Faces of Affirmation

Faces of Affirmation is a collection of written stories from members of the Affirmation community. Authors share their personal journey, often detailing their early relationship with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, coming to terms with their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, their experience coming out to their friends and family, and their current relationship with the church and their beliefs.

We share these stories to show that no LGBTQ Mormon, family member, or friend is alone and hope that readers may find similarities between their own experience and the authors and be strengthened in their own journey.

The Pure Love of Christ is Not in Words but Actions

Love Is the Key, Both on Earth and In Heaven

In Search of My Identity: Who Am I Truthfully?

I’m Not Going to Pretend I’m Anything Other Than What I Am: Mormon and Queer

I Am Blessed to Have a Gay Father and a Lesbian Mother

Castles in the Sand: Building a New Life to Find Happiness

Being in a Mixed-Orientation Marriage Is Not Something We Would Ever Have Chosen on Purpose

I Do Remember That the Thought Kept Going through My Mind, “Where Do We Go from Here?”

It Took a Long Time to Realize Who I Am as Nobody Ever Talked about Girls Being Gay