(Also published in Huffington Post) When I was in first grade, I wasn’t so different from all the other Mormon boys in my class. Like them, I couldn’t wait for the bell signaling the end of the school day to…
Author: Mitch Mayne
A GAY MORMON PLEADS FOR INCLUSIVE SCOUTING
(This was also published today at GLAAD http://www.glaad.org/blog/guest-post-gay-mormon-pleads-inclusive-scouting) The results of the vote from the Boy Scouts of America is expected to be announced at 5pm CDT about whether the ban on gay youth will be dropped. The Mormon Church…
All Are Enlisted: The Mission of the LGBT Mormon
Talk given on April 27, 2013 at “All are alike unto God” Mormon/LGBT Conference in Phoenix, AZ (also posted at http://mitchmayne.blogspot.com/) Like pretty much everyone in this room, I suspect, I learned early on how important missionary work was to our church. I remember…
A Shepherd of Israel
Eighteen months ago, I was called to serve closely with Bishop Don Fletcher in the Bay Ward here in San Francisco, as his executive secretary. In my Mormon career, I’ve had the great blessing to have had some amazing bishops,…
Of Good Report
One of the greatest gifts we’re given as humans are our critical thinking skills—which, when developed, can aid us in the necessary capacity to form judgments about the value of ideas that come into our lives, regardless of their source.…
Keeping the Focus on Ourselves
A few weeks back, I had a visit with an old friend. Margot is 82 now, and over the years she’s garnered a depth of understanding that I’ve come to greatly admire. In her words I’ve often found pearls of…