By Kathy Carlston 2011 was a big year for me. In July, after years of going to therapy and working with various bishops in the hopes of finding some way, some cure to rid myself of being attracted to women, I…
Category: Faith/Practice
An Undeserving Prophet
By Jake Abhau (Also published at his family blog http://theabhaus.blogspot.ca/) Let me tell you a story. It is one found in The Book of Mormon, a book that we Mormons believe to be a spiritual non fiction account of real…
Clarify The Sin
The church needs to clarify the sin. There are many of us already in same-sex marriages, and if we want to be part of the church, then we need to know specifics about what is sinful. Local leaders (Bishops and…
Journey To Gay (And God Gives An Answer)
By Ellen Koester (also published at her blog http://the-noncommittal-philanthropist.blogspot.com/ ) In December 2011, I was at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple doing baptisms. It’s one of my favorite temples in the valley, and it was here, during its open house before its dedication, that…
The Gay Mormon Ten Commandments
This post originated in an on-line conversation I had with a friend about LGBT community ethics in relation to coming out. There’s still tension within the LGBT Mormon community over the question of how “out” to be in the Church.…
Mothers of LGBT Youth Discuss Their Place in The Church
A conversation of mothers in the LDS Family Fellowship Christy I am anxious to hear your personal stories of how the church leaders are responding to your increased involvement and support? Maybe this has already been discussed? I am really struggling…
The Prison of Appearances: Evil, Good, Impossibility and Shame
By Aaron Tabacco (cross posted from his blog Quorum of the Outcasts) The Use of the Term “Evil” During the time I was dating the woman who would eventually become my wife, I remember distinctly a winter formal dance that she and…
Moroni’s Promise and James 1:5-6 (Asking God Directly about Being LGBT)
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like…
The Victoria Theater
The journey of my family since my son came out last year has been a roller coaster ride of highs and lows. The spiritual, intellectual and emotional investment required to make sense and find peace between two polarizing worlds…
Opposing Perspectives on Christ’s True Church: Which Is Your Vision of Mormonism?
And God commanded them “Judge ye one another”. The prophets told them that they must pass righteous judgment on the sinners among them, and cast them out if they would not repent. And there were some among them…