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Todos son iguales ante Dios

February 28, 2014 |

english | português “Lo que yo he visto en la Ciudad de México me ha convencido que el Señor nos enseña el significado del verdadero amor”

Estudiante gay decide ser bautizado

February 28, 2014 |

“El evangelio me ha dado una nueva perspectiva sobre la eternidad.”

Todos son iguales ante Dios

February 17, 2014 |

español | português “What I witnessed in Mexico City convinced me that the Lord is teaching us the meaning of true love”

Affirmation Ideas for Gospel Doctrine Class: Old Testament, Lesson 8: “Living Righteously in a Wicked World” (Sodom and Gomorrah)

February 15, 2014 |

Let’s all work to build bridges instead of walls with our fellow man by Richard Keys » See also: Sodom and Gomorrah: Arrogant, Overfed and Unconcerned INTRODUCTION Does anybody here have young kids? (show of hands) In your zeal to be a good parent, did you ever try to “make them” do the right thing? What happened?…

Gospel Doctrine Class: Creating a Nourishing Environment

February 13, 2014 |

My favorite and most challenging calling is teaching Gospel Doctrine. Our class is a fascinating mix: single, married, straight and gay, fully to marginally active, people of several races in their twenties through their nineties.

Married Gay Mormon

February 10, 2014 |

April 3, 1996 By Mark Evans (name changed at request of author) Last week in marriage counseling I came out to my wife. This is something that I have wanted to do for a long time. There is a sense of relief that it is for the first time out in the open. I was…

Love! Testimony! Service!

February 10, 2014 |

May, 1999 By Scott Singer There is no greater woe than to recall past bliss in misery. —David Leavitt, The Page Turner The first time I read Terrence McNally’s 1994 Tony Award winning play, Love! Valour! Compassion!, I made a simple, descriptive entry in my journal: “Eight gays and a lake.” Up until that time I had…

A Former Bishop Comes Out

February 10, 2014 |

By Anonymous Affinity, 16:12 [December 1992] When I was in my late twenties, I was called to serve as Bishop of a large, culturally diverse ward. For several years, I fully immersed myself in dedicated service to the ward members and had many rewarding and faith-promoting experiences which are now indelibly imprinted in my mind. In…

Coming Out: My Journey

February 10, 2014 |

November, 2000 By Sean My wife and I sat in bed watching a video. It was movie night. One night a week I’d bring a home a video and we’d sit and watch it together after the kids were in bed. This week I had brought home In and Out. From what I had seen of…