By James Birrell Today I performed the most beautiful and moving wedding for two wonderful and beautiful women who now are legally married spouses in Utah. In 2004, when Utahns passed Amendment 3, further ensuring against gay marriage, I voted…
Category: Family issues
I’m gay, Mormon, married to a woman, and I couldn’t be happier about the Utah gay marriage ruling
By Devon (also posted at his blog http://mygraylifestyle.wordpress.com/) What the heck just happened? Same-sex marriage is legal in Utah!? How on earth did Utah jump on the progressive bandwagon so quickly? I expected the second coming to occur before gay…
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…
Let’s Talk
By Anonymous About ten years ago, I lost a family member and a good friend to suicide, fairly close in timing together. Both were unexpected. Both left a hole I don’t think can ever be filled. In both cases, the…
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…
Response
By Meg Abhau We received so many amazing responses to our blog post, ‘Closets are for Clothes’. One response was very inquisitive. This person responded anonymously, so I feel that I can post this response and break it down and…
The Ministry of Homosexuality: Exploring the Heart of the Matter
A speech given at the PFLAG Open House in September of 2012 at Snow College by Dr. James Birrell, a retired professor at BYU and presently an adjunct professor at UVU, who teaches Multicultural Studies has supported the values and…
MY EXPERIENCE AS A PARENT
By Sara Cook Address given at ALL Are Alike Unto God Conference, April 27, 2013 I am here today to share my experiences as a parent of two gay sons. It has been 10 years since I’ve known my oldest son…
A PARENT’S PERSPECTIVE: MAKING IT BETTER FOR OUR LGBT FAMILY MEMBERS
By Bryce Cook Address given at ALL Are Alike Unto God Conference, April 27, 2013 It’s my pleasure now to address you and express some of my feelings which are very tender here today as I look out and see so…
A Mother’s Wish
By Meg Abhau (also posted to their family blog http://theabhaus.blogspot.ca/) Do you remember your first stake dance? You are now 14 years old and you can go to your first stake dance. FINALLY! I remember mine. I could not wait to…