HOORAY! We made it to March and part two of Theron Olivar’s marvelously encouraging story. In this week’s episode, Theron revisits his “Gold Star” Mormon mission, how coming out led to the loss of community and friendships and discovered that when allowing ourselves to let our deepest desires lead, we beautifully impact everything around us; love and support spreads through our family and community. We also discuss interesting post Mormon shenanigans and his decision to run for tribal council.

Theron’s story is definitely one for the books and too fascinating and hilarious and to cut short. You can listen to the first part of our conversation here:

https://leaving-in-color.captivate.fm/episode/returning-home-to-yourself-with-theron-olivar-part-1

About our guest:

Theron Olivar is an Arizona Native (Apache) who was raised Lutheran and converted to the LDS faith at the age of 18. He volunteers his time to support ALL (Arizona LDS LGBT), a cause that speaks to his heart. He works in compliance and has a long career in the world of finance. Theron now believes that he is who he's meant to be, that life is too short to over analyze everything and is excited to see what the future holds. He currently lives in Arizona with his long-time love and partner.

Mentioned:

ALL: Arizona LDS LGBT https://www.allarizona.org/

LDS Mission Training Center https://provo.mtc.byu.edu/

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Music by Tucker Winters

Art by Jen Cagle Gilmore

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