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espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n

por Rene Martinez Torres<\/p>\n

\"SAM_1096a\"<\/a>Todos os dias, a caminho do trabalho, eu passava em frente a uma capela. Sempre que o fazia, parecia um \u00edman chamando a minha aten\u00e7\u00e3o, at\u00e9 que um dia reparei na placa colocada \u00e0 frente. Descobri na Internet que seus membros eram \u201cm\u00f3rmons\u201d. Ent\u00e3o eu pesquisei no Google a frase \u201cm\u00f3rmons gays\u201d. Quando li os resultados, cheguei \u00e0 conclus\u00e3o: \u201cIsto n\u00e3o \u00e9 para mim.\u201d Mas antes de descartar o assunto completamente, me inscrevi em um grupo de m\u00f3rmons gays conhecido como \u201cAfirma\u00e7\u00e3o\u201d. Eu fiz isso s\u00f3 porque.<\/p>\n

Um dia no boletim do grupo apareceu um convite para uma confer\u00eancia intitulada "Todos s\u00e3o iguais perante Deus"<\/a><\/strong> que era voltado para m\u00f3rmons gays e seus amigos e familiares. A maioria dos palestrantes viria dos Estados Unidos, ent\u00e3o decidi comparecer. Na chegada, fiquei impressionado com duas coisas: as instala\u00e7\u00f5es humildes e o calor dos organizadores. A qualidade das apresenta\u00e7\u00f5es era compar\u00e1vel a qualquer confer\u00eancia internacional da qual participei antes.<\/p>\n

O que aconteceu nele me surpreendeu. N\u00e3o sendo m\u00f3rmon, entendi pouco os desafios dos outros participantes, mas podia senti-los. Lembro-me de ter perguntado ao presidente do grupo:<\/p>\n

"Por qu\u00ea voc\u00ea est\u00e1 aqui? O que motiva todos voc\u00eas a viajar milhares de quil\u00f4metros sem sal\u00e1rio? \u201d<\/p>\n

"Por que voc\u00ea pensa?" ele respondeu.<\/p>\n

\u201cN\u00e3o sei ... Porque voc\u00ea quer ajudar seus irm\u00e3os em um pa\u00eds menos desenvolvido que o seu?\u201d<\/p>\n

"A\u00ed est\u00e1!" disse ele, sorrindo.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Como parte do programa da confer\u00eancia, fomos convidados para o Centro de Visitantes do Templo. Hesitei em comparecer at\u00e9 que ouvi, semiconsciente, uma voz em minha mente: "Voc\u00ea tem que ir ao Templo." Ent\u00e3o eu fui. No centro de visitantes, eles me deram um exemplar do Livro de M\u00f3rmon.<\/p>\n

Logo os mission\u00e1rios me ensinaram a orar e sempre que o fazia, recebia uma resposta de volta. Sentindo a presen\u00e7a intermitente do Esp\u00edrito, minha casa em ordem e eu com um humor melhor do que antes de iniciar esse caminho, decidi filiar-me \u00e0 Igreja.<\/p>\n

Na confer\u00eancia de Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o, ficou claro para mim que as atitudes dos membros da Igreja em rela\u00e7\u00e3o aos gays eram fortemente influenciadas pelo bispo. Portanto, decidi solicitar uma entrevista com meu bispo para sond\u00e1-lo. Havia outros irm\u00e3os com quem eu precisava falar antes de poder falar com ele. Em nossas palestras, sempre mostrei a eles as p\u00e1ginas da Web que aprendemos na confer\u00eancia Affirmation, explicando o que sabia sobre a posi\u00e7\u00e3o oficial da Igreja em rela\u00e7\u00e3o aos gays e o trabalho de grupos como o Affirmation. Em cada caso, isso tranquilizou a pessoa com quem eu estava falando.<\/p>\n

\"SAM_1074\"<\/a>Eu fui batizado. Estou t\u00e3o feliz por ter sido! Meus novos irm\u00e3os na Igreja me deram uma recep\u00e7\u00e3o calorosa. Eles me abra\u00e7aram. Eles me disseram que eu deveria consider\u00e1-los minha segunda fam\u00edlia e reiteraram sua disposi\u00e7\u00e3o de me ajudar em tudo que eu precisar. Estou grato que nossos irm\u00e3os do outro lado da fronteira vieram aqui. Se n\u00e3o fosse pela visita deles, eu ainda seria apenas "gay". Eu nasci gay e sempre serei, mas agora sou um \u201cm\u00f3rmon gay\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sei que tenho muito a aprender: nunca li a B\u00edblia e acabei de come\u00e7ar o Livro de M\u00f3rmon, mas vi filmes e li livros sobre a vida de Jesus Cristo, por isso tenho uma ideia sobre personalidade dele. Agora, sempre que passo por uma situa\u00e7\u00e3o, principalmente se for dif\u00edcil ou desagrad\u00e1vel, me pergunto: \u201cO que Ele teria feito?\u201d Quase sempre a resposta \u00e9: \u201cEle teria simplesmente sorrido\u201d.<\/p>\n

Agora, eu sorrio mais.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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