By Jim Best The rock upon which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established is continuing revelation or leadership and instruction by the Spirit or Holy Ghost also called the Comforter. After baptism, each member of the…
Category: Doctrine/Theology
Forward Steps by our Cousins in the Community of Christ
Just now I received an email that I want to share with my Mormon brothers and sisters. The Community of Christ, as most of us know, was formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here…
June 2012: Watching “Prop 8” With The Kids
A mother writes about how she can maintain her belief when she disagrees with some of the churches actions and the theological framework that she uses: By Mungagungadin (also posted at her blog http://mormontimedisplacedjournal.blogspot.com/) In preparation for taking the big kids to…
Down To The Foundation–Reframing My Mormon Faith from a Perspective of Love
By Tabitha Hanson (originally published at Feminist Mormon Housewives July 2012 under the title “The Tipping Point”) Every Sunday, I attend worship services at the LDS church building where Stuart Matis took his own life 12 years ago. He was…
The Year Of The Caterpillar
In 1977 (1 A.D. Star Wars) my father worked two jobs to pay for a trip for our family to go to his home country of the Netherlands (Holland), the land of tulips and windmills, to visit my grandmother and…
Black-White, Gay-Straight: A Perspective on Perspectives
(Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint LGBT people, their…
Why Does the Lord Allow His Covenant People to Err?
(Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint LGBT people, their…
Love in Word and Deed
By Scott H. (Admin note) No More Strangers is a new forum seeking to advance the dialogue regarding LGBT people and Mormonism. As such, it has the good fortune of having bloggers who have made significant contributions to Latter-day Saint…
Changes the Church can make without changing doctrines to improve the condition of its LGBT members
The following list is 12 suggestions that the Church could implement immediately without changing any doctrine, that would greatly improve the situation for LGBT people in the ranks as well as their families. 1) Promote a campaign against suicide of…
Heavenly Mother Intervenes for a Gay Man
By Edward J. (originally from his blog gailymormon) I delivered this talk in sacrament meeting at the Washington DC Third Ward on Sunday, January 20, 2013. The first counselor in the bishopric asked me to speak on how the gospel has…