By Alasdair Ekpenyong As contemporary gay and lesbian Mormons come to terms with their sexuality and perhaps choose to pursue same-gender relationships, they at times find themselves cut off from the sacrament and other priesthood ordinances that had previously been…
Reconciliation work
Reclaiming Innocence
by Guest • • 3 Comments
By Meagan M. Colwell (also posted at her blog ruthandmeagan.blogspot.com) “This [LDS] Church has felt the bitter sting of persecution and marginalization early in our history … Our parents, young adults, teens and children should therefore, of all people, be especially sensitive to…
Forward Steps by our Cousins in the Community of Christ
by Carol Lynn Pearson • • 3 Comments
Just now I received an email that I want to share with my Mormon brothers and sisters. The Community of Christ, as most of us know, was formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here…
The Year Of The Caterpillar
by Kevin Kloosterman • • 3 Comments
In 1977 (1 A.D. Star Wars) my father worked two jobs to pay for a trip for our family to go to his home country of the Netherlands (Holland), the land of tulips and windmills, to visit my grandmother and…
Why Does the Lord Allow His Covenant People to Err?
by Thomas Montgomery • • 10 Comments
(Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint LGBT people, their…
On the Road to Emmaus
by John Gustav-Wrathall • • 5 Comments
(Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint LGBT people, their…
I practiced the wrong song!
by Laura Compton • • 0 Comments
I heard a story in church on Easter morning about a pianist who was accompanying a service a few years ago. After one beautiful musical number, she started the final song for the group to sing. It didn’t sound quite…
Changes the Church can make without changing doctrines to improve the condition of its LGBT members
by Daniel Parkinson • • 12 Comments
The following list is 12 suggestions that the Church could implement immediately without changing any doctrine, that would greatly improve the situation for LGBT people in the ranks as well as their families. 1) Promote a campaign against suicide of…
Why We Must Not Give Up On The Church (And Reflections On An Inspiring Event In The Chicago Stake)
by John Gustav-Wrathall • • 12 Comments
Last year, after my class on Mormon history, in which I had discussed with my students the Mormon belief in modern day revelation and modern-day prophets, I overheard the following comment in a conversation between two of my students: “The…
No More Strangers
by Bob Rees • • 3 Comments
More than twenty-five years ago when serving as Bishop of the Los Angeles Singles’ Ward I gave a talk in sacrament meeting titled, “No More Strangers and Foreigners: A Mormon-Christian Response to Homosexuality” . The substance of that address was…