{"id":9697,"date":"2016-10-02T11:29:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T17:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/affirmation.org\/?p=9697"},"modified":"2021-10-03T09:50:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:50:45","slug":"9697-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/es\/9697-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Resumen de la Conferencia Internacional Anual de Afirmaci\u00f3n 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Por John Gustav-Wrathall<br \/>\nPresidente, Afirmaci\u00f3n<\/p>\n<p>Me tom\u00f3 un tiempo venir y procesar la Conferencia Internacional Anual de Afirmaci\u00f3n en Provo. No sab\u00edamos qu\u00e9 tipo de impacto tendr\u00eda en nosotros el anuncio de la pol\u00edtica de la Iglesia SUD del a\u00f1o pasado (las reverberaciones contin\u00faan sinti\u00e9ndose en toda la familia de Afirmaci\u00f3n). Asistieron alrededor de 650 durante el transcurso de la conferencia de tres d\u00edas, lo que aument\u00f3 significativamente la asistencia del a\u00f1o pasado. Se hablaron tres idiomas y una docena de pa\u00edses estuvieron representados.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9712\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16355 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n-200x161.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Mucho m\u00e1s importante que los n\u00fameros fue el esp\u00edritu de amor, consuelo y sanaci\u00f3n que prevaleci\u00f3 en todo momento. Muchos vinieron a la conferencia afligidos. Cuando James Kent present\u00f3 el momento conmemorativo para recordar a aquellos que perdimos el a\u00f1o pasado, hubo un llanto audible, especialmente entre los j\u00f3venes. Cuando la gente se puso de pie para reconocer a los que hab\u00edan conocido personalmente, al final de su presentaci\u00f3n, pr\u00e1cticamente toda la audiencia estaba de pie. La gente encontr\u00f3 brazos para abrazarlos, hombros sobre los que llorar y una \u201cfamilia de elecci\u00f3n\u201d grande, diversa y c\u00e1lida con la que compartir historias y aprender.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14516508_1142286542526940_1919202194475690605_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9710\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16351 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14516508_1142286542526940_1919202194475690605_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"14516508_1142286542526940_1919202194475690605_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14516508_1142286542526940_1919202194475690605_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14516508_1142286542526940_1919202194475690605_n-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14516508_1142286542526940_1919202194475690605_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> Seg\u00fan la mayor\u00eda de las personas de las que he escuchado, el punto culminante de la conferencia fue nuestro s\u00e1bado por la noche de afirmaci\u00f3n, que se centr\u00f3 en &quot;Trans Voices&quot; y &quot;Youth Voices&quot;. El compartir fue crudo, sincero y transformador, y dej\u00f3 pocos ojos secos. Nunca he estado m\u00e1s orgulloso de nuestra comunidad ni m\u00e1s esperanzado en el futuro.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9699\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16329 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>La pista juvenil tuvo alrededor de 70 participantes, m\u00e1s que nunca en nuestra historia, y todos est\u00e1bamos incre\u00edblemente agradecidos con Daniel Parkinson y Jen Blair por su trabajo para fomentar el &quot;caos estructurado&quot; que sigui\u00f3 y que fue tan vivificante y afirmativo para nuestro juventud. Ver a los j\u00f3venes reunirse unos con otros, a menudo movi\u00e9ndose hacia los m\u00e1rgenes para abrazar a un joven parado a un lado, fue incre\u00edble. Se me llenaron los ojos de l\u00e1grimas al ver su determinaci\u00f3n de que NADIE est\u00e9 afuera. Nos est\u00e1n ense\u00f1ando.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9702\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16335 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14484609_1142286675860260_5056255528122909903_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9706\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16343 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14484609_1142286675860260_5056255528122909903_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"14484609_1142286675860260_5056255528122909903_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14484609_1142286675860260_5056255528122909903_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14484609_1142286675860260_5056255528122909903_n-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14484609_1142286675860260_5056255528122909903_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>  Ten\u00edamos grupos de afinidad para mujeres, hombres, personas de color, bi, pan, queer, trans, no binarios, familias de orientaci\u00f3n mixta, as \/ aro, padres homosexuales ... Tambi\u00e9n asistieron cientos de padres heterosexuales, amigos, aliados y l\u00edderes de la iglesia. y particip\u00e9 en talleres dise\u00f1ados espec\u00edficamente para familiares y aliados. Fue genial darle a Kimberly Anderson un gran abrazo y que ella hablara sobre su proyecto Mama Dragons Story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9717\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16365 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Los asistentes al taller tuvieron la oportunidad de hablar sobre llevar lo mejor de su herencia mormona con ellos a medida que avanzaban, o sobre las alegr\u00edas y los desaf\u00edos de mantenerse activos y comprometidos con la Iglesia SUD y la fe mormona. La pista del taller para \u201ctransiciones de fe\u201d estaba llena, al igual que la pista de \u201creclamar nuestra fe\u201d. Tambi\u00e9n hubo talleres sobre relaciones, construcci\u00f3n de comunidad y autocuidado. \u00a1Hubo m\u00e1s \u201cconversaciones de afirmaci\u00f3n\u201d! Todos los comentarios que he escuchado son que los talleres estuvieron entre los mejores a los que hayan asistido en Affirmation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9716\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16363 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Por supuesto, tener a mi dulce esposo Goran Gustav-Wrathall fue lo mejor para m\u00ed. La gente me dijo lo mucho que significaba para ellos escuchar sobre nuestra historia de amor y matrimonio de m\u00e1s de 24 a\u00f1os desde su punto de vista. (\u00a1Creo que todos ustedes tambi\u00e9n disfrutaron vi\u00e9ndolo bailar el s\u00e1bado por la noche!) Danny y Mara Kofoed, me dijo un participante, eran &quot;\u00e1ngeles&quot; con un mensaje que les salv\u00f3 la vida acerca de creer y confiar en s\u00ed mismos. Mindy y Dustin Gledhill trajeron historias y canciones sobre la compasi\u00f3n y c\u00f3mo encontrar su propio camino aut\u00e9ntico hacia adelante.