cook's essay: CLICK HERE  #Mormons #ChurchofJesusChristofLatterdaySaints #LGBTMormon #LGBT #Gay #GayChristian

On this Monday afternoon show, Bryce Cook, an SMU commit, and Ballislife member joins the show to discuss his decision at SMU, being on ballislife, and his unfortunate Stroke that occurred in November. He also talks about the transition from SGP, a public school, to nationally ranked Sunrise Christian Academy. SportsDecaf also discusses the NBA playoffs and the MVP race.

Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Bryce Cook, founding member of ALL (Arizona LDS LGBT Friends and Family) and the "All are alike unto God Conference," member of the church and father of two gay sons, in regards to his writing the following piece for Dialogue:  What Do We Know of God’s Will For His LGBT Children? An Examination of the LDS Church’s Position on Homosexuality He addresses the history of positions in regards to LGBT+ members in our church, our current stances, and why there is room within our doctrine and church policy for questioning of our current stances so that we can move into healthier, more inclusive spaces for all members.   Natasha Helfer Parker runs an online practice, Symmetry Solutions and writes at The Mormon Therapist for Patheos: Hosting the Conversation of Faith. She also hosts the popular podcasts, Mormon Mental Health & Mormon Sex Info and creates the sex educational resource, Sex Talk with Natasha.

Part two of Bryce Cook's "What Do We Know of God’s Will for His LGBT Children? An Examination of the LDS Church’s Position on Homosexuality." Note that this is a recording of his version found on Mormon LGBT Questions although it is very similar to his Dialogue article. The recording has been split into two pieces for ease of listening.  Enjoy!

As a companion to Bryce Cook's Summer 2017 article "What Do We Know of God’s Will for His LGBT Children? An Examination of the LDS Church’s Position on Homosexuality" we bring you a recording of his article for Dialogue podcasts #35 and #36. Note that this is a recording of his version found on Mormon LGBT Questions although it is very similar to his Dialogue article. The recording is split into two pieces for ease of listening.  Enjoy!

We sit down today and interview Bryce Cook on his new article “What Do We Know of God’s Will For His LGBT Children? An Examination of the LDS Church’s Position on Homosexuality”.  We talk at length about good fruit vs bad fruit, doctrine vs policy, where the Church has changed, and what we can hope in. […] The post 262: An Examination of the LDS Church’s Position on Homosexuality With Bryce Cook appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

“We are not looking to change church policy. What we want is to create an atmosphere in the church where gay people no longer feel that they would be better off dead.” Bryce Cook, by his own admission, used to be homophobic.  He was brought up in a conservative LDS family in Mesa, Arizona, and fully embraced traditional church policy. And then he and his wife Sara received an email that changed their life.   Their son, at the time in school at BYU, wrote to tell them that he was a gay Mormon.  “That was a huge surprise, we had no idea that could happen,” Cook says.  Later, another admission.  A second son came out of the closet.   The Cooks were shocked that two of their six children were gay, but they say, “all came under the microscope of greater understanding.” It has been a ten year journey for this family.  Not only have they worked to seek understanding, but also advocate for grassroots change in The Church of Latter-day Saints. “I am here today to be an advocate and a voice for those who don't have a voice in our church,” Cook says.   Sara and Bryce Cook started an organization called ALL, which stands for Arizona LDS LGBT http://allarizona.org/ It is a fast growing support and social group for LDS members who are LGBT, as well as family members and allies who want to support them.  They meet monthly and interact on a Facebook forum.   In recent months, the group has gained some high profile support as well. At the upcoming All Are Alike Unto God conference in April of 2016, the keynote speaker and special guest will be former NFL Quarterback Steve Young, a well known member of the LDS Church.  Cook says Young and his wife have embraced ALL's efforts to open dialogue and increase tolerance.   The Cooks say the greater goal is not to change church policy.  Rather to spread the message that there shouldn't have to be a choice between your faith in God and love for the church, and your love for your child. See Bryce and Sara Cook's story here: The post ‘Gay Mormon Suicide Crisis': How An Arizona Family Is Trying To Change The Church appeared first on Inspired Media 360 TV - Inform | Inspire | Engage.