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The pure love of Christ can remove the scales of resentment and wrath from our eyes, allowing us to see others the way our Heavenly Father sees us: as imperfect mortal and flawed beings, that have potential and worth far beyond what we can imagine. Because God loves us so much, we too must love and forgive each other, including those who do not accept us.
LGBT Mormons in Brazil began reaching out to Affirmation a couple years ago. They grabbed the attention of Affirmation’s international leadership team last summer when they posted a picture of the word “Affirmation” in Portuguese written in the sand and said “we are waiting for you!” We had been praying to find leadership in Brazil and they were the answer to our prayers. The conferences held these past two weeks in Brazil are the realization of a dream for many. One participant said, “It was like spending 3 days in the celestial room of the temple.”
LGBT mórmons no Brasil começaram a procurar Afirmação cerca de dois anos atrás. Eles chamaram a atenção da liderança internacional da afirmação ano passado quando uma foto da palavra “Afirmação” em portuguese e escrita na areia foi postada dizendo: “Estamos esperando por vocês”. Estivemos orando para encontrar liderança no Brasil e eles foram a resposta para nossas orações. As conferencias nessas duas ultimas semanas realizadas no Brasil é a realização do sonho de muitos. Um participante disse; “Esses três dias foram como estar na sala celestial do templo”.
À procura de apoio como um LGBT Mórmon, membro da família ou amigo? Venha para a nossa conferência 15-17 de Abril Hotel Intercity Premium Ibiraquera na Av. Ibirapuera, 2577 – Indianópolis, São Paulo
By Jonathan Adamson
The Church does not deserve forgiveness. I, however, do deserve it. I deserve the healing that comes when I am able to forgive.
The pain can become a part of my healing as I recognize that the equally strong capacity for joy is buried along side it, deep within my being. This is the silver lining that I can and must draw upon for the strength to forgive, because the reality of life is, sometimes the pain never really goes away.
There were so many souls with pain and hurt in our group. Pain that they have been hiding for years. Many still carried that pain with them. It filled my heart to see so many let go of pain and just be at peace with themselves. I have to wonder how many of us do the same thing with our lives? We carry unneeded pain that can be let go.
We desperately need an Affirmation that is united across the Church/faith divide, but just saying that we need it is not enough. If we really want it, we need to work at it. The tensions between folks on the opposite sides of that divide are very real.
Carlos Alberto Castillo Casas Es miembro de la Iglesia hace más de 25 años, ha tenido llamamientos como líder de hombres jóvenes, maestro de escuela dominical, maestro de Jóvenes Adultos Solteros, Secretario Ejecutivo, presidente de Escuela Dominical, entre otros. Actualmente es vicepresidente de Afirmación Colombia.
By Christie Frandsen
In a family as large and complex as mine, with such a rich and wonderful variety of personalities and opinions, that there are bound to be challenges. We have some whose attitudes and opinions and words are causing tension that is now pulling at the bonds connecting us and could even rip a hole in our family blanket if I am not watchful. There is nothing that I want more than to keep this family of mine together. Read the full article to learn some helpful ideas on how to keep your family knit together in unity and love.