January 7, 2014 Dear Representative ___, Thank you for sending me this survey, as I had hoped to have communication with you prior to your upcoming legislative session. These are divided times, and that concerns me. I spent decades as…
Category: Faith/Practice
Letting
Recently, I reconnected with an old friend from the ward I grew up in. He was a year ahead of me in the youth program. We are both gay. We began our conversation via Facebook messaging. But I sensed a…
Independent of What May Happen at Church, the Lord Never Forgets Us
Randall Thacker A potential new year’s resolution: Let the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit be your guide, and fear not the confusing and un-affirming noise you may hear from those at Church or around you. by Randall Thacker (also published at…
Christmas Cards
Christmas has come and gone. It is now that carefree time between Christmas and New Year’s. The Christmas tree is still up and Christmas lights still adorn the house. There is a bit of a food hangover from family parties,…
God to the rescue
By Mark Steele (also published at his blog http://steelefives.blogspot.com/) A few weeks ago at church, we talked about past ‘rescues’ God has made, and what our role is in assisting those rescues. Then we were asked to tell of a time…
Father forgive them
By Anita Stephens I read an article this week that really has had a profound effect on me. It was entitled the Saviors last lecture and it can be found here http://www.ldsmag.com/article/1/13506 The author discusses how the savior taught us about forgiveness .Hanging on…
Discussion About Enduring Frustration and an Ensuing Testimony
By Gina Crivello and Wendy Montgomery WENDY Gina, my heart is with you, my sweet friend. I know how you are feeling, how tired your are deep in your soul from the constancy of this fight. It wears you down…
The Gay Law of Chastity
By Hermia Lyly (also published at YoungMormonFeminists.org) It’s been about three weeks since I met with my bishop and sat numbly in his office while he told me I can’t take the sacrament because I have a girlfriend. Yes, I…
Meeting With the Bishop (*cue dramatic music)
By Justin Moore (also published at his blog http://likelightthroughaprism.blogspot.ca/) Part 1 I discovered at a young age that I could be praised (mostly by my mother) for my artistic pursuits, and so I drew and sewed and cooked and played the…
Staying in the Church as an LGBT Mormon–In Spite of the Pain
By Courtney Galloway It’s not an uncommon question to ask why LGBTQ stay in the church – sometimes against overwhelming challenges. But it’s often overlooked just how important straight allies are. Yes, I could leave the church, become inactive again,…