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…
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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…
Timeline of Mormon Thinking About Homosexuality
By Seth Anderson (also published in RationalFaiths.com) Mormonism’s understanding of homosexuality shifts over time from quiet disapproval to intense institutionalized homophobia by the mid-20th century. The common theme that runs throughout Mormonism’s treatment of homosexuality is what I call “other…
Perspectives on Mormon Doctrine and LGBT Mormons
By Michael Barker The first part of my essay will center around the deconstruction and the complication of that idea. The latter part will address some of the more specific arguments against same-sex marriage and homosexuality within the context of…
A More Inclusive Understanding of the Proclamation
By Lori Bolland Embree This was originally written as a comment on a hurtful post at the FB page “Family–A Proclamation to the World”. I absolutely believe that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God. The…
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…
Community of Christ (RLDS) Leader Celebrates Full Inclusion of LGBT People in Their ‘Mormon’ Congregations
Address delivered at the Affirmation Conference on August 15, 2013 Robin Kincaid Linkhart, president of Quorum Six of the Seventy in the Community of Christ (formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) Thank you for inviting…