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I am attending the Affirmation Conference this September because I believe that the conversations there will be influential to the future of LGBTQ Mormons and the way we practice Mormonism.
Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons—Serving LGBT Mormons and Their Family and Friends Since 1977 Inside This Issue Steve and Barbara Young to Speak at Affirmation Conference Affirmation Calendar 2013 Conference Updates List of Workshops Updated Keith Trottier and Adam White: Why We’re Attending the Affirmation Conference Call for Nominations for Affirmation President Second Teleconference on…
Wendy told the audience that growing up in a very traditional, conservative LDS home, she heard many things about the “‘evils of homosexuality’”. “So when I learned my son was gay, my mind went to all the negative things I had heard about the gay community,” Wendy said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fzvSRFXBGhE
Keynoting the Saturday evening session of the 2013 Affirmation Conference will be Steve and Barb Young.
Focus: Healing the Self Listen to 2nd Teleconference (MP3 file, 50 MB) It is easy to think that taking care of yourself is somehow selfish. Scriptures, talks, and cultural messages can be interpreted in a distorted way causing one to feel that if one does not serve others first, that one is somehow being disobedient. One…
Jerry Argetsinger • The Washington Post • The Salt Lake Tribune • Article on the Huffington Post • Rochester Institute of Technology • Publishers Weekly • SmashWords Edited by Jerry Argetsinger, Jeff Laver, and Johnny Townsend » Buy it from Giovanni’s Room » Buy it from Amazon.com » Kindle Edition » Lethe Press From a story by the Rochester Institute of Technology It’s a subject…
The University Guesthouse offers inexpensive, quality rooms at the Affirmation Conference site.
Important Dates and Deadline August 1 Deadline to submit nominations for the Mortensen Award August 13 Deadline to register for conference at regular prices August 13 Deadline to reserve a guaranteed room at the conference hotel September 6 Deadline to register for conference by mail September 6 Deadline to apply for a Conference scholarship September…