ABOUT THE LIFT+LOVE FOUNDATION
The mission of Lift+Love is to support LGBTQ Latter-day Saints and their families by building a Christ-centered community of belonging and strength, with the express purpose of keeping families together, faith strong, and a deep and meaningful connection to the Savior for every single person.
What started as support for Mom’s of LGBTQ kids has expanded to meet the needs of all LGBTQ people, family members, allies, and church leaders. We provide free resources, including twelve monthly online support groups, research, education, podcasts, weekly stories from families with LGBTQ members, online suicide prevention training, Come Follow Me-based scripture study guides, and many gathering opportunities.
Lift+Love hosts Gather, the largest-ever Christ-centered conference for Latter-day Saint LGBTQ individuals and those who love them. Gather is a labor of love created by a coalition of Latter-day Saint LGBTQ organizations and individuals, bound by our deep love of and desire to strengthen connections to our Savior Jesus Christ. Learn more about gather conference here.
MEET THE LIFT+LOVE TEAM
ALLISON DAYTON - lift+Love founder / gather team member
LYNELL ROGERS - SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER / gather team member
AUtumn McAlpin - Story teller
DARICE AUSToN - FAMILY STORY COORDINATOR, director Lift + Love store
CAREY BALDWIN - SUPPORT GROUP COORDINATOR
j. andan sheppard - director for research and development / gather team member
Jenie Rae Hunter - Parent Support, Podcast, Life Coach, CO-HOST - MAMAS GROUP
Anita erVin - Trans/Non-Binary Mama Specialist, HOST - PARENTS OF TRANS/NON-BINARY KIDS SUPPORT GROUP
MEGHAN DECKER - co-host, lgbtq+ women’s community / gather team member
david smurthwaite - co-host, adult gender identity support group
bree borrowman - co-host, adult gender identity support group
DAVID DOYLE - HOST, LGBTQ ADULT SUPPORT GROUP
LIV MENDOZA HAYNES, CO-HOST, LGBTQ WOMEN’S GROUP / gather team member
Dr. JEFF CASE- HOST, LGBTQ MEN IN MIXED ORIENTATION RELATIONSHIPS GROUP / gather team member
LAURIE CAMPBELL - CO-HOST, LGBTQ WOMEN IN MIXED-ORIENTATION RELATIONSHIPS GROUP
HEATHER LEAVITT - HOST, LGBTQ YOUNG ADULT SUPPORT GROUP
christina dee - host, ally community group
alisha anderson - CO-HOST, LGBTQ WOMEN’S GROUP
josh rollins - host, dad’s group