Randall Thacker A potential new year’s resolution: Let the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit be your guide, and fear not the confusing and un-affirming noise you may hear from those at Church or around you. by Randall Thacker (also published at…
Things That You Must Explain
By Matt Mosman (also posted at http://mitchmayne.blogspot.com/) As I’ve become involved in offering support for LGBT rights and for LGBT acceptance within the LDS community, a few things have really stood out to me as striking crimes against basic logic. …
Coming Out as Families in Utah
Alongside dropping temperatures across much of the country, on Monday morning we also felt the U.S. Supreme Court’s stay of same-sex marriages in Utah blow a chill across the jubilation of the last two and a half weeks. While supporters…
Andy’s Story–A gay Mormon feels God’s love and accepts himself
By Andy Simmonds (admin note: In prior posts by the Abhau family–Jake, Meg and Jon–have talked about the role Andy played of their journey towards understanding their son’s homosexuality)I am Andrew Jon Simmonds. I was born into a wonderful (LDS)…
Allies, Changing attitudes, Faith/Practice, Family issues, Marriage Equality, Proposition 8, Reconciliation work, Self-acceptance, Spirituality, Youth issues
Christmas Cards
Christmas has come and gone. It is now that carefree time between Christmas and New Year’s. The Christmas tree is still up and Christmas lights still adorn the house. There is a bit of a food hangover from family parties,…
Seeking God With All My Heart and Soul
In recent months, my daily personal scripture study has been from the Old Testament, specifically the Pentateuch. It’s a challenging read, if only because so much of it is a chronicle of God engaging in or commanding his followers to…