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Take the Affirmation Book of Mormon Challenge, and see what message the Book of Mormon has for YOU, in your life, right now!
In this video produced by Equality Utah, Neca Allgood and her son Grayson share their experience having Grayson come to terms with his gender identity and his transition in an active Mormon family.
Want to present a TED-style talk at the upcoming Affirmation Conference in September? We are looking for 10 individuals to give polished 10 minute TED-style talks about topics relating to the intersection of Mormonism and the LGBTQI/SSA experience.
Please join us this year in what we hope becomes an Affirmation tradition! Currently, projects and/or socials are being planned in Salt Lake City, Phoenix, New York City, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. Let us know if your city is doing one!
Many freedom songs describe an ongoing struggle (in South Africa, they are even referred to as “struggle songs”). This should dispel any illusions we might have that freedom is a feeling… or a state. Rather, it seems, invariably, that freedom is a process. Or a verb, if you will.
El don del albedrío es uno de los más preciados que nuestros Padres han depositado en nosotros, porque simboliza el gran amor que tienen hacia sus hijos y la confianza de que sabremos tomar las decisiones adecuadas.
The gift of agency is one of the most cherished our Parents have placed upon us, because it symbolizes the great love they have for their children and the confidence that we will make the right decisions.
I can envision Christ wrapping His arm around the shoulder of the one who I’ve deemed my ‘enemy’ and saying “This is my Friend. Please, love them.” He’s giving us the opportunity to lay down our weapons, and see that this person before us can, too, be our friend.
Women have been there for me at every important juncture of my life and in my search for personal meaning. I want to be there for them too. If the brothers don’t care enough about the needs and the pain of our sisters to take the time to listen, and if we aren’t willing to listen deeply enough to discern a way to make a difference, to make things better, we’ve failed.