{"id":9697,"date":"2016-10-02T11:29:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T17:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/affirmation.org\/?p=9697"},"modified":"2021-10-03T09:50:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:50:45","slug":"9697-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/pt\/9697-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Resumo da Confer\u00eancia Internacional Anual da Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Por John Gustav-Wrathall<br \/>\nPresidente, Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o<\/p>\n<p>Levei um tempo para sair e processar a Confer\u00eancia Internacional Anual da Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o em Provo. N\u00e3o sab\u00edamos que tipo de impacto o an\u00fancio das normas da Igreja SUD no ano passado teria sobre n\u00f3s (as reverbera\u00e7\u00f5es continuam a ser sentidas por toda a fam\u00edlia da Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o). Tivemos cerca de 650 participantes durante a confer\u00eancia de tr\u00eas dias - um aumento significativo em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao ano passado. Tr\u00eas l\u00ednguas foram faladas e uma dezena de pa\u00edses representados.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9712\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16355 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n-200x161.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14520577_1142286272526967_2289346102355281744_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Muito mais importante do que os n\u00fameros foi o esp\u00edrito de amor, conforto e cura que prevaleceu por toda parte. Muitos compareceram \u00e0 confer\u00eancia de luto. Quando James Kent apresentou o momento memorial para lembrar aqueles que perdemos no ano passado, houve choro aud\u00edvel, especialmente entre os jovens. Enquanto as pessoas se levantavam para reconhecer aqueles que conheciam pessoalmente, no final de sua apresenta\u00e7\u00e3o, praticamente todo o p\u00fablico estava de p\u00e9. As pessoas encontraram bra\u00e7os para abra\u00e7\u00e1-las, ombros para chorar e uma grande, diversa e calorosa \u201cfam\u00edlia de escolha\u201d para compartilhar hist\u00f3rias e aprender com elas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14516508_1142286542526940_1919202194475690605_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9710\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16351 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14516508_1142286542526940_1919202194475690605_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"14516508_1142286542526940_1919202194475690605_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14516508_1142286542526940_1919202194475690605_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14516508_1142286542526940_1919202194475690605_n-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14516508_1142286542526940_1919202194475690605_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> De acordo com a maioria das pessoas de quem ouvi falar, o ponto alto da confer\u00eancia foi nossa Noite de Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o de s\u00e1bado, que girou em torno de \u201cVozes Trans\u201d e \u201cVozes Jovens\u201d. A partilha foi crua, sincera e transformadora, e deixou poucos olhos secos. Nunca estive mais orgulhoso de nossa comunidade ou mais esperan\u00e7oso quanto ao futuro.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9699\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16329 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14433016_1142286709193590_4694250038609593589_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A trilha para jovens teve cerca de 70 participantes, mais do que nunca em nossa hist\u00f3ria, e todos n\u00f3s somos incrivelmente gratos a Daniel Parkinson e Jen Blair por seu trabalho para promover o &quot;caos estruturado&quot; que se seguiu e que foi t\u00e3o vivificante e afirmativo para nossos juventude. Assistir os jovens se reunindo, muitas vezes movendo-se para as margens para abra\u00e7ar um jovem parado ao lado foi incr\u00edvel. Meus olhos ficaram cheios de l\u00e1grimas ao ver sua determina\u00e7\u00e3o de que NINGU\u00c9M esteja do lado de fora. Eles est\u00e3o nos ensinando.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9702\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16335 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14449777_1142286262526968_8459201681054061959_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14484609_1142286675860260_5056255528122909903_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9706\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16343 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14484609_1142286675860260_5056255528122909903_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"14484609_1142286675860260_5056255528122909903_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14484609_1142286675860260_5056255528122909903_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14484609_1142286675860260_5056255528122909903_n-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14484609_1142286675860260_5056255528122909903_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>  T\u00ednhamos grupos de afinidade para mulheres, homens, pessoas de cor, bi, pan, queer, trans, n\u00e3o bin\u00e1rios, fam\u00edlias de orienta\u00e7\u00e3o mista, ace \/ aro, pais gays ... Centenas de pais heterossexuais, amigos, aliados e l\u00edderes religiosos compareceram tamb\u00e9m, e participou de workshops especificamente concebidos para fam\u00edlia e aliados. Foi \u00f3timo dar a Kimberly Anderson um grande abra\u00e7o e ouvi-la falar sobre seu Projeto de Hist\u00f3ria do Mama Dragons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9717\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16365 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524954_1142286385860289_5323748069486745076_o.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Os participantes do workshop tiveram a oportunidade de falar sobre levar o melhor de sua heran\u00e7a M\u00f3rmon com eles \u00e0 medida que avan\u00e7am, ou sobre as alegrias e desafios de permanecer ativos e engajados na Igreja SUD e na f\u00e9 M\u00f3rmon. A faixa do workshop para \u201ctransi\u00e7\u00f5es de f\u00e9\u201d estava lotada, assim como a faixa \u201creivindicando nossa f\u00e9\u201d. Tamb\u00e9m foram realizadas oficinas de relacionamento, constru\u00e7\u00e3o de comunidade e autocuidado. Houve mais \u201cPalestras de Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o\u201d! Todo o feedback que ouvi foi que os workshops estavam entre os melhores de que j\u00e1 participaram no Affirmation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9716\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16363 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14524504_1142286269193634_9053402139625576176_o.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> \u00c9 claro que ter meu querido marido Goran Gustav-Wrathall foi o ponto alto para mim. As pessoas me disseram o quanto significava para elas ouvir sobre nosso caso de amor e casamento de 24 anos ou mais, do ponto de vista dele. (Acho que voc\u00eas tamb\u00e9m gostaram de v\u00ea-lo dan\u00e7ar no s\u00e1bado \u00e0 noite!) Danny e Mara Kofoed, um participante me disse, eram \u201canjos\u201d com uma mensagem salvadora sobre acreditar e confiar em si mesmo. Mindy e Dustin Gledhill trouxeram hist\u00f3rias e can\u00e7\u00f5es sobre compaix\u00e3o e como encontrar seu pr\u00f3prio caminho aut\u00eantico.