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This GivingTuesday, Help LGBTQIA+ Latter-day Saints Know They’re Not Alone
For many LGBTQIA+ people with a Latter-day Saint connection, there’s a moment when it feels like there are only two options: deny who you are, or walk away from everything you’ve ever known. Affirmation exists so that no one has to face that choice alone. On GivingTuesday, December 2, we’re inviting our global community to come together in generosity to sustain communities of safety, love, and hope for LGBTQIA+ Latter-day Saints, their families, and their…
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Light, Hope, and Belonging: Join Affirmation’s 2025 Virtual Holiday Celebration
✨ A Season to Gather — Wherever You Are As the year draws to a close, our global Affirmation community comes together once more — to reflect, rejoice, and rise in gratitude.This year’s Virtual Holiday Celebration centers on the theme “Light, Hope, and Belonging.” It’s a 90-minute online experience that connects us across time zones and cultures — filled with heartfelt stories, music, and messages from our worldwide community. Whether you’ve attended every Affirmation event…
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Rooted & Rising + Gratitude Gathering: A Global Celebration of Resilience and Connection
What if we could gather — across miles and languages — to share gratitude, resilience, and belonging?This November, Affirmation invites you to do just that. Join us for Rooted & Rising + Gratitude Gathering, a global, blended event connecting LGBTQIA+ Latter-day Saints, family members, and allies through shared stories and collective gratitude. Replacing the previously scheduled October conference, this year’s event blends the inspiration of our annual conference with the warmth of Affirmation’s long-standing Gratitude…
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2025 Mortensen Award Call for Nominations
The Affirmation Mortensen Award is the highest honor Affirmation can bestow on an individual member. It is named in honor of Paul Mortensen, one of the founders of Affirmation and the first to receive the award. Presented each year at the annual conference of Affirmation, the Mortensen Award recognizes members of Affirmation whose leadership and commitment to service in Affirmation have made a real difference in the lives of those within the LGBTQIA+ Latter-day Saint…
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Announcement: Affirmation Conference Postponed and Blended with Gratitude Gathering
Dear Affirmation Community, We want to share an important update about this year’s Affirmation General Conference. After thoughtful review and in order to steward our resources wisely, the Executive Committee has decided to postpone the October 18 virtual conference and blend it with our November Gratitude Gathering. This shift allows us to bring our global community together in one strong, unified event while we await the release of Carpenter Foundation funds. New Plan: Rooted and…
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Our Mission
Affirmation creates worldwide communities of safety, love, and hope and promotes understanding, acceptance, and self-determination of individuals of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions. We affirm the inherent self-worth of LGBTQIA+ individuals as complete, equal, and valuable persons and support them as they define their individual spirituality and intersection with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.