“On one occasion Jesus came upon a group arguing vehemently with His disciples. When the Savior inquired as to the cause of this contention, the father of an afflicted child stepped forward, saying he had approached Jesus’s disciples for a…
(This is part of a four part series including remarks made by four panelists at the Sunstone Symposium Session focusing on this blog–NoMoreStrangers.org) Blogging and the Charting of a Gay Mormon Spiritual Path Early on in the brief history of…
By Bryan K. Hendrickson . (Excerpt from my remarks at the Arizona LDS LGBT/SSA, All Are Alike Unto God Conference, April 2013. www.allarizona.org) . On the Church website, which many of you are probably familiar with, Mormons and Gays , there’s…
During my recent trip to Utah, my dad and I had a talk the night before my husband Göran and I were to return to Minneapolis. We were discussing the problem of LGBT homeless youth. I mentioned that on the…
By Dana Hale (written on Aug. 4 and posted on Mormons Building Bridges) This is last minute, but I’m teaching today’s Gospel Doctrine lesson (#29) and found a nice little gem. This lesson focuses on the churches work in building…
By Ellen Koester (also published at her blog http://the-noncommittal-philanthropist.blogspot.ca/) . I’m unorthodox. I am a headstrong, independent woman. I don’t let people limit me. And I don’t let people push me around. Ever. . I’m unorthodox. I don’t fit molds. I don’t fit stereotypes.…
This is the complete text of a talk I prepared for a gathering of about 75 LGBT/SSA Mormons and their family and allies in Salt Lake City on August 1, 2013. My husband Göran and I wore our wedding shoes,…
By Suzi Fei On July 21, 2013, I had the opportunity to give a talk during Sacrament meeting at the branch in downtown Portland as well as teach Relief Society in my family ward later that afternoon. Seeing as…
Affirmation President Randall Thacker Dear LGBT Mormons, family members and friends – Happy Pioneer Day! One hundred and sixty-six years ago the Mormon pioneers rolled into the valley of the Great Salt Lake and pioneered the building of…
By Carlos Santana Today I woke up remembering a beautiful story: Once a young man was walking on a beautiful beach. He noted that there were many starfish stranded on the beach. He saw a man a…