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9713\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16357 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9701\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16333 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469499_1142286415860286_2361507643203448099_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9705\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16341 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469499_1142286415860286_2361507643203448099_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"14469499_1142286415860286_2361507643203448099_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469499_1142286415860286_2361507643203448099_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469499_1142286415860286_2361507643203448099_n-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469499_1142286415860286_2361507643203448099_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> Sara Jade Woodhouse, Augustus Crosby, Bobbee Trans Mooremon, Lee Bobbie, Beth Mikel Ellsworth, Grayson Alexander Moore, Brianna Cluck y Zoie Young nos desafiaron a ir m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de nuestras suposiciones sobre el g\u00e9nero que se dan por sentadas, y nos conmovieron con una honestidad apasionante. de sus viajes hacia la plenitud.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9703\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16337 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469470_1142286539193607_5890064605293483771_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9704\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16339 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469470_1142286539193607_5890064605293483771_n-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"14469470_1142286539193607_5890064605293483771_n\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469470_1142286539193607_5890064605293483771_n-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469470_1142286539193607_5890064605293483771_n-113x200.jpg 113w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469470_1142286539193607_5890064605293483771_n.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14523240_1142286299193631_5197529793999554137_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9715\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16361 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14523240_1142286299193631_5197529793999554137_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"14523240_1142286299193631_5197529793999554137_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14523240_1142286299193631_5197529793999554137_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14523240_1142286299193631_5197529793999554137_n-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14523240_1142286299193631_5197529793999554137_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>  La Rev. Marian Edmonds Allen comparti\u00f3 su testimonio de lo que significa empoderar a los j\u00f3venes. Gracias desde el fondo de mi coraz\u00f3n a Lottie Anne Roberts, Braxton Barham, Kenna Delton y Kayden Maxwell por sus mensajes de empoderamiento, y a todos los j\u00f3venes por las actuaciones musicales que me hicieron llorar durante toda la \u00faltima mitad de la noche.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9709\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16349 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Namaste a Mary Lydia Ryan y Dawni Burton Christensen, quienes trajeron paz curativa a trav\u00e9s de la meditaci\u00f3n. Emmett Michael en el devocional habl\u00f3 directamente desde su coraz\u00f3n y directamente al nuestro, y nunca olvidar\u00e9 el mensaje de Jena Lowry Peterson sobre la importancia de \u201cser cre\u00eddo\u201d y ser llevado por el amor de Jes\u00fas. Thomas McConkie entreg\u00f3 un poderoso mensaje sobre &quot;lo concreto&quot; frente a &quot;lo sutil&quot;. La realidad no es todo lo que ves en la superficie.<\/p>\n<p>El Unity Gospel Choir trajo el Esp\u00edritu en abundancia y permaneci\u00f3 con nosotros durante la reuni\u00f3n de testimonios que sigui\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14517485_1142286295860298_125115157855255134_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9711\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16353 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14517485_1142286295860298_125115157855255134_n-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"14517485_1142286295860298_125115157855255134_n\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14517485_1142286295860298_125115157855255134_n-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14517485_1142286295860298_125115157855255134_n-180x200.jpg 180w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14517485_1142286295860298_125115157855255134_n.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522879_1142286652526929_2201232620160410920_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9714\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16359 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522879_1142286652526929_2201232620160410920_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"14522879_1142286652526929_2201232620160410920_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522879_1142286652526929_2201232620160410920_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522879_1142286652526929_2201232620160410920_n-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522879_1142286652526929_2201232620160410920_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9700\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16331 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Esp\u00edritu, fe, amor y esperanza, todo presente en abundancia\u2026 Ahora gratitud.<\/p>\n<p>John Gustav-Wrathall<br \/>\nPresidente, Afirmaci\u00f3n: Mormones LGBT, Familias y Amigos<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muchos vinieron a la conferencia afligidos. 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