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9713\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16357 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522707_1142286535860274_372004913018312605_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9701\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16333 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14441102_1142292199193041_8740535215369419437_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469499_1142286415860286_2361507643203448099_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9705\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16341 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469499_1142286415860286_2361507643203448099_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"14469499_1142286415860286_2361507643203448099_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469499_1142286415860286_2361507643203448099_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469499_1142286415860286_2361507643203448099_n-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469499_1142286415860286_2361507643203448099_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> Sara Jade Woodhouse, Augustus Crosby, Bobbee Trans Mooremon, Lee Bobbie, Beth Mikel Ellsworth, Grayson Alexander Moore, Brianna Cluck e Zoie Young nos desafiaram a ir al\u00e9m de nossas suposi\u00e7\u00f5es tidas como certas sobre g\u00eanero e nos comoveram com a emocionante honestidade de suas jornadas em dire\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0 totalidade.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9703\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16337 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469445_1142286819193579_1188611347971645443_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469470_1142286539193607_5890064605293483771_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9704\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16339 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469470_1142286539193607_5890064605293483771_n-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"14469470_1142286539193607_5890064605293483771_n\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469470_1142286539193607_5890064605293483771_n-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469470_1142286539193607_5890064605293483771_n-113x200.jpg 113w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14469470_1142286539193607_5890064605293483771_n.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14523240_1142286299193631_5197529793999554137_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9715\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16361 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14523240_1142286299193631_5197529793999554137_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"14523240_1142286299193631_5197529793999554137_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14523240_1142286299193631_5197529793999554137_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14523240_1142286299193631_5197529793999554137_n-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14523240_1142286299193631_5197529793999554137_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>  A Rev. Marian Edmonds Allen compartilhou seu testemunho do que significa empoderar os jovens. Agrade\u00e7o do fundo do meu cora\u00e7\u00e3o a Lottie Anne Roberts, Braxton Barham, Kenna Delton e Kayden Maxwell por suas mensagens fortalecedoras, e a todos os jovens pelas apresenta\u00e7\u00f5es musicais que me levaram \u00e0s l\u00e1grimas durante toda a \u00faltima metade da noite.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9709\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16349 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14502941_1142286725860255_323703730517532096_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Namaste para Mary Lydia Ryan e Dawni Burton Christensen, que trouxeram paz de cura por meio da medita\u00e7\u00e3o. Emmett Michael no devocional falou diretamente de seu cora\u00e7\u00e3o e direto ao nosso, e eu nunca esquecerei a mensagem de Jena Lowry Peterson sobre a import\u00e2ncia de \u201cser acreditado\u201d e de ser levado pelo amor de Jesus. Thomas McConkie entregou uma mensagem poderosa sobre &quot;o concreto&quot; versus &quot;o sutil&quot;. A realidade n\u00e3o \u00e9 tudo o que voc\u00ea v\u00ea na superf\u00edcie.<\/p>\n<p>O Coro do Evangelho da Unidade trouxe o Esp\u00edrito em abund\u00e2ncia, e ele permaneceu conosco durante a reuni\u00e3o de testemunho que se seguiu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14517485_1142286295860298_125115157855255134_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9711\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16353 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14517485_1142286295860298_125115157855255134_n-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"14517485_1142286295860298_125115157855255134_n\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14517485_1142286295860298_125115157855255134_n-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14517485_1142286295860298_125115157855255134_n-180x200.jpg 180w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14517485_1142286295860298_125115157855255134_n.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522879_1142286652526929_2201232620160410920_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9714\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16359 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522879_1142286652526929_2201232620160410920_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"14522879_1142286652526929_2201232620160410920_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522879_1142286652526929_2201232620160410920_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522879_1142286652526929_2201232620160410920_n-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14522879_1142286652526929_2201232620160410920_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9700\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16331 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14435262_1142286382526956_4860403831472711224_o.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Esp\u00edrito, f\u00e9, amor e esperan\u00e7a, todos presentes em abund\u00e2ncia ... Agora, gratid\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<p>John Gustav-Wrathall<br \/>\nPresidente, Afirma\u00e7\u00e3o: M\u00f3rmons, fam\u00edlias e amigos LGBT<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muitos compareceram \u00e0 confer\u00eancia de luto. Os participantes da confer\u00eancia encontraram bra\u00e7os para abra\u00e7\u00e1-los, ombros para chorar e uma grande, diversa e calorosa \u201cfam\u00edlia de escolha\u201d para compartilhar hist\u00f3rias e aprender com elas.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":16353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_piecal_is_recurring":false,"_piecal_recurring_interval":1,"_piecal_recurring_frequency":"","_piecal_recurring_exact_position":false,"_piecal_recurring_end":"","_piecal_color":"","_piecal_text_color":"","_piecal_global_color_master":false,"_piecal_rsets":"[]","_piecal_is_event":false,"_piecal_start_date":"","_piecal_end_date":"","_piecal_is_allday":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1849],"tags":[],"newsletters":[],"class_list":["post-9697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2016 Affirmation Annual International Conference Summary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/pt\/9697-2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_BR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2016 Affirmation Annual International Conference Summary\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Many came to conference grieving. 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