Episode 895: Kelsey Wells, Gay Latter-day Saint, Upcoming Same-Sex Marriage

Episode 895: Kelsey Wells, Gay Latter-day Saint, Upcoming Same-Sex Marriage

From Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler by Richard Ostler

May 21, 2026 · 1h 6m

About this episode

Kelsey Wells shares her journey as a gay Latter-day Saint and discusses her upcoming marriage to Christina while navigating faith and community pressures.

My friend Kelsey Well (who was on Episode 815) joins us to update her story. Kelsey (former EFY counselor and seminary teacher, active Latter-day Saint)—who broke off an engagement to a man realizing it wasn’t right which she talked about in her prior episode—talks about falling in love with Christina and their upcoming marriage. Kelsey also shares their desire to remain active members of their ward. In this episode Kelsey talks about: Her relationship with God and the Church What her relationship with her fiancé has shaped the way she sees faith, love, and her future. Navigating the pressure she sometimes feels from either side to “pick a line”—either leave the Church or deny part of herself How being an active LGBTQ Latter-day Saint looks like. What she wishes church members better understood about LGBTQ people who choose to stay active in the Church. What she says to someone who feels they have to choose between being loved by God and being fully themselves. Kelsey talks about how they plan to stay connect to the Temple that they love. Once married—and no longer having recommends—they talk about to being in the temple waiting room and doing family history. Thank you Kelsey for…

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