the inagural gather conference - the world’s largest gathering of LGBTQ+ Latter-day Saints and those who love them
gather 2023
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2023 recap
Over 1,500 LGBTQ+ Latter-day Saints and their family, friends, and allies attended this 2-day conference in Provo, Utah - making it the largest ever Christ-centered gathering of LGBTQ+ Latter-day Saints and those who love them
2023 main stage presenters:
Steve Young
Iese Purcell Wilson
John Gustav Wrathall
Allison Dayton
Clare Dalton
Ben Schilaty
Bree Borrowman
Livier Mendoza Haynes
Tom Christofferson
Darius Gray
Meghan Decker
Charlie Bird
Michael Soto
Dr. Jeff Case
Dr. Jordon Sharp
Special presentation:
Janice Kapp Perry
2023 musical guests:
Gentri
Ashley Hess
Jenny Richards & Kelly Stewart
2023 breakout presenters:
Lisa Valentine Clark
Hailey Jo Smith
Lynell Rogers
Austin Peterson
Dave Checketts
Valerie Nicole Green
Carson Perez
Deborah Jensen Grizzell
Erick S Hacking
Becky Higgins
Will Edgel
Gracee Purcell
Dr. Julia Bernards
TJ Thomas
Liz Macdonald
gather team 2023
The organizing team behind Gather Conference 2023 included Allison Dayton, Ben Schilaty, Clare Dalton, Tom Christofferson, Meghan Decker, Livier Mendoza Haynes, Bree Borrowman, John Gustav Wrathall, Erika Munson, Jordon Sharp, Austin Peterson, Jeff Case, Lynell Rogers, Richard Ostler, Ally Isom, Megan Church, Charlie Bird, and more- including many speakers and volunteers who helped to make this event a success.
Special thanks to J. Kirk Richards for graciously allowing us to feature his artwork at the Gather Conference.